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Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Aryeh Savir is director of the International division of Tazpit News Agency.

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Police and Crime / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Muslim Rioter Arrested for Urinating on Roof of Al Aqsa Mosque

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

He will face charges of throwing stones at police on the Temple Mount and desecrating the sanctity of the mosque.

Iran

Was Another Senior Iranian Official Assassinated?

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Entezari was reportedly poisoned during a dinner meeting he was invited to.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Shot During Stabbing Attack in Gush Etzion

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

There are no casualties to the Israeli forces, the female terrorist was neutralized.

US / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

US ‘Remains Committed’ to Opening Consulate To Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stated in November that “sovereignty in Jerusalem belongs to one country, Israel,” and “if the Americans want to open a consulate in Ramallah we have no problem with that.”

IDF & Security / News Briefs

17% of IDF’s Reserves Are Women

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Data on women in the reserves showed an upward trend in women’s service, an outcome of the regular army in which there is an increase in the service of women in the IDF’s core professions.

Israel / Politics / The Courts

Court Deals Blow to Case 4000 Against Netanyahu

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Filber never met Netanyahu during the dates the prosecution claims they held facilitation meeting, and the court won't let them change their indictments

Israel / Left vs. Right / Palestinian Authority / On Campus / Education

Law to Ban PLO Flags on Israeli University Campuses Moves Forward

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The bill banning the hoisting of an enemy flag, including that of the PLO, in places budgeted or supported by the state,

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Joins Threats Against Israel Over Flag Parade Marching in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hamas and the Islamic Jihad terror groups in the Gaza Strip issued similar threats against Israel in recent days.

Headline / Israel / US / Iran / Media

Israel Prepares for Iranian Revenge After NY Times Reports Israel Responsible for Assassination of IRGC Officer

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel is outraged by the American leak to the New York Times that said Israel is responsible for the assassination of senior Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) officer Hassan Sayyad Khodayari in Tehran.

Israel / Politics / Turkey

After 15 Years, Turkish Foreign Minister Visits Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The relations between Israel and Turkey have been sour for years as Erdoğan and his Islamist ruling party have drawn the country toward the Muslim Brotherhood and have espoused anti-Israel Islamic ideas, and even anti-Semitic notions.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Israeli Forces Arrest PA Security Officer Suspected of Terrorism

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The arrested PA officer is the brother of an Islamic Jihad terrorist who was jailed for dispatching 2 suicide bombers which murdered 31 people.

The Temple Mount

New Record Set in Jewish Visits to Temple Mount

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A historic record was set on the Temple Mount on Thursday with 29,215 Jewish to the Temple Mount since the beginning of the year.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

15 Arab Rioters Arrested in Worst Violence Jerusalem Has Seen in A Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The riots broke out after the funeral of Walid Sharif, a Muslim who rioted on the Temple month during the month of Ramadan.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs

Police Thwart Terror Attack in Samaria, Arrest Terrorist Armed with Axe and Suicide Note

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

During a police operation to secure and maintain order at the Tapuach Junction, a central site in Samaria, police stopped a vehicle that raised their suspicion.

Politics / Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Police to Launch Probe Against 2 Arab-Party MKs for Assaulting Officers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Due to the documentation of the two incidents, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will have no choice but investigate the incidents.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran

IAF Hits Iranian Targets in Syria, 5 Killed – Report

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This is the twelfth IAF strike in Syria since the beginning of 2022, according to the SOHR’s count.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

Ma’ale Adumin Bans Entry of Arabs Wearing M-16 Shirts

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Arabs began wearing the M-16 logo after the Bnei Brak terror attack, as a show of support for the terrorists.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

IDF Pounds Targets in Southern Syria – Report

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The IDF has remained silent on the reports, as it usually does.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israeli Navy Captures Gazans Smuggling Materials for Hamas’ Weapons Production

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Three Gazan suspects were arrested when they tried to cross into Egyptian waters; subsequent questioning revealed they were working for Hamas, according to the Israeli Navy.

Terrorism / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Knesset: 781 Muslims Arrested for Riots on Temple Mount During Ramadan

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Knesset Public Security Committee convened Monday to discuss the measures taken by the police to contend with Muslim disturbances at the Temple Mount during the Muslim month of Ramadan and the protection of Jews’ rights at the holy site. Committee Chair Member of Knesset (MK) Merav Ben Ari noted that the news coverage of […]

Headline / Government / The Temple Mount / Jordan

PM Bennett Denies Reports Israel Agreed to Waqf Demands on Temple Mount

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Six Hamas-backed Waqf guards were removed from the Temple Mount, and 12 new Waqf positions were manned, “all within the existing standards, without any increase,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated.

US / Jerusalem

Israelis to Biden: Don’t Visit Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“Thanks, but no thanks. If the visit is intended to divide Jerusalem, it is better not to have a visit.”

The Temple Mount / Jordan / Sovereignty

Bennett: Israel Rejects Foreign (Jordanian) Interference on Temple Mount

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“All decisions regarding the Temple Mount and Jerusalem will be made by the Government of Israel, which is the sovereign of the city."

Hamas / The Temple Mount

Hamas Threatens Violence as Temple Mount to Reopen to Jews

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Due to Muslim violence, the Temple Mount has been closed to Jews for the past 13 days.

Terrorism / Hamas / Judea & Samaria

Hamas Claims Responsibility for Deadly Attack in Ariel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hamas appears to be rebuilding its terror infrastructure in Judea and Samaria.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Jordan

Police Seize 20 Guns Smuggled from Jordan, Arrest 2 Smugglers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The suspects, Palestinian Authority residents of Bethlehem in their 30s, were brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Be’er Sheva on Monday.

US / Iran

US Treasury Sanctions Key Actors in IRGC’s Missile Program, as Biden Considers Delisting It

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

An Iran-based procurement agent, and his network of companies procured ballistic missile propellant-related materials for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC RSSJO)

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Brother of Bnei Brak Terrorist Arrested, Other Suspects Too

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israeli forces raided the Khamarsha home and arrested the terrorist’s brother and several of his relatives.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / Islamists / Israeli Arabs / ISIS

Israeli Christians to Ministers: Protect Us from ISIS during Easter

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The writers pointed out that Christians have been a target of ISIS in the Middle East.

Ukraine / Aliyah / Geulah

Over 10,000 Ukraine Refugees Make Aliyah to Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Employees of the Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption at Ben Gurion Airport welcomed 573 Olim (new immigrants) from Ukraine on Monday.

Terrorism / US / Islamists / Israeli Arabs

After Warning of ‘Settler Violence’, Blinken Condemns Hadera Terror Attack

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Blinken's boilerplate condemnation did not mention the identity, affiliation or religion of the Islamic terrorists.

Headline / Left vs. Right / Judea & Samaria

Using Language of the Left: Bennett Slammed for Calling Judea and Samaria ‘West Bank’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

There is shock across the board among the right that Bennett has begun using leftwing terminology in his official statements.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Lebanon

Israeli Forces Thwart Largest Arms Smuggling Op from Lebanon in History

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

61 weapons and drugs with a total value of approximately NIS 3,500,000 were seized.

Islamists / Religion

Based on Islamic ‘Prophecies’, PA Muslims Anticipating Israel’s Demise in Ramadan 2022 زويل أسريل آم

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A collection of Islamic mystic forecasts, Quran commentators, and a “prophecy” attributed to Hamas founder Ahmad Yassin, have many believing that the State of Israel has about a month to exist.

IDF & Security / Iran / News Briefs

IRGC Commander Threatens Israel with Missile Attack

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Major General Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of the IRGC, cautioned Israel on Wednesday to “abandon its mischievous actions.”

IDF & Security

Israel’s ‘Sky Dew’ Defense System in North Becomes Operational

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The IAF’s new Tal Shamayim unit is complementary to a similar balloon stationed in the south of the country.

Terrorism / Bedouin / News Briefs

2 Brothers of Be’er Sheva Terrorist Arrested; Police Boost Security

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The terrorist lost his job as a teacher with five other Bedouin ISIS supporters after he was caught teaching ISIS ideology in class.

IDF & Security / Lebanon

Israeli Man Crosses Border into Lebanon, Arrested Upon Return

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

After spending about an hour in Lebanon, the suspect returned to the border area and was returned to Israel by the IDF.

Israel / Ukraine

FM Lapid Flies to Europe, Bennett Continues with Mediation Efforts

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Lapid will visit the Siret border crossing between Romania and Ukraine and will meet with Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel who have been working to rescue Israelis and Jews from Ukraine.

Terrorism / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Opposition MKs Demand Action After Suspected Arab Vandals Set Ramla Synagogue on Fire

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

MK Smotrich accused Minister of Public Security Omer Barlev of being “busy sending the police to persecute the settlers and beat the ultra-Orthodox. instead of restoring sovereignty, governance and security in Israeli cities.”

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

2 Border Police Injured in Jerusalem Terror Attack, Terrorist Dead

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This attack occurred a month before the Muslim month of Ramadan commences, on April 2. The month of Ramadan usually spells an uptick in Muslim violence and acts of terrorism in Israel.

Terrorism / Gaza / News Briefs

Israeli Authorities Seize 7,000 Bullets En Route for Gaza

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The 9mm caliber bullets were discovered hidden inside rolls of insulation material, which were stored in a container containing various household products.

Ukraine

Israeli Aid Worker at Ukraine Border: Refugees Arrive with Hypothermia, Malnutrition

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Some of the refugees have been walking for days on end and waiting for hours in the freezing cold at the border until they are given entry.

Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Jews Assaulted on Temple Mount After Singing Hatikvah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the members of the group who was pushed and hit in the face by the Waqf man filed a complaint with the police.

Headline / Government / Ukraine / United Nations (UN) / Russia / International Conflicts

Israel to Support UN Resolution Condemning Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel has established an inter-ministry team that will examine the effects and consequences of the sanctions on Russia on the Israeli economy and policy.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Police Act Against 385 Main Crime Targets in Arab Society in 4 Months

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Operation Safe Track is the police’s national enforcement operation against the main perpetrators of crime in the Arab society.

Israel / Ukraine

Israel’s Chief Rabbi to Ukraine Jews: We Stand With You

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Most of the rabbis and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Ukraine have stayed behind to be with their community members in these difficult moments.

IDF & Security / Syria

IAF Bombs Targets in Syria, 3 Soldiers Killed – Report

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This attack, the sixth attributed to Israel since the beginning of 2022, occurred just a day after the IDF shelled a number of targets in the Quneitra Governorate, situated adjacent to Israel’s border with Syria.

Politics / Government / The Knesset

Coalition ‘Flees’ and Opposition Wins 13 Votes at Knesset

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Bennett's increasingly unstable coalition has repeatedly failed to pass its own legislation in recent weeks.

Terrorism / Iran / South America

Israeli Defense Minister Exposes Development of Iranian UAVs in Venezuela

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Venezuela is developing Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) which can hit targets in the US, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned, pointing to the spreading threat of Iran’s global terror network.

Government / China

Lapid Appoints Left-Wing Arab MK as Israel’s Consulate General in Shanghai

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Rinawie Zoabi is a member of the left-wing Meretz party and is considered a political headache for the coalition.

Government / Iran

Bennett: New Iran Deal ‘Shorter and Weaker Than Previous One’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel is “organizing and preparing for the day after, in all dimensions..."

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest Another 2 Arabs for Arson Attack on Jewish Home in Sheikh Jarrah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Arab terrorists threw Molotov cocktails at the home of Tal Yoshubiev at Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood on Friday night.

Gaza / Hamas

Hamas Terrorist Killed in Collapse of Terror Tunnel in Gaza

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Several Hamas operatives have recently died while working in terror tunnels.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Jerusalem

MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Passes Out in Clash with Police, Reopens Office in Shimon Hatzadik

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir vows to stay in Shimon Hatzadik until the police start protecting the Jewish residents.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

Arab-Owner Fields Destroyed by ‘Occupation’ Turn Out to Be Lands Stolen from Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The "Arab fields" were actually an IDF training area that were invaded and illegally occupied by the Arabs.

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria

Unilever Seeking to Circumvent Israel’s Anti-Boycott Laws?

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Unilever is seeking a “new arrangement” for sales in (parts of) Israel before the end of the year.

Terrorism / Bedouin

4 Bedouin Arrested for Assault on Jewish Journalist and Torching His Car

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The four assaulted the journalist, stole his personal belongings from his vehicle, and torched it after realizing that he was a Jew.

UK / The Knesset / Diaspora

‘Very Inappropriate’: UK’s Board of Deputies Under Fire After Telling MK Smotrich to ‘Get Out’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Individuals and organizations castigated the Board of Deputies of British Jews for their inappropriate statement.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security

Watch: Israeli Special Forces Kill 3 Terrorists in Heart of Shechem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The terror cell was responsible for 5 shooting attacks in the past few weeks.

Israel / Africa

Decision to Revoke Israel’s Observer Status in African Union Postponed for a Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority has been lobbying the African countries to dump Israel.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Holocaust Survivor, 91, Dies of Wounds From Hamas Bombing in May

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Her family says that she suffered greatly since being wounded in the terror attack.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem: Police Arrest 2 Arabs in Torching of Jewish Car in Sheikh Jarrah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Shimon HatZadik neighborhood has been the scene of multiple Arab attacks against the Jewish residents, whom they want to leave the area.

Israel / UK / Business and Economy

Israel and UK Agree to Upgrade Free Trade Agreement, Will Remove Barriers on Imports and Exports

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The UK is Israel’s largest trading partner in Europe in terms of exports, and the third in the world in terms of exports and imports.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem Home of Terrorist Who Murdered Eli Kay Sealed

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The apartment was sealed an not destroyed as there are other apartments in the building.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Senior Police Officer Quits Force After Documented Fleeing Crime Scene

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hakrush, Israel’s first-ever Arab Muslim police commissioner, headed a special unit to fight crime in the Arab sector.

Featured / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology / Fayyad Plan

Next to Efrat, Arabs Destroy 2 Kilometers of Second Temple Era Aqueduct

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

An illegal factory in Beit Fajar in Gush Etzion took about two kilometers from a Second Temple period aqueduct and ground it into gravel for construction.

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Ben & Jerry’s Israel to PM Bennett: Why Are You Not Acting Against Unilever Following Boycott on Jewish State?

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In his letter, Zinger stated that Unilever, which operates without interruption in Israel and receives unprecedented regulatory benefits, and the IDF continues to purchase products worth millions of shekels a year from the company.

Lebanon

Lebanon: Ready to Resume Talks with Israel on Maritime Borders

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The focus of both sides is the oil and gas discoveries in the territorial waters which are under dispute.

Featured / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

Ancient Hebrew Amulet Discovered at Joshua's Altar in Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Joshua's altar is the only currently known remnant from the period of the Israelite conquest of Canaan.

Police and Crime / Bedouin

30 Bedouin Arrested for Anti-JNF Planting Riots

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The violent scenes were reminiscent of the countrywide Muslim riots in May in support of Hamas during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / European Union

Government Report Exposes: EU Invested $500 Million in Illegal PA Takeover of Area C

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The PA employs about 600 workers in some 100 registration branches who are engaged in a huge project to map properties, including in Area C, which is under full Israeli control.

IDF & Security / Photo of the Day

Israeli, US Air Force Pilots Train Together Over Negev

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The “Desert Falcon” air exercise, a joint training drill held by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) together with AFCENT, US Air Forces Central, took place last week in the Negev, the latest joint exercise between Israeli forces and US forces stationed in the Middle East. AFCENT provides combat-ready air forces and serves as the air […]

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