Judea and Samaria
Battles erupt across Judea and Samaria, as Israeli forces pursue Hamas terrorists planning an attack • “The soldiers have our full backing,” says Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Summing up seven tumultuous years in Washington, the former Israeli ambassador talks Trump, sovereignty and the Abraham Accords—and warns that the world isn’t going to act on the growing Iranian threat.
The assailant was shot by Israeli troops after attempting to stab a soldier with a screwdriver, according to the Israeli military.
Report: The IDF has banned soldiers from the Judea and Samaria Division from leaving their bases to prepare for potential escalation.
The Israel Police has reportedly gained information substantiating suspicions that prison guards helped the terrorists escape from Gilboa Prison via a tunnel.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot, Israel’s former Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, tells JNS that the recent meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas creates new options for Israel to decrease future uncertainty. Regarding Gaza, all routes lead to escalation, he warned.
Palestinian officials say they also expect to receive 1 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in September.
The news follows a report that building permits for some 800 Palestinian housing units in “Area C” were also not issued as planned.
The incident was part of nightly riots that have been ongoing for months with the aim of forcing the complete evacuation of the site.
The suspect, a 23-year-old woman from Abu Dis, was evacuated to the hospital for treatment • No Israeli casualties were reported.
Just 285 of 865 firebomb attacks in Judea and Samaria in 2019 resulted in a prison sentence, according to a newly released study.
“Left-wing activists abuse county-of-origin labels in order to stigmatize products made in Israel,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a release. “Our bill will defend the integrity of the Jewish state by ensuring that Israeli products may proudly bear the label ‘Made in Israel.’”
