Islamic Jihad commander among terrorists killed as Israel destroys Gaza tunnel

Islamic Jihad commander among terrorists killed as Israel destroys Gaza tunnel

by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2017 Seven Palestinian terrorists, including a top commander of Islamic Jihad, were killed on Oct. 30 when Israel blew up a tunnel being dug under the Gaza Strip border. The tunnel was being dug from the Gaza town of Khan Younis across the border into Israel, according to Israeli military […]

ISIS retreats deep into the Syrian desert to ‘regroup and prepare their next incarnation’

ISIS retreats deep into the Syrian desert to ‘regroup and prepare their next incarnation’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2017 With its self-proclaimed caliphate obliterated, Islamic State (ISIS) has fled for the caves and rugged mountains deep in the vast Syrian desert. Analysts say the terror organization has retreated to the desert, known as Badiyat al-Sham, to “regroup and prepare their next incarnation.” The terror group’s leaders, analysts say, […]

Netanyahu: If Israel is not in Jordan Valley, Iran will be

Netanyahu: If Israel is not in Jordan Valley, Iran will be

by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2017 Israel traces its roots to the Jordan Valley, where the nation’s eastern line of defense begins. If Israel is not there “Iran will be,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct. 19. “We will not allow this to happen,” Netanyahu said during an event marking the 50th anniversary of […]

Saudi crown prince vows return to moderate Islam: ‘We didn’t know how to deal’ with fire Iran sparked

Saudi crown prince vows return to moderate Islam: ‘We didn’t know how to deal’ with fire Iran sparked

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 Saudi Arabia will return to “what we were before – a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world,” Crown Prince Mohammad said on Oct. 24. “We will not waste 30 years of our lives dealing with extremist ideas; we will destroy them […]

Pence: Trump order stops ‘funding ineffective’ UN agencies; U.S. to directly aid persecuted Christians

Pence: Trump order  stops ‘funding ineffective’ UN agencies; U.S. to directly aid persecuted Christians

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 The U.S. will no longer rely on the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East, Vice President Mike Pence said. “My friends, those days are over,” Pence said at the annual In Defense of Christians summit in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 25. “Our fellow […]

Ex-CIA director: Let Israel deter Iran with U.S. bunker buster bombs

Ex-CIA director: Let Israel deter Iran with U.S. bunker buster bombs

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 Selling Israel bunker buster bombs would allow it to take out underground aspects of Iran’s nuclear program and deter the Islamic Republic from breaking out with a nuclear weapon, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden said. “I can imagine circumstances where the U.S. might want to take steps […]

Germany signs deal on 3 new submarines for Israel

Germany signs deal on 3 new submarines for Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2017 The German government plans to sell three more submarines to Israel. Germany agreed not only to the sale of the vessels, estimated at $1.7 billion, but also to provide financial support for the purchase as in previous deals, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Oct. 23. Military analysts said […]

Egypt declares state of emergency after 52 security forces killed during shootout

Egypt declares state of emergency after 52 security forces killed during shootout

by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2017 Egypt’s parliament on Oct. 22 declared a three-month nationwide state of emergency in the wake of an Oct. 20 terror attack that killed 52 Egyptian security personnel. The state of emergency gives authorities greater power to crack down on what are described as “enemies of the state.” Acting on […]

ISIS rocket from Sinai ‘targeted a Jewish community with two Grad missiles’

ISIS rocket from Sinai ‘targeted a Jewish community with two Grad missiles’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2017 Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists fired two rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into southern Israel on Oct. 15, the terror organization’s Amaq propaganda agency said. The attack “targeted a Jewish community with two Grad missiles,” Amaq said in a statement. The rockets hit the Eshkol Regional Council territory in Negev, […]

Haley urges UN to follow U.S. lead in confronting Iran’s ‘destructive’ policy

Haley urges UN to follow U.S. lead in confronting Iran’s ‘destructive’ policy

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2017 The United Nations has adopted a “dangerously short-sighted approach” to Iran’s “destructive conduct” and should follow the Trump administration’s lead in confronting the Islamic Republic, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said. “Judging Iran by the narrow confines of the nuclear deal misses the true nature of the […]

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