Body of Kibbutz Nir Oz responder Aviv Atzili identified after Gaza recovery

The Israel Defence Forces on Sunday night identified Aviv Atzili as the second hostage whose body was recovered from Gaza in a June 11 military operation. Read more

Rescue teams race to find survivors after night of Iranian missile strikes

Israeli rescue workers across the country were still racing to find survivors after a night of missile strikes from Iran. Ten people were killed with most urgent scenes of destruction in the Haifa and Tel Aviv metro areas and the Arab town of Tamra. Read more

Your life is at risk’: Israeli military warns Iranians to evacuate homes

The Press Service of Israel has learned that the measure is intended to increase pressure on Tehran in addition to avoiding collateral damage to civilians. Read more

Israelis brace for Iranian escalation with home front restrictions – nuclear facility attacked

As the Israelis braced for possible escalation under a declared state of emergency, authorities have tightened restrictions on public gatherings, transportation and medical services while activating emergency protocols nationwide. Read more

Israel attacks Iran (update 1)

Israel launched a major attack on Iran Thursday night, targeting dozens of sites linked to Tehran’s nuclear program. Defence Minister Israel Katz declared a nationwide state of emergency, calling it a preemptive strike. Read more

Israel confirms Hamas kidnapped humanitarian aid workers

Israel confirmed on Thursday morning that Hamas kidnapped humanitarian aid workers during an overnight attack on a convoy near Khan Yunis. Read more

Hamas attacks Gaza aid convoy, killing five, possibly taking hostages

Hamas attacked a Gaza aid convoy near Khan Yunis, killing at least five staff members from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), injuring others, and potentially taking some hostage on Wednesday night, the organisation said on Thursday morning. Read more

Moshav Yakhini defenders fought off October 7 onslaught with pistols, army probe finds

Eight Hamas terrorists killed 17 people during a three-and-a-half-hour rampage at Moshav Yakhini and surrounding areas on October 7, 2023, before all attackers were eliminated by Israeli police and military forces, an Israel Defence Forces investigation released on Wednesday detailed. Read more

‘They saved us’: kibbutz civilian security team fought off Hamas in fierce battle, says army probe

The brave actions of Kibbutz Erez’s civilian defence squad, reinforced by volunteers from neighbouring Kibbutz Or Ha’Ner, prevented a potential massacre when Hamas terrorists attempted to overrun the Gaza border community during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, according to a military investigation released Tuesday. Read more

Greta Thunberg, others to be deported, refused to watch October 7 video

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists detained aboard a boat trying to breach the Gaza blockade have been brought to Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday morning ahead of their deportations, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. Read more

‘The show is over’: Israel intercepts activist boat carrying Greta Thunberg to Gaza

Israeli forces intercepted and detained a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, as it attempted to break the Gaza blockade, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday morning. Read more

Synagogue of former chief rabbi targeted by arsonists

A Jerusalem synagogue frequented by former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef was deliberately set ablaze early Sunday morning in what authorities are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Read more

Bodies of two Israeli hostages recovered in Gaza

The bodies of Gadi Hagai and his wife, Judy Weinstein Hagai were returned to Israel last night in a military operation, 607 days after they were kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced on Thursday morning. Read more

Israeli coalition crisis escalates over army exemptions for yeshiva students

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded emergency talks Wednesday evening with Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein as Israel’s governing coalition faces potential collapse over military conscription legislation, with both major Haredi-Orthodox parties now threatening to dissolve the Knesset. Read more

Netanyahu’s government at risk amid standoff on yeshiva student conscription

Israel’s governing coalition is in crisis as Orthodox Haredi religious leaders on Tuesday night threatened to withdraw support over the government’s failure to pass legislation exempting yeshiva students from military service. Read more

Netanyahu to undergo sedated medical exam; Justice Minister to temporarily lead

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo a “routine medical examination” on Friday, during which he is expected to be sedated, his office said. Read more

Netanyahu confirms Israel killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar

Addressing the Knesset plenum on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed that Hamas’ top commander, Mohammed Sinwar, is dead. Read more

A game-changer on the battlefield’: Israel makes history with combat laser interceptions

Israel has become the first country to deploy high-power laser systems in combat, successfully intercepting scores of active enemy threats, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday. Read more

Two Israeli diplomats about to become engaged gunned down in Washington

Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC on Wednesday night in what Israeli and U.S. officials are calling a targeted act of antisemitic violence. Read more

Blood libel’: Yair Golan under fire for Gaza comments

Israeli officials across the political divides lashed out at opposition Knesset member Yair Golan on Tuesday after he said Israel was killing children in Gaza “as a hobby.” Read more

Amid mourning, family names baby born after terror attack

The newborn son of Tzeela Gez, the 30-year-old woman killed in last week’s terror attack, was named this morning in a special ceremony at the Gez family home in Bruchin. Read more

‘I did not break’: former hostage Arbel Yehud recounts 482 days of horror in Gaza

Former Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud describes her captivity to the Knesset’s Constitution Committee on May 19, 2025. Photo by Knesset Spokesperson/TPS-IL. Read more

Netanyahu confirms Israel weighing ceasefire and broader Gaza war exit plan

Signalling a notable shift, Israeli negotiators in Qatar are exploring both a short-term ceasefire proposal and a broader agreement to end the Gaza conflict entirely, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday. Read more

Newborn fights for life after mother killed in terror attack on way to give birth

A newborn boy is fighting for his life on Thursday morning after his mother was killed in a Palestinian terror attack while on her way to the hospital to give birth. Read more

Freed hostage Edan Alexander not well enough to join Trump in Qatar, family says

Newly released hostage Edan Alexander is not well enough to travel to Qatar to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum said on Tuesday. Read more

PTSD symptoms tripled among Israeli soldiers since Hamas war, study finds

Israeli scientists revealed on Tuesday that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat soldiers has tripled since Hamas’ October 7 attacks. Read more

‘You are safe, you are home’: Edan Alexander back in Israel after 584 days in captivity

Staff Sgt. Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier, was freed after 584 days in Hamas captivity, returning to Israel in an emotional moment that briefly paused fighting in Gaza. Read more

Israel prepares for the return of hostage Edan Alexander

Israel was preparing for the expected release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday after being held captive by Hamas for 584 days. Read more

Remains of missing Israeli soldier recovered in Lebanon 43 years after battle

The body of Sgt. 1st Class Tzvi Feldman, missing since a 1982 battle in Lebanon, has been recovered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Sunday. Read more

Hostage survivor: Pulitzer Prize to antisemitic Gaza poet ‘desecrates’ memory of victims

A former Israeli hostage denounced the Pulitzer Prize committee for giving an award to a Palestinian journalist who spread antisemitic content and fake news on his social media platforms and excused Hamas’ October 7 abductions. Read more

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