Israeli Jewish Agency head cancels South Africa trip over potential arrest

The chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog cancelled a planned visit to South Africa amid concerns that authorities there could issue an arrest warrant against him, the organisation announced Sunday. Read more

Study: Israeli economy dodged wartime fiscal crisis thanks to high-tech sector

Israel’s economy dodged a fiscal crisis last year thanks to its high-tech sector, which has become the country’s economic lifeline and a magnet for global investment, according to a report released on Wednesday. Read more

World’s first human spinal cord implant to take place in Israel

Israel is preparing to perform the world’s first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient’s own cells, a medical breakthrough that could allow paralysed patients to stand and walk again, Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday. Read more

Israel revokes visas of Australian representatives to Palestinian Authority

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has revoked the visas of Australian representatives assigned to the Palestinian Authority, delivering notice to the Australian Ambassador in Jerusalem on Monday, the Foreign Ministry announced. Read more

Knesset committee authorizes call-up of 430,000 reservists amid Haredi draft dispute

An Israeli parliamentary committee narrowly approved on Monday the extension of emergency powers to summon reservists, authorising the military to call up as many as 430,000 soldiers as the war in Gaza intensifies. Read more

Australia accused of antisemitism after blocking Israeli lawmaker’s visit

Israeli right-wing politicians denounced Australia on Monday after Canberra barred Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman from visiting the country, calling the decision antisemitic and a capitulation to terrorism. Read more

Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal

Amid renewed reports of Hamas’ flexibility on a phased ceasefire-hostage agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declared Saturday night that Israel will only accept a comprehensive deal that secures the release of all captives at once. Read more

Israel moves forward with long-stalled e1 housing project

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that he will approve tenders for more than 3,000 housing units in the long-stalled E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, declaring the move a “revolution.” Read more

Israel welcomes UN blacklisting of Hamas for sexual crimes in conflict

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the UN’s decision to add Hamas to its “blacklist” of groups committing sexual crimes in armed conflicts, calling it an overdue recognition of atrocities committed since October 7. Read more

Gaza terrorists caught using fake humanitarian logo and vests

The U.S.-based World Central Kitchen confirmed an Israeli accusation that Palestinian terrorists in Gaza were caught on video impersonating humanitarian aid staff. Read more

Israeli probe finds Gaza hunger reports inflated, deaths misattributed

Israel’s security establishment said Tuesday that a detailed investigation had exposed “the lie of the ‘starvation campaign,’” accusing Hamas of fabricating and exaggerating claims of famine in the Gaza Strip. Read more

As Abbas eyes UN statehood bid, Ben-Gvir demands immediate measures to overthrow PA

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday vowed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take “immediate” action aimed at “toppling the Palestinian Authority” in response to a report that PA President Mahmoud Abbas is weighing a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in September. Read more

Archaeologists find earliest evidence of bronze-making in Israel

Archaeologists have uncovered the first conclusive evidence that bronze was produced locally in the Land of Israel during the Early Iron Age, rather than being recycled from older objects, the University of Haifa announced on Sunday. Read more

Israel sets conditions for ending Gaza War, plans for civilian governance

After an all-night discussion, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a proposal to expand the war on Hamas, including reoccupying the Gaza Strip, and adopting five principles for ending the war, the Prime Minister’s Office announced early Friday morning. Read more

Herzog demands truth after German media exposes fake Gaza photography

During a visit to Tallinn on Wednesday, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog used a joint press appearance with Estonian President Alar Karis to call out what he described as Hamas-led propaganda efforts, citing recent investigative reports from leading German newspapers that revealed staged images from Gaza. Read more

Ben-Gvir calls for sovereignty over Gaza

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, where he called for sovereignty over the Gaza Strip. Read more

Gaza’s hunger: UN delays, Hamas theft, and black market greed

Central to the international pressure on Israel for a ceasefire with Hamas are claims of widespread starvation and even accusations that Israel is deliberately using hunger as a weapon. Read more

Israeli officials downplay impact of new US tariffs

Israeli officials downplayed the impact of a new 15% U.S. tariff on Israeli imports on Friday morning, calling it relatively modest compared to harsher measures imposed on other nations. Read more

Rabbis reject Israeli army service, arrests for draft refusal likely in September

The Israeli Defence Forces completed the distribution of 54,000 first-order draft summonses to Orthodox men, the army said on Wednesday night, signalling the start of a new enforcement phase that will further strain Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Read more

‘Not even there’: Gaza aid group says ex-contractor fabricated eyewitness war crimes claims

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Tuesday accused former contractor and ex-U.S. special forces soldier Anthony Aguilar of spreading a “false narrative” about alleged war crimes in Gaza after being dismissed for poor performance. Read more

Israel accuses Netherlands of ‘surrendering to radical Islam’ after two ministers banned

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the Dutch government of “surrendering to the lies of radical Islam” on Tuesday morning after the Netherlands declared him and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir persona non grata, barring them from entering the country. Read more

Four civilian guards held off dozens of terrorists at Kibbutz Sufa, army probe reveals

Against overwhelming odds and with minimal training, a four-member civilian security team at Kibbutz Sufa single-handedly prevented what could have been a massacre on October 7, according to an Israel Defence Forces investigation released on Monday. Read more

Israel welcomes U.S. exit from UNESCO, citing longstanding bias

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Read more

Israel mourns Giora Epstein, air force legend

Brig. Gen. (res.) Giora “Epstein” Even, the most successful fighter pilot in Israeli history and the world’s leading jet ace, died Saturday at the age of 87. Read more

Dye Another Day: Hamas chief resurfaces in hiding with hair job and fear

Israel on Thursday tweeted a photo of Izz ad-Din Haddad — the last senior Hamas commander from October 7 still alive — showing him in a drastically altered appearance while hiding in a tunnel beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis. Read more

Shas quits Netanyahu government, stops short of toppling it

The Orthodox Shas party quit the Israeli government on Wednesday, but a decision not to immediately topple the government gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu time to resolve the thorny issue of mandatory army service for yeshiva students. Read more

New Israeli tool can predict a person’s age from a speck of DNA

Israeli scientists have developed a remarkably accurate method to determine a person’s age from just a tiny DNA sample, offering new insight into how time is biologically recorded in a person’s cells, Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Tuesday. Read more

Religious party quits Netanyahu government over army exemptions

Israel’s United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party announced it is leaving both the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition on Monday night, intensifying a long-running dispute over the issue of army exemptions for full-time religious students. Read more

Court acquits Jewish teen, casts doubt on Oscar-winning film’s portrayal of south Hebron clash

A Jerusalem court on Monday acquitted a Jewish minor accused of participating in a violent clash in the South Hebron Hills, casting doubt on the portrayal of the incident in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. Read more

Cancer experts alarmed by teen sunbathing trend in Israel

A new nationwide survey commissioned by the Israel Cancer Association has revealed a troubling trend: nearly one-third of Israeli Jewish teenagers continue to sunbathe frequently, despite widespread awareness of the risks associated with ultraviolet exposure. Read more

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