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Palestinian opens fire on IDF patrol

20 August, 2018 | 7 years ago

A Palestinian terrorist shot at IDF troops across the border on the northern Gaza Strip early Monday morning. The patrol returned fire and no IDF injuries were reported.

Linoy Ashram wins another gold for Israel

19 August, 2018 | 7 years ago

Israeli Gymnast Linoy Ashram has clinched her second gold medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Minsk.

This comes after the 19-year-old won a gold medal and broke the world record in the clubs-handling round during the competition on Saturday, finishing first with a score of 20.65. The record set prior to her win was set by Russian gymnast Dina Averina at the 2018 European Championships, who scored 20.05 at the time.

On Sunday, she took another gold medal, also in the clubs exercise category, finishing first with 20.25 points.

In second place was Russian Aleksandra Soldatova finished with 19.6 points, Belarusian Anastasia Slos was third with 19.35.

Ashram also won a bronze medal in the ball exercise with a score of 19.65 points.

On Saturday, the Israeli Olympic Committee noted that Ashram is the first person in the history of the Challenge Cup to win two gold medals in one season, after she won a gold in the competition in Spain in May.

Bolton touches down in Israel for talks with PM

19 August, 2018 | 7 years ago

US National Security Adviser John Bolton arrived in Israel Sunday morning for talks expected to focus on Iran and its military presence in Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will host Bolton at his official residence Sunday evening and the two will hold further talks Monday. “Just arrived in Israel. I’m looking forward to meeting with PM Netanyahu and other officials beginning today to discuss bilateral concerns and a range of national security issues, Bolton tweeted upon arrival.

Border Police officer has sentence doubled over death of Palestinian

19 August, 2018 | 7 years ago

The High Court of Justice on Sunday doubled the sentence of Ben Deri, a Border Police officer who shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a riot in the West Bank town of Beitunia four years ago. Deri had initially been charged with homicide after the prosecution said he had intentionally used live ammunition instead of rubber bullets as troops clashed with Palestinians in the town near Ramallah. However in a plea bargain, the charge was amended to negligent homicide after he admitted to mistakenly using a live round and Deri was sentenced to a nine-month jail term. Justice Noam Solberg in doubling Deri’s sentence to 18 months, criticized the lower court ruling, saying it had had not taken into account the loss of life and the fact that Deri had not faced a life-threatening situation when he decided to open fire.