Palestinian caught trying to smuggle sperm out of prison

A Palestinian detainee at the Ramon Prison in southern Israel was caught by Israeli guards trying to smuggle a bottle of another prisoner’s sperm on Tuesday, the Israeli Prisons Service announced. Read more

Palestinians launch rocket from Jenin for first time

The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Monday afternoon that Palestinians in Jenin launched a rocket for the first time. According to the IDF, the rocket exploded in an area under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority and caused no casualties. Read more

Virtual reality puts new twist on Holocaust education

Putting a modern twist on Holocaust education, Triumph of the Spirit has opened its doors in Jerusalem, where visitors will be able to take a guided virtual reality tour of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Read more

Israel to advance plans for 1,000 homes in Eli in response to terror attack

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that plans to build 1,000 homes in the Samarian community of Eli will be fast-tracked in response to Tuesday’s deadly terror attack there. Read more

Four Israelis killed in shooting attack, army searching for terrorist

Four Israelis were killed and another four were injured when two Palestinians opened fire on people at a gas station near the community of Eli on Monday. Read more

Russia to open consulate in Jerusalem: Why now?

Russia and Israel signed an agreement to open a consulate office in Jerusalem, Israel’s Foreign Ministry and the Russian embassy announced on Friday. Read more

Bereaved family and grateful organ recipients see ‘eye to eye’

In an emotional encounter, the family of Yagel and Hillel Yaniv, two brothers who were killed in a terrorist shooting attack in February, met with the four recipients of their corneas at Petach Tikvah’s Beilinson Hospital on Sunday. Read more

Will discovery about how skin cancer spreads lead to a vaccine?

A discovery of the way melanoma spreads has a group of Israeli researchers confident that their findings will contribute to the development of a vaccine against the deadly form of skin cancer. Read more

Knesset drama ends as opposition MK secures key seat on Judicial Selection Committee

A day of drama and uncertainty ended at the Knesset as lawmakers voted for an opposition lawmaker to take a seat on the Judicial Selection Committee. Read more

Archaeologists: 12,000-year-old flutes imitated bird call

The world’s oldest flute, 12,000 years old, wasn’t created by Neanderthals for entertainment and amusement. Read more

Atomic clock in Israel’s physics laboratory to safeguard critical infrastructure

To enhance the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, Israel’s national clock, located in the National Physics Laboratory, was connected to the “time distribution” system of the national digital system today. Read more

Will a flawed UN report lead to a blacklisting of Israel?

A draft United Nations report accuses the Israeli military of killing 32 Palestinian children and maiming others or using them as human shields. Israeli diplomats are blasting the report, which is expected to be released in the coming weeks. Read more

Julia, Israel’s celebrity seal, spotted on restricted military beach site

Julia, an endangered Mediterranean monk seal who has been winning Israeli hearts, beached herself on a restricted military site in the centre of the country, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said on Monday. Read more

Israeli terror victim to file $1.3 billion lawsuit against CNN

Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, rejected an on-air apology from CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour on Monday and said on Tuesday he intends to file a $1.3 billion lawsuit against the cable news giant. Read more

Miracle baby defies odds, leaves hospital after lengthy battle for his life

After 80 days of battling for his life in a neonatal intensive care unit, a premature Israeli baby was sent home from a hospital in Ashdod on Monday. Read more

While military lifts ban on Israelis returning to Homesh, it will be years until they do

The head of the Israel Defence Forces’ Central Command on Thursday signed off on an order allowing Israelis to return to what was once the northern Samaria community of Homesh. Read more

Jerusalem Day celebrates city’s Jewish ties and diversity

Jerusalem Day celebrates Jewish ties to the holy city. Read more

New coalition tensions flare as Otzma Yehudit Party boycotts Knesset vote

Tensions within Israel’s governing coalition flared out in the open on Wednesday as the right-wing Otzma Yehudit party boycotted a Knesset vote on Wednesday. Read more

2,000-year-old financial record unearthed on Jerusalem’s Pilgrimage Road

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a remarkable financial record dating back 2,000 years on the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David, Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period. Read more

1,800-year-old marble artifacts uncovered in shipwreck off Israeli coast

The discovery of the 1,800-year-old marble artifacts off the coast of Moshav Beit Yanai began with Gideon Harris, a swimmer who first spotted ancient columns on the seafloor. Read more

Endangered seal spotted on Israeli beach for first time

A rare Mediterranean monk seal was spotted on an Israeli beach on Friday, the first time the endangered mammal has made land in Israel. Read more

Israel begins gradual opening of Gaza border crossings

Israel began gradually reopening its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning as a ceasefire took hold. Read more

Egypt: Ceasefire talks so far unsuccessful

Attempts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian terror groups in Gaza have made no headway, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry admitting that “efforts continue for now without success.” Read more

Commander of Islamic Jihad’s Gaza rocket squads killed In Israeli air strike

Ali Ghali, commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Gaza rocket squads, was killed in an Israeli air strike early Thursday morning. Read more

UN Security Council to discuss Israel-Gaza tensions

The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the situation in Gaza as widely-expected Palestinian rocket fire failed to materialise. Read more

Defence Minister to Israeli mayors: Prepare for ‘prolonged campaign’ against Gaza

During a briefing for mayors of communities near the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told the municipal leaders to be prepared for a “prolonged campaign” against the Palestinian terror groups. Read more

Israel kills three top islamic Jihad commanders, braces for Gaza’s response

Israel launched surprise air strikes on Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets, including killing three of the terror group’s senior figures on early Tuesday morning. Read more

Israeli coalition tensions escalate as Ben-Gvir boycotts cabinet meeting

Public Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the two other ministers from his Otzma Yehudit party boycotted Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, raising tensions within Israel’s governing coalition. Read more

Israeli High Court rules gov’t can delay demolition of illegal Bedouin village

Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled on Sunday that the government may delay the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, an illegally built Bedouin village near Jerusalem that has been the epicentre of a decades-long legal battle. Read more

Family hears slain mother’s heartbeat in transplant recipient

In an emotional encounter, the family of Leah (Lucy) Dee met on Tuesday for the first time with the woman who received their slain mother’s heart in a transplant at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah. Read more

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