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Police: Man Wounds Five People in Northern Swiss City
An unkempt man armed with a chainsaw wounded five people Monday at an office building in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen and then fled, police said. A manhunt is…
Israeli Arab Stabbed in Petach Tikvah in Terror Attack ‘for Al-Aqsa’
An Israeli Arab in his 40s was seriously injured in an attack in Petach Tikvah Monday morning when he was stabbed in the neck by an Arab. The incident occurred…
PM Promises Security Guard Stuck in Jordan: We’ll Get You Home
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke Monday afternoon with the Israeli security guard who is holed up in the Israeli embassy in Amman. Netanyahu said the government was “carrying out discussions…
Arab Riots Continue as Gaza Arabs Fire Another Rocket at Israel
Unrest continued Sunday night in Arab neighborhoods of Yerushalayim, as Arabs continued to demand that Israel remove body scanners, metal detectors and high-resolution cameras from the entrances to Har HaBayis.…
Security Cabinet to Meet Over Jordan Diplomatic Crisis
The Security Cabinet will meet Monday afternoon to discuss the diplomatic crisis with Jordan in the wake of Sunday night’s stabbing and shooting incident in an apartment belonging to the…
Arab League Chief: Israel ‘Playing With Fire’ Over Har HaBayis
The Arab League has warned Israel is “playing with fire” over the “red line” of Yerushalayim and its foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday over Israeli-Palestinian violence,…
Demand Grows Among Ministers for Terrorist Death Penalty
While the government has not yet decided on whether or not to remove body scanners and metal detectors from the entrance to Har HaBayis, ministers were in an angry mood…
IDF Arrests 25 Hamas Terrorists After Friday Night Murder Spree
In response to Friday night’s terror attack in Chalamish, IDF soldiers increased their patrols and cracked down on terrorists, arresting 25 terrorists overnight Motzoei Shabbos. Many of the terrorists were…
Police Install Hi-Res Cameras as Har HaBayis Security Alternative
Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to Har HaBayis, as officials began indicating it was considering “alternatives” to the metal detectors that set off a weekend of…
U.N. Security Council to Discuss Har HaBayis Unrest
Sporadic rioting continued over Shabbos in Yerushalayim, with Arabs attacking Israeli security officers with rocks and Molotov cocktails, as unrest continued over the placing of security equipment at the entrance…
Security Forces Face Off Against Arab Rioters Over Har Habayis Security Measures
Arabs faced off against police and Border Guards throughout the afternoon in Yerushalayim, as thousands of Israeli security troops attempted to keep order in the face of violent riots over…
Har HaBayis Security Measures to Remain in Place, Police Decide
Police have decided to leave the security measures placed last weekend at the entrances to Har HaBayis – including body scanners and metal detectors – in place, after a late-night…
Israeli Police to Have Final Say Over Metal Detectors at Har HaBayis
The decision over whether to keep metal detectors at the entrance to Har HaBayis will be left to the Israeli police, the Security Cabinet decided after a meeting overnight Thursday-Friday,…
Moscow Reports Talks With U.S. to Create Cybersecurity Working Group
Moscow and Washington are in talks to create a joint cybersecurity working group, Russia’s RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Andrey Krutskikh, a special presidential envoy on cybersecurity. President…
Leader of Gang Responsible for Base Weapons Theft Arrested
The head of the gang responsible for the theft of weapons at a storage facility at the Sde Teiman IDF base in southern Israel was arrested in the early morning…
U.S. Ends Laptop Ban on Middle East Carriers
The United States has ended a four-month ban on passengers carrying laptops onboard U.S. bound flights from certain airports in the Middle East and North Africa, bringing to an end…
Stabbing Attack in Gush Etzion Thwarted; Soldiers Safe
The IDF said that an attempted stabbing near Tekoa Thursday afternoon has been thwarted. An Arab terrorist approached a soldier near the entrance to the Arab village of Tuqu, which…
IDF: Thousands of Soldiers to Be on Alert for Friday Har HaBayis Unrest
Whether or not Israel removes the security measures at Har HaBayis in time for Friday prayers, the IDF is preparing for significant unrest in and around Yerushalayim, as tens of…
Israeli Court: PA Tortured, Murdered PA Arabs Who Helped Israel
For the first time, an Israeli court has ruled that the Palestinian Authority committed torture and other serious crimes against PA residents who assisted Israel with information or intelligence. According…