Israel to revise lyrics amid Eurovision controversy over references to October 7 attacks
March 4, 2024 by TPS
Amid a controversy with the organisers of the Eurovision song competition, Israel agreed to modify the lyrics of two possible songs that referred to Hamas’s October 7 massacre. Read more
Israel demands UNRWA be stripped of authority in Gaza over terror ties
January 31, 2024 by TPS
After recent revelations of UNRWA’s support for terrorism and participation by some of its members in the Oct. 7 attack on the northwestern Negev, Israel has demanded the U.N. agency be stripped of its authority in the Gaza Strip. Read more
International Court of Justice rules Israel must prevent genocide, issues no demand for ceasefire
January 27, 2024 by TPS
In a Friday ruling, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Israel to ‘take all measures’ to prevent genocide in Gaza. Read more
Israeli actress reveals protesters’ ignorance at film festival
January 26, 2024 by TPS
At the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, Israeli actress, author and activist Noa Tishby chose some revealing questions to ask anti-Israel protesters waving flags and holding banners outside the venue. Read more
Most Jewish Israelis oppose freeing hostages for end of war
January 25, 2024 by TPS
Sixty per cent of Jewish Israelis oppose a deal that would see the remaining hostages returned in exchange for releasing all Palestinian security prisoners and an end to hostilities in Gaza, according to an Israel Democracy Institute survey published on Wednesday. Read more
Israeli barmitzvah boy forgoes party, treats 200 soldiers to dinner
Amichai Jackson, a bar mitzvah boy from the Gush Etzion community of Elazar, decided that in lieu of a party to mark the milestone event, his parents should use the money to treat Israeli soldiers to dinner. Read more
Israeli opposition files first no-confidence motion since war’s start
January 19, 2024 by TPS
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid filed a no-confidence motion against the government on Wednesday over the passing of the state budget. Read more
Israeli president raises plight of hostages in Davos
January 19, 2024 by TPS
Sitting with a photo of Kfir Bibas on his one-year birthday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog brought attention to the plight of the hostages in Gaza during an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. Read more
Gaza terrorists launch largest rocket barrage at Israel in weeks
January 17, 2024 by TPS
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday launched over 50 rockets into southern Israel, according to local authorities. Read more
Israeli intelligence: Hamas spent ‘tens of millions’ on Gaza terror tunnels
January 14, 2024 by TPS
Hamas spent tens of millions of dollars, which was intended for the Gaza Strip, building underground terrorist infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces said, citing intelligence findings. Read more
Israel says South Africa acting as Hamas’s legal arm
January 12, 2024 by TPS
The Israel Foreign Ministry has accused South Africa of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague. Read more
Freed South African-Israeli gives searing testimony of Gaza captivity
January 10, 2024 by TPS
A South African-Israeli woman freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza after 51 days delivered searing testimony about her experiences there to a Knesset panel on Tuesday. Read more
Israel finds evidence of Iranian effort to help hamas build precision missiles
January 8, 2024 by TPS
Israel Defence Forces troops operating in Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah districts discovered components used by Hamas to produce precision-guided missiles and other strategic weapons with direct assistance from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the military announced on Sunday. Read more
Netanyahu: put differences aside until victory over Hamas
January 8, 2024 by TPS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the country and its political establishment to put all differences aside in order to achieve total victory against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Hamas photographic record of its attacks found
January 2, 2024 by TPS
The IDF said that its forces operating in Gaza uncovered photographic evidence of how Hamas terrorists operate. Read more
2023: Israel’s Year in Photos
January 1, 2024 by TPS
As 2023 ends, here is a selection of the year’s most memorable photos taken by the Tazpit Press Service’s photographers. Read more
Jerusalem accuses South Africa of ‘blood libel’ over International Court filing
January 1, 2024 by TPS
Jerusalem slammed South Africa on Friday for taking a genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice in The Hague over its prosecution of the war in Gaza. Read more
Knesset approves US$20m to secure Judea and Samaria outposts
December 25, 2023 by TPS
The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the transfer of 75 million shekels ($20.8 million) in security funding for outposts in Judea and Samaria, amid accusations that Jerusalem has been neglecting the protection of citizens living in the disputed area since Hamas launched its current war against the Jewish state on Oct. 7. Read more
Hamas fires massive rocket salvo at Tel Aviv, Central Israel
December 22, 2023 by TPS
Hamas fired at least 30 rockets at Israel’s central region on Thursday afternoon, in the heaviest barrage in weeks. Read more
Israel rejects claims two Gazan women killed in church
December 20, 2023 by TPS
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) released details of its investigation into allegations that two women – a mother and daughter – were killed by IDF troops while they were inside a church in Gaza. Read more
Large Jewish communities worldwide work together countering antisemitism
December 20, 2023 by TPS
Peter Wertheim, co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry joined other leaders of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, via Zoom for two days of consultations in Paris. Read more
Emergency fund to help rebuild Israeli border farms
December 14, 2023 by TPS
An Israeli agricultural non-governmental organization has launched a $50 million emergency fund to rebuild farming communities near the Gaza border badly damaged in the Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
Anti-tank missile kills Israeli farmer near Lebanese border
December 8, 2023 by TPS
An Israeli farmer was killed on Thursday when an anti-tank missile hit a vehicle in the Upper Galilee community of Mattat near the Lebanese border. Read more
Netanyahu makes surprise visit to soldiers in Gaza
November 27, 2023 by TPS
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where he received security briefings, spoke with commanders and fighters, and visited a Hamas tunnel. Read more
Israeli Health Minister slams WHO for ignoring Shifa hospital terror
November 23, 2023 by TPS
Israeli Health Minister Uriel Bosso has denounced the World Health Organization (WHO) for failing to recognise Hamas’s use of hospitals for terror purposes after the Israel Defense Forces released footage on Sunday proving Hamas activity at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Read more
Macron tells Herzog he supports Israel’s war against Hamas
November 13, 2023 by TPS
French President Emmanuel Macron called his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Sunday to clarify remarks he made on Friday in which he criticised Jerusalem’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more
Israeli Health Ministry cuts red tape to save sperm from fallen soldiers
November 10, 2023 by TPS
Israel’s Health Ministry has smoothed bureaucratic channels and offered special services to help recover sperm from IDF soldiers killed in the war against Hamas. Read more
Israeli officials angered that press may have had advance knowledge of Hamas massacre plans
November 10, 2023 by TPS
Israeli officials have reacted with anger to a report suggesting that photographers associated with international news services may have had advance knowledge of Hamas’s plan to attack Israeli communities on Oct. 7. Read more
Israel: Almost 10,000 rockets fired from Gaza since Oct. 7
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 9,500 rockets at Israeli territory since Hamas launched its multi-pronged attack on the Jewish state one month ago, according to data published by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Tuesday Read more
Hamas using Qatari and Indonesian-funded hospitals for terror, says Israel
November 6, 2023 by TPS
Israel yesterday presented evidence that Hamas is using a Qatari-funded medical centre in the Gaza Strip to pursue its terrorist warfare. Read more