Israeli reservist, 95, to IDF soldiers: ‘Demolish Hamas’
A crowd of young Israeli soldiers stand ready, listening to a 95-year-old, battle-hardened veteran. Ezra Yakhin has witnessed nearly every war the modern state of Israel has faced, and he remembers 1948. Read more
Third repatriation flight flagged for Aussies in Israel
October 12, 2023 by AAP
Australian citizens seeking to return from Israel are expected to be offered a further flight next week. Read more
Israel forms emergency government as Gaza deaths mount
Israel has formed an emergency unity government as its jets pounded Gaza and tanks massed around the densely populated Palestinian enclave while Hamas militants said they were still fighting on Israeli territory following their shock weekend incursion. Read more
Hatred in Bellevue Hill
A construction worker has been charged with four counts of intimidation after threatening four Jewish teenagers with an Israel flag in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill. Read more
A fallen hero: Israel bids farewell to Amichai Witzen
October 12, 2023 by J-Wire
Thousands of Israelis gathered at Jerusalem’s Mt. Herzl cemetery to pay their last respects to Amichai Israel Witzen. Read more
“The Government and the people of Australia condemn this attack by Hamas”
October 12, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed members of Melbourne’s Jewish community at St Kilda Shule. Read more
Beyond the horror: An Israeli volunteer’s tale of identifying massacre victims
October 12, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
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
10,000 attend Sydney support rally for Israel
October 12, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Thousands gathered in Sydney’s east on Wednesday night to commemorate the deaths of civilians and show support for Israel. Read more
Australians offered repatriation flights from Israel
October 11, 2023 by AAP
Australians stranded in Israel will be able to take repatriation flights home following the outbreak of violence from Friday. Read more
False claims about Israel-Hamas war mushroom online
October 11, 2023 by J-Wire
The rapid spread of misleading claims and doctored images in the aftermath of a deadly rampage by Hamas gunmen in Israel has put the focus on Elon Musk’s X platform, which has drawn the ire of the European Union. Read more
UN head chides Jewish state, notes ‘legitimate’ Palestinian grievances
October 11, 2023 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
In January, Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, said during an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event that the international body was “founded upon the ashes of the Holocaust. It was established to ensure such darkness would never be felt by humanity again,” but “when it comes to fighting antisemitism, sadly, the U.N. ignores its purpose.” Read more
Kibbutz Kfar Aza was taken over by approximately 70 armed terrorists
October 11, 2023 by JNS
Hamas terrorists murdered approximately 40 babies as part of their Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel Defense Forces soldiers who retook the community told i24News on Tuesday. Read more
We have unified to fight for our survival
October 11, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Pro- and anti-reform demonstrations, secular-religious confrontations, road-blocking, horn-blowing Israelis angry with each other and showing it! Read more
Anti-Semitic threats made against Melbourne man
October 11, 2023 by J-Wire
An investigation is underway after a man was subjected to anti-Semitic threats from passengers in a car that pulled up next to him on a Melbourne street. Read more
Australian dead in Israel as citizens call for help
October 11, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Grandmother Galit Carbone is the first Australian confirmed dead after the Islamic group Hamas attacked Israel, killing hundreds of civilians and taking others hostage. Read more
Israel pummels Hamas assets in Gaza as war enters fourth day
October 10, 2023 by TPS-IL
The Israel Defence Forces continued to pound Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as the war sparked by the Palestinian terrorist group’s brutal Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state entered its fourth day. Read more
Pro-Palestine protest organiser ‘deplored’ Jewish slurs
October 10, 2023 by AAP
The organisers of a widely condemned pro-Palestine protest in Sydney say anti-Jewish slurs at the rally came from only a handful of antisemitic agitators. Read more
Israel’s flag is flying at Woollahra Council
October 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Woollahra Council Council in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs is home to a large section of the city’s Jewish community and will fly the Israeli flag for at least a week. Read more
Mark Speakman slams Minns for allowing antisemitic protest
October 10, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Opposition has slammed the Minns Labor Government for permitting an anti-Semitic pro-Hamas protest to prevent a peaceful gathering of Sydney’s Jewish community at the illuminated Sydney Opera House to mourn the barbaric attacks on innocent civilians in Israel. Read more
US rushing air defences and munitions to Israel
The US military is “surging” fresh supplies of air defences, munitions and other security assistance to Israel to help it respond to an unprecedented weekend attack by Hamas, a senior US defence official says. Read more
Ambassador Amir Maimon vows to ensure and overcome after attack
October 10, 2023 by AAP
Israelis are banding together in a show of resilience after the Hamas attack left hundreds dead and thousands injured, the nation’s ambassador to Australia says.
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Hamas threatens to kill captives
The Israeli military says it has called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and is imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Strip in a sign it may be planning a ground assault in response to the devastating weekend attack by Hamas gunmen. Read more
Foreign countries report nationals killed and kidnapped by Hamas
October 10, 2023 by TPS-IL
Hamas killed at least nine American citizens in this weekend’s surprise attack from Gaza, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. Read more
Video: Israel’s president talks to the international community
October 10, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
President Isaac Herzog reached out to YouTube to address countries across the globe. Read more
Conflict escalates on Lebanese front
October 10, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s third day of fighting terror escalated on Monday as a group of Lebanese infiltrators were killed in northern Israel, prompting air strikes on positions in Southern Lebanon. Read more
Qatar wants to negotiate captured Israelis, jailed Palestinians swap
October 10, 2023 by AAP
Qatari mediators have held urgent calls with Hamas to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the militant group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian women and children from Israel’s prisons, a source briefed on the talks says. Read more
VIDEO: Her 12-yr-old brother and three other family members kidnapped by Hamas
October 10, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
21-year-old Gaya Calderon recounts the shocking events of October 7th when Hamas terrorists kidnapped her 12-year-old brother and three other family members in the Nir Oz Kibbutz. Read more
Grandmother outsmarts Hamas terrorists in her home
October 10, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
The Hamas gunman aimed his rifle at the elderly couple in their home in southern Israel early Saturday morning. He held a grenade on Rachel Edri’s head, began screaming “Allah Akbar” and announced he was a “martyr.” Read more
Israeli couple ties the knot on eve of military deployment
October 9, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Among the thousands of Israeli military reservists called up for duty were Uri Mintzer and Elinor Yosefin, who decided to hold an impromptu wedding ceremony on Sunday night before reporting to their respective units. Read more
Israel orders ’complete siege’ on Gaza Strip
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip as the Israel Defence Forces prepare for a major offensive in response to Hamas’s deadly surprise attack on Oct. 7, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. Read more
