Palestinian officials announced today that a “long-term” ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been agreed to. The Israeli government confirmed that it has signed off on the truce, which went  into effect at 7 PM local time. State Dept thanks #Egypt, others for negotiating #Gaza ceasefire; notes challenges still ahead. "We're going into this...

Rocket fire from Gaza continued to chase Israelis into bomb shelters Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the barrage centered on two key avenues: an Egyptian-brokered open-ended ceasefire, and an American-led initiative for a UN Security Council resolution. Chico Menashe of Israel Radio reported that the ongoing conflict was generating internal pressure in...

The Iranian regime threw up another roadblock in front of the international community, rejecting IAEA requests for access to its top secret Parchin military base where it is suspected to be carrying out nuclear weapons development. Iran’s move makes it more likely that Tehran won’t be able to fulfill five...

Following a press conference yesterday (a portion of which is embedded below), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took questions from reporters. One of the questions had to do with Israel’s relations with the Obama administration. Regarding relations with the US… Netanyahu said “there is no crisis with the US. I...

In testimony before the United Nations Security Council yesterday, Robert Serry, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process called for the reconstruction of Gaza following Hamas’ latest escalation against Israel but omitted any explicit mention of the need for Hamas to disarm. The Times of Israel reported: Addressing Israel’s concerns,...

Terrorists in Gaza violated the ceasefire and fired three rockets that exploded in open areas near Beersheba and Netivot. Beersheva is Israel’s fourth largest city.  There were also unconfirmed reports of explosions near Ashdod and Ashkelon. No damage or injuries have been reported. The rocket attack came only hours after a Hamas...