Lebanon – Hezbollah will begin firing at Israeli drones that enter Lebanese airspace, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday evening, adding that the terrorist organization had “no more red lines.” Nasrallah’s remarks came during a televised address in the aftermath of Hezbollah’s recent missile attack against an Israeli military vehicle in northern Israel, which […]

Washington – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of enacting “unjust and inhumane policies.” “The Netanyahu administration has been pursuing a lot of extraordinarily concerning policies,” she told reporters. “To conflate an individual leader or ego with being against the entire country I think is a hallmark behavior of […]

Jerusalem – Was it the most amazing shawarma platter ever? At $2,800, one would hope so. That’s what one tourist was charged for the plate by a Jerusalem restaurant located near the Jaffa Gate. In a post last week to the Secret Jerusalem Facebook page, Laura Ziff asked for assistance in locating information about the […]

Jerusalem – The National Infrastructure Committee recently approved the plans for the cable car to the Kotel Ma’aravi, and they will now be submitted for government approval. The new cable car will provide a transportation solution for millions of visitors each year to the Kotel and Old City and will also serve as a unique […]

The Lebanon-Israel border was mostly calm with U.N. peacekeepers patrolling the border on Monday, a day after the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel in response to earlier attacks, triggering Israeli artillery fire. The missile attack into Israel on Sunday did not inflict any casualties on the Israeli side. […]

Jerusalem – An Israeli news station has aired recordings of the prime minister shouting at a senior Cabinet minister and trying to intervene in regulations governing television broadcasting. The audio clips published on Monday come just two weeks before Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election in a do-over vote after failing to secure a parliamentary majority in […]

Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon (Sunday, 1 September 2019), at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The IDF orchestra played the two countries’ national anthems; the two leaders reviewed an honor guard. A joint bilateral statement was also signed by Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Rafael Morav […]

Jerusalem – Minutes after a Hezbollah anti-tank missile exploded on an Israeli army base, an Israeli military helicopter touched down and medics loaded a soldier on a stretcher aboard. By the time it landed at a Haifa helipad minutes later, TV cameramen were at the scene to film paramedics transferring the soldier into a waiting […]

Tokyo – A judo world champion from Iran is afraid to return home after disobeying orders from the government to withdraw from the world championships in Tokyo to avoid a potential bout against an Israeli opponent. The International Judo Federation said late Sunday that Saeid Mollaei was ordered to withdraw from last week’s competition by […]

Jerusalem – Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz spoke today (Monday, September 2, 2019) by telephone with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and issued a stern warning to the Lebanese Government: “If you do not restrain Hezbollah actions against Israel, all of Lebanon will suffer the consequences.” The two also discussed the latest developments in northern Israel. […]