Justice Yitzhak Amit appointed Supreme Court President, ending 15-month stalemate

Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel’s Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on Sunday evening despite a boycott by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and two other committee members from the governing coalition. Read more

UNRWA ordered to evacuate Jerusalem offices by Thursday

Israel on Saturday formally ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to evacuate all premises in Jerusalem by Thursday when a Knesset ban on the agency is due to take effect. Read more

Israel halts northern Gaza return amid ceasefire breach by Hamas

Israel is delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza following Hamas’s violation of a ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Saturday night. Read more

Top Israeli military leaders resign over October 7 failures

Israel’s top soldier and a second general responsible for southern Israel announced their resignations on Tuesday over the military’s October 7 failures. Read more

‘I’m the happiest person in the world’: Emily Damari savours freedom

Freed captive Emily Damari shared her joy in freedom, posting her first comments on Instagram after being released from Gaza on Sunday. Read more

Imminent UNRWA ban is ‘first domino’ in fighting Palestinian terror, says key Knesset lawmaker

With an Israeli ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency due to begin in two weeks, a key Knesset lawmaker on Sunday called the blacklist, “the first domino in the collapse of Palestinian terrorism.” Read more

Report finds 340% surge in antisemitism worldwide

Antisemitism surged globally by an unprecedented 340% between 2022 and 2024, according to a report released on Sunday. Read more

Otzma Yehudit ministers resign from Israeli government, Smotrich to stay

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and other ministers from his party will resign from the government in protest against the ceasefire agreement, Ben-Gvir announced on Saturday night. Read more

A closer look at the Palestinian prisoners due to be released

The first phase of a ceasefire agreement that goes into effect on Sunday will see 33 Israeli hostages freed in exchange for hundreds of imprisoned Palestinian terrorists. Read more

Hamas has not provided names of hostages to be released on Sunday

With a ceasefire due to begin on Sunday morning, Hamas has not provided Israel with a list of the first three hostages set to be released in the afternoon. Read more

List of 33 hostages to be freed first is released, youngest turns 2 on Saturday

A list of the 33 hostages due to be freed in the first stage of a ceasefire was released on Friday morning as Israel’s Security Cabinet met to discuss the ceasefire. Read more

Israeli Health Ministry publishes medical protocols for returning hostages

Israel’s Health Ministry on Thursday released a detailed medical protocol for receiving hostages freed from Hamas captivity as the ceasefire agreement itself remained uncertain. Read more

New details of ceasefire agreement emerge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backtracking on the ceasefire agreement and is refusing to convene the Cabinet to discuss it on Thursday morning. Read more

The ceasefire agreement: what’s known

The release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is expected to begin this Sunday, marking the end of what will be 470 days of captivity. Read more

Itamar Ben-Gvir sparks uproar after saying he foiled hostage deals

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked an uproar in Israel after tweeting on Tuesday that he foiled several hostage-ceasefire deals during the past year. Read more

33 hostages said to be released first in emerging ceasefire deal, forces to remain in Gaza

Under the terms of the emerging ceasefire, it is expected that the first 33 hostages to be released will be humanitarian cases, an Israeli security source told The Press Service of Israel on Monday as reports swirled throughout the day of an impending ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

After hitting Hezbollah targets, Israel slams truce monitoring mechanism

Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon overnight after its warnings of the terror group’s ceasefire violations went unheeded, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday morning. Read more

Israeli Army says it recovered one body, found items linked to second hostage in tunnel

The IDF has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. Read more

Israeli military under fire as defence minister, state comptroller press for cooperation

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed the military brass on Wednesday to fully cooperate with a State Comptroller probe into the army’s failures during Hamas’s October 7 attack. Read more

Israeli army reports surge in Haredi soldiers, 338 recruited in past week

As draft exemptions for Israel’s Orthodox or Haredi community continue to create rifts in the governing coalition, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday that 338 Haredim joined the military’s various service tracks in the past week. Read more

Hamas terrorist admits Kamal Adwan Hospital used for weapons

A Hamas terrorist who was employed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital told Israeli interrogators that Gaza terror groups use the hospital because “they think it’s a safe haven” that the army will not attack, in footage released by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday. Read more

Policeman, two retired school counsellors identified as victims of Palestinian shooting attack

Two women in their 60s and a man in his 40s were killed in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, near the town of Kedumim on Monday when terrorists opened fire on a bus and several vehicles.
Read more

High Court: Israel can retain bodies of slain terrorists for potential hostage exchange

Israel’s High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Sunday that the state is not obligated to release for burial the bodies of slain terrorists who were Israeli citizens. Read more

Ben-Gvir apologizes for forcing Netanyahu to leave hospital to vote

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir apologized on Saturday night for forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to leave the hospital early to cast a vote on legislation in the Knesset on Tuesday. Read more

Israeli man indicted for spying for Iran, targeting sensitive installations

A 29-year-old Israeli man was indicted on Thursday for spying for Iran. Read more

891 fallen Israeli soldiers since Oct 7, highest death toll since Yom Kippur War

Since Hamas’s October 7 massacre, the Israel Defence Forces has recorded 891 casualties among its soldiers in figures released on Thursday, marking the army’s highest death toll since the Yom Kippur War. Read more

Survey reveals surge in israeli support for orthodox military conscription

The Israeli public is shifting decisively in favour of integrating Orthodox Jews into military service, according to a survey presented by the Israel Democracy Institute at its conference on Tuesday. Read more

Four Israeli police officers indicted for beating Palestinian

Four Israeli Border Police officers were indicted on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp and then destroying evidence related to the incident. Read more

Netanyahu arrives at Knesset for vote despite doctor’s objections

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefly appeared in the Knesset plenum on Tuesday for a critical vote against doctors’ objections. Read more

Archaeologists discover largest Hasmonean coin hoard in Israel

An archaeological find has brought new light to the Hasmonean era, with researchers discovering a hoard of 160 coins over 1,900 years old during Chanukah, the University of Haifa announced. Read more

« Previous Page — Next Page »