Tag: Israel

US, Israel and Gulf Arab allies launch joint Red Sea drill (Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Naval forces from the United States, Israel and two Gulf Arab states are taking part in a joint security drill in the Red Sea, a vital...

Israel’s Elbit to make land surveillance system for Cyprus (Seth J. Frantzman, Defense News)

The governments of Israel and Cyprus signed an agreement Thursday to develop a land surveillance system that would see Elbit Systems create the platform. The...

Palestinian activists hacked by Israeli firm NSO spyware: Report (Al Jazeera)

Spyware from the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was detected on the mobile phones of six Palestinian human rights activists, in the first known...

Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel (Middle East Eye)

The son of Khalifa Haftar landed in Israel on a private jet on Monday as reports continue to swirl about the possibility of the...

Sheikh Jarrah: Can a new ‘popular solidarity’ save the neighbourhood from evictions? (Aseel Jundi, Middle East Eye)

Palestinian families facing expulsion from their homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah are currently considering their next step after they rejected an Israeli court's...

Tehran, Islamabad urged to remain vigilant against Tel Aviv’s regional intervention (IRNA)

Experts from the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan warning about the Zionist regime's trick to infiltrate South Asia under the pretext of cooperation...

Investigation claims two Israeli citizens ‘kidnapped’ overseas (Middle East Eye)

An investigative documentary by Al Jazeera on Friday aired audio and video recordings showing two purported Israeli "officers" held captive abroad by a group...

Budget approval marks great achievement for Israeli leadership (Ben Caspit, Al Monitor)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his multiparty coalition have overcome the most significant obstacle to their political survival with this week’s 48-hour Knesset voting marathon approving...

Despite failure to block new budget, Netanyahu not ready to retire (Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor)

“The Netanyahu era in Israeli politics is over,” Housing Minister Ze’ev Elkin announced confidently in a series of interviews on the evening of Nov. 4....

As Israel threatens power cuts, how can Palestine pay its bills? (Ali Harb, Al Jazeera)

The Palestinian Authority’s finances are at a “breaking point”, a United Nations official warned on October 20th. But that didn’t stop Israel’s state-owned electric...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank (Al Jazeera)

Israeli troops have shot and killed a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during weekly protests against the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank,...

Israel tests massive inflatable missile detection system (Associated Press, Defense News)

Israel said Wednesday it has begun testing a massive inflatable missile detection system designed to hover at high altitudes and detect long-range threats. Israel already...

Israeli coalition’s fragile unity holding ahead of budget vote (Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor)

Barring any surprises, on Nov. 5, the Knesset should pass the state budget for 2021-2022. It will be a major milestone for the coalition, ushering in a...

Israel settlement expansion ‘tramples’ on human rights law, experts contend (UN News)

Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn strong condemnation from...

Blue Flag exercise has Israel’s enemies seeing red (Bradley Bowman, Brig. Gen. Jacob Nagel (ret.), Ryan Brobst, Defense News)

Israel flexed its military and political muscle last month, hosting its largest and most advanced air force exercise ever. The Blue Flag 2021 exercise included dozens...

Trophy interceptor undergoes live-fire tests on Germany’s Leopard tanks (Seth J. Frantzman, Defense News)

 The Trophy active protection system has completed a series of interception tests in Germany as part of the country’s plan to safeguard its Leopard...