Israel’s SpaceIL Secures Funds For New Lunar Mission
SpaceIL, the nonprofit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed on the moon two years ago, said Sunday that it has secured $70 million in funding to make a second attempt at a lunar landing.
SpaceIL, the nonprofit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed on the moon two years ago, said Sunday that it has secured $70 million in funding to make a second attempt at a lunar landing.
The IDF delegation of rescue workers sent from Israel to Surfside Florida to assist in rescue efforts following the collapse of the Champlain Condominium will be returning home Sunday, and was sent off with a hero’s goodbye.
Water cisterns dating back to the times of the Ottoman Empire have been discovered beneath the old Shaare Zedek hospital complex on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem during the course of excavations at the site.
An Israeli cargo ship was struck by an unidentified weapon Saturday in the Indian Ocean, according to reports. The Hyperion Two sustained only minor damage and there were no casualties in the attack.
IDF fighter jets attacked a Hamas terrorist weapons manufacturing site in Gaza overnight Thursday. The attacked components were used by Hamas for research and development of weapons.
A female soldier has been stabbed near the Nevo army outpost in the Jordan Valley. The attack occurred on Thursday afternoon at a bus stop, and left the soldier in moderate condition.
Following discussion between the defense establishment, and the IDF with the Florida governor’s office and in coordination with the MFA, Defense Minister Benny Gantz has approved the dispatch of an emergency Homefront Command delegation to Surfside, Florida, consisting of a team of engineering and rescue specialists, to assist in the search and rescue efforts following Thursday’s condo collapse disaster.
A knife-wielding Palestinian Arab terrorist knife attempted on Friday afternoon to carry out a stabbing attack in Mitzpe Yitzhar in Samaria.
Honduras will open its embassy in Jerusalem today, joining the United States, Kosovo and Guatemala, which have also opened embassies in the capital.
The Directorate of Defense R&D in the Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported that together with Elbit Systems and the IAF, it had successfully intercepted several UAVs using an airborne High-Power Laser Weapon System (HPL-WS).
One person was wounded Wednesday morning on the outskirts of Jerusalem in a terrorist attack. After driving to the scene, the terrorist attempted to run down several IDF soldiers. Afterwards, the terrorist exited her vehicle and tried to stab the soldiers.
Terrorists from the Gaza Strip launched arson balloons at Israel over the course of the day Tuesday, causing at least eleven fires in the Gaza envelope.
The new coalition government led by Prime Minister-elect Naftali Bennett has won Knesset backing, paving the way for the the new government Sunday night.
A civilian security guard at the Qalandiya Crossing north of Jerusalem on Saturday fired at and eliminated a knife-wielding female terrorist.
Barring any dramatic last-minute changes, Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic 12-year run as Prime Minister of Israel will end today.
Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan News, on Thursday published photos of the tunnel shaft that had been exposed under a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school yard in Gaza City.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, visited the headquarters of the Associated Press Monday and provided explosive evidence that the building housing their Gaza operation was being used by Hamas terrorists trying to jam the Iron Dome.