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As the sounds of war continue to come closer and closer to Jerusalem, the city braces itself against the onslaught of sensory input. Missiles shrieking nearby with their following reverberations and the rattle of gunfire from the West Bank assault their ears and rattle all within their influence. No one is immune from the rising stress and tension, not even the canine members of the city. In an effort to do all they can to ease the suffering, Israeli vets are giving Valium to dozens of dogs suffering from panic attacks and a canine version of post-traumatic stress. It is...

Two persons were killed by terrorist gunfire a short time ago in Gush Etzion between the communities of Tekoa and El-David (Nokdim). Two others were wounded, one reported in serious condition and the second moderate.

Israel Security Goes on High Alert for Possible Iraq-Instigated Terrorist Attacks on or around January 15 – Either Direct or Through Baghdad’s Palestinian Proxies. DEBKAfile’s Intelligence Sources: Warning Refers to Major High-Casualty Strikes, Raids of Essential Utilities or Bio-Chemical Assaults

JERUSALEM (January 4) – Combined navy and air force units on Thursday night captured a freighter in the Red Sea carrying some 50 tons of offensive weapons bound for the Palestinian Authority, Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Shaul Mofaz announced an hour ago. The ship, the Karin A, a 4,000 ton freighter of unspecified registry, was boarded by naval commandos without firing a shot some 500 nautical miles from Israel in an operation code-named Noah’s Ark. The captured vessel is now en route to Eilat, Mofaz told reporters in Tel Aviv. Among the many weapons on board, Mofaz listed long-range ...

It was just reported by Israel Radio that the Arab shooting attack, which occurred tonight in the Shavei Shomron area, west of Shechem, severely injured a resident of Karnei Shomron. Sources say the incident was a drive by shooting. It appears one Arab assailant was killed by the driver of the victim prior to his being injured. Some reports indicate the victim told the ambulance driver he was wounded in the chest and when terrorists approached the vehicle to “finish him off” he shot and killed one terrorist and possibly wounded another. The driver has lost consciousness and is now ...

(IsraelNationalNews.com) The victim of the terrorist shooting attack in the Shomron a short time ago, near the community of Na’aleh, was hit in the neck by gunfire as well as in the chest. His condition is reported as very serious.

NEW YORK- Nearly 50 years after convicted Soviet spy Ethel Rosenberg was executed, her brother has admitted that he lied under oath to save himself and says he is unconcerned that his perjury may have sent his sister and her husband to the electric chair. "As a spy who turned his family in ... I don't care," David Greenglass says in a television interview to be broadcast Wednesday. "I sleep very well." The admission may shed new light on the Rosenberg case, one of the most infamous events of the Cold War. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in Sing ...

IsraelNationalNews.com) Following is the list of ten names; the innocent persons killed in the Saturday night triple bombing attack on Jerusalem’s Ben-Yehuda Mall. NOTE: The names were taken from the Hebrew. While all efforts were made to obtain the proper pronunciation, changes may be reflected after additional information is obtained. Police have indicated the victims are from Jerusalem. Funeral arrangements to be announced. 1. IDF Staff-Sergeant Nir Heftzedi, 20, of Jerusalem 2. Yoni Korganov, 20 3. Ezra Yosef, 18 4. Yedid Levy Moshe, 19, 5. Golan Turgeman, 15, 6. Assaf Avital, 15, 7. Michael Moshe Dahan, 20 8. Adam Weinstein, ...

Blast that rocked downtown Jerusalem a short time ago was the result of one or two suicide bombers in the are of Zion Square. It appears that there are many dead and injured.

Terrorists fired at a vehicle near the entrance to Moshav Kfar Hess, in the heart of the Sharon area inside Green Line Israel west of the ‘Triangle’, in the area known at Gush Tel Monde. One confirmed ded. A second victim is reported in moderate-to-serious condition and is being transported to an area hospital.

A terrorist plan was afoot to assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during one of his visits to the Old City of Jerusalem. Four terrorists are accused of participation in the plot, according to a charge sheet submitted this morning to the Beit El Military Court. The four acted originally on behalf of Fatah, and later for Fatah-Jihad. The charges specify that the assassination was to take place from a window of one of the four's homes in the Old City. The GSS forbids Sharon from visiting his home in what is known as the Moslem Quarter of the Old City, ...

LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Hapoel Tel Aviv pulled off the best result by an Israeli team in the history of European club soccer when they knocked English premier league Chelsea out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday. Hapoel forced a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their second round tie to go through 3-1 on aggregate and become the first Israeli side to reach the third round of the competition. Already 2-0 up from the first leg two weeks ago, they stretched that advantage to 3-0 when Slovakian striker Milan Osterc scored after ...

How will the game#5 (between the DIAMONDBACKS and the YANKEES) end? (please give the score).

(IsraelNationalNews.com) Missiles from an IDF attack helicopter have eliminated a pair of terrorists who were preparing a suicide attack in the Sharon area. The terrorists were traveling from the village of Anabta to Tul Karem, under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, when the missiles destroyed their vehicle, apparently killing them and injuring their driver. The driver was picked up and arrested by IDF troops in the vicinity.

(IsraelNationalNews.com) A 10-year-old autistic child, a resident of Rosh Tzurim in the Gush Etzion district of Yehuda, has been missing since 2:00pm. Security forces and volunteers are involved in the search for the child.

Send this article Printer friendly IDF intelligence: Terrorist groups have formed alliance Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Tanzim have have formed an alliance under the leadership of Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti, Col. Yosef Kuperwasser, head of the IDF's Intelligence Research Division, said today. He told the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat is deliberately allowing other players to determine the security and foreign policy of the PA. "There is no power vacuum," he added. According to Kuperwasser, the three terrorist organizations are together planning large-scale terrorist attacks, and possibly more assassinations of public figures, The ...

4 woman ded. 33 Injured. Both terrorists killed as well.

A Palestinian terrorist opened fire about five minutes ago on a crowded street in downtown Hadera. There are initial reports of at least 14 casualties in the attack. The identities of two people killed in the attack have not yet been released. The attack took place near the city's central library on downtown Hanassi Street. An eyewitness reported seeing what she believed to be the body of the terrorist, along which lay a Kalashnikov assault rifle and three magazines. Magen David Adom emergency medical teams and security forces are on the scene at this time. According to initial reports, a ...

A Palestinian terrorist opened fire about five minutes ago on a crowded street in downtown Hadera. There are initial reports of at least 10 casualties in the attack, a number of whom are in critical and moderate condition. The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition will bring you more details as they become available.