Netanyahu reiterates ‘red lines’ for hostage deal with Hamas
July 12, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reiterated Jerusalem’s “red lines” for the hostage-for-ceasefire deal being negotiated with the Hamas terror group. Read more
Netanyahu sets red lines in hostage-release talks with Hamas
July 8, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday night outlined Jerusalem’s red lines in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Starmer tells Netanyahu UK committed to cooperation with Israel
July 8, 2024 by JNS
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Sunday morning that his government remains committed to continuing London and Jerusalem’s “vital cooperation to deter malign threats,” Downing Street said. Read more
MKs back civilians suspected of murdering Hamas terrorist on Oct. 7
July 8, 2024 by JNS
Israeli lawmakers from across the political spectrum gave their backing on Sunday to three Israelis suspected of murdering a Gazan terrorist who infiltrated the Jewish state during the Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
Mother of rescued hostage Noa Argamani dies of brain cancer
July 3, 2024 by JNS
Liora Argamani, whose daughter Noa was held captive in Gaza for 246 days following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, died Tuesday after a prolonged battle with brain cancer. Read more
Hezbollah drone attack wounds 18 IDF soldiers, one seriously
July 1, 2024 by JNS
Eighteen Israel Defence Forces soldiers were wounded, one seriously, by a Hezbollah suicide drone attack near a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights on Sunday afternoon, the army confirmed. Read more
Labor, Meretz unite to form new party: ‘The Democrats’
July 1, 2024 by JNS
Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties announced on Sunday that they will unite into a new party, called the “Democrats.” Read more
Letter to FDR from Einstein warning of Nazi atomic bomb to sell for millions
June 28, 2024 by JNS
Christie’s auction house anticipates an explosive sale price for a two-page letter from 1939 that laid the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Read more
102-year-old Shoah survivor is the cover star of ‘Vogue Germany’
A 102-year-old Holocaust survivor and Berlin native is the face of Vogue Magazine in Germany. Read more
Pro-Hamas mob attacks Jews outside LA shul
June 25, 2024 by JNS
A Pro-Hamas mob on Sunday attacked pro-Israel Jews outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson area in western Los Angeles. Read more
At least 15 dead in attacks on Dagestan synagogues, churches
June 24, 2024 by JNS
More than 15 police officers and several civilians were killed by terrorists in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, authorities said early Monday.
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IDF green-lights ‘operational plans’ for Lebanon
June 19, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces’ Northern Command has approved operational plans for a war against the Hezbollah terrorist group in Southern Lebanon, the army announced on Tuesday. Read more
After Gantz exit, Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet
June 18, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed members of his government of his intent to dissolve the War Cabinet set up after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Read more
IDF has destroyed half of Hamas’s fighting forces in Rafah
June 18, 2024 by JNS
Around half of Hamas’s battalions in its last bastion of Rafah in southernmost Gaza have been dismantled during the current military operation there, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more
Israel: Dozens of hostages held in Gaza remain alive
June 18, 2024 by JNS
Many of the 120 hostages who remain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip are believed to be alive, a senior Israeli official involved in ongoing negotiations with the terrorist organization said on Tuesday. Read more
IDF: Hezbollah ‘jeopardising future of Lebanon’
June 17, 2024 by JNS
Intensifying aggression by Iran-backed Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border is driving the Middle East towards a wider escalation that could have catastrophic consequences for Lebanon and the region, Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Sunday. Read more
Activists launch ‘Week of Disruption’ in bid to bring down Netanyahu
June 17, 2024 by JNS
Israeli opposition groups kicked off a “Week of Disruption” on Sunday aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and forcing an election within four months. Read more
Ten IDF soldiers killed fighting Hamas in Gaza
June 16, 2024 by JNS
Ten Israel Defence Forces soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the military announced on Sunday morning. One additional soldier passed away from wounds sustained during fighting last week, according to the IDF. Read more
Muslims in Israel: Statistics bureau releases latest data on eve of Hajj
June 14, 2024 by JNS
To mark Eid al-Adha (“Feast of the Sacrifice”), a Muslim holiday that marks the Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released data about the Muslim population of Israel. Read more
Hostage’s father dies hours before his rescue
June 10, 2024 by JNS
Yossi Jan, 57, died on Saturday just hours before his son Almog Meir Jan was rescued from captivity in Gaza along with three other Israeli hostages. Read more
Gantz announces departure from wartime unity government
June 10, 2024 by JNS
War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday night announced his National Unity Party’s departure from the government set up in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing Gaza war. Read more
Actor Michael Douglas visits Kibbutz Be’eri, hard hit by Hamas on Oct. 7
June 7, 2024 by JNS
During a solidarity trip to Israel this week, Jewish actor Michael Douglas, 79, met with the families of hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip and toured areas of the country’s south, including the site of the Nova music festival, where 364 attendees were murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists after they infiltrated the southern border. Read more
Family dog succumbs to wounds after saving loved ones on Oct. 7
June 5, 2024 by JNS
The canine hero who saved her family from Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri has succumbed to injuries sustained during the harrowing ordeal, according to Ynet. Read more
Blinken discusses ceasefire deal with Gallant, Gantz
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls on Sunday with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz about the latest proposal for a hostage deal with Hamas. Read more
Hamas releases recording of hostage Noa Argamani
Hamas on Friday evening released what is believed to be an audio recording of Noa Argamani, an Israeli student taken hostage on Oct. 7. Read more
‘Damaged’ Gaza pier to be removed for at least a week for repairs, Pentagon says
May 29, 2024 by JNS
The U.S. Department of Defence announced that it will remove a temporary pier off the Gazan coast for at least a week for repairs, after the top of the T-shaped pier separated and drifted into the coast on Tuesday. Read more
Israel: Civilians killed by fire that broke out after Rafah strike
May 28, 2024 by JNS
Noncombatants were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on Sunday night due to a fire that broke out after the attack, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday. Read more
Nova massacre survivor wins gold at European jujitsu championship
Israeli jujitsu fighter Yarin Shriki won a gold medal at the European Championship in Germany over the weekend, seven months after surviving the Hamas massacre at the Supernova music festival near Gaza. Read more
Iranian Jew at ‘imminent risk’ of execution after appeal rejected
A Jewish man on death row in an Iranian prison for killing a man in a brawl two years ago in self-defence is at “imminent risk of execution” after Iran’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal. Read more
Netanyahu requests release of gruesome Oct 7 footage
May 24, 2024 by JNS
In the wake of the recent release of a video showing the abduction of female soldiers from the Nahal Oz base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to release a modified version of the 43-minute video documenting the brutal events of the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7. Read more






