Today was the twenty-sixth day of Operation Protective Edge and the fifteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. From left: Hadar Goldin's father, mother, sister, fiancée, twin brother, just hours ago, before he was declared dead. pic.twitter.com/12XcvSULIM — Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) August 2, 2014 The Goldin family was informed late...

Today was the twenty-fifth day of Operation Protective Edge and the fourteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. Five soldiers were killed yesterday in a mortar attack. Daniel Marash, 22 Omri Tal, 22 Shay Kushnir, 20 Noam Rosenthal,20 Liran Adir,31 Z’L Caídos ayer por Israel y por nosotros Mis hijos — Spain for Israel (@spain4israel) August...

A statement released by the office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon blamed Hamas for the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin. According to the latest reports, two IDF soldiers were killed and one taken captive after the humanitarian ceasefire came into effect. This would constitute a grave violation of...

On Wednesday, ABC’s Terry Moran was embedded with an IDF armored unit going into Gaza to investigate a recently discovered terror tunnel. In the course of the brief excursion into Gaza, Moran saw firsthand the care Israel takes to avoid collateral damage. Moran reported that one of the tanks “spotted what...

A poll released today by The Israel Project, publisher of The Tower, and the polling firm Paragon Insights, shows that 65% of Americans agree that Hamas is a terrorist organization and that Israel “must stop” Hamas’ terror. A new national poll surveyed 1,010 likely voters between July 21-22, 2014, specifically...

Speaking on CNN this morning, White House spokesman Josh Earnest called the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, identified as Hadar Goldin, a “barbaric violation” of the 72-hour ceasefire that Israel and Hamas had agreed to. “That would be a rather barbaric violation of the ceasefire agreement,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest...

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called for disarming the terrorist organization Hamas yesterday. He made those remarks in a phone call to his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon. The Defense Department website provided an account of the call, relayed by Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby: Kirby said Hagel...

Hamas launched a major attack on IDF forces shortly after the American-sponsored 72-hour ceasefire took effect this morning, attacking an Israel position and reportedly kidnapping a soldier. Two additional soldiers were killed. The New York Times reports that as Israeli troops were preparing to destroy a terror tunnel, an activity allowed for...

Today was the twenty-fourth day of Operation Protective Edge and the thirteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. Breaking: Secretary of State John Kerry announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire to go into effect shortly. A source in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed late Thursday that...

Administration officials testifying on Capitol Hill Tuesday were met with what The New York Times described as “a wall of skepticism” from lawmakers pushing for a greater role in negotiations between Tehran and the P5+1 global powers. Lawmakers have for months backed increased economic sanctions on Tehran, and have this...