Holy Land

JERUSALEM — Israeli forces on the Golan Heights have been put on high alert amid bloody sectarian clashes in Syria’s Druze communities. In a joint statement this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had carried out “a warning operation” against extremists…

GAZA STRIP — As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, the acute shortage of clean water has escalated into a dire struggle for survival. The collapse of essential infrastructure has turned a health and environmental emergency into a daily fight for life. Olga Cherevko, a relief worker with the UN…

DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) – In a dramatic escalation overnight, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) executed two precision airstrikes against strategic military sites in Syria. The operations come amid growing sectarian tensions and renewed calls by Druze leaders for more robust state protections for their communities.  The first strike occurred near Daramsuq…

JERUSALEM-DARAMSUQ – The Israeli Airforce (IAF) this morning hit targets only a couple of hundreds of meters away from the palace of President Ahmad Al-Sharaa of the Syrian Transitional Government (STG). The IAF General Staff stated on platform-X that it had struck operatives near Daramsuq (Damascus) who had attacked Druze…

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his call for the complete dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, as negotiations between Washington and Tehran continue in pursuit of a new nuclear agreement. Speaking at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem on Sunday, Netanyahu underscored the necessity of a…

BEIRUT – For the third time since the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike on Sunday targeting a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The attack, which reportedly struck a Hezbollah facility, ignited large fires and sparked a mass evacuation from the…

TEL AVIV / TEHRAN — Amid recent developments regarding Iran’s nuclear program, Netanyahu stated that Israel will never allow Iran to possess nuclear arms, a stance he has repeatedly affirmed in the past.  His office added that Netanyahu has led numerous overt and covert operations to counter Iran’s nuclear program,…

JERUSALEM — In a study published by Oxford University archaeologist Riley Avisar, new insights have emerged about Jerusalem’s transformation into a prosperous city during its time under the Assyrian Empire. The findings, which were featured in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology and later reported by the Jerusalem Post, shed light…

TEL AVIV/ANKARA — Turkey and Israel are on a collision course over Syria. The tense situation between Syria’s two neighbors continues amid Israeli bombardments. Turkey has denounced Israel’s recent airstrikes on Syrian territory, including on sites Turkey planned to establish air basis in, while Israel has accused Turkey of attempting…

TEL AVIV / ANKARA – Following intense Israeli airstrikes late Wednesday night, Israeli military radio reported that the primary objective of the attacks on Syrian sites was to send a clear warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Citing an Israeli official, The Jerusalem Post reported that the strikes were…