Two Israelis arrested in Iranian assassination plot
October 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Two Israelis were arrested for their involvement in an Iranian plot to assassinate a high-profile Israeli figure, it was cleared for publication on Monday. Read more
Israel identifies the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack
October 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces released the names on Monday morning of the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah’s drone attack. Read more
Alcohol use at Nova Festival massacre intensified survivors’ PTSD risks, researchers say
October 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Survivors of the massacre at the Nova music festival who consumed alcohol during the all-night rave experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, suggesting it impairs the brain’s ability to cope with trauma, Israeli researchers said on Sunday. Read more
Netanyahu: UN refusal to evacuate UNIFIL forces makes them ‘Hostages of Hezbollah’
October 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to withdraw an international peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon on Sunday. Read more
Made in Iran: Israel displays captured Hezbollah weapons
October 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel displayed Iranian-made weapons seized from southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Read more
Hezbollah’s logistics chief killed in Israeli airstrike
October 8, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hezbollah’s logistics chief, Suhail Hussein Husseini, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Beirut area, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday morning. Read more
Explainer: Why southern Lebanon is key to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
October 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The volatile region of southern Lebanon has long been a focal point in the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Read more
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnels intended for attack on Galilee
October 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli commandos and combat engineers destroyed Hezbollah tunnels near the Israeli border as the military released footage showing the Iran-backed terror group was prepared to invade the Galilee. Read more
‘Mafia Tactics’: how Hezbollah intimidates Christians, steals southern Lebanese property
October 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The phone rests on the car’s dashboard, filming nothing out of the ordinary as it passes the green pasture of the southern Lebanese village of Aanquon. Read more
Avigayil and Ariel top Israeli baby names, but surge in ‘Be’eri’ honours kibbutz massacre victims
October 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Avigayil and Ariel were the most popular names given to Israeli Jewish girls and boys born in the past year, but there was a surge of children named Be’eri, after the southern Israeli kibbutz that was decimated during Hamas’s attacks on October 7, Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority said on Monday. Read more
‘Our war is not against you’: Netanyahu appeals to the Iranian people
October 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an appeal to the Iranian people in a video on Monday, telling them, “Our war is not against you.” Read more
Hamas commander in Lebanon killed in airstrike also worked for UNRWA
September 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hamas said on Monday that the commander of its forces in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif, was killed in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. He was also an employee of the embattled United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Read more
Israel selects one Chief Rabbi but remains deadlocked on second
September 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel selected a Sephardi Chief Rabbi on Sunday night, ending a nearly three-month vacancy in the position, but failed to elect an Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi. Read more
Who was Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah?
September 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hezbollah, Iran and their allies were stunned by the death of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in a Friday night airstrike in Beirut. Both Israel and Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah’s death on Saturday. Read more
Despite war, 31,000 immigrants moved to Israel in past year
September 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Despite the ongoing war with Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel experienced a surge of 31,000 new immigrants arriving from more than 100 countries in the past year, according to figures published by the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption and the Jewish Agency on Sunday. Read more
Israeli navy intercepts drone over Red Sea
September 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli Navy has intercepted a drone fired toward Israel from the direction of the Red Sea, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday morning. Read more
Australia proposes a ceasefire to resolve the crisis diplomatically as Hezbollah continued firing missiles at Israel
September 26, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces said it detected about 45 missile launches crossing into Israel from Lebanon today. Read more
For first time, Hezbollah fires ballistic missile at Tel Aviv
September 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Residents of Tel Aviv scrambled to bomb shelters on Wednesday morning when Hezbollah fired a ballistic missile at the city. Read more
Israel strikes 1,600 Hezbollah targets, declares ‘special emergency situation’
September 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel continued striking Hezbollah positions in Lebanon while the Iran-backed terror group fired volleys of rockets at Haifa, Nahariya the Galilee and Jezreel Valley overnight and Tuesday morning. Read more
Deep-sea corals contaminated with human drugs, researchers warn
September 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli scientists on Monday revealed the presence of pharmaceutical compounds, including antibiotics and laxatives, in corals collected from the Gulf of Eilat. The findings challenge assumptions that deeper marine environments are insulated from human pollution. Read more
Israel strikes Central Gaza school taken over by Hamas
September 23, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft struck a Hamas command and control centre in a building formerly used as a school in central Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more
Israel targets Hezbollah terror network hidden in civilian areas, warns of new strikes
September 23, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel warned residents of southern Lebanon to flee homes used by Hezbollah to store weapons while releasing a video of a strike on a home containing a cruise missile on Monday. Read more
Israeli forces shut down Al Jazeera Ramallah bureau, citing ties to terror
September 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli soldiers entered the Ramallah offices of Al Jazeera and shut down the bureau over its support for Palestinian terror in the middle of a live broadcast on Sunday, the first time security forces have acted against the Qatari network in the Palestinian Authority. Read more
Three injured in Hezbollah rocket barrages, Israel vows to ‘intensify’ airstrikes
September 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces said it would “intensify” its airstrikes on Hezbollah after three Israelis were injured in a Sunday morning rocket barrage. Read more
Who were the senior Hezbollah commanders killed in airstrike?
September 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces announced on Saturday the names of several senior Hezbollah commanders killed in Friday’s airstrike in Beirut. Sixteen terrorists were killed while meeting in the city’s Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold. Read more
Israel strikes 100 Hezbollah launchers, northern residents ordered to stay near shelters
September 20, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft struck more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, while residents of northern communities were instructed to remain close to shelters on Thursday. Read more
Israel launches first autonomous bus pilot on public roads
September 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s Ministry of Transportation approved the country’s first pilot autonomous bus for operation on a public road along a regular urban route. Read more
Israel thwarts plot Iranian plot to assassinate Netanyahu and other officials
September 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli Jew recruited by Iranian intelligence agencies in a plot to assassinate top Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, has been arrested, it was cleared for publication on Thursday. Read more
Syria built clandestine atomic reactor, says Israeli nuclear chief
September 18, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s atomic chief warned that Syria has built an undeclared nuclear facility in remarks at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s conference in Vienna on Tuesday. Read more
Knesset advances bill banning the establishment of new consulates in Jerusalem
September 18, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli lawmakers advanced legislation to ban the establishment of new consulates in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more







