Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?
July 21, 2025 by TPS-IL
An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately set fire to a 1,500-year-old church in the Palestinian village of Taybeh. Read more
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate issues rare rebuke of Hamas after reporters attacked
In a rare move, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate strongly condemned the assault on several journalists by Hamas security forces near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. Read more
Graffiti, drones, and cash drops: Israeli indicted in Iranian spy pot
July 10, 2025 by TPS-IL
State prosecutors indicted 27-year-old Or Beilin of Be’er Yaakov for alleged espionage on behalf of Iran. Read more
New intelligence leads to postponement in Netanyahu corruption trial
June 30, 2025 by TPS-IL
The Jerusalem District Court has cancelled two days of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony after a secret hearing with top security officials. Read more
Israeli military declares three main Iranian nuclear sites ‘significantly damaged’
June 27, 2025 by TPS-IL
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) stated Friday morning that the three main nuclear sites of the Iranian regime were “significantly damaged.” Read more
Ceasefire holding
June 25, 2025 by TPS-IL
As a ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold on Tuesday, Israeli officials reported 28 deaths and over 3,000 injuries from 12 days of Iranian missile attacks. Read more
Sunday morning in Israel
June 22, 2025 by TPS-IL
The Israeli Airports Authority announced that Israeli airspace is closed to incoming ad outgoing flights because of the US strikes on Iran. This includes flights repatriating Israeli nationals stranded abroad. Read more
Snippets: Israel-Iran conflict
June 17, 2025 by TPS-IL
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Ben Gurion Airport remains closed but land crossings operating
June 15, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel’s airspace remains closed due to the ongoing security situation, with Ben Gurion Airport shut to all landings and takeoffs, the Israel Air Transport Authority said. Read more
Israeli jets heading to Tehran un
June 13, 2025 by TPS-IL
A J-Wire photogallery and video. Read more
Israel-Iran update 2
June 13, 2025 by TPS-IL
Iran confirmed the deaths of four high-profile figures in Friday’s Israeli airstrikes. Read more
Bodies of two Israeli hostages recovered in Gaza
June 12, 2025 by TPS-IL
After 614 days, the bodies of two Israeli hostages from Kibbutz Nir Oz were recovered in a complex IDF and Shin Bet operation in Khan Younis, the army confirmed Wednesday night. Read more
Opposition pushes for early elections: Knesset dissolution bill to be voted on today
June 11, 2025 by TPS-IL
The heads of the opposition factions announced a unanimous decision to bring the Knesset dissolution bill to a vote in the plenum today. Read more
Australia /NZ expected to join UK set to formally sanction Israeli ministers
June 10, 2025 by TPS-IL
The UK is set to formally sanction Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich. Read more
‘Netanyahu doesn’t have options’: Israel’s governing coalition on brink of collapse
June 9, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel’s coalition crisis deepened on Monday when the Haredi Orthodox Shas party announced it would support a preliminary vote to disperse the Knesset on Wednesday, prompting one analyst to tell The Press Service of Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has run out of options to keep the government afloat. Read more
US ambassador to Israel slams major US media over Gaza coverage
June 3, 2025 by TPS-IL
The US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has openly accused major American news outlets of “contributing to the antisemitic climate” that has resulted in recent attacks on Israeli embassy staff in Washington, as well as on Jewish activists in Colorado. Read more
Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander
May 12, 2025 by TPS-IL
The United States has informed Israel of Hamas’s intention to release soldier Edan Alexander as a gesture to the Americans, without any compensation or conditions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Sunday night. Read more
Yemen: Israel fights back
May 6, 2025 by TPS-IL
Dozens of targets were attacked by around 20 fighter jets, and 50 munitions were dropped during the Israeli airstrike of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, the Israeli military has reported. Read more
Air Force accidentally drops a bomb on a kibbutz
April 16, 2025 by TPS-IL
An Israeli Air Force jet has accidentally dropped a bomb near the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on Tuesday evening due to a technical malfunction during an airstrike in the Strip. Read more
Two British MPs who called for a boycott of Israel denied entry to country
Two British members of parliament, Euan Young and Avistan Mohammed, were denied admission to the State of Israel after they landed at Ben Gurion International Airport on Saturday. Read more
Israel confirms deaths of two senior Hamas figures
March 20, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel confirmed the deaths of two senior Hamas figures in Gaza airstrikes on Wednesday afternoon. Read more
Israel moves to restrict Hamas in Gaza, blocks major highway
March 20, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israeli forces have reportedly blocked Gaza’s Salah ad-Din highway in the Netzarim area south of Gaza City for the first time since the ceasefire began, in what appears to be the army’s first ground operation since the end of the ceasefire. Read more
One killed, four injured in Haifa stabbing attack
March 3, 2025 by TPS-IL
An Israeli man was killed and four others injured in a stabbing attack at a Haifa mall on Monday morning. Read more
October 7 was one of the “greatest failures”: internal IDF investigation
March 3, 2025 by TPS-IL
“The Israel Defence Forces failed to protect Israeli citizens. The Gaza Division was overrun in the early hours of the war as terrorists took control and carried out massacres in the communities and roads of the area,” was the general conclusion. Read more
A day of joy, sadness and αbhorrence as Hamas releases six more hostages
February 23, 2025 by TPS-IL
Amid delays and changes, Hamas today finally released the six hostages it had committed to free as a part of the ceasefire agreement with Israel. Read more
Bodies of Ariel and Kfir Bibas identified: third body not Shiri
February 21, 2025 by TPS-IL
The IDF confirms the toddlers were brutally murdered in November 2023, but the third body is not Shiri and remains unidentified. Read more
Wedding of Peace’: children of Russian and Ukrainian rabbis marry in Jerusalem
February 14, 2025 by TPS-IL
Rivka Lazar, daughter of the Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar, and Sholom Wolf, son of the Chief Rabbi of Odessa and Southern Ukraine Avraham Wolf, were married yesterday in Jerusalem. Read more
“This is what a crime against humanity looks like”
February 8, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel has conveyed a message to mediating parties regarding the disturbing condition of the released hostages, stating “Following the severe condition of the three hostages and Hamas’ repeated violations, Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed not to let this pass and to take appropriate action.” Read more
Three hostages back in Israel after 491 days
February 8, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levi were returned to Israel on Saturday after 491 days in captivity, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more
Three hostages back in Israel after 484 days
February 1, 2025 by TPS-IL
Three kidnapped Israelis Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel are back in Israel after 484 days in captivity, IDF confirmed on Saturday. Read more
