Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s leading nuclear scientist, killed in Tehran Trump retweeted a post in Hebrew that read 'Mohsen Fakhrizadeh head of Iran’s secret military program and wanted for many years by Mossad. His death is a major psychological and professional blow for Iran.' November 28, 2020
Report: No peace with Saudi Arabia until King Salman is gone Senior Israeli official says although recent Netanyahu visit to Saudi Arabia was good, major changes will only come after King Salman dies. November 27, 2020
Court orders Arabs out of City of David house Arabs lose legal battle over possession of eight Jewish homes outside the Old City of Jerusalem dating dating from the late 1800s. November 26, 2020
More sanctions on Iran while Trump in office, urges US envoy Elliot Abrams: 'If we discard the leverage we have, it would really be tragic and foolish,' said envoy Elliott Abrams. November 26, 2020
Iran swaps British-Australian academic accused of spying for Israel for 3 Iranians Kylie Moore-Gilbert was one of several Westerners held in Iran on espionage charges used to leverage their imprisonments for money or influence in negotiations with the West. November 25, 2020
Report: IDF preparing for potential US strike against Iran before Trump leaves office The IDF is steeling itself for 'possible Iranian retaliation against Israel directly or through Iranian proxies in Syria, Gaza and Lebanon.' November 25, 2020
Palestinian tries to ram checkpoint, shot by police Border police shoot and wound Palestinian suspected of trying to ram his car into security personnel east of Jerusalem. November 25, 2020
Airstrike on Iranians in Syria blamed on Israel, 8 killed Syrian news agency says 'limited' losses in airstrikes near Damascus, but Syrian rights group says at least 8 pro-Iranian militiamen. November 25, 2020
Israel: Security Council must order Iran out of Syria Following Iranian militia attacks on Israel's border, UN ambassador calls on Security Council to demand end of Iranian military presence in Syria. November 25, 2020
Pakistan denies rumors it will normalize ties with Israel Earlier this month, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan was being pressured toward normalization with Israel, which he attributed to a conspiracy based on 'Israel’s deep impact in the US.' November 24, 2020
Egyptian star faces lawsuit for having picture taken with Israeli After Mohamed Ramadan was photographed in Dubai with Israeli singer Omer Adam, the Egyptian Syndicate of Artists suspended the singer-actor pending investigation. November 24, 2020
Palestinians reached ‘understandings’ with Biden team, furious at Arab states who abandoned them Palestinian official says 'risks' remain while Trump still in office, refuses to detail concessions Palestinians might make to get renewed US funding. November 24, 2020
Egypt getting involved in Israel-Sudan negotiations: report Egypt requested a three way security meeting to help broker Israel-Sudan peace and keep eye on terrorists, including Hamas. November 24, 2020
WATCH: PA soccer chief is terror supporter, must be removed from FIFA, says Israeli lawyer Israeli attorney Nathan Gelbart is lobbying to get Palestinian Football Association head Jibril Rajoub removed from the sport's international governing body. November 24, 2020
PA lockdown: Corona spirals out of control in Palestinian-controlled areas Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Monday that PA-controlled areas will be under a full lockdown over the weekends, and a curfew will be imposed. By Associated Press The Palestinian Authori... November 23, 2020
WATCH: In Gaza, plenty of rockets while hospital beds run out 'Gaza's health system nears collapse under ballooning coronavirus infections,' reports ILTV, as terrorists continue to launch rockets from the Strip at Israeli civilians. November 23, 2020
Netanyahu’s visit to Saudi Arabia ‘dangerous,’ Hamas warns The meeting is 'an insult to the nation and an invitation to attack Palestinian rights,' senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri says. November 23, 2020
Israel sends diplomatic delegation to Sudan, firming up relations One month after the announcement that Sudan would normalize relations, a small Israeli diplomatic mission flew to Sudan. November 23, 2020
Saudi foreign minister denies meeting with Israelis happened 'No such meeting occurred. The only officials present were American and Saudi,' he tweeted. November 23, 2020
Saudi-Israel meeting confirmed as show of unity against Iran A secret meeting between Netanyahu, Pompeo and the Saudi crown prince Sunday evening has been confirmed, although it appears no formal ties are imminent, Israel Hayom reports. November 23, 2020
Four Israelis wounded in car crash caused by Palestinian rock throwers Driver apparently loses control after car hit by rocks, emergency responders evacuate one man in serious condition with head injuries. November 23, 2020
PA tells NY Times it’s curbing terror funding, assures Palestinians no change Palestinian Authority prisoners official told the New York Times ‘pay to slay’ would be changed, then denied it in Arabic. November 23, 2020
Lebanon-Israel maritime border negotiations at impasse Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz says Beirut keeps changing its position; Lebanese president denies the charge. November 23, 2020
Netanyahu held secret weekend meeting with Saudi prince, Pompeo Mossad chief Yossi Levy reportedly accompanied Netanyahu for secret meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. November 23, 2020
Netanyahu’s message to Biden: Can’t go back to old Iran nuclear deal 'Uncompromising policies must be adhered to, to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons,' Netanyahu said in an indirect message to the US president-elect. November 22, 2020
IDF conducts surprise military drills on Gaza border Though planned in advance, the exercises occur amid rising tensions along the Gaza border. November 22, 2020
Three suspects arrested over explosives in Jerusalem area One of the explosives detonated while the suspects were returning to their vehicle. November 22, 2020
Israel strikes Hamas targets, responds to Saturday night rocket fire Although no group has officially claimed responsibility for the launch, the IDF tweeted that they 'hold Hamas responsible.' November 22, 2020
Pompeo: ‘Trump administration will continue to be a force for good’ 'In the end, it is about how America will exert its moral force to be a force for good around the world,' says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. November 21, 2020
UAE, Bahrain reject Israeli UN resolution on entrepreneurship, despite new peace Israeli-sponsored resolution passes with huge majority, but Arab nations as a bloc vote against it despite new peace ties. November 20, 2020
Dem, GOP senators introduce resolutions to block $23B arms sale to UAE Bipartisan group wants government to think twice before sending 'a massive infusion of weapons to a country in a volatile region.' November 19, 2020
Pompeo: BDS is a ‘cancer’; US to declare movement ‘anti-Semitic’ Secretary of State says government will immediately take steps to withdraw U.S. government funding from BDS groups. November 19, 2020
Analysis: The usual suspects against Jewish construction in Jerusalem Nothing points to the legitimacy of housing units in Givat Hamatos better than the diatribes of Peace Now, the PA, the EU and the UN. November 19, 2020
IDF airstrikes in Syria a ‘warning,’ says former military intelligence chief Yadlin tweets 'significant message to all forces in the region: Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria that the restraint in the north was over.' November 19, 2020
PA sending its ambassadors back to Bahrain, UAE The turnaround may be part of the PA’s strategy to re-engage with the United States after President Trump’s seeming defeat in the American elections. November 19, 2020
Pentagon senior adviser said US support for Israel was due to ‘Israeli lobby’ money Pentagon senior adviser said US support for Israel was due to ‘Israeli lobby’ money AIPAC called Retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor’s remarks 'ill-informed and illegitimate.' November 18, 2020
WATCH: ‘We are all Zionists and we stand with Israel against Iran,’ says Bahraini journalist Bahraini analyst says that although a Biden administration may not be as strong against Iran as Trump has been, he expects the American leaders to understand that Iran, not Israel, is a major threat. November 18, 2020
Pompeo in Jerusalem as Israel, Bahrain announce embassies Pompeo calls opening of embassies 'a truly historic step' in Middle East peace. November 18, 2020
Israel demands UN take action against Hezbollah terror organization 'The Security Council must immediately declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization and prevent it from receiving any direct or indirect assistance,' said Ambassador Gilad Erdan. November 18, 2020
UAE Crown Prince, Israel’s President Rivlin exchange invitiations Israeli and the UAE dignitaries invite each other for their first official state visits following the establishment of diplomatic relations. November 18, 2020
‘Abandon the betting on Biden’: Hamas, Jihad, slam PA for renewing contacts with Israel Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem demands the PA 'immediately reverse this political sin.' November 18, 2020
Israel strikes Iranians in Syria, 10 reported killed Syrian rights group reports 10 killed, including Iranians, in IAF airstrikes against Syria. November 18, 2020
Israeli sentenced to 7 years for selling contraband to Hamas Michael Peretz was convicted of smuggling materials that can be used for terrorism, which are banned or very limited in their import to Gaza. November 17, 2020
Germany censures Israel, warns ‘unilateral’ action could hurt Mideast talks Maas didn't spell out what unilateral measures he was concerned about. But on Monday, his office criticized Israel's public call for tenders to build settlements in eastern Jerusalem. November 17, 2020
IDF finds several bombs on Golan border, says ‘Syrian regime responsible’ 'We just exposed a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near the Israeli side of the Alpha Line on the southern Golan Heights,' the IDF tweeted. November 17, 2020
Trump considered attacking Iran, dissuaded by top advisers VP Pence, Pompeo helped talk the president out of a military strike on Iran to stop its nuclear program. November 17, 2020
WATCH: Are Hamas rockets pushing Israel to large-scale conflict? Gaza terrorists once again launched rockets into Israel over the weekend, eliciting an IDF counter-strike, but no definitive Israeli military action. November 17, 2020
Stay out of Iran nuclear deal, outgoing Israeli ambassador to US urges Biden 'The Biden administration will be making a mistake if it goes back to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran,' Ron Dermer recently told a panel discussion. November 16, 2020
Israeli defense delegation heads to Sudan before establishing formal ties Delegation to discuss defense ties as the two sides work out formal diplomatic relations. November 16, 2020
Pakistan’s leader refuses to establish ties with ‘Zionists’ Pakistan’s prime minister says he’ll never establish ties with ‘Zionists’ after facing pressure to recognize Israel. November 16, 2020
Netanyahu to Gaza terror groups after rocket attack: Price of aggression ‘will be heavy’ 'I warn the terror organizations in Gaza: even during the time of the corona crisis, don’t test us,' Netanyahu said after rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward central and southern Israel overnight November 15, 2020
Arabs: ‘Westerners must stop appeasing Islamists’ Further appeasement of terrorists will have a direct result: more beheadings and murders on the streets of European capitals and cities. November 15, 2020
Israelis arrested in Dubai for photographing government facility The two allegedly took a photo of a government facility and were arrested, Israel's Foreign Ministry is investigating the case. November 15, 2020
Where does Joe Biden stand on Jerusalem? Now, during the 10-week transition period before Biden is set to take office, is the time to create irrevocable facts on the ground. November 15, 2020
Hamas leader who called for ‘slaughter of every Jew on planet’ infected with coronavirus Fathi Hammad attracted international attention for a fiery 2019 speech calling on Palestinians around the world to attack Jews. November 15, 2020
WATCH: Israeli assassins secretly killed al-Qaeda terror leader in Tehran, reports NY Times According to a New York Times report, al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah was killed by Israeli operatives in Iran. November 14, 2020
Former US security chief: Israel may strike Iran before Biden takes office McMaster says it's a 'possibility' Israel will take military action against Iran to stop nuclear weapons production. November 13, 2020
Syria in ruins after 50 years of Assad family rule Like the Castro family in Cuba and North Korea's Kim dynasty, the brutal Assads have attached their name to their country the way few non-monarchical rulers have done. November 12, 2020
Jordanian funds back anti-IDF group targeting Druze in Israel Israeli watchdog group finds a Jordanian group that is meddling in Israel, funding an NGO that tries to brainwash Druze youth to not enlist in the IDF. November 12, 2020
Turkey defies US, chooses Russian anti-aircraft system over F-35s Washington is strongly against NATO member Turkey's acquisition of the Russian anti-aircraft system and kicked Turkey out of its F-35 fighter jet program November 12, 2020
