Category: Israeli

Israeli-Owned Spyware Firms Blacklisted by US Commerce Department Over National Security Risks

The U.S. Commerce Department has placed two European-based Israeli-owned spyware companies on its trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. Intellexa S.A. in Greece and its entity Intellexa Limited in Ireland, and Cytrox AD in North Macedonia, along with its entity Cytrox Holdings Crt in Hungary, were added to the technology export blacklist, the Commerce Department…


Israeli Airstrike Kills Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Rocket-Launching Unit

Another Palestinian Islamic Jihad military commander has been killed during an early morning Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Gaza on May 11, according to officials. Palestine and Israel both confirmed the death of Ali Hassan Ghali—also known as Abu Muhammad—who was reportedly the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) missile unit. A…


Israeli Sisters Killed in Shooting Attack Laid to Rest

KFAR ETZION, West Bank—The family of two Israeli sisters who were killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank shared tearful eulogies on Sunday with a room full of weeping mourners, while their mother who was wounded remained in a coma. Maia and Rina Dee, 20 and 15, who were also British citizens,…


Canadian-Israeli Teen Killed in Jerusalem Attack While on His Way to Seminary

A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian–Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Rockmill says Aryeh Shechopek was a very special student who was always smiling. He says the teen will be missed greatly by…


Palestinian Kills 3 Israelis in West Bank

A Palestinian killed three Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Tuesday, hours before Israel swore in lawmakers set to return Benjamin Netanyahu to power atop a conservative coalition. The attack occurred at Ariel settlement’s industrial zone, which Israeli officials said was carried out by a knife-wielding man who was later shot…


Israeli Students Identify Compound to Prevent Hair Loss in Cancer Patients

Israeli biology students are researching a new way to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy in an effort to produce it on an industrial scale. Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have been attempting to synthetically produce decursin, a hair loss deterrent, with the hopes of incorporating it into products such as shampoos, creams, and more. The team…


Israeli Investigators Find COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Side Effects: Leaked Video

Israeli researchers found some side effects that occurred after COVID-19 vaccination were caused by Pfizer’s vaccine, according to a leaked video. The Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) commissioned researchers to analyze adverse event reports submitted by Israelis and the researchers presented findings from the new surveillance system in an internal June 2022 meeting, video of…


CEO of Israeli Pegasus Spyware Creator NSO Group Steps Down

The chief executive officer of Pegasus spyware creator NSO Group is stepping down, effective immediately, the company confirmed on Sunday, and 100 employees are being let go as part of a reorganization process, according to reports. CEO Shalev Hulio, one of the founders of the Israeli technology firm, will be handing over operations to chief operating officer Yaron Shohat…


Israeli Airstrike Kills 2nd Top Commander of Islamic Jihad Terrorist Group

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—Israel said Sunday that it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, the second such targeted attack since it launched its high-stakes military offensive against the terrorist group just before the weekend. The Iran-backed terrorist group has fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response. Gaza’s ruling Hamas terrorist group, which…


Israeli Communications Minister Says He Was Threatened Over ‘Kosher Cellphone’ Reform

Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel has claimed that he was threatened by a representative of Yaakov Litzman, a former United Torah Judaism minister, over Hendel’s “kosher cellphone” reform. Hendel made the revelations regarding the alleged threats at a conference in Shoham, Israel, on July 12. “A man came to me on behalf of Litzman, and clarified to me that…