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

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian rocket fire

The Israeli Defence Forces struck a number of Hamas sites in Gaza overnight in retaliation for Tuesday’s rocket fire. Read more

Gaza terror groups fire rockets at Sderot

The Sderot municipality reported on Tuesday afternoon that two rockets fired from Gaza landed in the city, damaging cars but causing no injuries to people. Read more

Israel shuts down its last COVID ward

Officials at Jerusalem’s Herzog Medical Centre closed the COVID ward, Israel’s last one in operation, on Sunday. Read more

Stormy Knesset summer session begins today

Despite national demonstrations for and against a controversial judicial overhaul, the government’s priority will switch to passing a state budget as the Israeli parliament’s summer session begins today. Read more

Israeli population approaches 10 million on Independence Day

Israel’s population stands at 9.72 million, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Independence Day. Read more

75-year-old compass found at battle site: Israeli archaeologists emotional

The discovery of a brass compass from a massacre of 35 Israeli soldiers in 1948 has left two researchers feeling like they were given a “punch in the stomach.” Read more

Five injured in car-ramming attack in downtown Jerusalem

Five people were injured in a car-ramming attack in central Jerusalem on Monday. Read more

Israel braces for tense Memorial Day

Israeli government, opposition and defence officials urged the politicians and the public not to politicise Memorial Day. Read more

New app finds graves of fallen Israeli soldiers

Ahead of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and terror victims, the Defence Ministry launched an app to help people locate the graves of family and friends in military cemeteries. Read more

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