יום רביעי, 2 ספטמבר 2026Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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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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Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF Arrests Suspected Hezbollah Scout Who Crossed into Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The man, a shepherd, intentionally crossed the Blue Line from Lebanon into Israeli territory in the Har Dov area.

IDF & Security / The Courts / Media

Israeli Court Bans Screening of ‘Jenin, Jenin’ in Israel Following Defamation Suit

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The film’s director, Muhammad Bakri, was ordered to pay compensation to the plaintiff, IDF Lt. Col. Nissim Magnaji.

US / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

US Ambassador to Knesset: Recognition of Jerusalem Caused Explosion – of Peace

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Relations between the US and Israel, and between Israel and the Middle East are completely different after David Friedman took office.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IAF Bombs Iranian Militia Targets in Syria, State Media Reports

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“We have struck over 500 targets this year, on all fronts, in addition to multiple clandestine missions.”

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

IDF Inquiry: Soldiers’ Lives Were in Danger in Incident in which Arab Rioter was Shot

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The investigation found . . . the force was violently attacked by a number of Arabs who sought to thwart the enforcement activities.

Israel / Police and Crime / Archaeology

Israeli Authorities Take Down Gang Engaged in the Illegal Antiquities Trade

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Inspectors found thousands of items including many rare finds dating from the 1st millennium BCE through the 11th century CE.

Israel / Coronavirus

It's Official: Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Israel in January

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The vaccine shipment is arriving 2 months ahead of schedule. Altogether, Israel has ordered 6 million doses from Moderna.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Ukraine

Ukraine-Israel Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect, Expected to Double Trade

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Exports from Israel to Ukraine in 2017 totaled $130 million, with a total trade volume of approximately $940 million.

Elections / The Knesset

3 New/Old MKs Sworn into Knesset

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

They will serve their Knesset terms for less than 3 months.

Israel / Coronavirus

Half Million Israelis Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In 9 days, more people have been vaccinated in Israel than have contracted the virus all year long.

Israel / Coronavirus

Israel Aiming to Vaccinate 2.25 M. Against COVID-19 in Coming Month

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel hopes to vaccinate about a third of its population against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming month, possibly the first country in the world to achieve this crucial landmark.

Headline / Politics / Government / Elections / The Knesset

Knesset to Dissolve Tuesday at Midnight, Israel Goes to 4th Election in 2 Years

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The election comes as the political parties are fighting with each other and with themselves.

Israel / Coronavirus

More Than 10,000 Medical Staff Vaccinated in First Day of Israel-Wide Operation

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel has signed contracts with Pfizer and Moderna and expects to receive enough units to inoculate the entire population.

Israel / News Briefs

A Spy, Diplomat, Analyst: 12 Mossad Operatives Honored for Outstanding Contributions

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

President Reuven Rivlin and Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen awarded certificates of outstanding achievement to 12 men and women of Israel’s Mossad espionage agency.

News Briefs / Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi Stock Exchanges Sign MOU on Cooperation

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the main purposes of the MOU is to examine opportunities for possible collaboration, including cross-listing of securities, mutual trading between members of the stock exchanges, investor access to both markets, the establishment of fintech and other market infrastructure technologies, and the sharing of data and other information for the development of new products.

Israel / News Briefs / Russia

Russia’s Ambassador to Israel Rebuked After Claiming that Israel was Threat in Middle East, Not Iran

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Viktorov claimed during the meeting that some of the quotes attributed to him were inaccurate.

Iran / Hezbollah / European Union

Israel Pans EU’s Report on Lebanon that Fails to Mention Hezbollah

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel demands that aid to Lebanese citizens doesn't find it's way to Hezbollah terrorists.

Headline / Israel / Coronavirus

Govt. Backpaddles on Night Curfew, Opens All Malls

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The cabinet stepped away from its decision to impose a nighttime curfew, apparently after encountering legal issues.

Israel / Global

Israeli, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Talk ‘Issues of Mutual Interest’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Azerbaijan is one of Israel’s largest clients in the defense equipment industry.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

FAUDA: 6 Israeli Special Forces, 4 Arabs Wounded During Arrest-Turned-Riot

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Qalandiya is often the scene of terror attacks and clashes between Israeli forces and Arab rioters.

Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset

House Committee Approved Discussions on Dissolution of Knesset, Another Step Toward Elections

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One way or another, if the government does not present a budget by December 23, it falls by default.

Terrorism / The Courts / Palestinian Authority / Israeli Arabs

Court Rejects Petition Against Seizure of Palestinian Authority Funds to Israeli-Arab Terrorists

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The seizure of terrorist money paid by the PA to Israeli citizens is a move being led in the past year by the Ministry of Defense’ National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing, in cooperation with Israel’s combined security forces and the Ministry of Justice.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Islamists

Senator Ted Cruz: Seeks to Designate The Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Sunni Islamist organization, was founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar Hassan al-Banna in 1928.

Europe / Jerusalem

Czech Republic to Open Diplomatic Office in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Tthe opening of the diplomatic is the fulfillment of a promise made by Czech President Milos Zaman about two years ago.

IDF & Security

IDF Welcomes it First Advanced Sa’ar 6 Patrol Corvette

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

INS Magen is the first of four new Sa’ar-6 class missile boats that will guard the gas rigs and Israel’s territorial waters.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / Central America

IDF Dispatches Aid to Honduras in Wake of Hurricanes Eta and Iota

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Israeli delegation will operate in cities in the northwest of the country where much damage was done and will assess the damage and review the transport, housing and water infrastructure damaged by the storms.

Government / The Courts / Bedouin

With Court's OK, Netanyahu Again Fails to Act Against Illegal Arab Outpost of Khan al Ahmar

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In 2018, the Israeli government announced its intention to complete the evacuation and relocation of the illegal outpost, the flagship of the Palestinian Authority’s systematic program of territorial dominance in Area C.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority

Israel Freeze NIS 600 Million in PA Funds, Penalizing it for Policy of Paying Terrorists

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The cut will not be all at once but in the deployment of 12 months ahead, NIS 50 million every month.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

Operation 'Tzur Israel' to Bring Jews from Ethiopia Takes Off

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Since the early 1950s, the Jewish Agency has assisted more than 90,000 Ethiopians with their immigration to Israel.

News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

High School Students Back in Class as Covid Infection Rate Rises

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

According to the Ministry of Education’s outline, the students will learn in half classes for at least two days a week, and the rest of their schooling will continue online.

Iran / The Knesset / European Union

‘Moral Bankruptcy’: MK Yair Lapid Slams EU’s Condemnation of Assassination of Iranian Scientist

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A senior Israeli official is quoted as saying that Fakhrizadeh was one of Israel’s worst enemies, and without him, Iran would not have achieved what it did in the realm of long-range ballistic missiles.

Israel / Gulf States / UAE

Netanyahu Invited to Bahrain

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday evening with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and discussed the strengthening ties between the two countries.

Featured / US / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Pompeo Becomes First US Secretary of State to Visit Judea and Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Pompeo visited the Psagot Winery in the Shaar Binyamin Commercial Center and the Qasr al-Yahud baptism site in the Jordan River Valley.

Headline / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Bahrain Will Open Embassy in Israel, Israel Will Open Embassy in Manama

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords on the White House lawns on September 15, the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country in 25 years.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

15 Year After Disengagement, Israelis Return to Northern Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

100 Israelis has returned to the forcefully abandoned community of Sa-Nur on Monday night, stating they were there to stay.

Israel / Lebanon / Business and Economy / Hezbollah

Israel and Lebanon Hold ‘Productive Talks’ on Maritime Border, Gas Fields

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.

Europe / The Knesset / Assimilation

Knesset Contends with Alarming Rate of Assimilation Among Jews in Europe

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The percentage of assimilation among Polish Jews is 70%, in Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden it is 50% and in France 31%.

IDF & Security / Druze / Bedouin / Religion / Israeli Arabs

Religious Minorities Request Their Texts be Read at State Ceremonies for Fallen IDF Soldiers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The petitioners want more inclusiveness in the official ceremonies for religious-minorities who have also fallen in battle.

Featured / Israel / Business and Economy / Gulf States / UAE

Israel Begins Export of Agricultural Produce to UAE

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This is one of the latest developments in the rapidly developing commercial relationship between Israel and the UAE.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

Watch: PA Security Officer Killed After Attacking IDF Soldiers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority terrorist opened fire on Golani soldiers. That was the last thing he did.

Palestinian Authority

PA Inaugurates ‘Heritage Site’ at Israel’s Ancient Capital in Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Tel Aroma, a Hasmonean-era fortress, Biblical Samaria, and the altar of Yehoshua Bin Nun on Har Ebal near Shechem (Nablus) are some of these sites being taken over and converted by the PA into “Palestinian heritage sites.”

Turkey / Europe / Holocaust

Israel Slams Erdogan’s ‘Disgusting Comparison’ of Muslims in Europe to Jews in Holocaust

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Erdogan focused much of his anger on France and French President Emmanuel Macron. The two are already in conflict over French policy against the separatism of Muslim communities across the country.

Israel / Syria / Iran / Russia

Israeli FM to Russia: We Will Not Allow Iran to Military Entrench in Syria Near Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Russia has a presence in Syria and has significant sway on the development in the country. The IDF and the Russian army maintain a line of communications through which they coordinate their actions to prevent a clash between the two militaries.

Terrorism / Global

Guatemala, Estonia Outlaw Hezbollah Entirely

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Guatemala’s announcement came just a day after Estonia decided to recognize Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and to bar the group’s members from entering the country.

Jewish / Europe

Study: Jewish Population in Europe Shrinking, Lowest Share of Population in 900 Years

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Jews in Europe had constituted 83% of world Jewry in 1900 but currently account for merely 9% of the total number of Jews worldwide, according to the study.

IDF & Security / Syria / Hezbollah

Report: 3 Hezbollah-Linked Terrorists Killed in Israeli Strike on Syrian ‘School’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israeli leaders have repeatedly declared that they will not tolerate an Iranian threat on its northern border with Syria .

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Jerusalem Names Entry Leading to Old City After 2 Fallen Female Soldiers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Border Policewomen Hadas Malka and Hadar Cohen were killed in terror attacks defending the Damascus Gate area.

Israel / Politics / Left vs. Right

Likud MK: Foreign Governments Funding Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

There are over 300 NGOs operating in Israel which are funded by foreign governments, and primarily by the Europeans, which operate to influence Israel in various aspects, and in many cases operate against the Jewish State.

United Nations (UN)

What Human Rights? Israel Slams UN for Electing China, Russia, Pakistan, Cuba to UNHRC

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“With China, Russia, Cuba and Venezuela as members, the Council makes a mockery of its intended purpose and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft stated.

Headline / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Chessed and Tzedaka

Arab Contractor Donates Jewish Prayer Area to Israeli Settlement in the Shomron

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

After learning that the price quote was for a Jewish synagogue, the Arab contractor decided to donate the materials and work for free.

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Left-Wing Activist Carjacked by PA Arabs

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The leftwing activist had just visited a PA Arab village, when he got carjacked by PA Arabs.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

Righteous Indignation Done, Litzman Returns to Ministry of Housing

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Litzman is returning as a deputy minister, to avoid ministerial responsibilities related to Coronavirus decisions.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Palestinian Authority

Israel Seizes Hamas, PA Funds Transferred to Terrorists’ Families in Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Defense Minister Benny Gantzs igned four orders to seize funds transferred from Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Arabs with Israeli citizenship whose family members committed terrorist attacks.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Health and Medicine / Gulf States / UAE

Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital Holds Medical Conference with Abu Dhabi Medical Center

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital made history when it held a medical conference in collaboration with an Abu Dhabi Medical Center, the first medical collaboration between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

IDF & Security / US

US Army Gets its First Israeli-Made Iron Dome Defense Batteries

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday handed over the first two Iron Dome missile defense batteries to the US Army, as part of an agreement between Israel and the US Department of Defense.

Gulf States / UAE

Israel Sends Condolences to Kuwait over Death of its Emir

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump predicted Kuwait would establish ties with Israel in the near future.

Israel / Coronavirus

Health Ministry Official: 12% of Subjects Test Positive for COVID-19, Israel Will Exit Lockdown at 7%

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel has entered a three weeklong lockdown, but it is expected to last even longer and its limitations may be tightened.

Israel / Politics / Police and Crime / Left vs. Right

Foreign Countries Funding Legal Defense for Anti-Bibi Demonstrators

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Would it be conceivable for the State of Israel to fund protection for lawbreakers protesting against the German government?

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Central America

Honduras Will Open its Embassy in Jerusalem by End of 2020

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Honduras will relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of 2020, President Juan Orlando Hernandez announced, joining the US and Guatemala in Israel’s capital.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Gulf States / UAE

‘Now We Are Both Friends and Partners:’ Israeli, UAE Ministers of Economy Talk Shop

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Amir Peretz spoke by phone with the UAE Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri on Sept. 17, 2020.

Antisemitism / Europe / Diaspora

71% of Jews in Europe have Experienced Anti-Semitic Attack – EU Survey

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The survey was presented on Tuesday to the Knesset’s Subcommittee on Israel-Diaspora Relations.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Next in Line? Oman Welcomes Bahrain’s Normalization of Ties with Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Sultanate of Oman welcomed Israel and Bahrain’s announcement on their normalization of ties, leading the speculation the Gulf country was the next in line to announce its normalization of ties with the Jewish state.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

Experts: Israel Can Successfully Contend with PA’s Collapse

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel, for years, has been fearing the PA’s fall, a scenario some believe would lead to anarchy and a severe security threat to Israel. Others have pointed to the financial burden such a development would generate.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Islamic Jihad / PFLP

Once Again, Israel Orders Halt in Release of Terrorists’ Bodies

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hamas is currently holding captive the bodies of two IDF soldiers, and two (live) Israeli citizens.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israel Launches Nanosatellite to Perform Groundbreaking Medical Experiments in Space

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The laboratory, developed by Israel’s SpacePharma, will conduct four experiments in the fields of medicine, biology and chemistry.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Judea and Samaria Leaders Accuse Netanyahu of De-Facto Construction Freeze

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The repeated postponement of the Planning Council meetings creates a long-term chain reaction resulting in a de facto freezing of construction in the Israeli communities in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley and stopping the development of the communities.

The Temple Mount / Archaeology

Waqf Cements Over Ancient Mysterious Pit Discovered on Temple Mount

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Waqf which has destroyed Jewish artifacts on the Temple Mount covered up the hole with cement.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Leader Again Threatens to Kill IDF Soldiers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hezbollah has tried at least twice to attack Israel but failed to inflict casualties.

Israel / US

Israeli Firefighters Take Off to Combat California Blazes

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

California is dealing with massive blazes that have consumed more than one million acres (four million dunams) in one of the state’s worst fire seasons in recent history.

Terrorism / Israel / Hamas

Families of 3 Murdered Israeli Boys Suing Hamas for Millions

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Six years after Hamas terrorists abducted and murdered the three Israeli boys Naftali Frenkel, Gil-Ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, their families are suing the terrorist organization, which planned and carried out the attack against their children.

Israel / Iran / Germany

Israel to Germany: Restore Arms Embargo on Iran

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ashkenazi called on Germany to “join and support the joint global effort against the Iranian threat and the restoration of the arms embargo on Iran.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Hamas Threatens: Bombings will be Met with Bombings

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In response to ongoing Hamas terror attacks, Israel has bombed Gaza for 8 nights in a row.

Israel / History / Archaeology

400-Year-Old Shopping Mall, Oldest Terror Tunnel in Israel Uncovered in North

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Tzfat was considered a major city for commercial and cultural activities with ties to the Jewish communities in Damascus, Aleppo and all Mediterranean cities.

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / United Nations (UN)

Rami Levy Sues UN for Defamation Over Publishing of Black List

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The UN blacklist only includes Jewish, and not Arab-owned, Israeli companies- clear discrimination and a violation of the UN charter.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Gulf States / UAE

Mufti of Jerusalem: Visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque through Israel-UAE Agreement ‘Forbidden’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Muslims at Al Aqsa (on the Temple Mount) have threatened to assault and mistreat any Muslim who visits the holy site under Israeli auspices.

Featured / Jerusalem / Coronavirus

Jerusalem: 3 Corona Patients Treated with Passive Vaccine Fully Recover

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The first three patients who recovered as part of the clinical study demonstrated a rapid clinical benefit and have been discharged home from the hospital.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Israeli Authorities Seize Tens of Thousands of Balloons on Way to Gaza as Arson Attacks Continue

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The balloons were exposed during activity carried out by the Ashdod customs house to prevent the smuggling of weapons and dual-use goods into the Gaza Strip.

Israel / Turkey / International Conflicts

Israel Following Turkey’s Actions in Cyprus’ Waters Closely, Supports Greece

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Greece, Israel, and Cyprus have established an alliance to counter Turkey. Greece and Cyprus are historic adversaries of Turkey.

Israel / Politics / Elections

Bibi Buys Some Time, Government Will Postpone Budget Decision

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The government will vote to push off a budget decision by 100 days.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / News Briefs

Gazan Terrorists Fire on Israelis at Border

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The terrorists fired on construction workers, and then on an IDF unit.

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