Kibbutz Be’eri to receive US$100 million for reconstruction
July 16, 2024 by JNS
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
July 16, 2024 by Reuters
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
July 16, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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
July 15, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
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
July 15, 2024 by JNS
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
July 15, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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
July 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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
July 14, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
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
July 14, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
July 14, 2024 by JNS
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
July 14, 2024 by Miriam Bell
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
July 14, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
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
July 12, 2024 by JNS
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
July 12, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
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
July 12, 2024 by Akiva van Koningsveld
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
July 12, 2024 by AAP
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
July 12, 2024 by Simmy Allen
Anti-Semitic incidents rise in Europe as Gaza war rages
July 12, 2024 by Reuters
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
July 12, 2024 by Elana Oberlander
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
July 12, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
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
July 11, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
One of Australia’s most significant 20th century buildings could be demolished after it was denied heritage protections by the NSW Government. Read more
Palestine protesters poised for fight over stand-off
July 11, 2024 by AAP
A group of pro-Palestine activists charged after a stand-off on the roof of a Melbourne factory say they will fight criminal charges on the basis the business manufactures fighter jet parts used in Gaza. Read more
60% of Hamas terrorists killed or injured, says Israeli defence minister
July 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday that the Israel Defence Forces have killed or injured 60% of Hamas’s terrorists. Read more
New centre at Yad Vashem showcases millions of Holocaust artifacts
July 11, 2024 by Judy Lash Balint - JNS.org
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has inaugurated a new home for the world’s largest collection of Shoah-related materials. Read more
Iron Dome blind spot, GPS disruptions likely responsible for couple’s death in rocket barrage
July 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Force’s preliminary investigation into the rocket strike that killed two Golan residents in their car on Tuesday revealed that no interceptor was launched because the Air Force classifies roads as “open areas.” Read more
Israeli team scores podiums in successive Tour de France stages
July 10, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Israel-Premier Tech rider Pascal Ackermann finished in third place in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, a 187.3-kilometre ride from Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond. Read more
Amsterdam statue of Anne Frank defaced ‘for Gaza’
July 10, 2024 by Akiva van Koningsveld
An antisemitic vandal painted “Gaza” on a statue of Anne Frank, located near the famed Holocaust diarist’s first home in Amsterdam, a local Jew-hatred watchdog said on Tuesday. Read more








