Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading aide to Al Qaida commander Ayman Zawahiri has been captured in Egypt. Tharwat Salah Shehata, designated by the United Nations as an Al Qaida affiliate, was arrested by Egyptian security forces in the Nile city of Sharqiya. The 53-year-old Shehata was said to have trained Muslims for attacks […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Hamas formed a messenger service to communicate with senior members imprisoned in the Jewish state. The Israel Security Agency said Hamas co-opted Israeli attorneys and others to maintain contact with jailed senior operatives. ISA concluded that Hamas paid Israeli Arabs up to $200 per […]
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 GAZA CITY — Iran’s leading Palestinian proxy has acquired a multiple-launch rocket system. The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad unveiled what it termed an indigenous MLRS deployed in the Gaza Strip. Jihad said the platform was employed against Israel in the rocket war against Israel in mid-March. “We are ready for your invasion,” a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has been bracing for massive Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said the Hamas military has evacuated all of its bases in the Gaza Strip amid intense rocket fire by the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad. The sources said Hamas was not trying to stop […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Hamas regime is said to have lost the financial support of its major Middle East backers. Military sources said Hamas rulers in the Gaza Strip no longer benefit from the hundreds of millions of dollars from such allies as Iran and Qatar. The sources said the two Middle […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has determined a sharp decline in security cooperation by the Palestinian Authority. Officials said the PA has become increasingly unresponsive to Israeli requests for security cooperation, particularly in the area of counter-insurgency. The officials said the Israel Security Agency received almost no hard intelligence from the PA […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has failed to halt the illegal influx of tens of thousands of Palestinians, including operatives of leading insurgency groups. Officials said the Israeli military has acknowledged the failure to stop or significantly reduce the infiltration of Palestinians from the West Bank. The officials said the multi-billion-dollar security barrier […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has enhanced a unit to destroy enemy rocket launchers. The Israel Air Force has intensified training of a unit meant to operate behind enemy lines and identify rocket launchers, particularly those by such Iranian proxies as Hamas and Hizbullah. Officers said the Airborne Electronic Control Unit was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has targeted the suspected rocket chief of the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad. The Israeli military has reported an attack on the Gaza Strip that targeted a leading Jihad operative. The military said the Air Force conducted an air strike against Jihad rocket chief Ahmed Saad. “The operation targeted […]