Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday predicted that “more stages were expected” in the country’s three-day-old Operation Protective Edge, as analysts converged on the assessment that Israel may have to initiate a ground incursion into the Gaza Strip in the wake of a series of moves by the Palestinian...

Despite the terrifying barrage of missiles, air-raid sirens and Red Alert warnings in half of Israel this week, Israeli hospitals that regularly provide medical care to patients from Gaza and the Palestinian Authority have continued to do so. Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus reported today that its hospitalized patients include...

The Treasury Department on Thursday leveled sanctions against a Beirut-based network of companies spanning the Middle East and China: Hezbollah relies heavily on front companies such as Stars Group Holding, which continue to procure dual-use material for the organization to enhance its military capabilities. Stars Group Holding has covertly purchased...

An analysis written Thursday by Lt. Col. Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs, documents the rhetorical support Iran has given to Hamas’s rocket war against Israel. Segall explains that with no Arab states stepping forward to offer support for Hamas, Iran has stepped into...

Yesterday evening, President Obama joined many other world leaders in expressing support for Israel as it defends itself from ongoing rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The Times of Israel reports that the president also offered to help arrange a ceasefire: “The president expressed concern about the risk of further...

Reports surfaced on Wednesday that pressure was building on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to apply for membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC), a move that would further jeopardize relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) amid an ongoing Israeli campaign to halt rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...

After months of speculation, Qualcomm has acquired Israeli WiGig (wireless gigabit) chipmaker Wilocity in a move that will power the US semiconductor giant to the forefront of high-speed networking tech. According to Qualcomm’s website, the merge with the Israeli startup will now introduce the industry’s first tri-band wireless solutions that...

The third day of Operation Protective Edge was marked by rockets and sirens in nearly all major Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba. In the last 3 days, more than 384 rockets fired from #Gaza struck Israel; an additional 88 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome — IDF...

Today, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) provided an analysis describing “how characteristics of the recent escalation is a clear proof that Iran and the terrorist organizations took advantage of periods of calm” to build arsenals capable of reaching most of Israel. JCPA senior analyst and retired IDF Lt. Col....

Ynet reported today that Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations made a point today at the Security Council – by playing a recording of a 15 second Israeli air raid siren. The United Nations Security Council convened Thursday for a special session, at the request of the Arab delegates, to...