Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has struck the Hamas network in the West Bank. The Israel Army has captured or killed about a dozen senior Hamas operatives in the southern West Bank. The casualties included the killers of three Israeli teenagers in Hebron in June 2014. “The operations foiled a major Hamas terrorist […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported progress in the search for the Palestinian killers of three Jewish teenagers. Authorities said a Palestinian was arrested on charges of leading a Hamas-aligned cell that abducted and killed three Jewish students in June 2014. The detainee was identified as Hossam Qawasmeh, arrested in Jerusalem. “Hossam Qawasmeh […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has identified the abductors of three Jewish teenagers in the West Bank. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) said Hamas operatives abducted three teenagers, including a U.S. citizen, near their school south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on June 12. ISA said both alleged abductors were working for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that Hamas was enhancing its ability to track security officials. Officials said the Hamas killing of a police commander in April 2014 marked an upgrade of the Islamist movement’s intelligence capabilities. The officials said the suspected attacker, captured by the Israel Army, was a Hamas operative released […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Israel Army has discovered scores of tunnels believed constructed by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Military sources said elite forces detected the tunnels in raids throughout the Hebron area of the southern West Bank since June 12. The sources said the tunnels were discovered in the search for three Jewish […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has made extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the search for three teenagers believed abducted by Hamas. The Israel Army has deployed the Skylark UAV to conduct reconnaissance in the West Bank as part of an operation to find three Jewish youngsters abducted on June 12. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has blamed Hamas for the abduction of three Jewish teenagers. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community has determined that Hamas ordered and executed the abduction of three Israeli teenagers on June 12. They said the Hamas cell appeared to come from the Hebron area in the southern West Bank. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has determined that Palestinian militias were developing operational tunnels in the West Bank. Military sources said Palestinian militias have built tunnels in several cities of the West Bank for what could mark preparations for another war with Israel. The sources said the tunnels have been used to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Israel has ended a 15-year hunt with the capture of a leading Hamas military operative. On March 4, the Israel Army arrested Ayoub Kawasmeh in Hebron in what was deemed one of the most important operations against Hamas. Kawasmeh, sought since 1998, was identified as one of the few remaining […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has determined an expanding arms flow to Palestinian militias in the West Bank. Military sources said Palestinian militias have been acquiring large amounts of weapons in the West Bank. The sources said the leading recipients have been the ruling Fatah movement, the opposition Hamas and the Iranian-sponsored […]