‘We can manage without America’: bereaved families demand defeat of Hamas
May 23, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Families of fallen Israeli soldiers demonstrated in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening for a decisive victory over Hamas, saying that the deaths of their loved ones should not be in vain. Read more
‘I will reopen the South African embassy in Israel . . . in Jerusalem’ says presidential candidate
May 22, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Rev. Kenneth Meshoe, a candidate in South Africa’s May 29 parliamentary elections, stands out in the political arena for his staunch support of Israel. Read more
Israeli joke taken seriously by Hamas morphs into fake news
May 21, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
An Israeli joke about Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s plane crash morphed into fake news after the Hamas terror group’s social media took it seriously. Read more
The war ‘didn’t break our spirit’: Israel marks first wartime Independence Day
May 14, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Holiday traditions had to be rethought and revamped because Israel never celebrated Independence Day in wartime. Read more
‘Strengthening the Axis of Evil’: Israelis react to Biden’s arms threat
May 10, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israelis reacted with scorn and disappointment at President Joe Biden, who threatened to halt arms deliveries if Israel invades the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold. Read more
How a UN agency puts unfiltered Hamas propaganda on the record
May 9, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
A little-known United Nations agency is republishing reports about Gaza’s humanitarian situation based on unfiltered reports produced by a human rights group with links to Hamas, resulting in the terror group’s propaganda being placed on the record in UN documents widely shared with humanitarian relief groups. Read more
Israel documenting hostage stories amidst emotional testimonies
May 8, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Former hostages released from captivity in Gaza, along with the families of current hostages, shared insights into their harrowing experiences on Monday as the government partially unveiled a project to document their stories. Read more
A cinematic marketing show’: Israel’s air defence industry reflects on historic success
April 16, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
As Israelis on Monday weighed the possibility of escalation with Iran, officials in the security and economic spheres were considering the implications of the overwhelming success of the country’s Arrow-3 missile defence system. Read more
As Israeli soldiers share PTSD struggles, Purim celebrations shift
March 24, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
In light of the ongoing war with Hamas, Israeli society is reevaluating one of its longstanding Purim holiday traditions — firecrackers. Read more
Half of ‘settler violence’ complaints manufactured by foreign activists, Knesset told
March 13, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
A Foreign Affairs and Defensce subcommittee convened to address allegations of foreign anarchists purporting to be human rights activists harassing Israeli security personnel in Judea and Samaria. Read more
Idan Amedi, Israeli star of Netflix drama ‘Fauda’ recounts Gaza blast
January 26, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israeli actor Idan Amedi, best known for starring in the hit Netflix show ‘Fauda,’ recounted to reporters on Thursday his experience fighting in Gaza and the blast that had him hospitalised for over two weeks. Read more
Knesset caucus hears testimony on Hamas’s brutal sexual violence
January 24, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
“There will be some difficult things to digest here, so take a deep breath.” Read more
Israel gives world’s first regulatory approval to cultivated beef
January 18, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israel’s Health Ministry gave regulatory approval to the world’s first cultivated beef steaks on Wednesday, which a leading culinary expert said places Israel at the forefront of foodtech. Read more
‘My heart is split in two’: Families of hostages mark 100 days of captivity
January 15, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
“My heart is split in two,” says Zvika Mor, whose 23-year-old son remains captive in Gaza. Read more
Families of hostages: Suspend Gaza aid deliveries for release of loved ones
January 10, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Families of 132 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas called on Israel to withhold humanitarian aid to leverage the release of their loved ones on Tuesday, while trying to disrupt the arrival of aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Read more
Druze restaurant goes Kosher to unite with soldiers
December 28, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
The aroma of spices and the sound of rattling pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant, nestled in the Galilee Druze village of Julis, was made kosher in an act of solidarity with soldiers passing through the town. Read more
‘What happened is not your fault’: Mother reaches out to soldiers who mistakenly killed her son
December 21, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
Iris Haim has sent a message to the soldiers who mistakenly killed her son in Gaza to know that she doesn’t blame them for the tragedy. Read more
Six-week-old baby survives terror attack
December 19, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
One minute, Yishai Cohen was simply a man driving with his wife and baby on a bright and sunny Monday morning. The next minute, a Palestinian was firing on his car at the Ateret Junction, in Israel’s Binyamin region. Read more
Hamas use of UNRWA and USAID sacks to build tunnels raises questions
December 15, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
The discovery of UN and USAID sacks being used by Hamas to construct terror tunnels in Gaza raises new questions about the security of humanitarian aid falling into the hands of the terror group. Read more
‘Return my daughters’: A mother’s appeal for her captive children
October 26, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
Mayan Zin hasn’t seen her two daughters since they were kidnapped on Oct. 7. Read more
Families of Israeli hostages fear for loved ones’ lack of medication
October 20, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
The families of Israel’s hostages have raised their profile, being vocal in their criticism of an Israeli agreement to allow humanitarian deliveries of food, water and medicine into Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment on the deliveries was made to US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, but the 203 families are angry that Israel received no concessions. Read more
Ramallah to reward families of Hamas terrorists with nearly US$3 million
October 19, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
The Palestinian Authority will pay nearly US$3 million to the families of slain Hamas terrorists who slaughtered civilians in Gaza border communities on Oct. 7, Palestinian Media Watch reports. Read more
Hamas preventing Palestinians from evacuating northern Gaza
October 15, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
Following an Israeli call for Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza, Hamas has moved to prevent residents of those areas from leaving. Read more
Beyond the horror: An Israeli volunteer’s tale of identifying massacre victims
October 12, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
Motty Bukchin has been identifying bodies from gruesome terror attacks for a quarter-century, but nothing prepared him for the scenes he encountered in devastated Gaza-area communities this week. Read more
From safe room to nightmare: israeli mother recalls morning of terror
October 10, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
When Bat Sheva Yahalomi woke up to the sirens on Saturday morning, she didn’t imagine that her 12-year-son, Eitan, would be abducted into Gaza by Hamas terrorists or that her husband, Ohad would disappear trying to defend the family of five. Read more
David Litinov and the heavy lifting of Israeli-Saudi peace
October 4, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
As Israel and Saudi Arabia continue inching their way towards peace, a member of an Israeli weightlifting team that was the first to compete in athletic tournament inside the desert kingdom shared with the Tazpit Press Service his experience and hopes for the future. Read more