Austria, US, UK and 19 Countries against Human Rights Council’s Commission accusing Israel of human rights violations

Austria, the US, the United Kingdom, and another 19 countries from around the world have published a strong statement against the Commission of Inquiry (COI) established by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following Operation Guardian of the Walls. Read more

Hitting Iranian weapons, Israel bombed and damaged Damascus International Airport

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted an airstrike against Iranian targets on Friday and bombed the Damascus International Airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported (SOHR). Read more

Israel slams Norway’s decision to label products from ‘Areas Occupied by Israel’

Israel has threatened Norway with a shift in diplomatic ties after it announced it will label Israeli products coming from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights. Read more

‘Clear Warning’: Israel welcomes IAEA’s censuring of Iran’s nuclear activities

Israel has welcomed the resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling on Iran to urgently fulfil its legal obligations in the context of its safeguards violations. Read more

Israel contemplating fifth COVID vaccine as number of infections rises

Israel’s health system is contemplating the administration of a fifth Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, as the number of new cases has significantly risen in recent days. Read more

‘This year we took fight to our enemies’: Bennett extols own security successes

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday to summarize his government’s first year in office, which he claimed was the best for Israel in years. Read more

Bennett’s coalition loses two crucial votes – election on the horizon

The coalition, led by Naftali Bennett, lost two crucial votes at the Knesset’s plenum on Monday night, pushing it toward its collapse and elections in Israel. Read more

IDF destroys monument in memory of terror victim

The IDF’s Civil Administration demolished on Wednesday night a monument in memory of Yehuda Dimentman that was inaugurated the day before at the site of his murder near the community Chomesh in Samaria. Read more

US ‘remains committed’ to opening consulate for PA residents in Jerusalem

The US “remains committed to opening of a consulate for the residents of the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem,” but “there are a number of steps that have to go into the reopening of any diplomatic facility, and some are “unique sensitivities to this particular facility,” State Department spokesman Ned Price stated. Read more

Israel and UAE sign historic free trade agreement, first with Arab country

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, Israel’s first free trade zone agreement with an Arab state. Read more

Bennett: ‘Iran is lying to the world again right now’

Ahead of the backdrop of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) pending report on Iran’s nuclear development, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett again accused the Islamic Republic of lying and referred to the “mendacious remarks” made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. Read more

Court blow to Case 4000 against Netanyahu

The Jerusalem District Court has dealt an apparently severe blow to the prosecution and its case against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday when it ruled that the indictment would not be changed. Read more

In memory of fallen police officer, Israeli-Christians celebrate Jerusalem Day with hospitalized children

A group of Arab Christians and members of the Israel Police visited the oncological ward at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in honour of Jerusalem Day on Sunday for a special event held in memory of Officer Amir Khoury. Read more

70,000 Israelis march in Jerusalem as Hamas backs down

At least 70,000 Israelis from all over the country proudly participated in the Flag Parade celebrating Jerusalem’s Day on Sunday night, ignoring Hamas’s threat to attack Israel. Read more

Law to ban PLO Flags on Israeli university campuses moves forward

A majority of the members of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted on Sunday in favour of a proposed bill that would ban the hoisting of the PLO flag in Israeli universities. Read more

Israel and Turkey ‘return to dialogue,’ renew economic cooperation

Israel and Turkey have agreed to renew talks on a new civil aviation agreement and the return of Israeli airline flights to Turkey and resume the activity of the two countries’ Joint Economic Commission. Read more

‘Devoid of any basis’: IDF contests report blaming Israeli troops for death of Al Jazeera reporter

The claim that Israeli troops intentionally shot Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin “is devoid of any basis,” the IDF stated, responding to a report published by CNN making such claims. Read more

Turkish FM makes first visit to Israel in 15 years

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu landed in Israel on Tuesday for an official visit, the first such visit in 15 years. Read more

Bennett thanks Biden for keeping Revolutionary Guard on Foreign Terrorist Organizations List

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett commended the Biden administration on the decision to keep the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “in their rightful place” – on the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list. Read more

Hamas cell captured by Israeli forces

Israel’s combined security forces exposed and captured a Hamas terror cell, residents of eastern Jerusalem, who planned to carry out attacks on targets in Jerusalem, including the assassination of Member of Knesset Itamar Ben Gvir, the Shin Bet revealed Tuesday. Read more

‘Inevitable revenge’: Iran threatens Israel after assassination of Qods force officer in Tehran

Iran has issued threats against Israel in several channels following the assassination of senior Qods Force officer Hassan Sayyad Khodayari in the heart of Tehran on Sunday, believed to be the work of Israeli agents. Read more

First case of Monkeypox discovered in Israel

The first case of Monkeypox has been discovered in Israel after it spread to Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia in recent days. Read more

Israel welcomes 20,000 Olim from Europe since outbreak of war in Ukraine

Close to three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, Israel’s Ministry of Immigration and Absorption welcomed 20,000 Olim (new immigrants) from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, as part of the historic operation for emergency reception of refugees from Ukraine and its environs. Read more

Bennett criticised, heckled while visiting family of fallen Special Forces operator

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett faced harsh criticism and heckling on his visit to the family of Special Forces operator Noam Raz at the community of Kida in Benyamin on Wednesday. Read more

Three years after being killed in secret op in Gaza, identity of the Special Forces operator revealed

On Sunday, three and a half years after Lt. Col. “M.” was killed in a secret mission in the Gaza Strip, the identity of the Special Forces operator was revealed – Lt.-Col. Mahmoud Kheir el-Din from Hurfish, a Druze town in the Galilee in northern Israel. Read more

Israel’s Independence Day celebration at UN features sustainable lab-grown meat

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan and the Israeli Mission to the UN hosted a celebration of Israel’s 74th Independence Day featuring sustainable meat and innovative Israeli protein substitutes, with about 250 participants, including dozens of UN ambassadors from around the world. Read more

PA refuses to cooperate with Israel on investigation of Al Jazeera reporter’s death

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has officially refused Israel’s offer to conduct a joint investigation into the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and has again blamed Israel for the incident. Read more

Israel will share findings on death of Al Jazeera reporter with other countries

Israel will communicate its findings on the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh “in a clear and transparent manner to our American friends, as well as to the Palestinian Authority” and other countries, Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced. Read more

Reporter killed during IDF counterterrorism operation: IDF investigating

Israeli forces conducted a counterterrorism operation in the Jenin Refugee Camp early Wednesday morning and encountered massive resistance from the terrorists, including heavy gunfire and the use of explosive charges. Read more

Israelis to Biden: Don’t visit Israel

“Thanks, but no thanks” – this is the response of a Zionist activist organization to reports that US President Joe Biden will visit eastern Jerusalem as a political statement during his visit to Israel in June. Read more

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