UN body issues damning report on Israeli attacks

A UN Human Rights Office report has condemned Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza, saying they had devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law. Read more

Magen David Adom: 2024 report card

At the beginning of a new civil year, Magen David Adom summarizes the past year and presents its main activities in numbers. Read more

Netanyahu arrives at Knesset for vote despite doctor’s objections

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefly appeared in the Knesset plenum on Tuesday for a critical vote against doctors’ objections. Read more

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Macquarie University probes academic’s extremist anti-Israel comments

Macquarie University has launched an investigation into Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, a sociology academic, following a series of incendiary social media posts that have prompted widespread condemnation and made students feel unsafe. Read more

Antisemitic graffiti attack on home of former president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies

When Lesli Berger, a former president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, returned recently from a family vacation, he was horrified to find antisemitic graffiti defacing the back wall of his property in Sydney’s Bellevue Hill. Read more

Israel gives Houthis ‘final warning’ to stop attacks

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations has issued what he called a final warning to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same “miserable fate” as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad if they persisted. Read more

Israel uninvited

Israeli lawn bowlers have been uninvited to participate in next month’s World Indoor Championships in England. Read more

Archaeologists discover largest Hasmonean coin hoard in Israel

An archaeological find has brought new light to the Hasmonean era, with researchers discovering a hoard of 160 coins over 1,900 years old during Chanukah, the University of Haifa announced. Read more

Israel blasts UN chief for comments on Yemen strikes

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Friday lambasted U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres for his criticism of IDF’s retaliatory airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi terrorists. Read more

Former President Jimmy Carter, peace advocate, humanitarian and Israel critic, dead at 100

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died “peacefully” at his home in Plains, Ga., surrounded by family on Sunday at the age of 100, the Carter Centre announced. Read more

Netanyahu in ‘good condition’ after surgery to remove prostate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery on Sunday night to remove his prostate, according to a statement from his office. Read more

Israeli hostages branded, sexually assaulted and starved

Israel’s Health Ministry finalized a report detailing severe physical and psychological abuse suffered by hostages in Gaza, including children, who were released during a November 2023 temporary ceasefire. The report — the first comprehensive account of hostages’ experiences — will be submitted to the United Nations. Read more

A changing of the guard at the Triguboff Institute

As he approaches his 90th birthday, Efraim Halevy will retire as chairperson of the Triguboff Institute in Israel. Read more

Netanyahu trial delayed for medical procedure, Justice Minister acting Prime Minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyers requested that this week’s testimony at his corruption trial be cancelled due to a medical procedure he is due to undergo on Sunday to remove an enlarged prostate. Read more

Gaza hostage deal ‘very, very close,’ White House says

The Biden administration believes that a ceasefire agreement in Gaza is “very, very close,” despite a recent impasse in negotiations due to Hamas stalling tactics, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday. Read more

IDF detains hundreds of terrorists at Hamas hospital base

Security forces apprehended more than 240 terrorists in a targeted operation against a Hamas command centre in Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said in a joint statement on Saturday. Read more

International Holocaust Survivors Night

The 8th annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN) will be held globally – and virtually – on the fifth night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in New York. Read more

‘Military base disguised as a village’: IDF uncovers Hezbollah’s hidden arsenal amid fragile ceasefire

As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) keep uncovering a significant cache of weapons hidden within civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Read more

Sydney’s Giant Menorah

For yet another year. Chabad Youth NSW’s Rabbi Elimelech Levy lit the iconic Giant Menorah in Martin Place, celebrating Chanukah in the City of 2024. Read more

Actress Mila Kunis lights the second Chanukah candle

Noa Tishby joins actress Mila Kunis as she lights the second Chanukah candle.

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Probe into harassment claims about Sara Netanyahu

An investigation will probe claims Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara harassed opponents and witnesses in her husband’s corruption trial. Read more

End of year speculation

The civil year of 2024 is drawing to a close. Read more

Israel reveals links between killed Gaza ‘journalists’ and Islamic Jihad

Rebutting Palestinian claims that five journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces released information on Thursday showing that the five were members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more

Israel confirms retaliatory airstrikes on Yemen

Israel confirmed carrying out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday. Read more

Arab leaders urging Trump to replace Mahmoud Abbas

Arab leaders are urging President-elect Donald Trump to take measures to replace Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas amid the PA’s floundering effort to crack down on Jenin-area terror groups. Read more

Marwan Barghouti tops Palestinian polls for PA leadership as family lobbies for his release

As the family of imprisoned Palestinian terror commander Marwan Barghouti lobbies for his release in a widely anticipated ceasefire, a Palestinian survey released found overwhelming support for him to succeed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

A star-studded Chanukah

Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow joined Israeli actress and activist Noa Tishby to light the menorah for the first night of Chanukah, launching a surprise star-studded celebration of the festival. Read more

Hamas and Israel blame each other for ceasefire delay

Hamas and Israel have hit some more snags in efforts to conclude a ceasefire agreement. Read more

Israel’s strikes on Houthis spur renewed Yemeni offensive

The Yemeni Armed Forces of the internationally-recognized government launched an attack on Houthi rebels in the country’s southwestern Taiz region, likely influenced by Israeli airstrikes on the Iran-backed rebels and the collapse of Iran’s other regional proxies. Read more

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