Breaking: Israeli division begins ‘limited ground operation’ in Lebanon

On Monday night, the forces of the IDF’s (Israel Defense Forces) 146th “Ha-Mapatz” Division including the 2nd “Carmeli” Brigade and the 205th “Iron Fist” brigade began a “focused and limited ground operation” in the western sector of South Lebanon. Read more

Israel’s FM calls UN decision to ‘blacklist’ Israel’s military ‘shameful’

Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has slammed the UN Secretary General’s decision to include the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) in a blacklist of countries and entities that harm children during conflict, saying Israel rejects this move “with disgust” and calling it “shameful.” Read more

Norway recognises a Palestian State

In response to the decision made by the governments of Ireland and Norway to recognize an independent Palestinian State, Israel’s Foreign Minister ordered the recall of his country’s ambassadors to those countries. Read more

Israelis demonstrate demanding President Biden ‘Let Us Win’ in Gaza

Israelis held a demonstration on Tuesday night in front of the US Embassy’s branch office in Tel Aviv, demanding that President Joe Biden do more to force Hamas to release the Israelis it has held hostage for seven months in Gaza. Read more

Prime Minister Netanyahu: ‘Capitulating to Hamas’s demands would be a terrible defeat’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday commented on the ongoing negations for the release of Israelis who have been held hostage in Gaza for the past seven months, calling media reports about them provocative and the cause of “needless suffering to the families of the hostages that are enduring a nightmare.” Read more

Israel applauds EU decision to further sanction Iran

Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has applauded the vote of the European Parliament to condemn Iran and impose sanctions on the regime, calling the move a “milestone.”

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Benjamin Netanyahu lists Israel’s achievements in six months of war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened his government’s cabinet meeting in Sunday, the day that marked six months since the October 7 massacre enacted by Hamas terrorists, by listing Israel’s “considerable” achievements in Gaza since the war against Hamas began in the wake of the attack. Read more

Documenting darkness: National Library of Israel preserving ‘collective memory’ of October 7

The National Library of Israel has embarked on a massive project to collect and archive any materials from around the world that have been published about the October 7 massacre, both the good and the bad. Read more

Will sexual violence become a recurring form of Palestinian terror?

In the wake of Israeli officials’ graphic testimony at the United Nations of widespread rape and mutilation of women’s bodies by Hamas terrorists during the attacks of October 7, and the continuing revelations of further atrocities, one women’s rights activist fears that sexual violence will become a recurring theme of Palestinian terror. Read more

Israeli military releases image of Hamas commanders it killed smiling in tunnel hideout

The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) revealed never-before-seen photos found in Hamas terror tunnels, including one of five of the most senior figures from its Northern Gaza Brigade killed during the fighting while hiding in the tunnels. Read more

Pope Francis meets representatives of families of Israeli hostages

Pope Francis has met with representatives of families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza.
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IDF: Evacuate

The IDF has issued a call for all residents of Gaza City to evacuate their homes and to move south for their own protection and settle in the area south of the Gaza River. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Expanding the circle of peace is a historic opportunity’

Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, together with President Isaac Herzog, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, attended the state memorial ceremony for the fallen of the Yom Kippur War. Read more

Papua New Guinea opens Jerusalem embassy

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape joined Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and the mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion, at the dedication of the Embassy of Papua New Guinea in Jerusalem. Read more

Israel sending more emergency relief workers to aid Greece during wildfires outbreak

In response to a direct request for aid from the Greek President, Israel is instigating “Operation Wings of Fire” to aid the country as it suffers from a rash of wildfires. Read more

Netanyahu refutes claims his judicial reforms harm Israel’s democracy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticisms that his government is harming Israel’s democracy with the passage of its judicial reforms. Read more

Israel’s President Herzog outlines Israel’s shared values with US in speech before the Congress

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, yesterday addressed a special joint session of the US Congress in Washington with both the House of Representatives and the Senate attending. Read more

IFA Bans Beitar Jerusalem from playing in EUEFA for one year

The Israel Football Association (IFA) came down hard on one of the country’s most popular teams, Beitar Jerusalem FC, banning it for one year from EUEFA’s (European Football Association) professional competitions. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu to families of IDF fallen: ‘I am one of you’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the state ceremony for Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars held at Israel’s Mt. Herzl national military cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more

Yad Vashem unveils 4.8 million Holocaust victims ‘New Book of Names’

Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum and memorial in Jerusalem, is working on a painstaking project – the recording of every name of every Jew – men, women, and children – murdered in the Holocaust. Read more

Yair Lapid reluctantly accepts president’s judicial reform plan

Former Prime Minister of Israel and the current leader of the opposition in the Knesset Yair Lapid has explained why he reluctantly accepts the outline for a possible compromise on the government’s controversial judicial reform plan. Read more

President Herzog criticises government’s judicial reform plan in national address

A seemingly angry President of Israel Isaac Herzog addressed the nation Thursday night on the ongoing unrest over the government of Israel’s juridical reform plan. Read more

President Herzog in ‘great pain’ over heated national political divisions

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog took the unusual step of publicly addressing the nation Sunday evening in order to ask for all sides in the current political debate over proposed judicial reforms to take a step back and calm down. Read more

Israel Supreme Court president condemns judicial reform plan

President of Israel’s Supreme Court Esther Hayut has strongly condemned the new judicial reform plan revealed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government last week. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu begins third term as Prime Minister of Israel

It took 58 days, but Benjamin Netanyahu became the Prime Minister of Israel once again on Thursday afternoon after his new coalition government finally achieved the required majority of votes in the Knesset for it to be formed. Officially, this is Netanyahu’s sixth term of office as every government he led – even the short-lived ones like from 2020 that last for only about a year – count as a full term. Read more

Yair Lapid calls Netanyahu ‘weak’ next government ‘dangerous’

Outgoing Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid took a combative tone Thursday night in an address to the Israeli public, condemning the new coalition government to be led by Benjamin Netanyahu and promising to fight against it. Read more

Gantz tells Netanyahu the Israeli people will make his new government fail

Outgoing Minister of Defence Benny Gantz rebuked Benjamin Netanyahu and his incoming new coalition government (should it be formed) for conceding what he feels are too many concessions being made to Israel’s Haredi (ultra-orthodox) parties on the issue of IDF service, among others. Read more

Yair Lapid calls Netanyahu ‘weak’ slams proposed ‘Deri Law’

Outgoing Prime Minister Yari Lapid had some harsh words on Monday for the man poised to replace him, Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

Lapid: ‘No situation in which we will enter’ Netanyahu government

Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke about the legacy of Yitzhak Rabin on the anniversary of the late Prime Minister’s assassination, calling for national unity and for people not to hate their political opponents. Read more

Terrorist killer of Noam Raz killed in Israeli anti-terror raid

Farouk Salama,  involved in recent shooting attacks against Israeli forces and the terror attack in which the late Police Sergeant Major Noam Raz was murdered, was himself killed while evading arrest during a raid conducted by Israeli security forces. Read more

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