2023: Israel’s Year in Photos
January 1, 2024 by TPS
As 2023 ends, here is a selection of the year’s most memorable photos taken by the Tazpit Press Service’s photographers. Read more
Jerusalem accuses South Africa of ‘blood libel’ over International Court filing
January 1, 2024 by TPS
Jerusalem slammed South Africa on Friday for taking a genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice in The Hague over its prosecution of the war in Gaza. Read more
Knesset approves US$20m to secure Judea and Samaria outposts
December 25, 2023 by TPS
The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the transfer of 75 million shekels ($20.8 million) in security funding for outposts in Judea and Samaria, amid accusations that Jerusalem has been neglecting the protection of citizens living in the disputed area since Hamas launched its current war against the Jewish state on Oct. 7. Read more
Hamas fires massive rocket salvo at Tel Aviv, Central Israel
December 22, 2023 by TPS
Hamas fired at least 30 rockets at Israel’s central region on Thursday afternoon, in the heaviest barrage in weeks. Read more
Israel rejects claims two Gazan women killed in church
December 20, 2023 by TPS
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) released details of its investigation into allegations that two women – a mother and daughter – were killed by IDF troops while they were inside a church in Gaza. Read more
Large Jewish communities worldwide work together countering antisemitism
December 20, 2023 by TPS
Peter Wertheim, co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry joined other leaders of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, via Zoom for two days of consultations in Paris. Read more
Emergency fund to help rebuild Israeli border farms
December 14, 2023 by TPS
An Israeli agricultural non-governmental organization has launched a $50 million emergency fund to rebuild farming communities near the Gaza border badly damaged in the Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
Anti-tank missile kills Israeli farmer near Lebanese border
December 8, 2023 by TPS
An Israeli farmer was killed on Thursday when an anti-tank missile hit a vehicle in the Upper Galilee community of Mattat near the Lebanese border. Read more
Netanyahu makes surprise visit to soldiers in Gaza
November 27, 2023 by TPS
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where he received security briefings, spoke with commanders and fighters, and visited a Hamas tunnel. Read more
Israeli Health Minister slams WHO for ignoring Shifa hospital terror
November 23, 2023 by TPS
Israeli Health Minister Uriel Bosso has denounced the World Health Organization (WHO) for failing to recognise Hamas’s use of hospitals for terror purposes after the Israel Defense Forces released footage on Sunday proving Hamas activity at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Read more
Macron tells Herzog he supports Israel’s war against Hamas
November 13, 2023 by TPS
French President Emmanuel Macron called his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Sunday to clarify remarks he made on Friday in which he criticised Jerusalem’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more
Israeli Health Ministry cuts red tape to save sperm from fallen soldiers
November 10, 2023 by TPS
Israel’s Health Ministry has smoothed bureaucratic channels and offered special services to help recover sperm from IDF soldiers killed in the war against Hamas. Read more
Israeli officials angered that press may have had advance knowledge of Hamas massacre plans
November 10, 2023 by TPS
Israeli officials have reacted with anger to a report suggesting that photographers associated with international news services may have had advance knowledge of Hamas’s plan to attack Israeli communities on Oct. 7. Read more
Israel: Almost 10,000 rockets fired from Gaza since Oct. 7
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 9,500 rockets at Israeli territory since Hamas launched its multi-pronged attack on the Jewish state one month ago, according to data published by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Tuesday Read more
Hamas using Qatari and Indonesian-funded hospitals for terror, says Israel
November 6, 2023 by TPS
Israel yesterday presented evidence that Hamas is using a Qatari-funded medical centre in the Gaza Strip to pursue its terrorist warfare. Read more
IDF shows Hamas rocket launchers next to children’s pool, playground
November 6, 2023 by TPS
The Israel Defence Forces on Sunday shared video evidence of Hamas rocket launchers placed next to a children’s swimming pool and a playground in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for Eilat attack
November 1, 2023 by TPS
For the first time since the beginning of the Gaza war, Israel shot down a missile using the Arrow air defence system on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces announced.
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Top Hamas commander killed as Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza
November 1, 2023 by TPS
Israel struck over 300 Hamas targets and killed “numerous” terrorists in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including a senior commander, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday morning. Read more
Israeli reservist killed when tank overturns
October 30, 2023 by TPS
An Israeli military reservist was killed on Sunday night when his tank overturned in northern Israel. Read more
Israeli gov’t backs terror designation for individual operatives
October 30, 2023 by TPS
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved on Sunday government backing for an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2016 that would authorize Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to designate individual persons as terrorist operatives. Read more
Hamas HQ underneath Gaza’s largest hospital – fuel stored under hospitals
The Israel Defence Forces provided proof on Friday that the Hamas terrorist organization uses Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a command and control centre. Read more
Israel launches second limited Gaza raid
October 27, 2023 by TPS
In his first press conference since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, Netanyahu confirmed that the second stage of the war had started with the incursion of ground forces into the enclave on Friday night. Read more
‘Preparing the Battlefield’: Israel conducts targeted raid inside Gaza
October 26, 2023 by TPS
Israeli tanks rolled into the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday night in a pinpoint raid “as part of preparations for the next stages of combat” the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more
Tent city for displaced israelis being built in Ramat Gan
October 24, 2023 by TPS
A tent city is being built in Ramat Gan to house some of the more than 200,000 Israelis internally displaced by the war with terrorists from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Read more
Foreign Minister bringing families of kidnapped Israelis to UN
October 24, 2023 by TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will speak about the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7 and Israel’s response at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York today (Tue). Read more
Biden speaks to freed American-Israeli hostages
October 23, 2023 by TPS
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Saturday with Judith and Natalie Raanan, freed the previous night from captivity in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Read more
Israeli strikes shut down Damascus, Aleppo airports
October 22, 2023 by TPS
Israeli airstrikes overnight Saturday put the Damascus and Aleppo airports out of service for the second time in as many weeks, according to Syrian state media. Read more
Israel outlines war aims with destruction of Hamas – says will not occupy Gaza Strip
October 22, 2023 by TPS
Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday that the main objective of the expected invasion of the Gaza Strip will be the destruction of the Hamas government and terror group. Read more
European Parliament calls for Hamas to be ‘eliminated’
In an unusual move, the European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution on Thursday calling for the Hamas terror group to be “eliminated.” Read more
Hamas terrorists may still be inside Israel
October 20, 2023 by TPS
The Israeli military has not ruled out the possibility that Hamas terrorists, who infiltrated the Jewish state during the devastating cross-border invasion on Oct. 7, remain in the country. Read more
