CAIRO: Seven Israelis from Beer Sheba died after they took heroin laced with rat poison, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv. The tainted heroin came from Egypt, the paper said.
Beer Sheba is known for the hashish (marijuana) and heroin (...)
CAIRO: The Israeli Army issued a report claiming all perpetrators who attacked Eilat, are Egyptian. In the attack, eight Israelis were killed and 30 injured on August 18.
Israeli newspaper Maariv published the report claiming the Palestinian (...)
CAIRO: The Israeli Army is preparing for all potential scenarios after the declaration of Palestinian statehood coinciding with the Palestinian Authority heading to UN General Assembly and UN Security Council on September 23 to achieve recognition (...)
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the Israeli-Egyptian border Tuesday to inspect the construction of the Egypt-Israel barrier.
The barrier will be completed three months ahead of schedule according to Netanyahu, who said (...)
CAIRO: Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Yitzhak Levanon will return to Egypt as soon as possible and is in contact with Egyptian authorities to discuss his and embassy staff's return to Egypt, Israeli radio reported.
Levanon told Hebrew Public Radio (...)
CAIRO: Staff at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv burnt documents for fear of Israeli revenge after demonstrators stormed the Israeli embassy in Giza last Saturday, reported the Israeli newspaper Maariv.
The paper added Egyptian Embassy staff (...)
CAIRO: Israelis are preparing for a million-man demonstration tomorrow against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The demonstrations will be held in several cities throughout Israel.
The Israeli Minister of Welfare and Social (...)
CAIRO: A majority of Israelis reject the deployment of additional Egyptian troops in the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli newspapers reported today.
Maariv and the Jerusalem Post published messages from Israelis calling on the Knesset to wait before (...)
Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak today refused a request to deploy Egyptian troops in the Sinai Peninsula, reported Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
The newspaper previously reported Barak's support of Egyptian troop deployment to shore up lax (...)
CAIRO: Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv today reported that Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), intervened at the eleventh hour and withdrew the decision to recall the Egyptian ambassador in Tel Aviv to Egypt.
It was (...)
The former head of Israel's National Security Council, Uzi Dayan, called for carrying out Israeli military operations inside of the Sinai Peninsula if the Egyptian government is not able to secure the border.
“This is the time for the Israeli (...)
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is ready to hold negotiations with the emerging Islamic powers in Egypt - provided they recognize Israel first.
Netanyahu said in his interview with Saudi Arabian network Al-Arabiya, (...)
JERUSALEM: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Israeli airport authorities have redirected six passenger planes on their way from Cairo, Oman and Sri Lanka that were supposed to land at Ben Gurion International Airport.
The redirection (...)
JERUSALEM: The US State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report revealed there are Israeli traffickers specializing in the trafficking of Russian and Chinese women to Israel through Sinai.
The report ranked Israel in the same category (...)
ZAGREB: Egypt and Israel met for the first time since the January 25 Revolution while participating in a Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean conference in Croatia.
Kol Israel reported that during the conference, Israel asked Hamas to (...)
JERUSALEM: Israel's economic circle is in a state of panic after the arrest of fugitive Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem in Spain, according to Israeli economic newspaper Calcalist.
Salem is the main partner of East Mediterranean Gas Company, (...)
JERUSALEM: The Israeli officer accused of spying for Israel's Mossad and inciting violence among the Egyptian people will be released within two weeks, said Israeli Channel 10.
The news channel denied all Egyptian media reports about the General (...)
kol of Israel:
The Israeli Army is on alert and has intensified its presence all over Israel for the 44th anniversary of Six-Day War, particularly in Jerusalem and on the borders with the Palestinian and Arab Countries.
Meanwhile, dozens of (...)
Kol of Israel:
Iranian missiles do not only threaten Israel but also threaten Middle East countries along with Egypt and Saudi Arabia, said Israeli President Shimon Peres.
He called to establish an international defense system to deter Iranian (...)
Kol of Israel:
Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Army, Benny Gantz said before the Knesset threats against Israel increased due to the changes witnessed in the Middle East, claiming Sinai is now a threat to Israeli Safety because the (...)
JERUSALEM: Egypt will allow gas flow to Tel-Aviv, said Israeli chairman of Electricity Company, Amnon Shapira during a Knesset economic committee on the case of Egyptian gas export to Israel.
Shapira added the deputy director of Merhav Ampal (...)
CAIRO: In response to Egypt's decision to open Rafah crossing, Israel announced it will transfer responsibility for Gaza's humanitarian situation to Egypt, Israeli security sources said.
Sources said the Israeli army is preparing to transfer (...)
Kol of Israel:
Israeli member of the Knesset for Meretz, Zahava Gal-on, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose to follow up on occupational settlement governmental coalition.
She said the difference is the U.S. could push Israel to (...)
Kol of Israel:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu challenged U.S. President Barak Obama's speech on the Middle East, saying there will be no Palestinian State at the expense of Israel's existence.
Netanyahu added that he expected the (...)
Kol Israel:
Israel is worried about the Egyptian gas pipeline explosion which greatly affected Tel Aviv by stopping the flow of gas, as gaskets had to be closed until the pipeline is repaired, said senior Israeli political sources.
Yedioth (...)