A public figure was arrested in Lebanon for allegedly spying for Israel, Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported on Monday, according to Israel Radio. According to the report, the unnamed espionage suspect was formerly a candidate for Lebanon’s parliament. (Source: Jpost)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Friday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to return to the negotiating table, under US mediation. Clinton is expected to summon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to a Washington summit in September, where the negotiations would officially be announced. (Source: Ynet)

Defense Minister Ehud Barak urged Lebanon to “exercise responsibility and stop the Gaza-bound flotilla set to leave its waters.” The sail, set to leave on Sunday, is not one of humanitarian aid, said a Defense Ministry statement, but rather “hostile provocation.” Barak stressed that Israel will allow the ship to dock in Ashdod or Egypt, but [...]

El Al’s profit rose in the second quarter, with revenue up 25 percent, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The airline’s net profit was $14.8 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $19.7 million, or 4 cents per share, last year. Revenue grew to $498.5 million due to higher passenger traffic and cargo revenue. (Source: Jpost)

The Israel Air Force struck a weapons manufacturing site in the central Gaza Strip, two weapons-smuggling tunnels and a terror tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip overnight. The attack is in response to the mortar shells that were fired at Israel, hitting the Eshkol Regional Council communities, during the past 24 hours, causing light injuries to [...]

Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured from mortar shells fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip this morning, landing in the Eshkol Regional Council. The two were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment. An IDF force responded by firing at the source of the launches. The mortar shells landed in the same area where [...]

After a month of relative calm along Israel’s border with Gaza, IDF soldiers opened fire Monday evening on two Palestinians who planted an explosive device in the area. According to Islamic Jihad, one of its senior operatives was killed in the incident, while another went missing. While soldiers were combing the area, an explosion occurred near [...]

The number of rockets and mortars launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip has dramatically reduced after Operation Cast Lead from December 2008-January 2009, during which the IDF acted to prevent Hamas and other terrorist groups from firing rockets at Israel. In 2008 and during Operation Cast Lead, 3,684 projectiles were fired at Israel from [...]

Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi testified on Wednesday morning (Aug. 11) before the Turkel Committee, which is investigating the events surrounding the Gaza flotilla. In opening, Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi presented a general security summary and then praised the soldiers from the Shayetet 13 Naval Special Forces for the manner in which [...]

Every day, humanitarian aid enters the Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom and Karni Conveyor crossings, while the Erez crossing has been designated for the transfer of people. On Sunday (Aug 8), for example, 210 trucks carrying goods and fuel entered through the Kerem Shalom crossing.  These activities all take place under the [...]