Hamas knows 11% of its rockets landed within Gaza

The Israeli agency COGAT has reported on how the Hamas terrorist organisation’s attacks on Israel actually lead directly to the deaths of people in Gaza saying, “Hamas does not care about Gaza civilians.” Read more

Israel calls South Africa’s International Court of Justice complaint ‘cynical’

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the government of South Africa for filing human rights abuse charges against the State of Israel with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Read more

Netanyahu says US ‘abandoned’ Israel in UN vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the US of “abandoning” Israel after it abstained in a vote held Monday by the UN Security Council, calling for a suspension of fighting in Gaza during the remaining two weeks of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more

Israel to revise lyrics amid Eurovision controversy over references to October 7 attacks

Amid a controversy with the organisers of the Eurovision song competition, Israel agreed to modify the lyrics of two possible songs that referred to Hamas’s October 7 massacre. Read more

Israel demands UNRWA be stripped of authority in Gaza over terror ties

After recent revelations of UNRWA’s support for terrorism and participation by some of its members in the Oct. 7 attack on the northwestern Negev, Israel has demanded the U.N. agency be stripped of its authority in the Gaza Strip. Read more

International Court of Justice rules Israel must prevent genocide, issues no demand for ceasefire

In a Friday ruling, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Israel to ‘take all measures’ to prevent genocide in Gaza. Read more

Israeli actress reveals protesters’ ignorance at film festival

At the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, Israeli actress, author and activist Noa Tishby chose some revealing questions to ask anti-Israel protesters waving flags and holding banners outside the venue. Read more

Most Jewish Israelis oppose freeing hostages for end of war

Sixty per cent of Jewish Israelis oppose a deal that would see the remaining hostages returned in exchange for releasing all Palestinian security prisoners and an end to hostilities in Gaza, according to an Israel Democracy Institute survey published on Wednesday. Read more

Israeli barmitzvah boy forgoes party, treats 200 soldiers to dinner

Amichai Jackson, a bar mitzvah boy from the Gush Etzion community of Elazar, decided that in lieu of a party to mark the milestone event, his parents should use the money to treat Israeli soldiers to dinner. Read more

Israeli opposition files first no-confidence motion since war’s start

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid filed a no-confidence motion against the government on Wednesday over the passing of the state budget. Read more

Israeli president raises plight of hostages in Davos

Sitting with a photo of Kfir Bibas on his one-year birthday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog brought attention to the plight of the hostages in Gaza during an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. Read more

Gaza terrorists launch largest rocket barrage at Israel in weeks

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday launched over 50 rockets into southern Israel, according to local authorities. Read more

Israeli intelligence: Hamas spent ‘tens of millions’ on Gaza terror tunnels

Hamas spent tens of millions of dollars, which was intended for the Gaza Strip, building underground terrorist infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces said, citing intelligence findings. Read more

Israel says South Africa acting as Hamas’s legal arm

The Israel Foreign Ministry has accused South Africa of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague. Read more

Freed South African-Israeli gives searing testimony of Gaza captivity

A South African-Israeli woman freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza after 51 days delivered searing testimony about her experiences there to a Knesset panel on Tuesday. Read more

Israel finds evidence of Iranian effort to help hamas build precision missiles

Israel Defence Forces troops operating in Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah districts discovered components used by Hamas to produce precision-guided missiles and other strategic weapons with direct assistance from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the military announced on Sunday. Read more

Netanyahu: put differences aside until victory over Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the country and its political establishment to put all differences aside in order to achieve total victory against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Hamas photographic record of its attacks found

The IDF said that its forces operating in Gaza uncovered photographic evidence of how Hamas terrorists operate. Read more

2023: Israel’s Year in Photos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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