Middle East

The father of a mentally ill Israeli man held captive by Hamas in Gaza called for other families whose loved ones or their loved ones’ remains are in Gaza to cease their campaigns to pressure the government. Sha’ban al-Sayed, whose son Hisham wandered into Gaza in April 2015 and has not been heard from since,

Almost 30,000 foreign extremists are currently in Syria and Iraq and, as radical Islamist groups continue to lose ground to the governments of both countries, the threat of them returning to their home countries to carry out attacks increases, a top U.N. official warned on Tuesday. “The number of foreign terrorist fighters is very high”

A Be’er Sheva court has ruled that Ethiopian keisim and rabbis suffered discrimination in salaries. The government will be required to pay each one 50,000 shekels ($13,000 US). According to the decision, each rabbi and keis will also receive a life-long pension from the moment they retire. This is based on the fact that the

Operatives linked to the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) were to carry out a coordinated assault on Iranian cities, including Tehran, during Ramadan after being paid 600,000 euros ($669,210), a documentary aired on state TV said Monday. The documentary showed interviews with two militants, who revealed an alleged plan to bomb up to 50 locations

Two terrorists from the Gaza Strip have been arrested for smuggling cash earmarked for Hamas activities in Judea and Samaria – in their shoes. The two are Faiz Attar (65) of Beit Lahia, and Itallah Sarhan of Jabalia. Both towns are in the Gaza Strip Attar was arrested last week after it was discovered that

Jeddah, Medina-Saudi Arabia was subjected to three suicide bombing attempts on Monday, one of which targeted security men responsible for guarding the Prophets Mosque in Medina, which is considered the second Holy Mosque in the Kingdom. Saudi authorities said that four security officers were killed and five injured in the suicide bombing that took place

Iraq’s interior minister offered to resign on Tuesday, days after one of the deadliest bombing attacks in Baghdad since the 2003 invasion. “I placed my resignation before the prime minister,” Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban told a press conference, before adding that a deputy would take over his responsibilities. The suicide bombing struck the Karrada

  Israeli-Arab mother of 5 gets 22 months in prison for trying to join Islamic State (JNS.org) Israeli-Arab mother of five Ayman Kanjou, 44, on Tuesday was sentenced to 22 months in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State terror group. Kanjou was charged with contacting a foreign agent and attempting to exit Israel

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephane Dion, condemned a July 3 terrorist attack in Baghdad in which at least 125 people were killed, but in his statement he also described Islam as a peaceful religion. “Canada strongly condemns the attacks that killed dozens of innocent Iraqis in the streets of Baghdad last night as they were

Cairo (dpa) – A suicide attacker blew himself up near a mosque in the mainly Shiite city of Qatif, eastern Saudi Arabia, news site Sabq reported on Monday. Initial information indicated that the attack did not cause any injuries, the report said. In May 2015, 22 people were killed in a suicide attack on a

The Saudi Arabian air force intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday. The missile was launched from Yemeni territory heading towards the city of Abha, the capital of southwestern Asir province, and was intercepted at 6:10 a.m., SPA reported. Houthis in Yemen have previously fired missiles towards