A large arms shipment intercepted in the Indian Ocean by French naval forces earlier this month originated in Iran, the United States Navy has said. Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, told CNN that the weapons were likely destined to go to Yemen by way of Somalia, though he would not...

Last Thursday, another stabbing attack — one not so different than any of the other 211 stabbing attacks carried out against Israelis since last October — took place in Hebron. What We Know and What We Don’t Know Two young Palestinian men stabbed an Israeli soldier, and were subsequently shot by nearby troops. A...

In light of an ongoing investigation into an Israeli soldier who was filmed shooting a neutralized Palestinian stabber in Hebron last week, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot sent a letter to all soldiers emphasizing “key military values the army holds dear.” Excerpts of the letter were published on the IDF’s website on Wednesday....

Ma’an News Agency has an article by Ramzy Baroud that is upset that there are not more terror attacks against Jews. The article, entitled “Why is a popular uprising yet to take off?” expresses frustration that there aren’t more knifings and shootings and car rammings, because this is just what...

State Department spokesperson John Kirby declined to address growing concerns from experts and Congress about the Obama administration’s reported plans to extend additional sanctions relief to Iran during a press briefing on Tuesday. Associated Press correspondent Matt Lee pointedly asked Kirby if, “despite assurances that the Administration gave to lawmakers over the...

Shadia Jirani, an 18-month-old Tanzanian girl, was born with a giant hole in her heart. Without surgery her chances of survival were grim. Shadia was the first child wheeled into the operating room at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during a weeklong medical mission in...