Archive for Israel News

100 days after agreement Israel & Jordan at impasse over Temple Mount cameras

The deadlock on the installation of the cameras, which were originally intended to be fitted within days after the agreement, has led Israeli officials & Western diplomats to believe that violence could flare up on the Temple Mount  during the upcoming (Passover) Jewish holidays.

By i24news

 

The installation of security cameras on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, as part of measures agreed on between Israel and Jordan to try and deescalate tensions over the holy site has still not occurred, over three months after the agreement was reached.

An Israeli policeman walks in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on October 27, 2015.

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In memory of hero policeman Jews and Druze forge special bond

 

Rabbi Yaakov Kermaier took the opportunity to bring Druze & Jews together for Jethro’s Shabbat, when the story of Moses’ father-in-law, and the founder of the Druze religion is told, after visiting the family of Zidan Seif, the brave Druze policeman who lost his life stopping the massacre at the hands of Palestinian terrorists in Jerusalem’s Har Nof synagogue. 

By Rifat Erlich

 

Rinal Seif has worn only black for 13 months, during which she mourned the death of her husband the police officer, Master Sergeant Zidan Nahad Seif, who was killed while attempting to stop the terrorist attack at the synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood. Continue Reading »

Palestinian terrorist throwing a firebomb at soldiers shot dead by IDF

 

IDF soldiers on patrol protecting Jewish travelers from ambush get attacked by Palestinian terrorists throwing a Molotov Cocktail, leaving one arrested and one shot dead.

A Palestinian armed with a Molotov Cocktail was shot by the army, and a second was taken into custody in Halhul near Route 60 on Friday, the IDF said.

Palestinian terrorist throwing a firebomb at Israel Police ignites himself [illustrative] – Photo: Hazem Bader:AFP

Palestinian media said the man died of gunshot wounds.

An IDF unit carrying out a security mission in the area to protect Route 60 encountered the suspects, the army added. Continue Reading »

Furious EU demands Israel halt demolishing illegal Arab structures

 

On Saturday the EU reiterated its opposition to Israel’s building of Jewish homes in Judea & Samaria and called on Israel to immediately stop its demolition of illegal Palestinian structures, many funded by the EU in violation of local and int’l laws.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to halt the demolition of illegal Palestinian buildings, some of which are EU-funded, and reiterated its opposition to building Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria.

The blue EU logo seen on new modular structures in an illegal Bedouin encampment in the Judean hills outside the Ma’alen Adumim settlement.

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ESSAY: Israel’s choices in neutralizing Hamas’ attack-tunnels

 

Retired IDF general advises Israel’s decision-makers to remain immune to criticism or populism in the immediacy of dealing with Hamas’ tunnels that may already reach deep into Israel.

By Yaakov Amidror, Maj-Gen (ret.)

 

The question of the threat posed by the tunnels dug under the Israel-Gaza Strip border has been revisited recently, prompting a debate on what can be done to eradicate the threat.

The IDF’s ability to deal with the enemy’s tunnels has improved, but so has the enemy’s ability to dig them [Illustrative] – Photo: Reuters

This question requires an understanding of the root cause of this issue. Continue Reading »

With Israel’s blessing, Egypt floods more Hamas smuggling tunnels

 

Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz affirmed that security cooperation between Egypt and Israel is “better than ever” and “flooding is a good solution.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Saturday that Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the flooding of several Hamas tunnels linking Egypt to the Gaza Strip, to a certain extent, “due to Israel’s request.”

A Palestinian worker repairs a smuggling tunnel after it was flooded by Egyptian security forces, beneath the border between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip. – Photo: REUTERS

The minister affirmed that security cooperation between Israel and Egypt is “better than ever,” and asserted that “flooding is a good solution” for the challenge of tackling Hamas’ intricate tunnel system used for smuggling purposes. Continue Reading »

REPORT: Israel Allowing Turkey Plan $5 Billion Gaza Seaport

 


According to a Turkish daily on Friday, plans to reconstruct  Hamas’ seaport began with a Turkish group meeting with Palestinian Authority & Hamas officials, as well as Israeli officials.

By Ari Bashar

 

In the midst of ongoing normalization talks with Israel, Turkey is planning to invest $5 billion in reconstructing the Hamas stronghold of Gaza including a seaport – which Israel has fiercely opposed due to the blatant threat of weapons smuggling.

Gaza & Turkey’s leaders – REUTERS

The Turkish Hurriynet Daily News on Friday reported that a team of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) announced the expensive rebuilding plan, which is being prepared by the Center for Multilateral Trade Studies at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV). Continue Reading »

With little rainfall to replenish the Sea of Galilee, Israel declares drought

 

For 3rd straight year Israel lacks adequate rainfall during winter months for agriculture, signaling a water crisis during the parched summer months.

By Israel Today Staff

 

The Israel Water Authority (IWA) has determined that Israel is suffering from yet another year of drought, the third in a row, after the Sea of Galilee (known locally as the Kinneret) rose by only a fraction of its typical winter increase.

The IWA reported that this winter has been one of the worst on record in terms of rainfall. As a result, the Kinneret has risen a mere 22 centimeters (8.66 inches) this winter. Continue Reading »

Israel customs officials discover EU diplomat’s car with smuggled gold bars and steroids

 

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A European Union diplomat was caught attempting to smuggled bricks of pure gold, jewelry, hundreds of smartphones, and dozens of kilograms of steroids into Israel on Thursday at Allenby Crossing.

Contraband seized from EU vehicle at Allenby Bridge. – Photo: CUSTOMS AUTHORITY

The goods were discovered by customs officials in the vehicle of the European Union representative, as the representative and his driver attempted to enter into Israel from Jordan by means of the Allenby Crossing, near Jericho. Continue Reading »

As EU demands labeling settlement products, Israeli wines expand to Asia & South America

 

Israeli wine & spirits exports grew to $39 million in 2015, a 6% increase compared to 2014, with new int’l markets opening up, the buyers keen on Israel’s variety & high quality.

By Michael Zeff, TPS

 

As the Israeli wine industry continues to expand, more international markets are opening up to the variety of wines that Israel’s winemakers have to offer.

The 2016 Sommelier Wine Exhibition, organized by the Israel Export Institute (IEI) featured 80 different Israeli wineries that displayed their goods in Tel Aviv’s Culture Palace on Wednesday, January 27. The exhibition drew representatives from around the world who attended the event, with several signing contracts with Israeli wineries. Continue Reading »

3rd Gaza terror-tunnel collapses, Hamas asks Israel if they are cause

 

IDF’s General Yoav Mordecai evades question when asked by PA news agency, if IDF is responsible for the collapse of 3 of Hamas’s attack-tunnels that killed many Palestinian terrorists, by answering, ‘God knows’.

By Ben Ariel

 

Major General Yoav Mordechai, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), on Wednesday night gave an interview to the Palestinian Arab Ma’an news agency, in which he discussed Hamas’s terror tunnels.

The interview took place in the wake of the recent collapses of several of Hamas’s tunnels. On Wednesday night, a tunnel collapsed in the Zeitoun neighborhood – the third time a tunnel collapsed in a week and the second time in as many days. Continue Reading »

Photo Essay: IDF photographed digging for Hamas terror-tunnels into Israel

 

Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas member claimed the terror-tunnels that IDF troops have been scouring the Gaza border to find & destroy, have already crossed the border into Israel, but afterwords, he recanted.

By Elior Levy

 

IDF Combat Engineering Corps troops have been filmed scouring the Gaza border area in an attempt to discover possible tunneling activity by Hamas, in a video shared among Gazans on Wednesday.

The issue of tunnels has been at the top of the Israeli and Gazan agendas in the past two weeks, following the collapse of three tunnels in the last fortnight. A number of Hamas militants were killed and wounded in the collapses.  Continue Reading »

US Congress Seeks to Fund Israeli Anti-Tunnel Tech For Use On Mexican Border

 

US gov’t sees partnership in the new Israeli-made tunnel detection technology a solution to halt illegal immigration from Mexico.

Israel Today Staff

 

Israel’s defense establishment is soon expecting an influx of US funds to complete work on an advanced anti-tunnel system that will hopefully prevent future terrorist incursions from the Gaza Strip.

IDF soldier surveys Hamas terror tunnel constructed to invade Israel with Palestinian terrorists. – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The American Congress approved involvement in the Israeli project already last summer, and Washington has now agreed to match the Israeli government’s financial contribution by transferring $120 million, according to Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot. Continue Reading »

eBay ignores serious security flaw exposed by Israeli cybersecurity firm

 

Despite being alerted by Israeli firm of flaw leaving 160 million worldwide  users vulnerable to malware & phishing attacks, eBay says it “has no plans to fix” the problem.

By Ilan Gattegno

 

 

Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point revealed Tuesday that is has discovered a serious flaw in online e-commerce giant eBay’s security, allowing hackers and cyber criminals to use malicious code to target users and steal their online information.

Photo: Reuters

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After protest by Israel CBS changes ‘biased & dishonest’ Palestinian terror headline

 

By HERB KEINON, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Israel’s Foreign Ministry reacted to what it called a “horrible headline” that the American CBS news outlet composed following a Jerusalem terror attack on Wednesday.

Aka team carries the dead bodies of Palestinian terrorists, who were shot dead by Israeli police after carrying out shooting and stabbing attack outside Damascus gate to Jerusalem’s Old City, February 3, 2016. – Photo: REUTERS

“3 Palestinians killed as daily violence grinds on,” read the CBS headline.  At around 5:30 p.m. Israel time, CBS changed the headline to: “Israeli police kill 3 alleged Palestinian attackers.” Continue Reading »