Netanyahu advances contentious bill to conscript orthodox men

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday that the Israeli premier will advance contentious legislation for conscripting members of the Orthodox Jewish community into army service. Read more

Israel kills 15 terrorists in Hamas command centre inside UNRWA school

Israeli aircraft killed 15 terrorists in a strike on a Hamas command centre located inside a UNRWA school on Saturday, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more

Overshadowed by war and hostages, Israel honours fallen soldiers

Israel honoured its fallen soldiers on Monday during the nation’s first Memorial Day to occur in wartime, with the uncertain fate of 132 hostages looming over the ceremonies. Read more

Israel forces operating in eastern Rafah and other Gaza areas

Israel military forces continued operating in eastern Rafah, as well as in the northern Gaza areas of Jabaliya and Zeitoun, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

Israel’s population stands at 9.9 million as Independence Day approaches

Ahead of Israel’s Independence Day on Tuesday, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported that the country’s population grew to 9.9 million people on Thursday. Read more

Israel reopens Kerem Shalom Crossing to humanitarian aid deliveries

Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing to humanitarian aid deliveries on Wednesday morning for the first time since a deadly rocket barrage on Sunday. Read more

Israel takes control of Palestinian side of Rafah border crossing

Israel seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday morning after launching an overnight ground operation in parts of the southern Gaza city. Read more

Israeli innovation opens door to more effective personalised cancer treatment

In a breakthrough that would revolutionize personalized cancer treatment approaches, Israeli scientists introduced new technology allowing for direct measurement of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells in a patient’s biopsy. Read more

Israel begins evacuating Palestinians from Rafah

The Israel Defence Forces began evacuating Palestinians in parts of Rafah today, ahead of an expected military advance on the city. Read more

Rockets in Gaza kill three IDF soldiers

Three soldiers were killed and 11 injured in a rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom crossing. Read more

Turkey ban rules out Israeli wrestling team Olympics chances

The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) has barred a delegation of five wrestlers from flying to Istanbul for an Olympic qualifying event on May 9-13. Read more

Israeli government votes to shut down Al Jazeera

The Israeli government unanimously approved shutting down Al Jazeera’s news operations on Sunday, paving the way for authorities to revoke the Qatari network’s press credentials and confiscate its transmitting equipment. Read more

Two-week reprieve on Orthodox army exemptions

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Thursday gave the government a two-week reprieve to present its plan to conscript the country’s Orthodox community into military service. Read more

Israeli researchers correlate biblical events with archaeological evidence in Jerusalem

Israeli researchers have successfully dated findings from the First Temple period, marking the first time exact science has been employed to correlate events mentioned in the Bible with archaeological evidence. Read more

More time to draft the orthodox ino the military

As a court-imposed deadline passed, the Israeli government told the High Court of Justice on Wednesday it needed more time to formulate a plan for drafting Orthodox men into military service. Read more

State comptroller calls on Netanyahu to cooperate with probe of Oct. 7 failures

Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman called on the country’s Prime Minister and military chief of staff to cooperate with his office’s probe into the failures of October 7 in separate letters sent on Wednesday. Read more

Turkey joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit, Israel’s embassies on alert worldwide

Turkey announced it is joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. Read more

$320 million Gaza pier to be operational in early May

The US military has released the first photos of $320 million offshore floating pier being built to streamline humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip. Read more

Israeli president: ICC warrants would hamper global fight against terrorism

As concerns grow in Jerusalem that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, President Isaac Herzog denounced on Tuesday what he called attempts to “abuse international legal institutions – including the ICC – to deny the state of Israel its basic rights.” Read more

Divided by possible hostage deal, Israeli war cabinet meeting cancelled

A meeting of Israel’s War Cabinet scheduled for Tuesday night was cancelled as the governing coalition was divided over a possible hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

Israeli aircraft strike more than 30 Hamas targets

Israeli aircraft have struck more than 30 Hamas targets across Gaza over the last 24 hours, including terror squads, weapons storage facilities, military structures, and other terror infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more

99 million-year-old amber yields fossil surprise

In a discovery akin to stepping back into the ancient world, Israeli scientists uncovered a new species of flea preserved in amber. Read more

Israeli minister calls on UN envoy to deliver matzah to hostages in Gaza

Ahead of the Passover holiday, an Israeli cabinet minister formally asked the UN’s Middle East envoy to ensure the delivery of matzah and wine to hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Thursday. Read more

Israelis speak out as war cabinet weighs response to Iranian attack

While Israel’s war cabinet met in Jerusalem to consider possible responses to Iran’s attack, Israelis told The Press Service of Israel that they support retaliation. Read more

What would an Israeli attack on Iran look like?

As the Middle East closely watches as Israel considers retaliating for Iran’s first direct attack against the Jewish state, one analyst told The Press Service of Israel that a limited response would be more effective over the longer term. Read more

Israel intercepts more hostile drones overnight

Israel and US forces intercepted several hostile drones launched during the night, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday morning. Read more

Body of missing Israeli shepherd, 14, discovered mutilated amid clashes

After more than 24 hours of searching, the body of a 14-year-old Israeli shepherd was found mutilated near a farm in Israel’s Binyamin region on Saturday, triggering clashes between Jews and Palestinians. Read more

Israel: ‘We intercepted 99% of the threats’

Providing the first statistics from Iran’s overnight attack, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday morning that of the more 320 drones and missiles launched by Iran, 99% were intercepted. Read more

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Iranian attack

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss Iran’s overnight attack on Israel, a spokesperson for the Council’s president confirmed on Sunday morning. Read more

‘Inflated numbers’: Hamas admits incomplete data on one-third of Gaza death toll

Raising new questions about the credibility of Palestinian death toll figures being reported from Gaza, the Strip’s Hamas-run Health Ministry announced that it had incomplete data on one-third of the casualties. Read more

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