Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, blamed for Israel’s defeat in the war against Hamas, faces a revolt within his ruling Likud Party. Leading members of the Likud, concerned over polls that oppose the unilateral withdrawal, have begun to distance themselves from Netanyahu as the conflict in the Gaza Strip turns into […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military is said to lack the technology to locate and destroy Palestinian attack tunnels in the Gaza Strip. A leading Israeli think tank said the military has long known of the construction of attack tunnels by Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies in the Gaza Strip. But the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Army has been struggling in ground operations in the Gaza Strip. The Army has reported the death of at least 15 soldiers in a 24-hour period in the Gaza Strip. Thirteen of the soldiers, including a senior officer, were killed in heavy fighting with Hamas on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has become increasingly uneasy over the war with the Gaza Strip. Military sources said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to determine the goal of Israel’s war with Hamas and its Palestinian militias. They said the military was coming under strain by sustained Palestinian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have enhanced long-range rocket strikes against Israel. Officials said Hamas and Islamic Jihad rocket strikes have reached unprecedented ranges. They said rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have flown more than 100 kilometers, a 33 percent increase from the last mini-war in 2012. […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — The United States has envisioned new power alignments in the Middle East that could include Israel cooperating more closely with the Gulf Arab states. Officials said such factors as the Arab Spring, the threat from Iran and the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood have opened opportunities throughout the Middle East. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has sent its top military representative to Israel, amid a growing rift between the two nations. President Barack Obama has sent Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey to Israel to review military and defense cooperation. Officials said the president and his aides have been angered by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the capture of scores of long-range rockets sent by Iran to the Gaza Strip. The military said the Panamanian-flagged Klos-C captured on March 5 contained rockets with a range of up to 160 kilometers. Klos-C, which left Iran and was intercepted by the Israel Navy near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the interception of a ship loaded with Iranian missiles for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said naval commandos stopped, boarded and searched a cargo vessel in the Red Sea that contained missiles for the Gaza Strip. The military said the ship, flying the flag […]