Israel In The News

A series of terror attacks on Palm Sunday against Egypt's Coptic Christian community have left at least 45 people dead. ISIS is claiming responsibility.

After a suspected gas attack killed at least 72 in northern Syria this week, both Israel and the U.S. have called for immediate action from the U.N. Security Council.

Speaking this week at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee   the largest pro-Israel lobby in the U.S.   U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley stressed her efforts to defend Israel on the world stage

A terrorist used his vehicle to ram into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge in London earlier this week, killing two, including an American citizen. The terrorist then ran toward Parliament, stabbing and killing a police officer.

Terror struck again in Jerusalem's Old City earlier this week when a Palestinian man attacked two Israeli police officers, stabbing them with a butcher's knife. The assailant was shot and killed.

The wave of anti-Semitic attacks continued this week as Jewish Community Centers in the U.S. and Canada responded to more bomb threats.

The troubling wave of anti-Semitic attacks across the U.S. continued Monday when at least 29 Jewish community centers and schools received bomb threats, prompting evacuations

This week, President Donald Trump held his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since being elected. In a joint press conference, the two allies pledged support for one another.

ISIS has claimed credit for rockets fired at southern Israel this week. No injuries were reported, and most of the rockets were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system.

Officials announced that Iran conducted a test launch of a ballistic missile this week, in direct violation of U.N. rules. Both Israel and the U.S. reacted swiftly.

President Donald Trump this week announced that his administration is taking steps toward fulfilling a campaign promise to move the American embassy to Jerusalem. Israel recognizes Jerusalem as its capital, as do Palestinians.

An Israeli police officer was killed after a car driven by an Israeli Arab rammed into a group of police officers in village of Umm-Al Hiran.

Four soldiers-in-training for the Israel Defense Forces were killed earlier this week when a truck driven by a Palestinian drove into them while they were sightseeing in Jerusalem.