Israeli chief rabbi urges leaders to back Trump’s Shabbat call
May 11, 2026 by JNS
Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi has urged the country’s leaders to support US President Donald Trump’s call for Jews to observe the coming Shabbat.
Abraham Foxman, towering champion against antisemitism, dies at 86
May 11, 2026 by JNS
Abraham H. Foxman, the Holocaust survivor who became one of the most influential Jewish leaders in the United States and a relentless global voice against antisemitism, has died at the age of 86.
Why Iran will not collapse after leadership change
May 10, 2026 by JNS
The primary domestic tensions are directed towards the regime itself, rather than between completely fractured armed population groups.
By Farid Alamdar
IDF hits more than 85 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon
May 10, 2026 by JNS
Over the past 24 hours the Israel Defense Forces attacked more than 85 targets in Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah, the military said in a statement on Saturday.
More clashes as US-Iran talks appear to stall
May 10, 2026 by JNS
Efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran appear to have stalled as the two sides trade fire in the Gulf, while a US intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months.
IDF slays Hezbollah Radwan Force commander in Beirut
May 8, 2026 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces struck Beirut on Wednesday night for the first time in nearly a month, killing the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, the military said.
Two Palestinians arrested in central Israel over suspected terror plot
May 7, 2026 by JNS
Trump pauses Hormuz escort plan amid Iran talks
May 6, 2026 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump said today that “Project Freedom”, a U.S.-led initiative to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be temporarily paused as negotiations with Iran advance.
Netanyahu holds top-level consultations as Israel readies for collapse of Iran truce
May 6, 2026 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held top-level security talks on Monday to prepare for the collapse of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, officials told the Channel 12 News outlet on Tuesday. Read more
Hezbollah rockets, drones target Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon
May 4, 2026 by JNS
Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists launched several rockets and drones at Israeli soldiers on Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces. No injuries were reported.
Trump: Iran war could be renewed if mullahs ‘misbehave’
May 3, 2026 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that renewed military action against Iran was a possibility if the mullahs “misbehave, if they do something bad.”
“Right now, we’ll see. It’s a possibility that could happen, certainly,” the president told reporters before departing Palm Beach, Fla.
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Jerusalem hosts first Israel-Serbia strategic dialogue
April 29, 2026 by JNS
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar hosted Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Đurić in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the first Israel-Serbia Strategic Dialogue.
Hezbollah drone attack sends thousands to shelters in northern Israel
April 28, 2026 by JNS
Air-raid sirens blared across the Western Galilee on Monday morning, sending thousands of civilians scrambling for bomb shelters as Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched a drone attack from Lebanon.
IDF soldier killed, six wounded in Hezbollah drone strike in Southern Lebanon
April 27, 2026 by JNS
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and six others were wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone strike in Southern Lebanon on Sunday, the military said.
Gazans cast votes in local election for first time in 20 years
April 26, 2026 by JNS
Gazan residents participated on Saturday for the first time in two decades in municipal elections organised by the Palestinian Authority.
IDF kills terrorists in Lebanon amid Hezbollah’s ongoing ceasefire violations
April 26, 2026 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces killed more than 15 Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon over the weekend as the Iranian proxy continued to challenge the fragile truce.
Hezbollah only obstacle to peace between Israel, Lebanon, says Israeli FM
April 23, 2026 by JNS
Israel must abandon the idea of making concessions for peace, which have eroded its security, said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
Israel Prize ceremony concludes 78th Independence Day with historic firsts
April 23, 2026 by JNS
As 14 Israelis are honoured with the Jewish state’s top award, U.S. President Donald Trump becomes the first noncitizen laureate.
PA accuses Israel of engineering ‘special rodents’ to attack Gaza children
Israel has developed a “special kind of rodent” that specifically “attacks children and the sick” in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority recently claimed in one of its more outlandish libels against the Jewish State.
Under the stars of Mount Herzl, Israel celebrates 78 years of independence
April 22, 2026 by JNS
Nobody was entirely sure the ceremony would take place. Organisers had quietly filmed a full dress rehearsal days earlier in case renewed fighting with Iran made a live public event impossible. A fragile ceasefire with Iran and Lebanon was holding—barely.
Amid rising Jew-hatred, thousands march at Auschwitz on Holocaust memorial day
April 15, 2026 by JNS
Against the twin backdrops of Israel at war and rising Jew-hatred around the world, some 7,000 people from around the world marked Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, by marching the two miles between the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps in Poland. Read more
Jerusalem to hold direct talks with Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah
April 10, 2026 by JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives an update on an Iranian missile attack on Arad, March 21, 2026. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that Jerusalem intends to hold direct negotiations with Lebanese interlocutors with a view to disarming Iran’s terror proxy Hezbollah.
IDF soldier KIA in Southern Lebanon, bringing total war toll to 937
Slain Israel Defence Forces Staff-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, from the northern city of Beit She’an. Credit: IDF.
Israel Defense Forces Staff-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, from the northern city of Beit She’an, was killed fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Wednesday night.
Lifshiz served in the 13th Battalion of the IDF’s Golani Brigade, the statement said. Five other soldiers sustained injuries of varying degrees and were evacuated to a hospital in Israel, it added.
The total death toll among Israeli troops since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre now stands at 937. Twelve IDF soldiers have been killed since the expansion of ground operations in Southern Lebanon in early March.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in response to the announcement that “our hearts are with the family of the heroic Golani soldier, Staff-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, of blessed memory, who fell in battle in Southern Lebanon.”
“We pray for the swift and full recovery of our soldiers who were wounded in the same incident, after fighting bravely against Hezbollah terrorists,” he stated. “We will continue to act with full force to remove the threat to the residents of the north. May the memory of Touvel, of blessed memory, be a blessing and be preserved forever.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz in an X post extended his “heartfelt condolences” on behalf of the Jewish state’s defense establishment.
“I wish to send a speedy recovery to all the wounded heroes and to strengthen the commanders and soldiers of the IDF who are currently fighting bravely in Southern Lebanon and across the other fronts,” he tweeted. “May his memory be blessed.”
Hezbollah began firing rockets and suicide drones at Israel on March 2, in retaliation for the Jewish state’s targeted killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed in the opening strikes of “Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury” against the regime on Feb. 28.
In response to the terrorist organization’s violation of the U.S.-brokered Nov. 27, 2024, truce agreement, Jerusalem launched an aerial campaign against Hezbollah and ordered IDF troops to advance and take control of additional areas in Southern Lebanon to halt cross-border attacks.
Netanyahu stressed in an address on Wednesday night that Lebanon is not part of the truce with Iran that the United States and Tehran agreed to on Tuesday.
“I insisted that the temporary ceasefire with Iran not include Hezbollah. And we continue to strike them forcefully,” the premier said in a prime time address following the conclusion of the Passover holiday in Israel.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force launched its largest coordinated strikes against Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion” on Feb. 28.
The large-scale wave of attacks targeted Hezbollah headquarters, military infrastructure and command-and-control centers in Beirut, the Beqaa Valley and Southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli army.
Netanyahu said Hezbollah on Wednesday suffered “the greatest blow since the pagers,” in reference to the Sept. 17-18, 2024, attacks in Lebanon, which wounded thousands of terrorist operatives. “We attacked 100 targets in 10 minutes, in places Hezbollah was certain were immune,” he said.
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Southern Lebanon
April 1, 2026 by JNS
Four Israel Defence Forces soldiers have been killed battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday morning. Read more
22 countries say ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz
March 22, 2026 by JNS
Nearly two dozen nations, most of them European but including Australia and New Zealand, said in a joint statement on Saturday that they are ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage” through the Strait of Hormuz. Read more
Paramedics treat nearly 100 people after Iranian missile hits Arad in southern Israel
United Hatzalah said that its paramedics treated 95 patients, including 10 in serious condition and some who were hospitalised, after a “mass casualty incident” following a missile attack in Arad, in southern Israel, some 25 miles east of Be’er Sheva. Read more
Mojtaba Khamenei vows to avenge father’s killing
March 13, 2026 by JNS
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday published his first written statement since assuming office on March 8, vowing to avenge “the blood of the martyrs,” including his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Read more
Wiz joins Google
March 12, 2026 by JNS
Google completed its US$32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz on Wednesday, representing the largest exit in Israel’s tech history and the biggest acquisition yet by Google. Read more
Israel sets up new rocket-protected hospital for vulnerable patients
March 10, 2026 by JNS
Clalit Health Services has opened a new rocket-protected hospital designed to safeguard some of the nation’s most vulnerable patients as Iran continues to fire ballistic missiles at the Jewish state, the healthcare provider said on Sunday. Read more
IDF names second soldier KIA in Southern Lebanon
March 10, 2026 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces on Monday afternoon released the name of a second soldier slain while fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon the previous day. Read more
