Israel tests missile alert system
August 12th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (IANS) Israel Sunday launched a week-long test of an alert system that sends text messages to cellphones in areas likely to be hit in a missile strike.The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israeli soldiers fired at Gaza-bound aid ships in self-defence, says inquiry
January 24th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 24 (ANI): The Israel Government-appointed Turkel Commission has claimed that the country's soldiers opened fire in self-defence during a deadly attack on a Gaza-bound flotilla of aid ships May 31, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian Navy commandos to be armed with Israeli rifles
January 12th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Indian Navy's elite marine commandos will this month be armed with Israeli assault and rifles that will enhance their operational capability as a force ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Israeli soldier filmed humiliating female Palestinian detainee on video
October 6th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Oct 6 (ANI): The Israeli military has claimed that it is investigating a video filmed by soldiers that shows a handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian woman being humiliated by an Israeli ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israeli cyber unit unleashed Iran computer virus
October 1st, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) An Israeli military unit that undertakes cyberwarfare is responsible for creating a virus that attacked Iran's computer systems and stopped work at a nuclear power station, an expert ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Israel approves Yoav Galant as new military chief
September 5th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 5 (DPA) The government of Israel Sunday approved the appointment of Major General Yoav Galant as the next chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
Galant, who currently heads ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Israel names new army chief
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 23 (IANS) Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant was named Sunday as Israel's next army chief of staff, Xinhua reported.
Current Army Chief Of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi will step down in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Israeli army lacked intelligence before raid on aid flotilla’
August 12th, 2010 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (IANS) The Israeli military lacked enough intelligence, especially about the main organisers of the Gaza-bound aid vessels, before its raid on the flotilla May 31, the army chief said ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aid activists may have Al-Qaeda link: Israel
June 3rd, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 3 (IANS/AKI) Israel has said about 40 of the activists arrested in the attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla may have had links to Al-Qaeda.
According to the Israeli defence ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israel pays $10.5 mn for damage to UN Gaza premises
January 23rd, 2010 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 23 (DPA) Israel has paid a total of $10.5 million for the damage it caused to UN properties in Gaza Strip during the conflict with Hamas during the 2009 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UN condemns firing of rockets into Israel
September 12th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the firing of two missiles into Israel Friday, saying the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon will investigate the incident.
He called ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israel calls UN probe on Gaza fighting outrageous
May 7th, 2009 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 7 (DPA) Israeli President Shimon Peres lashed out Wednesday at a United Nations-commissioned investigation that found the Israeli Defence Forces were responsible for deaths and damage to UN compounds ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israel committed war crimes in Gaza: The Guardian
March 24th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 23 (ANI): During its 23-day offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel had committed numerous war crimes by using Palestinian children as human shields and targeting medics and hospitals, The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gaza’s children traumatised by war despite ceasefire: UN
February 10th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 10 (DPA) Children in the Gaza Strip continued to suffer and feel insecure despite a ceasefire that has mostly ended three weeks of intense fighting between Israel and Hamas, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Team to gather Gaza evidence to safeguard Israeli officers from lawsuits
January 14th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.14 (ANI): Israels Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered his countrys defence forces to set up a team of intelligence and legal experts to collect evidence related to Israeli Defence ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UN urges longer lull in Gaza for relief operations
January 13th, 2009 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 13 (DPA) The UN Monday appealed to the Israeli government to institute longer lulls in the fighting so more humanitarian assistance can be provided to the population in Gaza ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israeli defence forces say they are not using illegal weapons
January 12th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.12 (ANI): The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has rejected accusations that it is using illegal arms in its war against the Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Responding to a Human ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gaza operation to continue: Olmert
December 28th, 2008 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 28 (Xinhua) Israel Saturday said the military operation in Gaza will continue till the Hamas-led militant groups end their rocket attacks and the situation is normalised in southern part of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rahmbos explosive style may be at odds with Obamas silken grace
November 8th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): New US President-elect Barack Obamas decision to appoint Rahm Israel Emanuel as his chief of staff at the White House is seen in contrast with the atmosphere ... Read more...
Posted in National |
UN condemns Israel, Palestinian militants in heavy fighting
March 2nd, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by admin
DPA
New York, March 2 (DPA) The UN has condemned both Israel and the Palestinians for the heavy fighting and in particular the high death toll inflicted by the Israeli Defence Forces on ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |