IDF delegation returns to Israel as rescue efforts in Miami end

The members of the Israeli delegation to the disaster site at Surfside, Florida, which included IDF rescue experts and Foreign Ministry officials, completed their mission to rescue the missing after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South and returned to Israel Monday. Read more

President Herzog speaks with Turkish President Erdogan, first such conversation in years

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog spoke yesterday by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first conversation between the Turkish leader and an Israeli official in years. Read more

PM Bennett: more vaccines in Israel next month

A new shipment of Pfizer-developed Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines will arrive in Israel at the beginning of August, just as the supply in the country was about to run out, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. Read more

Smoothing things over? President Herzog speaks with Jordan’s King Abdullah

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by phone with the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, who called on Saturday to congratulate him on his inauguration this week. Read more

Police thwart weapons smuggling worth millions from Lebanon to Israel

A police Special Forces unit thwarted the smuggling of 43 weapons from Lebanon into Israel, the largest weapons smuggling attempt in recent years, worth about NIS 2,700,000 (A$1.1m), the police stated Saturday night. Read more

For the first time in two weeks, Israeli dies of COVID-19

An 86-year-old Israeli man, a resident of Kiryat Bialik in the north, hospitalized a week ago in a critical condition with Coronavirus (COVID-19), died Wednesday night at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. Read more

Harsh Israeli criticism over US’ condemnation of IDF’s demolition of terrorist’s home

Israeli lawmakers had harsh words for the US Embassy in Jerusalem after it condemned the IDF’s demolition of the home of terrorist Muntasar Shalabi, who murdered Israeli yeshiva student Yehuda Guetta in Samara at the beginning of May. Read more

Issac Herzog sworn in as Israel’s 11th president

Isaac Herzog, Israel’s 11th president succeeding Reuven Rivlin entered office yesterday and pledged allegiance in the Knesset Plenum in a special ceremony, attended by all members of the Knesset. Read more

For the first time, UN recognizes antisemitic terrorism, condemns it

Israel’s mission to the United Nations (UN) marked an achievement for the Jewish state this week when the UN adopted a Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy that unequivocally condemns the terrorist organizations’ use of civilians as human shields. Read more

MK David Bitan indicted for bribery, corruption

Member of Knesset (MK) David Bitan, of the Likud party, was indicted on Tuesday on suspicion of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust he allegedly committed during his tenure as a council member in the Rishon Lezion municipality and as a Member of Knesset. Read more

Bennett’s coalition suffers set back after major motion voted down

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition suffered a significant defeat Tuesday morning when a motion it put forward and fought for to extend a provision order pertaining to citizenship for Arabs failed to garner the proper support. Read more

Israel’s Ministry of Health: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine drops to 64% in month

The Pfizer-developed Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine’s ability to protect against the Delta (Indian) variant is significantly lower than initially thought, the Ministry of Health announced. Read more

Israeli Arab accuses Tlaib, Omar of ‘brainwashing against Israel’

Yoseph Haddad, an Israeli Arab social activist, accused Congresswomen Rashida Talib and Ilhan Omar of “brainwashing against Israel,” incitement that results in anti-Israel resolutions such as the one recently passed by the prestigious Yale College Council (YCC). Read more

Number of Daily COVID-19 Cases in Israel doubles in a week

The number of new daily Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Israel has more than doubled in a week, from 145 cases recorded a week ago to 345 cases recorded on Monday. Read more

After 21 years, Israel honours South Lebanon Army troops

Twenty-one years after the IDF withdrew from the security zone in south Lebanon and after the South Lebanon Army (SLA) disbanded, the state of Israel inaugurated a memorial dedicated to the soldiers of the SLA. Read more

Terrorist Killed during attack on Israeli community in Samaria

An Arab terrorist has been shot and killed by Israeli forces on Saturday during an attack on the Israeli community of Aish Kodesh in Samaria. Read more

For first time since April, Israel records over 300 daily COVID-19 cases

Israel’s health system yesterday registered 307 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country in the past 24 hours, the highest count of cases since the beginning of April. Read more

Analysis shows half of Gazans killed during Operation Guardian of the Walls were terrorists

An analysis of the names of Gazans killed during the IDF’s Operation Guardian of the Walls has found that about half of them were terrorist operatives, a new report by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) shows. Read more

IDF using advanced tech to locate victims in Surfside

The IDF rescue team working and the site of the building collapse at Surfside, Florida, has brought in reinforcements who are using advanced technologies to locate the victims buried under the rubble. Read more

Israel and UAE sign economic and trade agreement

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met in Abu Dhabi yesterday where they signed an economic agreement between the two countries. Read more

Diplomatic farewells

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin met yesterday with US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington DC, his last diplomatic trip as president before leaving office next month. Read more

Row between Israel and Poland over Holocaust property restitution escalates

The dispute between Israel and Poland over an amendment to a Polish law that would hinder Holocaust victims’ ability to claim their property in the country escalated Sunday when both countries summoned each other’s ambassadors for a dressing down. Read more

FM Lapid meets Sec. Blinken in Rome, Iran Deal on the table

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Rome yesterday, presumably to discuss the US’ push to renew the nuclear deal with Iran, which could threaten Israel. Read more

IDF warns Gaza parents against terror summer camps

Commander of the IDF’s Unit for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Major General Ghasan Alyan addressed the residents of the Gaza Strip and warned them against the “true face” of the camps run by the Hamas and Islamic terror groups. Read more

Poland: FM Lapid’s attack on Holocaust Reparations Law is ‘indicative of ignorance of the facts’

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s attack on Poland’s amended Code of Administrative Procedure that relates to reparations for Jewish victims of the Holocaust is “indicative of ignorance of the facts and the Polish law,” Poland’s Foreign Ministry charged. Read more

Fourth wave? Israel returns masks, number of cases climbs

The Ministry of Health announced Friday that all Israeli are required to wear masks in closed public areas, only a week and a half after the requirement ended, and as the number of new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to climb in the country. Read more

Israel dispatches aid delegations to Miami disaster site

The State of Israel and the IDF have dispatched a team of specialists to help the rescue teams operating at the site of the collapse of the Champlain Towers at Surfside, just outside Miami. Read more

Anti-Abbas activist dies in PA custody

Nizar Khalil Mohamad Banat, a well-known political activist in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and one of PA head Mahmoud Abbas’ fiercest opponents, died on Wednesday night in Hebron while in PA custody and after they arrested him. Read more

Israel registered over 100 COVID-19 cases yesterday

Israel’s health system registered on Tuesday 128 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country in 24 hours, the first such instance in over two months. Read more

Police arrest four Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah riots

Israeli forces arrested four Arabs Monday night during violent riots in the Shimon Hatzadik (Sheikh Jarrah) neighbourhood in Jerusalem. Read more

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