Knesset bill enabling death penalty for terrorists on hold

Knesset legislation allowing for the death penalty to be applied to terrorists will be put on hold pending the approval of Israel’s security cabinet, said coalition chairman MK Ofir Katz on Monday. Read more

Mixed-gender battalion fights in Gaza for first time

For the first time, a mixed-gender battalion of combat and rescue fighters is fighting inside the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Sunday. Read more

Elon Musk: ‘From the River to the Sea’ implies genocide, users will be suspended

Elon Musk, owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said on Friday that people using terms such as “from the river to the sea” and “decolonization” would have their accounts suspended. Read more

Death toll from Oct 7 music festival massacre rises to 350

The death toll from Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack at the Nova Music Festival was raised from 260 to 350, with officials stressing the number could rise more as new information surfaces. Read more

Laptopfound in Shifa Hospital contains photos of hostages

Soldiers searching through Gaza’s Shifa Hospital have found a laptop containing videos and photographs of hostages, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Thursday. Read more

Soldiers find rockets under Gaza girl’s bed

Israeli soldiers in the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun found rockets hidden in a child’s bed, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Thursday. Read more

Israel: No ‘friction’ between soldiers and patients in Gaza hospital

The Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday morning that there is no “friction” between soldiers inside Gaza’s Shifa Hospital and its patients or staff. Read more

IDF calling for Hamas surrender in Shifa Hospital

Based on intelligence information, IDF forces are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital.  Read more

Israelis searching for bodies near Gaza get eagle-eyed help

Israeli authorities searching for the remains of people massacred by Hamas on October 7 received some unexpected help from a white-tailed eagle that recently landed in Israel. Read more

‘Mein Kampf’ found in Gaza children’s room used as terror base

Israeli soldiers in Gaza have found a copy of “Mein Kampf,” Adolf Hitler’s antisemitic manifesto, in a children’s room in a civilian home that served as a terror base for Hamas, Israeli President Isaac Herzog disclosed in an interview with the BBC network on Sunday. Read more

Hamas fires on civilians evacuating refugee camp

During fighting in Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, Hamas terrorists fired on Palestinians trying to evacuate the camp along a path on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Sunday morning. Read more

Baby escapes injury as Palestinians fire on Israeli car

Two Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack overnight Wednesday while they were driving near Itamar, southeast of Shechem (Nablus) in central Samaria. A five-month-old girl who was in the car was uninjured. Read more

Israel has destroyed 130 Gaza tunnel shafts

The Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday that combat engineers have uncovered and destroyed 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza since the beginning of the ground invasion. Read more

Israeli military officer dedicates tunnel demolition to slain uncle

Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza area of Beit Hanoun discovered a civilian home connected to several tunnels on Monday. Read more

Survivors of Hamas rave massacre share their stories with international students

Survivors of the Hamas rave massacre met on Monday with students from the International School of the University of Haifa to reveal their chilling stories to the students. Read more

59 Israeli police killed since October 7

Border Police Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin, whom a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem stabbed on Monday morning, has died of her injuries, the Israeli Police announced. Read more

Nuclear-capable US sub arrives in Mideast in message to Iran

In an apparent message to Iran and its proxies, US Central Command announced on a Sunday that “an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility”. Read more

Israel accuses UN chief of lying over Hamas’s illicit use of ambulances

Hamas is using ambulances to transport terrorists and weapons around Gaza, an Israeli military spokesman said on Friday. Read more

Tablets become a lifeline for Israeli children with special needs

Eight-year-old Mendy Pruss sat in his wheelchair, dumbfounded. Why did the soldiers at the front door want to see him? Read more

116 Israeli children orphaned by Hamas’s terror attack, lawmakers told

The Hamas terror attack of Oct. 7 has left 116 children from 59 families orphaned, according to data presented to the Knesset’s Labour and Welfare Committee on Tuesday. Read more

Two Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza fighting

Two Israel Defence Forces soldiers have been killed in Gaza. Read more

Israeli-German raver confirmed dead from Oct 7 attack

Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced it had confirmed the death of Shani Louk, a 23 year-old German-Israeli national who was taken captive by Hamas from a music festival during the terror group’s Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel. Read more

Israeli army rescues first hostage from Gaza

The Israeli Defence Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) announced on Monday evening that it rescued Col. Uri Magidish, a female soldier kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. Read more

Israel reassessing ties with Turkey over Erdogan remarks

Israel is reassessing its relations with Turkey in response to Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s comments about the Gaza war, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen tweeted on Saturday night. Read more

Israel’s ‘Iron Parrot’ awaits reunion with owner

The rescue workers of Magen David Adom’s Ashdod station refer to their feathered friend as the Iron Parrot. Read more

Israel denying visas to UN officials as furore over Guterres’ remarks escalates

Anger over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres escalated as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday morning that Israel would no longer issue visas to U.N. officials. Read more

Beware of media interviews with returning Gaza hostages, expert warns

A mental health expert cautioned journalists to be very careful about interviewing Israeli captives released by Hamas. Read more

Photos of captive Israelis on seats of El Al humanitarian delivery flight

An EL AL passenger plane arrived at Ben Gurion Airport yesterday without passengers. Read more

‘I went through hell’: Freed hostage describes 17 days of Hamas captivity

“I went through hell that we never thought it would get to this,” said Yocheved Lifshitz in her first meeting with reporters on Monday after being freed by Hamas the previous night. Read more

‘The payback was overwhelming’: News services apologize for Gaza coverage

The New York Times on Monday admitted that its reporting on the Oct. 17 blast at the Al Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza “relied too heavily on claims by Hamas, and did not make clear that those claims could not immediately be verified.” The apology comes on the heels of a similar apology from BBC News. Read more

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