‘Dangerous and defiant activity’: Israel condemns Iran’s satellite launch, warns of nuclear missile threat

Israel “strongly” condemned Iran’s attempt to launch a military satellite by its Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and warned that the Islamic Republic is seeking to develop missiles that can carry nuclear warheads. Read more

Prayer written after 9/11 attacks updated for COVID-19 crisis

A prayer composed by Israel Prize laureate Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) after the September 11 attacks in the US for world deliverance was updated by his son to address the global challenges the world is now facing with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more

Eight months after deadly attack, mother of terror victim gives birth to girl

Eight months after Rina Shnerb was murdered in a bombing attack, her mother Shira gave birth to a baby daughter. Read more

‘Sadly unsurprisingly antisemitic’: Israel slams Iran for its state-sponsored antisemitic Coronavirus cartoon contest

Israel and an antisemitism watchdog have condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran for launching an international cartoon contest on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that featured antisemitic and anti-Israel cartoons. Read more

‘Senseless statements’: IDF slams PA’s Coronavirus-related incitement, warns of consequences  

The IDF issued a stern condemnation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) over its utilization of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to incite against Israel, despite Israel’s close aid to the PA in its war against the virus and warned of repercussions. Read more

Gantz’s time is up, Netanyahu will be tasked with forming government

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz’s mandate to form a government will end on Monday night and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be tasked with forming a government, possibly sending Israel towards the fourth round of elections in a bit more than a year’s time. Read more

Israeli hospital begins trials on drug for Coronavirus

The Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Aviv is experimenting with a drug that could help treat Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, one of the first hospitals in the world to begin such trials. Read more

Netanyahu discusses ‘positive signs on the horizon – exit from Coronavirus lockdown after Passover

Israel is facing a “fateful week,” days that “will determine the direction – progress or retreat, and for many people, life or death” in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, while noting positive signs on the horizon.” Read more

No new government in sight

The Likud and Blue and White parties continued their negotiations towards the establishment of a government, but no resolution appears in sight. Read more

Number of Coronavirus patients in Israel passes 8,000 mark

There are 8,018 diagnosed Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Israel, the Ministry of Health updated Sunday morning of whom 137 are in serious condition. Read more

Israel steps up actions to stem spread of Coronavirus in ultra-orthodox communities

The Ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was placed under an almost complete closure on Wednesday after the city has emerged as an epicentre for the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more

Israelis ordered to wear masks in public: closure placed on Bnei Brak    

All Israelis will be required to wear face masks in public, and the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was placed under an almost complete closure, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that Israel is “still in the midst of an international tsunami” in wake of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more

Vaccine is closer

Israeli scientists have made progress in developing a vaccine for Coronavirus. Read more

Israel heads toward ‘Lockdown Seder’, new Coronavirus restrictions introduced

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced new Coronavirus (COVID-19) related restrictions, as Israel prepares for the upcoming Passover holiday and as the number of Corona deaths is Israel was counted at 17 on Tuesday morning. Read more

Around the country, Israelis mobilise to assist ‘Coronavirus casualties’

The spread of the novel Coronavirus in Israel continues, and as the almost complete lockdown on Israel’s population remains the population’s need for help grows. Read more

Israeli man, 82, dies of Coronavirus in Italy

Shmuel Sifri, 82 of Haifa, died in Italy after suffering from Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Foreign Ministry announced Saturday. Read more

Number of Israeli Coronavirus deaths grows to 8

Three Israelis died of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday, as the number of patients in the country grew to 2,666. Read more

Netanyahu urges ‘strict self-discipline’: Coronavirus patients in Israel number 2,495

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday evening that Israel was days away from a complete lockdown, as the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Israel was recorded at 2,495. Read more

5th Israeli Dies of Coronavirus; New Restrictions Introduced

The Health Ministry on Tuesday evening announced new regulations and restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Israel, as two Israelis died of the virus on Wednesday morning. Read more

President Rivlin discusses Coronavirus crisis with PA head Abbas

President Reuven Rivlin spoke on Wednesday with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the Coronavirus crisis. Read more

IDF converts hotels into Corona hospitals

The IDF’s Home Front Command has commenced with the process of converting several hotels at central locations in Israel into convalescent centres for Israelis infected with Coronavirus. Read more

Netanyahu, Gantz discuss formation of government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Member of Knesset (MK) Benny Gantz met on Sunday evening at the Presidents’ Residence in Jerusalem to discuss the formation of a government after 61 MKs recommend that Gantz be the first to attempt to form a coalition. Read more

Israel sends testing kits to Gaza

The IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) delivered 200 testing kits for detecting Coronavirus, another step Israel has taken to help the Palestinian Authority (PA) combat the spread of the virus. Read more

IDF mobilising reserves to combat spread of Corona

The IDF has begun to recruit reserves from the Home Front Command who will assist in Israel’s combat on the spread of Coronavirus. Read more

Ombudsman: take action against Chief Rabbi for ‘political’ remarks

The Ombudsman’s Office of the Israeli Judiciary has recommended that Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef be tried for disparaging remarks he made in January against immigrants to Israel from the former USSR. Read more

Israel sees increase in February tourism, despite coronavirus fears

Israel’s tourism industry recorded an increase in visits in February, despite the global scare over the spread of Coronavirus and its effect on international tourism. Read more

Exit Polls Show: Netanyahu Emerges Victorious

The exit polls of the March 2020 elections for the 23rd Knesset show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu obtain a decisive victory and appears to be the leading candidate to form the next government. He is one seat short of establishing a government of 61 members. Read more

Israeli researchers make breakthrough in development of coronavirus vaccine

Israeli researchers at MIGAL Institute have developed an effective vaccine against avian Coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) and are adapting it to create a human vaccine against Coronavirus (COVID-19), which is rapidly spreading around the globe. Read more

IAF bombs Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, Syria in response to massive rockets attacks

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Sunday night carried out a series of strikes against Islamic Jihad terror targets in the Gaza Strip and in Syria in response to the massive rocket fire launched by Islamic Jihad terrorists at Israel earlier in the evening. Read more

‘Breath-Taking’: Rare 3,000-year-old Canaanite temple discovered in South Israel  

A team of Israeli archeologists from the Hebrew University has unearthed a rare Canaanite Temple at Lachish in southern Israel, together with gold artefacts, cultic figurines, and the oldest known etching of the Hebrew letter “Samech.” Read more

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