Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, faced with withdrawal or conquest, has lost control over the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Affairs has asserted that Israel lost the initiative in its conflict with Hamas. A former leading adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas was demonstrating unprecedented […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israeli victims of Hamas attacks have examined the prospect of issuing a U.S. subpoena to a former leading aide of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who abandoned their case against an alleged Chinese financier. The Israel Law Center, which represents the families of Hamas victims, has sought to issue a subpoena […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has highlighted its counter-insurgency skills during the visit of a senior U.S. defense official. The Army’s special operations forces demonstrated CI skills during the first official visit by U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Carter arrived in Israel in late July for strategic talks on such issues […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported an agreement by Turkey to restore diplomatic relations. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel reached a draft accord with Turkey to mend diplomatic ties. In a statement, the prime minister’s officer cited a breakthrough during negotiations with a visiting Turkish delegation on May […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that the United Nations stopped monitoring the flow of weapons to the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah in southern Lebanon. Officials said the UN Interim Force in Lebanon has suspended most operations designed to track and intercept heavy weapons to Hizbullah and other militias south of Lebanon’s Litani River. The […]