Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage talks

An Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to continue indirect ceasefire talks with the Hamas terror group, Egyptian sources told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. Read more

Pro-Israel protesters interrupt UN Security Council meeting, call for freeing hostages

As the United Nations Security Council met about the Israeli-Palestinian file on Wednesday, two women interrupted the proceedings calling for the hostages to be freed from Gaza. Read more

Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal gets down to work

In Argentina, to mark the 30th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish centre bombing, Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is meeting up with leaders of worldwide Jewish communities, including the US Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt. Read more

‘I thought it was a rusty bolt’: 13-year-old boy stumbles upon Roman-era ring

A 13-year-old Israeli boy hiking with his father on Mount Carmel has stumbled across an 1,800-year-old bronze ring engraved with the image of the mythological Roman goddess Minerva. Read more

New hope for paralysed patients as Israeli researchers achieve thought-driven speech

An Israeli breakthrough to enable speech through the power of thought offers new hope for those paralyzed by conditions such as ALS, strokes, or brain injuries, to express themselves. Read more

14,000 Hamas terrorists killed or apprehended while airstrikes erode leadership

Nine months into the ground operation in Gaza, half of Hamas’s military leadership has been eliminated along with approximately 14,000 terrorists killed or apprehended, the Israel Defence Forces said in figures released on Tuesday. Read more

Kibbutz Be’eri to receive US$100 million for reconstruction

Kibbutz Be’eri is set to receive nearly $100 million for rebuilding efforts, the largest sum to date allocated to any of the Gaza border communities invaded by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, Ynet reported on Monday. Read more

Israel allows UN to bring in more equipment into Gaza

The United Nations says it will start bringing in more armoured vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after receiving approval from Israeli authorities. Read more

Israeli innovation in step length monitoring offers hope for patients with neurological disorders

In an advance for medical monitoring, Israeli researchers have developed an innovative method for more accurate and continuous tracking of step length as a marker for neurological diseases and age-related conditions. Read more

Hostage families call to maintain pressure on Hamas

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Sunday morning to demand that the government keep up the military pressure on Hamas. Read more

Netanyahu to meet Biden at the White House on July 22

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on July 22, ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress, an Israeli official said on Sunday. Read more

UNRWA head claims key allegation of Hamas collaboration lawsuit is false

The head of UNRWA, the United Nations’ embattled Palestinian-only aid and social services agency, told JNS it disputes a key section of a civil lawsuit filed against the agency by victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

Israel strikes terrorists hiding in UN school

Israeli jets struck several Hamas terrorists using a United Nations school in the central Gaza town of Nuseirat, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Sunday. Read more

Israeli findings on a hidden brain hub open path for new ADHD treatment

Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region’s crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons. Read more

Israel extends mandatory military service over attorney general’s objections

The Israeli government approved a law on Sunday extending mandatory military service from 32 months to 36 months, raising tensions over the contentious issue of army deferrals for yeshiva students. Read more

Four injured, two critically, in Palestinian car-ramming attack

Four people were injured, two critically, in a Palestinian car-ramming attack at a traffic junction near the central Israeli city of Lod on Sunday. Read more

Mohammed Sinwar poised to become top Hamas military commander

Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar, is poised to become leader of Hamas’s military forces if it turns out that Mohammed Deif was indeed killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, according to an Arab media report. Read more

The Great Synagogue vandalised

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has reported that Sydney’s The Great Synagogue has been vandalised. Read more

An hour before Biden comments, Netanyahu says praying for Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that he and his wife, Sara, are “shocked by the apparent attack on President Trump” and are praying “for his safety and speedy recovery.” Read more

UN finally says it paid for Albanese’s anti-Israel lobbying trip

After months of refusing to state publicly who paid for an anti-Israel United Nations official’s politically-centred visit to Australia and New Zealand, the U.N. Human Rights Office told JNS on Friday that the global body paid for the trip in November. Read more

ZFA lodging a complaint against Mary Kostakidis

Alon Cassuto, CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, is to lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Mary Kostakidis, former top SBS newsreader for more than 20 years. Read more

Netanyahu reiterates ‘red lines’ for hostage deal with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reiterated Jerusalem’s “red lines” for the hostage-for-ceasefire deal being negotiated with the Hamas terror group. Read more

The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity

Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more

Internal IDF probe: ‘Serious’ errors let Hamas infiltrate kibbutz on Oct. 7

Nearly 350 Hamas terrorists, including 100 members of the terror group’s elite Nukhba Force, managed to infiltrate Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel on Oct. 7 due to catastrophic failures by the Israel Defence Forces in their readiness and response, according to the first part of the IDF’s internal probe of the attacks. Read more

Trio appeal convictions for Nazi salute at soccer game

Three men convicted of hate crimes after making the Nazi salute at a soccer match in Sydney will appeal the court ruling. Read more

New video-art installation “122,499 Files” opens at Yad Vashem

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Anti-Semitic incidents rise in Europe as Gaza war rages

The war in Gaza has contributed to a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights says. Read more

Six Israeli students with intellectual disabilities attain a BA

 Six students enrolled in the Empowerment Project at Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Education became the first-ever adult cohort with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) in Israel to receive their bachelor’s degree. Read more

Ramallah stalemating Israeli efforts to form post-war Gaza administration

A set of Palestinian Authority preconditions for running post-war Gaza is deadlocking Israeli efforts to recruit the involvement of moderate Arab states. Read more

NSW State government rejects Harry Seidler-designed Bondi synagogue heritage listing

One of Australia’s most significant 20th century buildings could be demolished after it was denied heritage protections by the NSW Government. Read more

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