Despite more than a year of military operations against the Hamas terrorist organization, Hamas has recruited between 12,000 and 23,000 new fighters, Israel’s Channel 12 news reported, and confirmed by the Jerusalem Post on Wednesday night.
Despite a concerted push by the United States and the Arab mediators that appeared to have yielded significant progress in negotiations for a deal in which Hamas would release the Israeli hostages in return for a ceasefire, the talks have once again reached an impasse as the inauguration of the Trump administration is fast approaching.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent a successful prostate removal surgery and will remain in the hospital for several days to recover, his office stated Sunday evening.
After tacitly recognizing the new Syrian government mostly led by representatives of the Islamist Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, the U.S. in recent days has demanded explanations following numerous reports of violent attacks on minorities in the country, the news outlet Axios reported.
A school field trip to Ein Kerem in the Judean Hills turned into a once-in-a-lifetime discovery for a 10-year-old boy, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Sunday.
An 83-year-old woman died from wounds sustained after being stabbed by a Palestinian man in the city of Herzliya in central Israel on Friday morning, Israel Police and Magen David Adom said.
Non-state actors, equipped with relatively inexpensive drone technology, have found a way to challenge one of the world's most sophisticated military powers. The constant threat of drone attacks has created a new kind of anxiety among the Israeli population.