Foreign Ministers arrive in Israel to express support and solidarity
May 20, 2021 by TPS-IL
Today, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, the Foreign Minister of German, Haiko Mas and of the Czech and Slovak Republics, Jakub Kukhanek and Ivan Korcok, will arrive in Israel to express solidarity and support. Read more
PA TV reports: IDF warns civilians in Gaza to leave before attack
May 19, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israel’s policy of warning Gazan civilians to evacuate buildings and areas ahead of an Israeli Air Force (IAF) strike on terror targets has been confirmed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinian Media Watch reported. Read more
The Muslim riots in data: 10 Synagogues, 112 Jewish homes burned
May 19, 2021 by TPS-IL
At least 10 synagogues were attacked and burned in the past week of Muslim riots across the country while 28 mosques were exposed as weapons storage sites, the data show. Read more
IDF: Building housing media orgs was Hamas military intelligence base
May 16, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Israel Defence Forces on Saturday conducted an airstrike against a high-rise building in Gaza City, which, according to the IDF, served as a Hamas military intelligence base. Read more
Israeli man, 50, killed in rocket attack near Tel Aviv
May 16, 2021 by TPS-IL
A 50-year-old Israeli man was killed in a missile strike in Ramat Gan, a city close to Tel Aviv, on Saturday. Read more
Following Muslim Riots, Israel declares state of emergency in Lod
May 12, 2021 by TPS-IL
The State of Israel has declared a special state of emergency in the city of Lod in the centre of the country following a second consecutive night of violent Muslim riots in the city. Read more
Videos from Jerusalem
Images from the troubled towns and streets of Israel. Read more
Riots in pix
May 10, 2021 by TPS-IL
TPS photographer catches the mood in Jerusalem. Read more
Fearing Israeli anti-terror law, PA banks close 35,000 accounts of terrorists
May 6, 2021 by TPS-IL
Banks operating in the Palestinian Authority (PA) have closed 35,000 bank accounts of imprisoned terrorists, released terrorists, and families of dead terrorists, a result of action taken by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). Read more
President Rivlin gives Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid mandate to form government
May 6, 2021 by TPS-IL
President Reuven Rivlin has given Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid the mandate to form a government. Read more
Israel’s Umoove launches app to help clear distressed minds
May 5, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Israel-based mobile software technology company Umoove has announced the launch of MindReset, an app that will help users clear their distressed minds through very short, eye-tracking based, sessions. Read more
Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization honour victims of Mt. Meron tragedy
May 3, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization (WZO) have paid tribute to those who died while participating in the Lag Ba’Omer festivities on Mount Meron last Thursday night. Read more
A father attends his son’s burial – a J-Wire photo story
May 2, 2021 by TPS-IL
The funeral of Yedidya Hayut, age 13 in Kiryat Herzog. Read more
Israeli startup to produce oxygen from lunar soil
April 27, 2021 by TPS-IL
An Israeli startup has developed technology to produce oxygen from the lunar soil. Read more
1,600-year-old mosaic chanced upon during development of neighbourhood in coastal Yavne
April 26, 2021 by TPS-IL
A 1,600-year-old mosaic was recently found during archaeological excavations in the coastal town of Yavne carried out prior to the development of a new neighbourhood. Read more
Israeli life-saving optical tech enables automatic and immediate melanoma diagnosis
April 19, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a new optical technology that will enable an automatic and immediate melanoma diagnosis, saving many patients’ lives. Read more
Tik-Tok terrorism
April 18, 2021 by TPS-IL
A Jerusalem court on Friday extended by four days the remand of an Arab suspected of the involvement in an antisemitic attack on an ultra-Orthodox Jew on the light rail in Jerusalem on Thursday, on Israel’s Independence Day. Read more
From Morocco to New Zealand: Jews from 60 countries participate in Yom Hazikaron ceremony
April 14, 2021 by TPS-IL
A special Yom HaZikaron ceremony was held on Tuesday night by the Jewish Agency for Diaspora Jewry attended by participants from 60 countries around the world. Read more
Israel uncovers Iranian intelligence attempts to kidnap Israelis with social media baits
April 14, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) and the Mossad have uncovered an operation through which Iranian intelligence operatives attempted to lure Israelis to travel to various countries abroad to harm or abduct them. Read more
Israeli researchers develop radioactive marker to detect tumours and replace biopsy
April 12, 2021 by TPS-IL
More than 200,000 cancer patients and persons in remission live in Israel. Each year, nearly 28,000 new patients are diagnosed, approximately 400 of whom are children. Read more
War of Independence era weapons cache exposed in heart of Tel Aviv
April 7, 2021 by TPS-IL
Police sappers were rushed to a location in the heart of Tel Aviv on Tuesday to defuse a stockpile of hand grenades and other explosive items dating from the period of the establishment of the state in 1948. Read more
Israeli cyber companies set new record with $1.5 b. in investments in 90 days
April 5, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israeli cyber companies broke an all-time record and concluded the first quarter of 2021 during which start-ups in the industry raising a total of $1.5 billion in 17 different transactions. Read more
IAF hits Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket attack
March 24, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of strikes against Hamas terror targets on Tuesday night in response to a rocket attack on Israel earlier in the evening. Read more
Three innovative Israeli-developed nanosatellites launched into space
March 23, 2021 by TPS-IL
Three nanosatellites developed by Israeli scientists at the Technion in Haifa that will perform autonomous formation flights were launched into orbit on Monday on the Soyuz 2 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Read more
Israel study shows excessive use of smartphones and social media leads to stress-related teeth-grinding, facial muscle pain
March 15, 2021 by TPS-IL
A new study carried out at Tel Aviv University’s Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine has found that the excessive use of smartphones and social media can lead to problems sleeping, drowsiness and fatigue during the day, teeth-grinding, and pain in the mouth muscles and jaws. Read more
Israel develops world’s first laser and GPS guided mortar munition
March 15, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israel unveiled on Sunday the “Iron Sting,” a networked precision fire system, a mortar munition that employs laser and GPS to engage targets accurately and prevent collateral damage. Read more
New Israeli study exposes coded language used by anti-semites on social media
March 2, 2021 by TPS-IL
Anti-Semites are employing the use of a secret language, or “dog whistles,” to evade detection by algorithms on social media tracking antisemitism, posing challenges to law enforcement and social media platforms, a University of Haifa study has revealed. Read more
Purim in hospital
February 26, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Jewish holiday of Purim is a favourite among children in Israel. Read more
Israel’s Mobileye, France’s Transdev ATS team up to deploy autonomous shuttles by 2023
February 26, 2021 by TPS-IL
Jerusalem-based Mobileye, Transdev Autonomous Transport System (ATS), and Lohr Group, a mobility solutions manufacturer, have formed a strategic collaboration to develop and deploy autonomous shuttles. Read more
Israeli study finds natural disasters generate increase in charity, decrease in crime
February 17, 2021 by TPS-IL
Human history is replete with extreme events, which bring chaos into our lives. Natural disasters leave a trail of destruction, causing suffering, costing lives, destroying houses, livelihoods, crops and infrastructures. Read more