Middle East

  Israeli Air Force launches two strikes against Islamic State in Syria (JNS.org) The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck Islamic State forces Monday in Syria, Israel’s second strike against the jihadist terror group in just more than a day. The IAF had killed four Islamic State terrorists Sunday in Syria in response to mortar and

Students from Jerusalem were attacked Sunday morning by stone-throwing Arab teens from southern Israel. The targets of the attack were taking a field trip to the Ein Gedi National Park near the Dead Sea through the Kfar Etzion Field School. During their hike through the desert canyon area, the group came under a barrage of

Kuwait City (dpa) – Kuwait’s opposition made a comeback on Sunday, gaining at least 20 out of 50 seats in legislative elections held the previous day, official results showed. The opposition, including Islamists, liberals and nationalists, had boycotted the previous two elections over changes to the voting system decreed by the ruling Emir Sabah al-Ahmed

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Here are some “explanations” – in no particular order of improbability – of the fires that raged in Israel in the last few days, devastated thousands of acres of land, destroyed many homes and other places of human habitation, injured a large number of people – some seriously but,

HAIFA, Israel — Two days after a wave of wildfires spread throughout the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Haifa and forced tens of thousands to flee, residents returned to pick through the blackened debris of their homes while pondering what had started it all. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday had called the string of

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday thanked Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for helping Israel to fight wildfires that have been plaguing the country. Netanyahu called Abbas in the evening to express his thanks for the Palestinians sending 8 vehicles and 40 fire personnel to Israel, the prime minister’s office said.

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Wildfires in Israel, some of which are believed to have been caused by arson, have spread further, injuring at least three seriously and many others moderately. Authorities said Saturday three people were seriously injured as the blaze took hold over buildings in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank. Several others

Palestinian firefighters have deployed to help their Israeli counterparts combat raging wildfires across Israel, as authorities arrested 12 people within the past 48 hours on suspicion of arson. At least two teams of Palestinian firefighters deployed to Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, after wildfires sparked the evacuation of the city’s university, Israeli police officer Micky Rosenfeld

An Egyptian security official says the death toll from the previous night’s militant attack in Sinai, which included a suicide car bombing, has reached 11. No one has claimed responsibility for the assault, in which eight troops were initially reported killed. The official says three more slain soldiers were found on Friday morning outside the