PA Calls For Int’l Protection For Estelle

PA Calls for int’l protection for Finnish flagged boat, Estelle, sailing to Gaza.

By Scott Krane

 

On Sunday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) called for international forces to protect a boat carrying pro-PA activists trying to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza.

Hamas has urged the world to respond to the Finish-flagged boat, Estelle, by pressuring Israel to end its blockade on Gaza, Xinhua has reported.

PA spokesperson Nour Odea said “The international community must provide protection for the flotilla because it is a legitimate peaceful activity directed against the Israeli siege…”

The boat set sail from Naples, Italy, on October 7, carrying more than a dozen activists bearing “humanitarian aid”, most of them from Western countries. Continue Reading »

5 killed as IAF strikes Gaza Strip 3rd time in 24 hours

Israel Air Force hits rocket-launching terror cell in Gaza, killing 2, wounding 2

PRC: “Occupation” to bear consequences for crimes.

 

The IAF a rocket-launching cell in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday evening soon after it fired projectiles at an Israeli farming district, the IDF said.

Israel Air Force AH-64 Apache (Saraph) – Photo: IAF facebook page

Palestinian medical sources said the air strike killed two men and wounded two others.

Israeli strikes killed a total of five global jihad members over the past 24 hours.

“The terrorist cell which fired rockets into Israel a short while ago was targeted,” the IDF Spokesman’s Office said, confirming the strike.

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‘Drone beamed “images of secret Israeli military sites”

Sunday Times: Iranian-made Hezbollah drone shot down over Negev surveilled ballistic sites & preparations for joint Israel-US military exercise

By Ynet

 

The Iranian-made Hezbollah drone shot down over the Negev last week beamed back “images of secret Israeli military sites” and images of the preparations of the joint Israel-US military exercise, the Sunday Times reported.

The British publication’s Tel Aviv-based correspondent Uzi Mahnaimi said that the drone was airborne for three hours before it was intercepted, and was able to relay “images of ballistic missile sites, main airfields and possibly the Dimona reactor.”

The aircraft, according to Mahnaimi, was apparently the Shahed-129, introduced in Iran in September. Continue Reading »

Positive interim results for psoriasis treatment reports Can-Fite

Can-Fite BioPharma will continue patient enrollment in view of the results of the Phase II/III clinical trial.

By Globes’ correspondent

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (TASE:CFBI; Bulletin Board: CANFY) today announced positive interim results of its Phase II/III clinical trial of CF101 for the treatment of psoriasis, and said that it is continuing enrolling patients in the study.

Investor Information

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. – Photo taken from: canfite.com

 

Can-Fite said that interim analysis of safety and efficacy data from the first 103 patients who completed 24 weeks of treatment in the trial found positive clinical effects of CF101 compared with the placebo in a variety of standard psoriasis assessment parameters, with the responses accumulating steadily over the treatment period.

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Netanyahu says that Israel subject to increasing number of cyber attacks

PM Benjamin Netanyahu reports in weekly cabinet meeting that there are ‘daily attempts’ to infiltrate the country’s computer systems.

By and DPA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted this morning that Israel is recently the target of increasing cyber attacks. Speaking at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said that “there is an escalation in the attempts to carry out a cyber attack on Israel’s’ computer infrastructures. There are daily attempts to break into Israeli systems.”

Looking for cyber specialists

A campaign to find the next generation of cyber specialists. – Photo by AP

So far, apart from isolated cases, Israeli officials have refrained from commenting on cyber attacks against Israeli targets. Continue Reading »

Hamas Airs Movie Promo on Shalit Kidnapping

Hamas releases promo for new movie which depicts Gilad Shalit kidnapping.

By Elad Benari

 

Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades has released a promo for a new movie in which actors reenact the attack in 2006 in which then-IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped.

Gilad Shalit

The promo for the movie, which will air later this week, comes as the movement marks one year since Shalit was released in exchange for 1,027 terrorists held in Israeli prisons, including several convicted of mass murder.

A statement released by Hamas’ military wing further claimed that the complete film will also show authentic excerpts of the kidnapping that have not yet aired. Continue Reading »

Israeli Vaccine: Stop Cancer from Coming Back

Dr. Carmon, “A key advantage of Vaxil’s vaccines is that they can induce a comprehensive & divest immune response without need for an adaptation to the individual’s type of immune systems.”

An Exclusive Report by United with Israel

(Nes Ziona, ISRAEL) An Israeli company is developing a new cancer drug which aims to stop cancer from coming back.

Every year millions of people are diagnosed with cancer worldwide. Although modern medicine has made huge progress in treating this disease, what often happens is that the cancer is treated and the patient goes into remission or is even “cured” – but then it becomes a waiting game to see if the cancer comes back. Continue Reading »

Israel warns Finland of action against Gaza ship

Finnish Foreign Ministry says Israel would take action against Gaza-bound ship ‘Estelle’ if it tries to break blockade.

By the Associated Press

 

Finland says Israel has warned that it will take action against a boat carrying international pro-Palestinian activists if it tries to break a naval blockade of Gaza.

'Estelle' en route to Gaza Photo: Ship to Gaza

‘Estelle’ en route to Gaza – Photo: Ship to Gaza

Finnish Foreign Ministry spokesman Risto Piipponen said Saturday that Israel had sent a message to the ministry earlier this week but that it didn’t say what it would do against the Finnish-flagged Estelle.

“Israel said that it would take action to stop the ship from reaching land if it tries to break the blockade,” Piipponen said. Continue Reading »

At Least One Killed as IAF Struck Gaza Targets

Israel jets hit 3 targets early Saturday morning in retaliation for missile on Netivot.

Again, the IAF struck at night.

By Gil Ronen

 

IAF jets struck three terrorist targets in northern and central Gaza Saturday morning in retaliation for a Grad missile attack on the Israeli town of Netivot Friday night. The IDF Spokesman’s Unit said that accurate hits on target were identified.

IAF strikes weapons facility (file)

IAF strikes weapons facility – IDF Spokesperson

On Saturday evening, AFP reported that one person was killed, in what seems to be a separate IAF strike. The IDF issued a statement saying that members of the Shura Council / Global Jihad were eliminated but did not specify how many had been killed or give further details. Continue Reading »

Egypt grants citizenship to 50,000 Palestinians

 

Egyptian newspaper El-Watan reports Interior Ministry instructed to give citizenship to all Palestinians with Egyptian mothers.

 

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Some 50,000 Palestinians, most of them from the Gaza Strip, have been granted Egyptian citizenship over the past few months, an Egyptian security official revealed Thursday.

Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into Gaza

Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into Gaza – Photo: REUTERS

The official said that the Egyptian Interior Ministry had been instructed to give Egyptian citizenship to all Palestinians who were born to Egyptian mothers.

The official, who was not identified, told the Egyptian newspaper El-Watan that the instructions came from the country’s High Administrative Court in Cairo last May.

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Over 100 injured in Egypt as liberals & Islamists clash

Opponents & the supporters of Egyptian President Morsi hurl petrol bombs & stones.

Two buses torched as Health Ministry reports 110 people injured.

By Reuters

 

Opponents and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clashed in Cairo on Friday in the first street violence between rival factions since the Islamist leader took office.

An anti-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrator throws stones during clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

An anti-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrator throws stones during clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, October 12, 2012. – Photo by Reuters

Islamists and their opponents threw stones, bottles and petrol bombs, and some fought hand-to-hand, showing how feelings still run high between the rival groups trying to shape the new Egypt after decades of autocracy, even though the streets have generally been calmer since Morsi’s election in June. Continue Reading »

Terrorist Grad Missile Hits Home in Netivot

2 more Grad missiles fired by Gaza terrorists disrupt the calm of the Sabbath in Netivot, where a woman was treated for shock.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

The calm of the Sabbath was disrupted on Friday evening as two Grad missiles fired by Gaza-based terrorists exploded in the city of Netivot, Channel 2 News reported.

At around 7:30 p.m., residents of the city, some of whom were in the midst of their Shabbat dinner, heard the “red alert” siren. Shortly afterwards the two missiles exploded, one of them exploding in the yard of a home.

There were no physical injuries or damages, but one woman suffered shock and was treated by paramedics. Continue Reading »

Stanley Fischer says Iran Affair Has Little Effect on Israeli Economy

Regarding the Israeli economy, Fischer stated “we recovered from the global economic crisis very swiftly & we have grown at a rate of close to 5% in the past few years.”

 

At a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday for the annual World Bank-IMF meeting, Israeli central bank head Stanley Fischer said that security threats, including the possibility of a conflict with Iran, have a small effect on Israel’s economy, which he called “good but not in excellent shape.”

Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Central Bank of Israel. – Photo: wiki commons.

“I’m frequently asked about the influence of the security situation on the economy including the tension with Iran,” Fischer said. Continue Reading »

Hezbollah Official Defects to Israel with Embezzled Millions

Official Hezbollah sources reported that Hussein Fahs fled Lebanon with classified documents, maps, & a large sum of money.

 

Last month, Yoni Alpert’s Terror Watch reported that Iranian Revolutionary Guards along with Hezbollah’s security apparatus arrested Hussein Fahs, who is considered Hezbollah’s CFO and head of the organization’s operational communications network. Fahs was arrested at Beirut’s Hariri Airport, on his way to an unknown destination. He and four other Hezbollah members were interrogated on suspicion of embezzling the organization’s funds and of collaborating with Israeli Intelligence. At the time it was suspected that they stole at least $5 million in Iranian aid funds. Continue Reading »

Israel’s UN envoy demands UNSC censure of Gaza fire

Amb. Ron Prosor sent to UN chief & Security Council a letter protesting their disregard of Hamas rocket fire on Israel’s civilian communities.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the president of the Security Council Thursday, over their failure to condemn Gaza’s rocket fire on Israel.

The Security Council – Photo: AP

Prosor pointed out that while the UN was quick to condemn similar fire by Syria, it

“Over the past three days, terrorists fired 37 more rockets into Israeli communities. The Hamas campaign of terror continues to strike our homes, schools, and hospitals. Continue Reading »