The Ofek 11 military spy satellite launched on Tuesday from Palmachim Airbase in central Israel has encountered significant difficulties, the Defense Ministry and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which made the satellite, said hours after the launch.
The 9th President of Israel, Shimon Peres, suffered a stroke this evening (Tuesday) and was rushed to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer Hospital.
Israel has launched a new military satellite, security officials said Tuesday.
On Monday the Israeli Supreme Court upheld a law giving US tax authorities access to Israeli bank account information, rejecting claims by petitioners that the law violated personal privacy rights.
The Syrian military said it shot down two Israeli military aircraft, including a drone, Tuesday morning, alleging they attacked a government-held position in the country’s south.
An Israeli-born American man with the internet handle “Ashriko” has been warned by the FBI that if he travels to Israel he will be detained for posting photos of Israel’s Prime Minister and President wearing Nazi uniforms.
Despite recent losses, the Shefa Yamim mining and exploration company is planning to distribute stock through the London stock exchange.
Eight Chinese tourists managed to spend more than $4,000 at a hummus restaurant in Jerusalem and the Israeli Foreign Ministry is now searching for them to find out if they were ripped off.
Israel will face a significant shortage of communication satellites in coming years due to the destruction of the Amos-6 satellite in an explosion earlier this month, officials from the country’s space program told a Knesset panel on Sunday.
Escalating violence in South Sudan is casting a light on Israel’s murky involvement in that conflict and raising questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new strategy of strengthening ties with African countries.