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IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Reserve Commando Brigade Finds Hamas Explosives in Gaza Kindergarten

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The brigade located and destroyed many terror tunnel shafts, took control of military and even civilian buildings where a large amount of weapons, maps and intelligence materials of the terrorist organization Hamas were found.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

Baby Escapes Injury as Arabs Fire on Israeli Car

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Arab gunmen fled the scene of the attack; security forces set up roadblocks and began a search for the terrorist.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Israel Uncovers Hamas Drone and Weapons Facility in Residential Building

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

IDF soldiers also captured a key Hamas outpost in the northern Gaza town of Jabaliya after 10 hours of fighting.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Uncovers Hamas Rocket Launchers Next to Children’s Pool, Playground

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hamas deliberately places rocket launchers near and in civilian sites such as hospitals, schools, mosques and United Nations buildings.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority

PA Abbas's Fatah Terrorists in Gaza Joined Oct. 7 Massacre

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It is not believed that Mahmoud Abbas knew his people were involved in the massacre.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Government / Bedouin

President Herzog Visits Bedouin/Arab Israeli Victims of Hamas Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Women, men, children, as well as members of the [Bedouin] community serving in the security forces were brutally taken in the war."

Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / United Nations (UN)

Israel's UN Ambassador 'Shocked' by Secy-Gen's 'Understanding for Terror, Murder'

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Guterres: “It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation."

Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza

IDF: 310 Hamas Positions Attacked in 24 Hours

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Targets included tunnels where Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were hiding, military compounds and observation posts.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Leaves Behind Booby-Trapped Children’s Bags

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some of the bodies of the dead were reportedly booby-trapped with explosives.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Murdered and Missing in Hamas Attack Include Citizens From 41 Nations

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

At least 235 foreign nationals have died and 74 remain missing, Israel stated on Saturday.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Business and Economy

BOI Issues Instructions on Credit Issues Arising from War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The change in the data is liable to adversely impact borrowers’ ratings, their ability to receive credit, and the terms of the credit.

Cyprus / Greece

One Arrested After Bombing Near Israel's Embassy in Cyprus

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Cyprus police report finding shrapnel as close as 30 meters from the embassy.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority to Reward Families of Hamas Terrorists with Nearly $3 Million

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority will find a way to deliver the payments despite the fact that Gaza is at war and that Hamas seeks to overthrow the Ramallah government.

Headline / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords

Acts of Courage: Amid Horror, Israelis Rise to Challenge

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli men and women carried out countless acts of courage as Hamas-ISIS terrorists slaughtered their way through Jewish villages along the Gaza border on Oct. 7, 2023.

Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords

WATCH: IDF Naval Commandos Retake Sufa from Terrorists, Rescue Hostages

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Shayetet 13 navy commandos eliminated more than 60 Hamas terrorists and rescued about 250 hostages in Gaza border operations.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government / Business and Economy

BOI Reports CC Cards, Bank Accts of Hamas Hostages 'Misappropriated' 

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The BOI did not clarify, but some wallets and credit cards belonging to victims of the Hamas attacks, or people who were forced to flee in a hurry, may have been stolen for use by terrorists.

News & Views

IDF Strikes Gaza University Used as Cover for Terrorism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The university trains operatives in a variety of fields, mainly in the areas of intensification, development and production of weapons and military intelligence operatives.

IDF & Security

Israeli Businessman Repatriating Hundreds of Army Reservists Stuck in Latin America

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In a parallel initiative, a special flight from Peru has been arranged for Israeli citizens called up for reserve duty. The flight departs Lima on Tuesday.

Egypt

Egyptian Fires on Israeli Tour Bus in Alexandria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In June, an Egyptian officer killed three Israeli soldiers in a terrorist attack along the Sinai border.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Baby Girl Harmed in Terror Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The baby suffered cuts on her face from broken glass.

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs

Eight Hamas Terrorists Captured Who Used Birzeit University as a Base of Operations

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In addition, four other wanted terrorists were captured in the village of Khirbat Karme, located just south of Hebron.

IDF & Security

Israeli Police Find Stolen Army Tank in Junkyard

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The tank was stolen from an IDF training base near the Elyakim Interchange in northern Israel.

Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

Civil Administration Archeologists Uncover Ancient Stone Workshop on Rt. 437

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“2,000 years later, we are privileged to continue the work of our ancestors here and widen the road from the Binyamin communities to Jerusalem.”

Israel / News Briefs

Israeli Population Pushes 10 Million as Jewish New Year Approaches

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The country’s population will reach 10 million by late 2024 and 16 million by 2048, the CBS said.

IDF & Security / Iran

National Security Advisor: ‘Israel Will Act if Iran Enriches Uranium Above 60%’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi did not specify how Jerusalem would respond.

IDF & Security / Government / Iran / News Briefs / NATO

Prime Minister Netanyahu Meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I’m here to mark a new beginning in a very robust partnership between NATO and the State of Israel,” said Geoană.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Legal Borders of Three New Judea Communities Approved

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two of the new towns, Avigayil and Asael, are located in the South Hebron Hills, while the third, Beit Hogla, is part of the Megilot Regional Council near the Dead Sea.

Jerusalem / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Papua New Guinea Opens Jerusalem Embassy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I was very moved when I heard your (the Papua New Guinea) anthem,” Netanyahu said addressing the delegation from that nation. “I heard the words ‘prayer’ and ‘hope’.

Israel / Business and Economy / Japan

Israel, Japan Explore Possible Free Trade Deal

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Nishimura brought a trade delegation of 80 Japanese company representatives as Tokyo and Jerusalem explore a possible free trade agreement that would expand their $3.3 billion commercial relationship.

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

Israel Eyes Finalizing Free Trade Pact With Bahrain

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Cohen was welcomed in Manama on Sunday night by his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.

History / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / United Nations (UN) / Archaeology

More Insanity, UNESCO Prepares to Label Biblical Jericho Sites as ‘Palestinian’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Among the Jewish heritage sites near biblical Jericho are the Hasmonean Winter Palaces, King Herod’s Third Palace, a Byzantine-era synagogue dating back to the 6th or 7th Century CE, ritual baths, and nearby burial caves used by priests of the Second Temple.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas to Restart Weekly Gaza Border Riots

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Gazan's terrorist leadership is not happy with Israel's threat to start targeting them.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

PA Terrorists Open Fire on Arab School Using Israeli Curriculum

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed “militia” of P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction, claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Government / Israeli Arabs

Smotrich Agrees to Transfer Millions to Israeli Arab Towns

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Oversight mechanisms will be deployed to make sure the money doesn't go to criminals, as it has in the past.

Israel / Travel

Five Rescued, Sixth Dead of Dehydration After Wandering into Minefield

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A number of people had entered ​a closed and mined military area near the Dead Sea.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine

‘Major Milestone’ as Israeli Heart Valve Implanted in First US Patients

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Trisol Medical Ltd., an Israeli medical device company, marked a milestone with the successful implantation of its Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve in two patients in the United States.

Judea & Samaria

Samaria Leader Presents Plan to Boost Jewish Population

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Samaria Regional Council, which administers communities in the northern part of Samaria, has unveiled a plan to increase the number of Jewish residents living in the area from barely 50,000 to over one million, claiming the initiative would “strengthen Zionism” and solve Israel’s housing crisis. The “Samaria to a Million” proposal, which was first […]

Arts and Entertainment / Islamic Jihad

Islamic Jihad Terrorist Sues Over ’Right’ to Videogames in Jail

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The terrorist is serving two life sentences for his role in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of 18-year-old Eliyahu Asheri,

US / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Saudi Arabia

Israel-Saudi Deal Not Imminent, Says US National Security Advisor

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Jake Sullivan has traveled to Riyadh numerous times over the last six months in a bid to broker an agreement.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Saudi Arabia

Israel Reaffirms Anti-Nuclear Policy for Neighboring Countries

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Prime Minister’s Office clarified that Israel has not agreed to any of its neighboring countries having a nuclear program, without distinguishing between military and civilian programs.

Israeli Arabs

Israel Spending Billions to Improve Quality of Life in Arab Communities

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The plan hopes to reduce the social and economic gaps between Israel’s Arab communities and the rest of the country.

Israeli Arabs

Employment Rates Among Israeli-Arabs Increase

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In the past year, the Ministry of Labor increased the number of Arab-Israelis learning Hebrew under its auspices to 5,100 (an increase of 60%) with 75% graduating successfully.

Government / Jerusalem

Israel’s Cabinet Approves NIS 3.2 Billion Budget for Eastern Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"United Jerusalem is not a slogan, it is a responsibility," said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Government / Artificial Intelligence

Israeli Ministries to Use A.I. to Boost Customer Services

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A tender published by the ministry for AI project proposals comes on the heels of a Cabinet decision to implement state-of-the-art computer-run technology in government ministries.

The Knesset

Knesset Ethics Panel Probing Yair Lapid’s Italian Trip

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Knesset regulations require that the Ethics Committee approve such trips in advance.

News Briefs / Business and Economy / The Environment

Israel Working to Let Private Homes Store Energy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The program will also allow infrastructure for charging electric vehicles at gas stations without affecting the grid system.

Israel / News Briefs

Eilat's Skyline to Become Taller

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hotels near the Red Sea water line can now be constructed up to 20 stories instead of eight, or to a height of 60 meters (200 feet).

Terrorism / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Arab Terrorists Fire at Bus in Binyamin Region

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The driver called security forces and continued driving to nearby Ateret.

Terrorism / Lebanon / PFLP

Israel Thwarts PA Arab Terror Cell Directed From Lebanon

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The cell leader lives in Lebanon after having been deported to Gaza as part of the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.

News Briefs / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Israel Formalizes Ties With South Pacific Island Country of Niue

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Niue is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, with the island’s 1,600 residents holding New Zealand citizenship.

Hamas / Turkey / Palestinian Authority / Islamic Jihad

Palestinian Authority, Hamas Hold ‘Unity Talks’ in Turkey

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Abbas and Haniyeh met together with Erdoğan behind closed doors, according to the Turkish leader’s office.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / On Campus / Education / European Union

EU Commissioner Commits to Funding Freeze Over PA's Textbook Incitement

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Incitement to hatred and violence and glorification of terror violate E.U. core values,” tweeted Olivér Várhelyi.

Archaeology

'Twins Cave' in Israel Possibly Used for Necromancy in Roman Times

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some crevices contained groups of oil lamps mixed with weapons and pottery vessels from earlier periods or placed with human skulls.

Israel / Archaeology

New Israeli 3-D Software Sheds Light on Ancient Engraving Techniques

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The team hopes their findings will lead to further research and inspire interdisciplinary collaborations to unravel the mysteries surrounding these ancient artworks.

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamic Jihad

Over 3,600 PA Arab Terror Attacks First Half 2023

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The number of Arab terrorist shooting attacks has already surpassed last year’s total.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / North African States

Israel Appoints First-Ever Military Attache to Morocco

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Morocco normalized relations with Jerusalem as part of the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Africa

Authorities Believe Israeli Faked Kidnapping in Ethiopia

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

His relative disputed the findings and insisted that Adebabayi remains a captive.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

250 Million Shekels Budgeted for Improvements to Old City's Jewish Quarter

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Among the projects to be worked on: Kotel Elevator, Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, Davidson Center, Hurva complex, Cardo...

Jewish / Politics / Government

Chief Rabbinate Elections Delayed Amid Power Struggle

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The delay comes amid a tense race for the 10-year positions, and reports of back-room wheeling and dealing by Shas Party chairman Aryeh Deri to pave the way for his brother to receive the Sephardic Chief Rabbi position.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs

Terrorist Control Centers in Jenin Destroyed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The cameras offered the terrorists in the camp the ability to observe Israeli security forces operating there.

Israel / Business and Economy

Netanyahu: Israel Can Easily be Among World’s 10 Leading Economies

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Israel’s status as an economic asset to the US and Western countries is rising all the time,” Netanyahu said.

Health and Medicine

Israeli Scientists Identify Molecule Preventing Dental Cavities

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The molecule could be added to toothpastes and mouthwashes, the researchers said.

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Gal Gadot to Become First Israeli Actor With Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The 38-year-old Petah Tikva native and mother of three is one of 31 entertainment professionals chosen to have their names inscribed on the sidewalk.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

Israel Seizes Cash and Property in Move Against Palestinian Authority 'Pay to Slay' Terror Stipends

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Police said the seizures included 270,000 shekels (over $74,000) in cash, six vehicles, one motorcycle, jewelry and gold.

Israel / Business and Economy

Wissotzky Tea Company Declared a Monopoly

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

With over 70% market control, the company's status will be changed to “large supplier” which will place certain competitive limitations on them.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

New Outpost Established Near Site of Samaria Terror Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Called “Hamore,” it is located between the towns of Eli and Ma’ale Levona.

Police and Crime / The Courts

Border Police Officer Orian Ben Khalifa gets Suspended Sentence

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In May, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered Ben Khalifa restored to active duty.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Aliyah / Geulah

Aliyah and "Pioneering" at Gush Etzion's Mt. Kanub Farm

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

One hundred and fifty new immigrants gathered this week at the Mount Kanub Farm in southeastern Gush Etzion for a “pioneering” event, planting trees, working in the vineyards, feeding sheep and working the soil with their hands.

News Briefs / The Temple Mount

2 Israelis Arrested for Trying to Offer Animal Sacrifice on Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The two, members of “Return to the Mount,” had in their possession a lamb they intended to slaughter at the holy site.

IDF & Security

Army K-9 Dog Recovering Alongside Soldier From Jenin Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Dago was wounded with 7 soldiers in the attack in Jenin on Monday morning.

Gaza / Hamas / Government / Palestinian Authority / Business and Economy

Israel Green-Lights Gaza Offshore Gas Field

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Tzachi HaNegbi said the plan will only be implemented if Hamas releases its Israeli hostages.

Iran / News Briefs / Islamic Jihad

Khamenei Meets with Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader in Tehran

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The meeting came as Iran tightens its coordination of proxy terror groups, including the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Hamas and Hezbollah - known as the “Jerusalem Axis.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security

Friends of Ido Baruch Destroy Terrorist's Home

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The terrorist carried out the deadly shooting attack together with another terrorist on October 11, 2022,

IDF & Security

IDF Releases Report on Accidental Shooting of Arab Child

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The soldiers misidentified where the source of the terrorist gunfire against them was coming from.

News Briefs / Ukraine

Ukrainian First Lady Headed to Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The visit comes in the backdrop of Israel providing ongoing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine who are suffering under the Russian invasion of their country.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Netanyahu Expresses ‘Shock’ at Murder of Five Arabs in Galilee

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I was shocked by the terrible murder near Nazareth. We are determined to stop this chain of murders,” said Netanyahu.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

Watch: IDF Destroys Home of Ramallah Terrorist Who Murdered Two in Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In an unusual move, the IDF entered the city of Ramallah overnight to destroy the home of the terrorist Islam Perok who carried out the IED (improvises explosive device) terror attacks in Jerusalem this past November. Ramallah is the location of the capital of the Palestinian Authority. דובר צה"ל: צה"ל הרס הלילה (ה') את בית […]

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