Weekly roundup of world briefs
International Christian Embassy donates 15 bomb shelters to Israeli towns
(JNS) Amid the intense rocket barrages of recent days, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is pressing ahead with orders for 15 new portable bomb shelters nine to be delivered as soon as possible to vulnerable Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip and the other six to exposed villages along the northern border with Lebanon.
Thanks to gifts from concerned Christians worldwide, this will bring to 132 the total number of bomb shelters the ICEJ has donated since 2008. The majority of these shelters have. For access to this article please
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 3, 2021. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
i24 News Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday at the State Department to discuss the ongoing unrest in the region.
“Very happy today to have the opportunity to pursue that conversation, to talk about the United States’ enduring commitment to Israel’s security and to talk about some of the needs that Israel has in that regard,” Blinken said.
The officials discussed the Iran nuclear threat, as well as the recent 11-day conflagration between Israel and the Gaza Strip-based terrorists of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he’s prepared to risk tension with the United States if that is what it takes to neutralize Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The embattled premier, whose political future is in question just 11 days out from a bruising war, said Israel’s