After the Israeli security cabinet voted to accept an Egyptian ceasefire proposal Tuesday morning, Hamas responded with a rocket barrage targeting communities in central and southern Israel. The New York Times: Israel has accepted Egypt’s proposal for a cessation of hostilities with Hamas and other militant Palestinian groups in the...

At just before 9am local time on July 15, Israel’s cabinet approved a ceasefire and effectively signaled the end of Operation Protective Edge. Moments later during a conference call organized by The Israel Project, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren told reporters “Now that Israel has accepted the...

The seventh day of Operation Protective Edge is over. The southern port city of Eilat was attacked with rockets late Monday; one man was lightly injured. To the north, Israel retaliated against rocket fire from Lebanon. The Jerusalem Post reports: A rocket fired from Lebanon landed on Monday night in...

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi was in Israel this week to sign a first-of-its-kind industrial R&D collaboration agreement with Israel’s Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett. Israel is the first country with which Japan has such an R&D agreement. Minister Motegi and Israel’s Minister of Economy Naftali...

As world leaders continue to express support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah has gone on the offensive, attacking this backing of Israeli actions. (Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim) Qassem stressed that “Gaza and Palestine are facing an international Zionist aggression, covered by the U.S. administration...

In an analysis appearing Friday in the Times of Israel, The Conciliatory Conservative, political correspondent Haviv Rettig Gur writes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not “willingly go to war without first taking great pains to ensure Israel’s overseas allies understand the need.” Rettig Gur compares Netanyahu to Prime Minister Levi Eshkol,...