News Briefs

Tremors were felt in Eilat and the Negev.

A large merchant ship carrying a cargo of metal slated for recycling encountered a storm at the entrance to the harbor and drifted until it smashed into the seawall and the rocks.

The Fire & Rescue Commissioner has banned all outside fires until 7 pm, under penalty of a huge fine or jail sentence.

Stone throwers threw the stones near Har Gilo.

A delegation of 140 worldwide Israel Bond representatives met with Pres. Rivlin in Jerusalem.

He was caught at the Givat Bet entrance.

Norway blocks foreign aid funding being used by the PA to pay Arab terrorists jailed in Israel.

Asharq al-Awsat said the rebel factions were camped some 7 miles away from Damascus airport and did not have the capabilities to kill Badreddine.

The Brexit camp wants Britain to take back full control of its borders and reduce the number of people coming over to work.

Two suspects have been arrested and are still being questioned for the Hizme checkpoint bombing earlier this month.

Hadassah hospital has upgraded Roditi's condition to moderate.

The planned French international peace initiative will take place without Israeli or Palestinian Authority participation.

Secy of State John Kerry apparently responded to PM Netanyahu's call to denounce Iran's Holocaust cartoon contest.

Liebrman quickly responded to Netanyahu's invite on his Facebook page, calling it a spin.

In September 2006 shots were fired at the synagogue, and since then Police have stepped-up patrols in the area.

“I think that every country in the world must stand up and fully condemn this,” Netanyahu said. “This is what I told US Secretary of State John Kerry last night in my conversation with him.”

The heavy heat wave, now in its second day, continues to cause fires around Israel.

“Nakba” marks the Arab failure to destroy the nascent Jewish state in 1948.

Arab terrorists hurled rocks at Egged bus 83, smashing its windshield, in Ma'ale Zeitim across from the Mount of Olives cemetery.

The IDF has been following Hamas' efforts to improve its ability to attack Israel using commando divers.

Security personnel are questioning a Gaza resident who showed up at the central bus station in Be'er Sheva.

PM Netanyahu told French FM Ayrault that France appears biased in its sponsorship of the "peace initiative."

A large brush fire in Mount Hebron was ignited by an IDF flare as soldiers hunted for a terrorist.

Venezuelan President Maduro declares a state of emergency as he fights to retain control over a population increasingly protesting rule by his administration.

PM Netanyahu is set to travel June 7 to Moscow on an official visit marking 25 years of ties with Russia.

If you hear the siren, don't get nervous, it's not an air raid. It's just the Arabs upset they didn't succeed at genocide in 1948.

Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson has formally endorsed Donald Trump for president.

Hezbollah has backed away from accusing Israel of killing its Number 2 commander.

Bennett plans to crash the Netanyahu coalition in six months, with or without Labor taking up residence in the cabinet.

At least 7 of the fires this past week have been arson.