Two brothers, former residents of the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas who converted from Islam to Christianity, are now in Israel. They have thus found refuge from possible “death sentences” in the PA – but the question is for how long. WorldNetDaily.Com reports that one of the brothers, Nasser Salam, was an active member of Arafat’s Fatah […]

Two Arab terrorists, youths aged 14 and 15, were killed by IDF troops this afternoon as they ran suspiciously toward a convoy of Israeli vehicles near Netzarim, a town in Gaza on Israel’s southern coast. IDF troops providing security for the Israeli vehicles saw that the youths were armed, opened fire and killed the two […]

Preliminary reports have been received on the death of one Jewish civilian in Moshav Gadish early this evening. Palestinian terrorists apparently infiltrated the community, in the Ta’nachim region between Afula and the northern Shomron, and fired at passers-by. In addition, an IDF soldier is reported to be in serious condition after being shot by Arabs […]

A clash between Syrian and Israeli soldiers yesterday, the first in recent memory, led to the death of one Syrian and the capture of another. The IDF’s Northern Command today transferred the captured soldier and the body of the other to United Nations forces, in preparation for their transfer back to Syria. Israeli military officials […]

A high level of IDF activity in Judea, Samaria and Gaza has been reported over recent days. In the Shechem area, IDF troops today destroyed the homes of two terrorists, including that of the Samaria commander of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In an unrelated incident, an IDF soldier sustained light injuries […]

Eighteen of the 22 victims of yesterday’s double terrorist attack in Tel Aviv have been identified so far. Among them are 12 Israelis and five foreign workers. Two of the 111 wounded are in very critical condition, and five others are listed as critical. The following names of the murdered victims have been released: Andrei […]

The Al-Aksa Brigades announced last night that one of their members had murdered a Jew – and today the victim’s body was found, burnt beyond recognition, next to his car. Masoud Alon, 70, of Menachemiya – a community between the Jordan Valley and the Kinneret Sea – was reported missing yesterday. A massive search involving […]

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to resume the transfer of tax monies to the Palestinian Authority – despite objections by Israeli defense and security elements. The latter say that it is still Yasser Arafat who oversees the PA coffers, and that money given to the PA will be used to finance terror activities. IDF Chief […]

December 30, 2002, 11:08 PM (GMT+02:00) The powerful blast that reverberated across eastern and central Lebanon Sunday, December 29, was caused by the explosion of a big surface missile in Hizballah hands and of Iraqi origin. Reporting this, DEBKAfile’s exclusive military and Lebanese sources reveal that the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group has recently taken delivery […]

Conflicting reports continue to circulate regarding the new version of the Road Map plan. A copy of the plan’s third draft was recently submitted to Israel, and is expected to be approved by the Quartet sponsors – the U.S., Russia, the European Union, and the UN – sometime after the upcoming Israeli elections a month […]