Monthly Archives: January 2009

Hamas Seeks To Cause Civilian Casualties

Yesterday, Palestinian militants fired 20 rockets at civilian targets throughout the Western Negev, with direct hits on the Israeli port cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. A chemical plant in Ashdod went up in flames....

Israeli Officer Fights For His Life

As these words are being written, Israeli 2nd Lt. Aaron Karov, severely wounded in Gaza, is fighting for his life. According to Jewish tradition, prayers are said for the speedy recovery of someone who is...

IDF Targets Armed Terrorists In Gaza

Yesterday, Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) assets, including infantry, tanks, combat engineers, artillery and intelligence, continued operations against Hamas’ infrastructure throughout Gaza. In one incident, forces from the Golani Infantry Brigade reported hitting a number of...

Israeli Officer Fights For His Life: Soldier Went to Battle 24 Hours After Wedding

As these words are being written, Israeli 2nd Lt. Aaron Karov, severely wounded in Gaza, is fighting for his life. According to Jewish tradition, prayers are said for the speedy recovery of someone who is...

Hamas Strikes Israeli Air Force Bases

The Middle East Newsline has uncovered that Hamas has succeeded in striking Israeli Air Force (IAF) bases. Israeli military sources have confirmed that Hamas struck at least two air force bases within a 35-mile vicinity...

Hamas Attacks Israel Air Force Bases

The Middle East Newsline has uncovered that Hamas has succeeded in striking Israeli Air Force (IAF) bases. Israeli military sources have confirmed that Hamas struck at least two air force bases within a 35-mile vicinity...

The IDF Situation in Gaza

Our current ground operation, stage two, is just about complete. Yet we're not pulling out and we're not bringing in all of the reserve units to move into stage three. Some reservists have been...

“Angst and Resolution”

From the start of this war, I was determined not to criticize the government, as long as it proceeded to do the right thing -- never mind that our actions in our self-defense were...

Secrecy Surrounds Senator Specter’s Visit to Damascus

The interview that follows was conducted with Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA.) when he visited Israel, en route to Damascus. Despite Senator Specter's willingness to engage in an open and frank discussion before his visit to...

Assessments of the Middle East NewsLine

Welcome to Middle East Newsline, a defense news service by independent journalists with a real understanding of the region. Our correspondents gather information from Ankara, Athens, Amman, Cairo, Jerusalem, London, Moscow, Nicosia, Ramallah and Washington...