At Least six killed, dozens injured as truck strikes bus in Tel Aviv Area
October 27, 2024 by Pesach Benson
At least six people were killed and dozens injured when a truck struck a bus in the area of Glilot north of Tel Aviv on Sunday morning, with numerous victims still trapped beneath the truck. Read more
Israeli army links Al-Jazeera reporters to Hamas, captured documents reveal
October 26, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad documents seized by Israeli soldiers in Gaza confirm that six active Al-Jazeera journalists are members of those terror groups, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday. Read more
Israel strikes 230 Lebanon, Gaza targets; Hezbollah launches morning barrage
October 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft struck 230 Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday morning as Hezbollah fired a new barrage of missiles at Israel. Read more
‘UNIFIL cannot be part of the solution’ after report Hezbollah bribed peacekeepers
October 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Following a report that Hezbollah bribed UNIFIL peacekeepers to use their positions in southern Lebanon and took control of their security cameras along the border, an analyst said the monitors “cannot be part of the solution.” Read more
Israeli-Japanese cancer research offers new to hope for fighting pancreatic cancer
October 21, 2024 by Pesach Benson
In a major step forward for cancer treatment, Israeli and Japanese researchers have created a highly targeted inhibitor for an enzyme that plays a critical role in helping cancer grow and spread. Read more
Israel strikes Hezbollah assets in Beirut, kills three senior figures
October 20, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah command centre of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters and an underground weapons workshop in Beirut on Sunday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said. Separate strikes in southern Lebanon killed three other senior Hezbollah figures. Read more
‘An insane, terrifying boom’: Haifa area residents recall missile barrage
October 16, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hezbollah continued firing missiles at the Haifa and Upper Galilee areas on Tuesday, triggering sirens and sending residents to shelters on Tuesday. Read more
Israeli police officer killed in shooting attack, terrorist killed by medical volunteer
October 16, 2024 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli police officer was killed and four people injured when a terrorist opened fire at passersby at a traffic junction in the coastal town of Yavne on Tuesday. Read more
New round of polio vaccinations underway in Gaza
October 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A 12-day polio vaccination campaign began yesterday in Gaza, targeting hundreds of thousands of children across the Strip under the age of 10. Coordinated by international aid organizations and the Israeli army, this is a second round of vaccinations. Read more
Two Israelis arrested in Iranian assassination plot
October 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Two Israelis were arrested for their involvement in an Iranian plot to assassinate a high-profile Israeli figure, it was cleared for publication on Monday. Read more
Israel identifies the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack
October 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces released the names on Monday morning of the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah’s drone attack. Read more
Alcohol use at Nova Festival massacre intensified survivors’ PTSD risks, researchers say
October 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Survivors of the massacre at the Nova music festival who consumed alcohol during the all-night rave experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, suggesting it impairs the brain’s ability to cope with trauma, Israeli researchers said on Sunday. Read more
Netanyahu: UN refusal to evacuate UNIFIL forces makes them ‘Hostages of Hezbollah’
October 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to withdraw an international peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon on Sunday. Read more
Made in Iran: Israel displays captured Hezbollah weapons
October 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel displayed Iranian-made weapons seized from southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Read more
Hezbollah’s logistics chief killed in Israeli airstrike
October 8, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hezbollah’s logistics chief, Suhail Hussein Husseini, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Beirut area, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday morning. Read more
Explainer: Why southern Lebanon is key to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
October 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The volatile region of southern Lebanon has long been a focal point in the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Read more
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnels intended for attack on Galilee
October 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli commandos and combat engineers destroyed Hezbollah tunnels near the Israeli border as the military released footage showing the Iran-backed terror group was prepared to invade the Galilee. Read more
‘Mafia Tactics’: how Hezbollah intimidates Christians, steals southern Lebanese property
October 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The phone rests on the car’s dashboard, filming nothing out of the ordinary as it passes the green pasture of the southern Lebanese village of Aanquon. Read more
Avigayil and Ariel top Israeli baby names, but surge in ‘Be’eri’ honours kibbutz massacre victims
October 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Avigayil and Ariel were the most popular names given to Israeli Jewish girls and boys born in the past year, but there was a surge of children named Be’eri, after the southern Israeli kibbutz that was decimated during Hamas’s attacks on October 7, Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority said on Monday. Read more
‘Our war is not against you’: Netanyahu appeals to the Iranian people
October 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an appeal to the Iranian people in a video on Monday, telling them, “Our war is not against you.” Read more
Hamas commander in Lebanon killed in airstrike also worked for UNRWA
September 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hamas said on Monday that the commander of its forces in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif, was killed in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. He was also an employee of the embattled United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Read more
Israel selects one Chief Rabbi but remains deadlocked on second
September 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel selected a Sephardi Chief Rabbi on Sunday night, ending a nearly three-month vacancy in the position, but failed to elect an Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi. Read more
Who was Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah?
September 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hezbollah, Iran and their allies were stunned by the death of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in a Friday night airstrike in Beirut. Both Israel and Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah’s death on Saturday. Read more
Despite war, 31,000 immigrants moved to Israel in past year
September 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Despite the ongoing war with Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel experienced a surge of 31,000 new immigrants arriving from more than 100 countries in the past year, according to figures published by the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption and the Jewish Agency on Sunday. Read more
Israeli navy intercepts drone over Red Sea
September 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli Navy has intercepted a drone fired toward Israel from the direction of the Red Sea, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday morning. Read more
Australia proposes a ceasefire to resolve the crisis diplomatically as Hezbollah continued firing missiles at Israel
September 26, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces said it detected about 45 missile launches crossing into Israel from Lebanon today. Read more
For first time, Hezbollah fires ballistic missile at Tel Aviv
September 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Residents of Tel Aviv scrambled to bomb shelters on Wednesday morning when Hezbollah fired a ballistic missile at the city. Read more
Israel strikes 1,600 Hezbollah targets, declares ‘special emergency situation’
September 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel continued striking Hezbollah positions in Lebanon while the Iran-backed terror group fired volleys of rockets at Haifa, Nahariya the Galilee and Jezreel Valley overnight and Tuesday morning. Read more
Deep-sea corals contaminated with human drugs, researchers warn
September 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli scientists on Monday revealed the presence of pharmaceutical compounds, including antibiotics and laxatives, in corals collected from the Gulf of Eilat. The findings challenge assumptions that deeper marine environments are insulated from human pollution. Read more
Israel strikes Central Gaza school taken over by Hamas
September 23, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft struck a Hamas command and control centre in a building formerly used as a school in central Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more