U.S. embassy staff in Israel banned from using shared taxis, public buses

U.S. embassy staff in Israel banned from using shared taxis, public buses

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV ― The United States has banned staffers from using public transport in Israel. The U.S. embassy has stopped American employees from sharing taxis in  central Israel. The embassy said the ban, announced on Dec. 24, 2013, would last two weeks in wake of a bus bombing in a Tel Aviv […]

Organized crime tied to West Bank weapons buildup

Organized crime tied to West Bank weapons buildup

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 […]

Israel backs out of lawsuit vs Hamas, Bank of China

Israel backs out of lawsuit vs Hamas, Bank of China

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has decided to abandon a lawsuit against a Chinese bank that allegedly provided financial services to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has walked away from a suit in a U.S. court by Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks. The government said despite assurances of […]

Israeli military believes Hamas built up to a dozen infiltration tunnels from Gaza

Israeli military believes Hamas built up to a dozen infiltration tunnels from Gaza

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli military has determined that Hamas and its Palestinian militias were constructing an attack tunnel network. Military sources said the Army’s Southern Command has relayed evidence of a Hamas tunnel network from the Gaza Strip into Israel. They said the tunnel network was meant to infiltrate the Jewish […]

Palestinian Authority troops in armored vehicles raid West Bank refugee camp

Palestinian Authority troops in armored vehicles raid West Bank refugee camp

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has conducted its largest operation against an insurgency stronghold in the northern West Bank. The PA deployed a force of more than 600 soldiers to raid the Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin. Officials said the special operations force, backed by armored vehicles, clashed with fighters from the […]

Egyptian intel: Al Qaida recruiting Gaza militants for attacks in Sinai

Egyptian intel: Al Qaida recruiting Gaza militants for attacks in Sinai

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has determined that Palestinian fighters from the Gaza Strip were playing a major role in the revolt in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said the Egyptian intelligence community has assessed that the Hamas regime as well as Palestinian militias in the Gaza Strip were sending hundreds of fighters to […]

Egypt military braces for infiltration of Islamist fighters from Gaza

Egypt military braces for infiltration of Islamist fighters from Gaza

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reinforced its military presence to block the infiltration of Palestinian fighters from the Gaza Strip. Security sources said Egypt’s military and Central Security Forces have been bolstered in wake of the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. The sources said the military assessed that Hamas and other Islamist fighters […]

Israeli official in Cairo seeking improved defense ties with Egypt’s military

Israeli official in Cairo seeking improved defense ties with Egypt’s military

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 […]

Hamas indoctrination centers for university students seen as recruiting tool

Hamas indoctrination centers for university students seen as recruiting tool

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has detected a significant increase in Hamas activities in the West Bank. Officials said Hamas was being allowed by the Palestinian Authority to expand a range of non-military activities in the West Bank. They cited Islamist indoctrination, charity, education and political programs in several cities in the […]

Israel bombs Hamas drone-making sites in Gaza

Israel bombs Hamas drone-making sites in Gaza

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has targeted Hamas’ new unmanned aerial vehicle sector in the Gaza Strip. Israeli military sources said the Air Force has been bombing underground facilities believed to contain UAV production. They said Hamas and the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad were involved in the procurement and production of tactical UAVs. “They […]