Iran prevented a group of European Union lawmakers from holding a press conference with the foreign media in Tehran, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported yesterday. AFP reported that an Iranian security official threatened “action against reporters and photographers if they tried to film the incident.” Having called a press conference at their...

An administrator at Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil sent out an urgent request for information on all Israeli students and faculty members at the institution, the Inside Higher Ed reported today. The university said it was gathering information to comply with Brazil’s version of a public records request — in...

The European Union issued a “cautionary” statement to Iran, saying the Islamic Republic must account for all of its past nuclear work if there is to be a comprehensive nuclear deal, the Associated Press (AP) reported today. It was obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its delivery at a...

An article published in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard highlighted the IDF’s international law unit, called “Dabla,” and described the lengths the IDF and Dabla go through to avoid civilian casualties when conducting airstrikes. The IDF uses the first document​—​called a “target card”​—​when commanders prepare strikes against enemy targets. During the Gaza...

A rocket was fired at Israel by militants in the Gaza Strip late Saturday evening, triggering air-raid sirens throughout the southern city of Ashkelon and the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. The rocket struck an open area and no injuries were immediately reported. Hours later, the IDF struck what it dubbed...

Israel’s foreign ministry blasted the Swiss government for funding an exhibit by the anti-IDF group Breaking the Silence, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. Israel’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely is determined to prevent the exhibit from taking place, ordering both the ministry and Israel’s embassy in Bern to examine ways of...