Israel strikes militants in Syrian Golan Heights after rocket attack

Israel strikes militants in Syrian Golan Heights after rocket attack

Special to WorldTribune.com Israel says a series of air strikes killed four Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Syrian Golan Heights on Aug. 21 after rockets were fired into Israel from Syria. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 14 Syrian military posts in an area in the Golan Heights under Syrian control were targeted. “Iran […]

Abbas warns ISIL threat against ‘secularists’ in Gaza Strip is for real

Abbas warns ISIL threat against ‘secularists’ in Gaza Strip is for real

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has established a clear presence in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said. During a July 30 meeting with Jordanian parliament members, Abbas said that world leaders were so preoccupied with the Iran nuclear deal that they are overlooking the situation in the […]

Hamas cuts deals with Egypt, Israel as tensions with Palestinian Authority simmers

Hamas cuts deals with Egypt, Israel as tensions with Palestinian Authority simmers

Special to WorldTribune.com Officials said Hamas is reaching out to Egypt and Israel as it can no longer rely on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank for much-needed funding. As icy relations between the two main Palestinian factions have not thawed, Hamas has struck out on its own seeking accommodation with unlikely powers. On […]

Israeli intel IDs, targets Gaza rocket developers

Israeli intel IDs, targets Gaza rocket developers

Special to WorldTribune.com from TEL AVIV — Israel has launched an assassination campaign against rocket specialists of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Israeli sources have asserted that the Israeli intelligence community has identified more than 100 rocket specialists of Hamas and the Iranian-sponsored Jihad. They said the intelligence community and military would seek to kill a […]

Israel charges Iran, Qatar, Turkey renewing aid to Hamas: ‘Where is the world?’

Israel charges Iran, Qatar, Turkey renewing aid to Hamas: ‘Where is the world?’

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been tracking renewed foreign assistance to the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Officials said Iran, Qatar and Turkey were arranging to renew civilian and military aid to Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies. They said the foreign countries were encouraged by the Palestinian war against Israel […]

Israel: Hamas is once again building rockets, digging tunnels

Israel: Hamas is once again building rockets, digging tunnels

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that Hamas renewed rocket production and tunnel construction in the Gaza Strip. A senior official said Hamas launched a rearmament effort in wake of the 50-day war with Israel. The official said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies were producing Iranian-origin medium-range rockets that struck major […]

Israel’s enhanced Iron Dome intercepted first mortars during Gaza war

Israel’s enhanced Iron Dome intercepted first mortars during Gaza war

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system has intercepted its first mortars. The Israel Air Force has reported that Iron Dome demonstrated its ability to intercept mortars fired from the Gaza Strip. The Air Force said Iron Dome downed at least 10 mortars during the five-week war with […]

Israel deploys 8th Iron Dome battery, achieves 90 percent intercept rate in current war

Israel deploys 8th Iron Dome battery, achieves 90 percent intercept rate in current war

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Air Force has expanded its fleet of Iron Dome missile and rocket defense batteries. The Air Force deployed its latest Iron Dome battery on July 12 amid the mini-war with the Gaza Strip. The battery was said to be the eighth Iron Dome, produced by the state-owned […]

Israeli Air Force steps up air strikes on Hamas missile factories and bunkers

Israeli Air Force steps up air strikes on Hamas missile factories and bunkers

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military, prevented from a ground invasion, has instead targeted Palestinian missile and rocket arsenals in the Gaza Strip. Military sources said the Israel Air Force, in coordination with the intelligence community, was trying to destroy arsenals of Hamas and its militia allies in the Gaza Strip. The sources […]

New Shi’ite player in the Gaza Strip: Hizbullah backs commander once banned by Hamas

New Shi’ite player in the Gaza Strip: Hizbullah backs commander once banned by Hamas

Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah is said to have encouraged the launch of Al Sabirin, a pro-Shi’ite militia, in the Gaza Strip. The militia is said to come under the command of Hisham Salem, which declared its first operation on May 25. “This movement was launched to resist the occupation,” Salem, […]

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