
Tel Aviv, Israel– Officials from both Israel and Hamas have said that there has not been an agreement on terms of a ceasefire, as was reported by multiple international media outlets. However, they said significant progress has been reached towards
by Jordan Schachtel17 Jul 2014, 6:56 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — US President Barack Obama is said to be committed to “restor[ing] the cease-fire” between Israel and Hamas. The President commented on how Israel had unilaterally accepted a cease-fire deal mediated by Egypt, one that was rejected by
by Jordan Schachtel17 Jul 2014, 6:06 AM PST0

Tel Aviv– Israel and Hamas have struck a long-term ceasefire agreement through Egyptian intermediaries that is set to begin at 6:00 a.m. local time Friday. An Israeli official reportedly released the terms of the agreement to the BBC. Agence France
by Jordan Schachtel17 Jul 2014, 5:19 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel– Jihadi militants fired rockets into the Ehkol area in Israel at approximately 12:20 p.m. local time, seemingly violating the 5-hour ceasefire Hamas had agreed upon between 10am-3pm so humanitarian workers could deliver aid to Gaza. The IDF
by Jordan Schachtel17 Jul 2014, 5:00 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — The state of Israel has agreed to halt all military operations for six hours Thursday morning in order to allow the United Nations to facilitate the transfer of aid to Palestinians living in Gaza. The aid is reportedly
by Jordan Schachtel16 Jul 2014, 1:26 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel–On Wednesday, Hamas released 10 conditions for a hudna, many of which Israel could not ever conceivably agree to without surrendering much of their security and sovereignty. However, many in the international community are hopeful that Israel and
by Jordan Schachtel16 Jul 2014, 12:05 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel– Early Wednesday, Palestinian media said a high ranking unnamed Hamas official revealed that the jihadi group has released a list of ten demands upon Israel in exchange for a proposed ten year truce with the Jewish state.
by Jordan Schachtel16 Jul 2014, 6:11 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — The Israel Defense Forces left voice messages with 100,000 citizens of the Gaza Strip’s north, telling them to “evacuate for the sake of your safety by 8:00 a.m.” Wednesday, or 1:00 a.m. Eastern time. On Tuesday, Hamas
by Jordan Schachtel15 Jul 2014, 4:11 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel– The Israeli security cabinet met 9pm Tuesday, 12 hours after they had agreed to accept Egypt’s proposed ceasefire between the Jewish state and Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to the press that despite Israel unilaterally
by Jordan Schachtel15 Jul 2014, 1:16 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a press conference that the IDF’s Operation Protective Edge should conclude with Israel “controlling all of the Gaza Strip.” “Israel must go all the way,”
by Jordan Schachtel15 Jul 2014, 8:07 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — Tuesday morning, Israel unilaterally agreed to the conditions of an Egypt-brokered ceasefire, completely halting its military operations in Gaza. However, Hamas Muslim Brotherhood terrorists refused to stop firing rockets from Gaza into Israeli population centers. Fifty
by Jordan Schachtel15 Jul 2014, 7:26 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — Egypt has extended a proposal for a ceasefire that would effectively end Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s name for the military operation against Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group Hamas. According to reports, the deal entails that both sides
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jul 2014, 2:13 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel–On Monday, an Israeli army tank stationed near the Gaza border came under fire from a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack. But for Israeli innovation, the tank likely would have sustained heavy damage and may have cost its
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jul 2014, 8:42 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — Monday morning, Israel detected and destroyed a Hamas drone flying over the skies of Ashdod, a city within close distance to the Gaza border. Israel utilized a Patriot Surface-to-Air (SAM) missile battery to shoot down the
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jul 2014, 7:41 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — At approximately 11:00 p.m. local time Sunday, Israel’s Golan Heights was struck by a mortal shell from Syria, causing a large fire. Israel quickly retaliated, firing three missiles into where the Syrian strike originated. “The Israel
by Jordan Schachtel13 Jul 2014, 4:31 PM PST0

TEL AVIV– Israeli Navy special operations troops went into Gaza for the first time during Operation Protective Edge, raiding a facility responsible for storing Hamas’s more sophisticated long-range rockets. The operation was In response to a heavy rocket barrage that
by Jordan Schachtel13 Jul 2014, 7:52 AM PST0

TEL AVIV — Israel has deployed its 8th Iron Dome anti-missile battery into the field, and it became fully operational Friday afternoon. The Iron Dome has intercepted rockets at a success rate of 90% thus far in downing incoming rocket
by Jordan Schachtel12 Jul 2014, 12:51 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — Hamas continued its documented record of using civilians and “protected” areas as cover for launching missile strikes into Israel. On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike hit a Gaza mosque along with a disabled persons center suspected of
by Jordan Schachtel12 Jul 2014, 11:51 AM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel — It was more of the same Friday for the residents of Tel Aviv, as two massive blasts caused by Iron Dome battery missiles intercepted Hamas’s long-range rockets, shaking the skies Friday night. The intercept marks the
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jul 2014, 3:27 PM PST0

Tel Aviv, Israel– Israelis living in the north of the country were awoken early this morning to the sound of three rockets from Lebanon crashing into their sovereign territory. Israel responded by firing artillery shells upon targets in Lebanon, according
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jul 2014, 6:34 AM PST0

TEL AVIV, Israel–On Thursday, Hamas jihadis fired 192 rockets from Gaza into Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces. 44 were successfully intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome short-range missile defense system, while 141 of the rockets struck Israeli territory. According
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jul 2014, 8:57 PM PST0

On Wednesday, Glenn Greenwald released the names of five Muslim-Americans on whom, he alleged, the FBI and the NSA have unfairly spied. However, what is clear after further investigation is that the five named individuals in the Greenwald expose’ have
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jul 2014, 1:43 PM PST0

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki declared Wednesday that he suspected Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region of hosting militants from the Islamic State, the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). “Honestly, we cannot be silent
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jul 2014, 7:46 AM PST0

Another Syrian rebel group has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, the terror group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The 1,000-member Dawud Brigade, based in the town of Sarmin, located in Syria’s Idlib province,
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jul 2014, 7:34 AM PST0

The Iron Dome missile defense system, co-developed by the United States’ Raytheon and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has achieved an impressive 90 percent success rate in shooting down rockets launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. The advanced short-range
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jul 2014, 6:55 AM PST0