Nine years ago today, Operation Cast Lead was launched by Israel in response to the increased number of rocket attacks on southern Israeli communities. During the operation, 336 soldiers were injured, including Ran Elia. Today, Ran is an electrical engineer and continues his rehabilitation process w

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A North Korean soldier who defected in 2017 was found to have anthrax antibodies in his blood, according to a report in a South Korean news channel. The findings come amid reports that Pyongyang has been testing anthrax-loaded intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that the Halamish terrorist who murdered three members of the Salomon family in July should be given a death penalty. “Any decision made will not return them to us,” said surviving family member Michal Salomon. The military prosecution dem

The head of the English Chess Federation said Saudi Arabia should be stripped of the right to host chess world championships due to discrimination against Israeli players: "This contract for the World Rapid Chess Championship was signed on the understanding that the Saudis would ensure that Israeli

An Egyptian court has indicted a British woman in her 30s for smuggling painkiller tablets into the country and sentenced her to three years in prison, according to a Reuters report. Her lawyer insisted she had no criminal intent in bringing in the tablets, which her family said were for her Egyptia

After he received backlash for statements he made during a speech on Tuesday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said his words were taken out of context. “I did not call for and I would not consider calling on the citizens of Israel to join this protest or another,” he clarified.

An Israeli citizen was convicted on Wednesday for contacting and attempting to join ISIS. Valentin Vladimir Mazalevsky, the man in question, is a resident of Shibli in northern Israel who converted to Islam in 2000.