Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system yesterday intercepted a rocket fired from the Egypt-controlled Sinai Peninsula and aimed at the southern resort city of Eilat. Islamist militants operating in the lawless desert peninsula said they fired the rocket at the city, which was packed with tourists, in retaliation for the killing of...

An Egyptian military source told journalists over the weekend that a mysterious blast in the northern Sinai Peninsula last week – which had been ascribed to an Israeli drone strike – was in fact the result of an unannounced security operation to crack down on “terrorists and jihadists.” Confusion has swirled around...

Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiators had long declared that they would not return to U.S.-backed peace negotiations unless Israel committed to releasing prisoners linked to violence and terrorism. Israel committed to releasing 104 such prisoners, emphasizing that the move was a good will gesture aimed at restarting talks. The list of...

The United States has dispatched a series of its most senior military officers to Israel, where they have been meeting with counterparts and discussing a range of regional issues. High on all of the agendas is Iran. Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffis, is due to...

Two months ago Israeli officials reported that a record-breaking number of tourists were visiting the country. The exact figures on the boost that those tourists were providing to the Israeli economy, however, hadn’t yet been worked out. Israel’s Tourism Ministry recently took its victory lap: “In recent years, revenue from...

Hezbollah has taken more than one diplomatic hit for the critical support that it has provided to the Bashar al-Assad regime, which has allowed Syrian forces to erode two years of rebel gains. Militarily, however, the Syrian war has disciplined the group and hardened its fighters. The result – for...