US officials allegedly told Israel that the United States has improved weapons capable of destroying Iran's underground nuclear site in Fordow. The Wall Street Journal, quoting unnamed American officials, reported Thursday that the United States had assured Israel that advanced features added to its bunker buster bombs vastly improved its ability to destroy underground facilities. The Journal reported that the United States hopes the improved Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, will serve to convince Israel to …More

Hezbollah denied it was involved in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis. Two days after the Bulgarian government implicated two men with links to Hezbollah to the terrorist attack last July, deputy Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Thursday that Israel is making "allegations and incitements and accusations against Hezbollah" because it has not succeeded in defeating it militarily, Reuters reported. "Israel is leading an international campaign to intimidate people and countries …More

The US has approved the sale of nearly 7,000 precision bomb kits to Israel, an agreement valued at $647 million. The Pentagon announced the move yesterday, after the Jewish state requested the sale of 6,900 Joint Direct Attack Munitions tail kits, as well as thousands of other bombs. “The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability,” the Defense Security Cooperation …More

Israel is easing travel restrictions for West Bank Palestinians in honor of Ramadan. [Haaretz] Bulgarian investigators will use DNA from the bomber’s fingers to identify him. [The Jerusalem Post] President Barack Obama cites the bus attack in Bulgaria and the upheaval in Syria as reasons to support Israel in his re-election campaign. [Reuters] Moshe Silman, the Israeli activist who set himself on fire during a protest in Tel Aviv last week, passed away from second and third-degree burns on 94 percent of …More

The White House has denied reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the sale military technology for use against Iran with American President Barack Obama during their recent meeting. “In meetings the president had there was no such agreement proposed or reached,” White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters. Obama and Netanyahu met in the Oval Office for two hours on Monday. The Maariv newspaper reported Thursday that Israel requested bunker-busting bombs and …More

American officials disclosed on Friday that in 2009, they supplied Israel with 55 deep penetrating bombs capable of destroying buried targets. The GBU-28 Hard Target Penetrators could potentially be useful in strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, in addition to enabling the targeting of buried terrorist cells. Israel has sought this type of weaponry for many years. In 2005, the Bush administration notified congress of an upcoming transfer of these bombs. A press release from the Defense Security …More

An explosion took place on or near a bus in central Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon.Police said that a bomb exploded outside Egged bus number 74 at a station opposite the Jerusalem Conference Center in the center of town.Magen David Adom said that there were 20 people injured. Three people were seriously injured, and that CPR was performed on two of them. Of those seriously injured, were a man and two women.Five people were moderately injured and the remainder lightly to moderately. MDA said …More