A cinematic marketing show’: Israel’s air defence industry reflects on historic success

As Israelis on Monday weighed the possibility of escalation with Iran, officials in the security and economic spheres were considering the implications of the overwhelming success of the country’s Arrow-3 missile defence system. Read more

As Israeli soldiers share PTSD struggles, Purim celebrations shift

In light of the ongoing war with Hamas, Israeli society is reevaluating one of its longstanding Purim holiday traditions — firecrackers. Read more

Half of ‘settler violence’ complaints manufactured by foreign activists, Knesset told

A Foreign Affairs and Defensce subcommittee convened to address allegations of foreign anarchists purporting to be human rights activists harassing Israeli security personnel in Judea and Samaria. Read more

Idan Amedi, Israeli star of Netflix drama ‘Fauda’ recounts Gaza blast

Israeli actor Idan Amedi, best known for starring in the hit Netflix show ‘Fauda,’ recounted to reporters on Thursday his experience fighting in Gaza and the blast that had him hospitalised for over two weeks. Read more

Knesset caucus hears testimony on Hamas’s brutal sexual violence

“There will be some difficult things to digest here, so take a deep breath.” Read more

Israel gives world’s first regulatory approval to cultivated beef

Israel’s Health Ministry gave regulatory approval to the world’s first cultivated beef steaks on Wednesday, which a leading culinary expert said places Israel at the forefront of foodtech. Read more

‘My heart is split in two’: Families of hostages mark 100 days of captivity

“My heart is split in two,” says Zvika Mor, whose 23-year-old son remains captive in Gaza. Read more

Families of hostages: Suspend Gaza aid deliveries for release of loved ones

Families of 132 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas called on Israel to withhold humanitarian aid to leverage the release of their loved ones on Tuesday, while trying to disrupt the arrival of aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Read more

Druze restaurant goes Kosher to unite with soldiers

The aroma of spices and the sound of rattling pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant, nestled in the Galilee Druze village of Julis, was made kosher in an act of solidarity with soldiers passing through the town. Read more

‘What happened is not your fault’: Mother reaches out to soldiers who mistakenly killed her son

Iris Haim has sent a message to the soldiers who mistakenly killed her son in Gaza to know that she doesn’t blame them for the tragedy. Read more

Six-week-old baby survives terror attack

One minute, Yishai Cohen was simply a man driving with his wife and baby on a bright and sunny Monday morning. The next minute, a Palestinian was firing on his car at the Ateret Junction, in Israel’s Binyamin region. Read more

Hamas use of UNRWA and USAID sacks to build tunnels raises questions

The discovery of UN and USAID sacks being used by Hamas to construct terror tunnels in Gaza raises new questions about the security of humanitarian aid falling into the hands of the terror group. Read more

‘Return my daughters’: A mother’s appeal for her captive children

Mayan Zin hasn’t seen her two daughters since they were kidnapped on Oct. 7. Read more

Families of Israeli hostages fear for loved ones’ lack of medication

The families of Israel’s hostages have raised their profile, being vocal in their criticism of an Israeli agreement to allow humanitarian deliveries of food, water and medicine into Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment on the deliveries was made to US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, but the 203 families are angry that Israel received no concessions. Read more

Ramallah to reward families of Hamas terrorists with nearly US$3 million

The Palestinian Authority will pay nearly US$3 million to the families of slain Hamas terrorists who slaughtered civilians in Gaza border communities on Oct. 7, Palestinian Media Watch reports. Read more

Hamas preventing Palestinians from evacuating northern Gaza

Following an Israeli call for Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza, Hamas has moved to prevent residents of those areas from leaving. Read more

Beyond the horror: An Israeli volunteer’s tale of identifying massacre victims

Motty Bukchin has been identifying bodies from gruesome terror attacks for a quarter-century, but nothing prepared him for the scenes he encountered in devastated Gaza-area communities this week. Read more

From safe room to nightmare: israeli mother recalls morning of terror

When Bat Sheva Yahalomi woke up to the sirens on Saturday morning, she didn’t imagine that her 12-year-son, Eitan, would be abducted into Gaza by Hamas terrorists or that her husband, Ohad would disappear trying to defend the family of five. Read more

David Litinov and the heavy lifting of Israeli-Saudi peace

As Israel and Saudi Arabia continue inching their way towards peace, a member of an Israeli weightlifting team that was the first to compete in athletic tournament inside the desert kingdom shared with the Tazpit Press Service his experience and hopes for the future. Read more