More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday. Finance Minister
UPDATE 11:12PM IL: A rocket exploded in a community in the Beer Tuvia Regional Council. A few other rockets fired at the region were intercepted by the Iron Dome. No
Today U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take the lead in developing a nationwide plan to ensure that cell towers dont lose power for days or weeks in the wake of severe storms, terrorist attacks or other events that cause power failures. Schumer said that the FCC should […]
Some of the Palestinian rockets fired far into Israel during the Gaza flare-up have lacked powerful warheads because they were stripped down to increase range and spread alarm over a
IDF Spokesman Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai confirms that Yechi Biya, the Hamas commander of the rocket firings brigades, was eliminated in a targeted strike earlier in the afternoon. Mordechai explained that the surgical strike was carried out following a direct order from IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz to step up attacks against Hamas in […]
The NYPD has stepped up security around the United Nations, various diplomatic missions and other sensitive sites throughout the city amid increased violence in Gaza, a department spokesman said Thursday.
Police are searching for a pair of robbers who posed as electricians in order to gain access to an elderly man’s home in Queens Tuesday. According to police, the robbers
President Barack Obama insisted on Sunday that Israel had a right to defend itself but said it would be “preferable” to avoid an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza. He said
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting today: “By now the IDF has attacked over 1,000 terrorist targets in the Gaza
Egyptian security officials say a senior Israeli official has arrived in Cairo for talks on reaching a cease-fire to end an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. The officials said
Rabbi Baruch Sharf is recovering from his injuries sustained in last weeks rocket attack in Kiryat Malachi in which his wife HYD was killed. She was 7 months pregnant with their first child. Speaking with Ynet, Rav Baruch, a Chabad shaliach in New Delhi, explains I remember there was a siren and my wife said […]
In five days of fighting against Gaza-based terrorists, Israel has used a missile-defense system called Iron Dome to intercept rockets fired at populated civilian areas. It says the new home-grown system has been a tremendous success. As of Saturday evening, the military said it had shot down some 240 incoming rockets, more than half the […]
A U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba after being convicted of crimes against the state sued the U.S. government and the company that hired him for $60 million on Friday, blaming
Residents of Yerushalayim, Betar Illit and other communities in Gush Etzion were surprised when the sirens sounded on Friday night. According to a Kikar Shabbat report, HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita warned on erev shabbos during the morning hours that the danger lurks in Yerushalayim as well, advising people to remain in Bnei Brak. […]
New York City plans to tear down about 200 homes badly damaged in Superstorm Sandy after a review found they could pose a threat to public safety, The New York
Israel’s military says soldiers shot at Syrian fighters after gunfire from the Syrian civil war spilled over to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights. A military spokesman said soldiers deployed artillery toward
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday there were “some indications” a ceasefire could be reached soon between Israel and Gaza Palestinians but he had no firm guarantees. Egypt, which
Following is a brief recap of the warfare in Eretz Yisrael over shabbos. As was already published by YWN-NYConFridayafternoon, sirens sounded in Yerushalayim on Friday night while mispallalim were in shul. Baruch Hashem that rocket landed without loss of life or physical injuries, falling short of its indeed target. Sirens also sounded in Gush Etzion. […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu called the President today to provide an update on the situation in Israel and Gaza. The Prime Minister expressed his deep appreciation to the President and the American people for the United States investment in the Iron Dome rocket and mortar defense system, which has effectively defeated hundreds of incoming rockets from […]
A New York City boutique owner was fatally shot in the head with the same gun that killed two other shopkeepers over the summer. The shop owner was behind the
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