Fake shelter alerts and death threats: phishing attack targets Israelis
September 20, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Thousands of Israelis received false SMS messages on Thursday in a phishing attempt widely believed to have been by Iran. Read more
Hostage Families call on UNICEF to protect Israeli children captive in Gaza
September 19, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
The families of Israeli hostages reached out to UNICEF in a bid to gain the release of two children still being held in Gaza. Read more
‘We can’t live like this’: Israeli parents plead for safer schools after Hezbollah drone strike
September 11, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Following intensified rocket fire on Nahariya and one day after a Hezbollah drone struck a residential building, residents of the northern coastal city demonstrated on Tuesday morning for stronger military action. Read more
Foreign anarchists fuel chaos in Judea and Samaria
September 9, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old US-Turkish national and member of the International Solidarity Movement, was killed on Friday during violent Palestinian clashes in the village of Beita. Read more
‘Schools under fire’: Israeli State Comptroller visits Northern Israeli schools
September 6, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Highlighting hardships faced by residents of northern Israel, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman visited schools in Tiberias and Kibbutz Kfar Blum that are currently hosting students evacuated from Kiryat Shmona and the Upper Galilee region. Read more
‘Critical to our security’: Netanyahu rejects leaving Philadelphi Corridor
September 3, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected withdrawing forces from Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor in an address to the media on Monday night. Read more
Israeli counterterror raids signal shift in Palestinian security cooperation, analysts say
August 30, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
As Israeli forces continue one of their most widespread counterterror operations in years, analysts said the raids represent a paradigm shift for Israel-Palestinian security cooperation. Read more
Plans for October 7th memorial ceremony unveiled amid public backlash
August 23, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Southern Israeli communities remain divided over a government-organized ceremony commemorating the October 7 attacks as the Cabinet minister tasked with organizing the event presented her planned format to the media on Thursday. Read more
Majdal Shams in mourning: A day after the deadly terror attack
July 29, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
One day after a devastating rocket attack killed 12 children at a soccer field, the Druze village of Majdal Shams is reeling with grief and shock. Read more
Hezbollah expanding range of barrages to unevacuated communities
July 23, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Hezbollah rocket barrages on northern Israel are expanding in range, reaching deeper into Israel to unevacuated communities, a researcher warns. Read more
No compromises with Hezbollah, evacuees returning to northern Israeli ghost town urge
July 16, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Marking nine months away from their homes, evacuated residents of Israel’s northern border communities trekked to the abandoned town of Shlomi to call on the government to make no compromises with Hezbollah. Read more
‘Defeating Hamas is possible’: Israeli reservists hit back at army spokesman’s pessimism
July 10, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israeli reservists hit back at the army’s chief spokesperson for suggesting during an interview that defeating Hamas might be an unattainable goal. Read more
Report challenges UN claims of Gaza famine
July 5, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
A new report on Gaza hunger published on Thursday disproved a United Nations agency’s figures claiming famine in the Strip. Read more
“No Innocent Civilians,” a former Gaza man’s dire warning to the world
June 11, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
In a deeply personal interview, former Khan Yunis resident Dor Shachar, who escaped from his home and converted to Judaism over two decades ago, sheds light on the deeply ingrained culture of hatred and violence in Gaza. Read more
Israeli rescue operation signals promising momentum in war, expert says
June 9, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
In the aftermath of Israel’s rescue of four hostages in a bold daylight raid on Saturday, one military expert said the operation would increase the likelihood of Hamas making meaningful concessions for a hostage release and ceasefire. Read more
‘We can manage without America’: bereaved families demand defeat of Hamas
May 23, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Families of fallen Israeli soldiers demonstrated in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening for a decisive victory over Hamas, saying that the deaths of their loved ones should not be in vain. Read more
‘I will reopen the South African embassy in Israel . . . in Jerusalem’ says presidential candidate
May 22, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Rev. Kenneth Meshoe, a candidate in South Africa’s May 29 parliamentary elections, stands out in the political arena for his staunch support of Israel. Read more
Israeli joke taken seriously by Hamas morphs into fake news
May 21, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
An Israeli joke about Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s plane crash morphed into fake news after the Hamas terror group’s social media took it seriously. Read more
The war ‘didn’t break our spirit’: Israel marks first wartime Independence Day
May 14, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Holiday traditions had to be rethought and revamped because Israel never celebrated Independence Day in wartime. Read more
‘Strengthening the Axis of Evil’: Israelis react to Biden’s arms threat
May 10, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israelis reacted with scorn and disappointment at President Joe Biden, who threatened to halt arms deliveries if Israel invades the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold. Read more
How a UN agency puts unfiltered Hamas propaganda on the record
May 9, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
A little-known United Nations agency is republishing reports about Gaza’s humanitarian situation based on unfiltered reports produced by a human rights group with links to Hamas, resulting in the terror group’s propaganda being placed on the record in UN documents widely shared with humanitarian relief groups. Read more
Israel documenting hostage stories amidst emotional testimonies
May 8, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Former hostages released from captivity in Gaza, along with the families of current hostages, shared insights into their harrowing experiences on Monday as the government partially unveiled a project to document their stories. Read more
A cinematic marketing show’: Israel’s air defence industry reflects on historic success
April 16, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
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
March 24, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
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
March 13, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
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
January 26, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
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
January 24, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
“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
January 18, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
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
January 15, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
“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
January 10, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
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