By World Tribune Staff on May 17, 2016 Jordanians for the first time are being allowed to take jobs in Israel as part of a new pilot program. About 700 Jordanians have recently found employment in Israel, The Washington Post reported on May 16. The program between Israel and Jordan will allow 1,500 Jordanians to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel is building a wall, actually a fence, along its last frontier without a physical barrier, the border with Jordan. Construction on 30 kilometers (18 miles) of fence is expected to be completed by the end of the year, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Engineering and Construction Department. The barrier will […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has been concerned over the prospect of rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Security sources reported a stream of rocket attacks from the neighboring Gaza Strip during the 50-day Hamas war with Israel. The sources said the rockets, believed to have been fired by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has determined that Hamas was targeting the Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system. Officials said the military assessed that Hamas and its militia allies were concerned over the effectiveness of Iron Dome, reported to have an interception rate of more than 80 percent. On Jan. 30, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — For the first time, Israel has blocked a rocket attack from Egypt. The Israel Air Force stopped a rocket launched from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula from striking the southern port of Eilat. On Aug. 13, the Air Force’s Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system intercepted an unidentified projectile over […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has approved a project to erect a sea barrier along the border with Egypt. Officials said the Israel Navy has been assigned to plan the construction of a barrier that would prevent insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula from reaching Israel. The officials said the Project Hourglass would […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has sought to strengthen military cooperation with Egypt in wake of the ouster of its first Islamist president. Officials said the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent an envoy to Cairo to discuss intensified cooperation with Egypt’s new ruling military. The officials said Israel determined that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt and Hamas were said to be coordinating in a crackdown on Al Qaida-aligned militias. A leading Salafist commander asserted that Egypt and Hamas were cooperating in identifying and arresting dozens of Salafists over the last two months. The commander said the crackdown was taking place in the Hamas-ruled Gaza […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Islamist militias have renewed rocket fire from Egypt into Israel. Officials said Islamist gunners launched three Soviet-origin rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula toward the southern Israeli port city of Eilat. On April 17, two of the BM-21 Grad rockets landed in a residential area of Eilat, but there were […]
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has launched a command to protect the south. The military’s Southern Command introduced a territorial brigade assigned to the port city of Eilat. The brigade would be assigned to the Edom unit, responsible for the defense of 30 percent of Israel. “This brigade would focus on the terrrorist threat from Sinai,” […]