Israel: GPS disabled and IDF leave cancelled over Iran threat.

GPS is being blocked across swathes of Israel in order to disrupt missiles and drones, as tensions rise with Iran. Iran has vowed to respond after a strike on its consulate building in Syria on Monday – which Israel was widely believed to be behind – killed 13 people, including a senior general. The Israel…

Al Jazeera faces ‘security threat’ ban as Israel passes new law.

In a recent development, tensions between Israel and the Qatar-based media network Al Jazeera have escalated. The Israeli parliament (Knesset) passed a law on Monday that gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the power to temporarily close down the offices of foreign media outlets that are believed to be undermining the country’s national security. Netanyahu, labeling…

Delegates from Israeli to attend ceasefire move  in Qatar

An Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Qatar soon to continue talks on securing a pause in the war on Gaza that could see captives released. The talks began last week in Paris and were attended by the chiefs of Israel’s spy agency Mossad and domestic security service Shin Bet, along with mediators from…

Pro- Palestinian march to Israel embassy in London over ceasefire in Gaza.

Tens of thousands of people haven taken part in a pro-Palestinian march in central London. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) march was calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Saturday’s march was the first protest to go near the Israeli embassy in west London since a static rally in October. Some 1,500 officers…

Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says

Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul told reporters of the alleged warning. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”. Israeli intelligence services are under scrutiny for their…