IAF strike kills sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh
April 11, 2024 by JNS
An Israeli Air Force strike in the Al-Shati Camp on the northern Gaza coast killed six relatives of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Wednesday night. Read more
Outrage following Jerusalem hospital’s admission of Hamas terrorist
April 11, 2024 by JNS
Dozens of protesters swarmed the halls of Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning after news got out that the hospital was treating a member of Hamas’s “Nukhba force.” Read more
Freed Thai hostages wed, plan to return to Israel
April 4, 2024 by JNS
Two Thai citizens who were abducted to Gaza during the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and were later freed have married and are planning to return to Israel for work. Read more
Six months after joining War Cabinet, Gantz calls for early elections
April 4, 2024 by JNS
Israel should go to the polls in September, National Unity leader and War Cabinet Minister-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz said at a press conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, marking the first time that the left-wing politician has called for early elections since joining the wartime government six months ago. Read more
Jewish origins of Mozart’s librettist a ‘poorly kept secret’
One of the most important librettists, or authors of operatic texts, in music history, was born Jewish, but his origins weren’t known widely until the Nazis banned works of Jewish artists during the Holocaust. Read more
Japan to resume UNRWA funding
April 3, 2024 by JNS
Tokyo said on Tuesday that it will restore funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency. Read more
Palestinian Authority pushing for full-fledged UN membership
April 2, 2024 by JNS
The Palestinian Authority intends to press the United Nations to schedule a vote on its admission as a full member of the world body later this month, Ramallah’s permanent U.N. “observer” told Reuters on Monday night. Read more
IDF to lift restrictions on Gaza border areas, including Nova massacre site
March 31, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces will lift restrictions on several areas along the border with the Gaza Strip, including the site of the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, where Hamas terrorists massacred over 360 people on Oct. 7. Read more
Israel’s Supreme Court orders stop to yeshivah funding for haredim required to enlist in IDF
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order prohibiting the government from providing stipends to some haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish men who do not serve in the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Turkish group behind ‘Mavi Marmara‘ announces new flotilla
March 29, 2024 by JNS
The Turkish group behind the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla presented two new vessels on Wednesday, which are intended to take aid directly to Gaza. Read more
IDF begins isolating Rafah, orders 40,000 tents
March 29, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces has begun isolating Rafah in southern Gaza and has started taking steps to evacuate the city’s civilian population, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. Read more
Joe Lieberman, longtime senator and first Jewish-American VP candidate, dies at 82
March 28, 2024 by JNS
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 82 after complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family. Read more
Hamas praises UN Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire
Hamas on Monday thanked the U.N. Security Council for passing a resolution demanding a temporary halt to the Israel Defencce Forces operation against the terror group in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Jerusalem accepts deal to free female soldiers, Hamas yet to respond
March 25, 2024 by JNS
Israel has tentatively accepted a preliminary agreement brokered by the United States for the release of the female IDF soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more
Ex-UNRWA official: Hamas chief Haniyeh was one of our teachers
March 25, 2024 by JNS
The West is unhappy with UNRWA for giving rise to the top cadre of Palestinian leaders, former UNRWA official Ahmad Oueidat said in a March 14 interview on the London-based pro-Hamas Al-Hiwar Arabic-language satellite TV channel. Read more
PLO flag flies at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran
March 22, 2024 by JNS
When Chief Rabbi of Iran Rabbi Yehuda Gerami arrived on Thursday, as he does every year on the Fast of Esther and Purim, to pray at the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan, he discovered that the PLO flag had been raised there. Read more
WATCH: IDF drone locates armed terrorist hiding in room
March 22, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces on Thursday published footage of a drone identifying a terrorist hiding in a room, shortly before troops operating in the Hamad area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killed him. Read more
University of Cape Town hosts Hezbollah, Houthi speakers on Zoom
March 22, 2024 by JNS
Speakers from the Hezbollah and Houthi terrorist organisations addressed students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Wednesday. Read more
South African-Israeli soldier captured by Hamas declared dead
March 18, 2024 by JNS
South African-Israeli dual national Daniel Perez, 22, from Yad Binyamin, was killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists, who are holding his remains in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Sunday. Read more
Israel to mark Hamas massacre with annual commemorative day
March 18, 2024 by JNS
The Israeli Cabinet voted on Sunday to mark Hamas’s massacre of some 1,200 people with an annual commemoration on the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Read more
Adidas says it will donate $152 million from sales of Kanye West shoes
March 17, 2024 by JNS
Adidas has already donated or plans to give some US$152 million to groups countering hate, including antisemitism after it was left with about US$1.3 billion worth of “Yeezy” shoes. Read more
South African foreign minister: Citizens in IDF to be arrested on return
Naledi Pandor, the foreign minister of South Africa, said at an African National Congress event earlier this week that South Africa will arrest citizens who serve in the Israel Defence Forces upon their return to South Africa. Read more
Israeli FM to UN Secretary-General: ‘You’ve brought world body to all-time low’
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a sharply worded letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, charging him with a blatant disregard for the atrocities committed by Hamas against the Jewish people on Oct. 7. Read more
Hamas says airdropped aid kills five Palestinians
March 10, 2024 by JNS
Hamas-controlled Gazan health authorities claimed on Friday that five Palestinians were killed by falling humanitarian aid packages during an airdrop in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more
Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state
A woman apparently associated with the anti-Israel group Palestine Action is depicted in video, which circulated widely on social media, slashing a 1914 painting of Arthur Balfour, the first earl of Balfour, and defacing it with paint. Read more
We cannot continue to fail the women Hamas raped and tortured
March 8, 2024 by JNS
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, “Inspire Inclusion,” is meant to emphasise the importance of diversity and empowerment in creating a society in which women are treated equally…writes Carol Ann Schwartz. Read more
Jerusalem recalls UN envoy over alleged cover-up of Hamas sex crimes
March 6, 2024 by JNS
Israel has recalled its ambassador to the United Nations, accusing the international organisation of attempting to ignore a report on sexual violence by Hamas terrorists during the group’s Oct. 7 onslaught on the northwestern Negev. Read more
Israeli embassy told not to handle Gantz’s unauthorised DC visit
The Israeli embassy in Washington has been instructed not to handle a visit to the U.S. capital by War Cabinet member Benny Gantz. Read more
‘Antisemitism has no place in society,’ says Prince William
March 1, 2024 by JNS
Prince William, the heir to the British throne, said Thursday that antisemitism has no place in society and that he and his wife, Catherine, are worried about its rise in the United Kingdom. Read more
Hamas’s Haniyeh calls for terror attacks during Ramadan
February 29, 2024 by JNS
Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based leader of Hamas’s “political” wing, on Wednesday, urged the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance” to step up attacks on Israel during Ramadan, calling for a “broad and international movement to break the siege on Al-Aqsa mosque” in Jerusalem. Read more







