Bacterial immune system discovery may transform understanding of human viral defence
July 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli researchers unveiled a novel bacterial immune system that may transform science’s understanding of human immunity how to combat viral infections. Read more
‘We will not reward terrorism with statehood’: Knesset rejects two-state solution
July 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Knesset on Thursday passed a resolution repudiating Palestinian statehood, even as part of a negotiated peace settlement. Read more
Lessons of October 7: Israel boosts fleet of armoured ambulances
July 19, 2024 by TPS
As Hamas attacked Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7, the lack of armoured ambulances placed emergency responders at great risk trying to reach and evacuate victims. Read more
Peter Lerner: “I believe the IDF failed on three different levels”
July 19, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Meta to restore images of hostages after claiming ‘dangerous’ content
July 18, 2024 by JNS
Meta has agreed to restore a post removed from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Instagram account featuring previously unseen images of five female hostages abducted from the Israel Defence Forces’ Nahal Oz base on Oct. 7. Read more
Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage talks
July 18, 2024 by JNS
An Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to continue indirect ceasefire talks with the Hamas terror group, Egyptian sources told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. Read more
Pro-Israel protesters interrupt UN Security Council meeting, call for freeing hostages
July 18, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
As the United Nations Security Council met about the Israeli-Palestinian file on Wednesday, two women interrupted the proceedings calling for the hostages to be freed from Gaza. Read more
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal gets down to work
July 18, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In Argentina, to mark the 30th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish centre bombing, Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is meeting up with leaders of worldwide Jewish communities, including the US Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt. Read more
‘I thought it was a rusty bolt’: 13-year-old boy stumbles upon Roman-era ring
July 18, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A 13-year-old Israeli boy hiking with his father on Mount Carmel has stumbled across an 1,800-year-old bronze ring engraved with the image of the mythological Roman goddess Minerva. Read more
New hope for paralysed patients as Israeli researchers achieve thought-driven speech
July 17, 2024 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli breakthrough to enable speech through the power of thought offers new hope for those paralyzed by conditions such as ALS, strokes, or brain injuries, to express themselves. Read more
14,000 Hamas terrorists killed or apprehended while airstrikes erode leadership
July 17, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Nine months into the ground operation in Gaza, half of Hamas’s military leadership has been eliminated along with approximately 14,000 terrorists killed or apprehended, the Israel Defence Forces said in figures released on Tuesday. Read more
Kibbutz Be’eri to receive US$100 million for reconstruction
July 16, 2024 by JNS
Kibbutz Be’eri is set to receive nearly $100 million for rebuilding efforts, the largest sum to date allocated to any of the Gaza border communities invaded by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, Ynet reported on Monday. Read more
Israel allows UN to bring in more equipment into Gaza
July 16, 2024 by Reuters
The United Nations says it will start bringing in more armoured vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after receiving approval from Israeli authorities. Read more
Israeli innovation in step length monitoring offers hope for patients with neurological disorders
July 16, 2024 by Pesach Benson
In an advance for medical monitoring, Israeli researchers have developed an innovative method for more accurate and continuous tracking of step length as a marker for neurological diseases and age-related conditions. Read more
Hostage families call to maintain pressure on Hamas
July 15, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Sunday morning to demand that the government keep up the military pressure on Hamas. Read more
Netanyahu to meet Biden at the White House on July 22
July 15, 2024 by JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on July 22, ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress, an Israeli official said on Sunday. Read more
UNRWA head claims key allegation of Hamas collaboration lawsuit is false
July 15, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The head of UNRWA, the United Nations’ embattled Palestinian-only aid and social services agency, told JNS it disputes a key section of a civil lawsuit filed against the agency by victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
Israel strikes terrorists hiding in UN school
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli jets struck several Hamas terrorists using a United Nations school in the central Gaza town of Nuseirat, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Sunday. Read more
Israeli findings on a hidden brain hub open path for new ADHD treatment
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region’s crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons. Read more
Israel extends mandatory military service over attorney general’s objections
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli government approved a law on Sunday extending mandatory military service from 32 months to 36 months, raising tensions over the contentious issue of army deferrals for yeshiva students. Read more
Four injured, two critically, in Palestinian car-ramming attack
July 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Four people were injured, two critically, in a Palestinian car-ramming attack at a traffic junction near the central Israeli city of Lod on Sunday. Read more
Mohammed Sinwar poised to become top Hamas military commander
July 14, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar, is poised to become leader of Hamas’s military forces if it turns out that Mohammed Deif was indeed killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, according to an Arab media report. Read more
The Great Synagogue vandalised
July 14, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has reported that Sydney’s The Great Synagogue has been vandalised. Read more
An hour before Biden comments, Netanyahu says praying for Trump
July 14, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that he and his wife, Sara, are “shocked by the apparent attack on President Trump” and are praying “for his safety and speedy recovery.” Read more
UN finally says it paid for Albanese’s anti-Israel lobbying trip
July 14, 2024 by Miriam Bell
After months of refusing to state publicly who paid for an anti-Israel United Nations official’s politically-centred visit to Australia and New Zealand, the U.N. Human Rights Office told JNS on Friday that the global body paid for the trip in November. Read more
ZFA lodging a complaint against Mary Kostakidis
July 14, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Alon Cassuto, CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, is to lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Mary Kostakidis, former top SBS newsreader for more than 20 years. Read more
Netanyahu reiterates ‘red lines’ for hostage deal with Hamas
July 12, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reiterated Jerusalem’s “red lines” for the hostage-for-ceasefire deal being negotiated with the Hamas terror group. Read more
The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity
July 12, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more
Internal IDF probe: ‘Serious’ errors let Hamas infiltrate kibbutz on Oct. 7
July 12, 2024 by Akiva van Koningsveld
Nearly 350 Hamas terrorists, including 100 members of the terror group’s elite Nukhba Force, managed to infiltrate Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel on Oct. 7 due to catastrophic failures by the Israel Defence Forces in their readiness and response, according to the first part of the IDF’s internal probe of the attacks. Read more
Trio appeal convictions for Nazi salute at soccer game
July 12, 2024 by AAP
Three men convicted of hate crimes after making the Nazi salute at a soccer match in Sydney will appeal the court ruling. Read more