News Update Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly rejected the Board of Peace’s 15-point Gaza roadmap on Sunday, saying Israel would not carry out any IDF withdrawal from the Strip before Hamas is fully disarmed. The roadmap calls for a gradual Israeli withdrawal in parallel with partial stages of Hamas disarmament, rather than requiring Hamas to fully […]
News Update President Trump announced that the Board of Peace had reached an agreement requiring the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. He wrote, “This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the […]
News Update Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump met at the White House yesterday, which was described by both sides as being positive and productive. In a video released shortly after the meeting, Netanyahu said: “I have just finished an excellent meeting with President Trump, and when I say excellent, I do not mean that […]
News Update Prime Minister Netanyahu will be heading to Washington to attend the funeral of the late Senator Lyndsey Graham on Tuesday, after which he will meet with President Trump in the White House. With the Iran war on hold for the time being, can you guess what they’ll be discussing? One of the reasons […]
News Update Two Israelis were killed in a shooting attack in northern Samaria today. Benayahu Melet, a 32-year-old father of two and member of the Havat Gilad alert squad and Major Yuval Ezra, 27, a commander in the Artillery Brigade, from Herzliya. They were attempting to protect a group of Israeli hikers confronted by a […]
News Update Lebanese army forces entered the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiya toay after the IDF vacated the area, marking the first stage of a U.S.-brokered pilot arrangement intended to transfer control of parts of southern Lebanon to the Lebanese military. Under the framework, the Lebanese army is also expected to enter the villages of […]
News Update Defense officials say that they do not expect an imminent missile attack from Iran, although the situation could deteriorate quickly and Israel remains on high alert. Iran fired 4 missiles at the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, adjacent to Eilat, on Sunday, all of which were intercepted. Iron Dome interceptors were launched to […]
News Update The U.S. continues to strike Iran, but Israel is still not involved, at least in the actual strikes, although I’m sure its very involved in providing intelligence and other support. Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance made a lot of disturbingly anti-Israel sounding comments during a 3 hour interview on the Joe Rogan podcast. […]
News Update Israel has (thankfully) not been involved in this most recent fighting between Iran and the U.S., as Iran fires on shipping in the Strait and the U.S. attacks hundreds of Iranian targets and reimposes the blockade. Will it last? You’d think that Iran doesn’t have much to gain for getting Israel involved, but […]
News Update Four Israeli citizens from the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom in southern Israel have been indicted on terrorism-related charges after allegedly plotting attacks against police and other security forces and attempting to establish a terrorist organization. One of the suspects was arrested by an undercover Border Police unit shortly before carrying out an […]