UN Security Council condemns Israeli strikes on Qatar

All United Nations Security Council members, including the United States, have backed the “territorial integrity of Qatar” following an Israeli attack in Doha. Read more

Fighting alone: how Kibbutz Magen’s civilian security team prevented Hamas massacre

Members of Kibbutz Magen’s civilian security team prevented a massacre during Hamas’s October 7 attack while the Israel Defence Forces failed in its mission to protect the community, according to an army inquiry released on Thursday. Read more

Australian Jewish community inspired by captivity survivor Eli Sharabi as the JNF Australia’s 2025 campaign concludes

Gaza captivity survivor, Eli Sharabi, marked his inaugural visit to Australia since his release as part of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, Together, We Rise With Israel, leaving audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth inspired by his resilience and positivity for the future of Israel. Read more

Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, Trump ‘very unhappy’

Donald Trump says he’s “very unhappy about every aspect” of the surprise Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in the capital of close US strategic ally Qatar. Read more

Police criticised following Bondi Beach brawl over Gaza

Police have come under scrutiny after failing to take the names of those involved in a scuffle at Bondi Beach on Sunday morning, only to later issue photographs of men they say may be able to assist with enquiries.

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Charged pro-Palestine activist to test freedom of speech

A man charged with using “insulting words” at a pro-Palestine rally will argue he has a constitutional right to freedom of speech in political discourse. Read more

After ‘last warning’, Trump eyes Gaza deal ‘soon’

Donald Trump says a deal to release all hostages held by Hamas is being worked out after earlier giving the militant group a “last warning” to accept the terms. Read more

Gaza City operation entering ‘decisive stage,’ Netanyahu tells IDF troops

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed IDF reservists and conscripts on Tuesday amid a massive mobilisation as the military prepares to conquer one of the last Hamas strongholds of Gaza City, calling it a “decisive stage” in the nearly two-year-long war. Read more

IDF soldier KIA in Gaza’s south brings wartime toll to 900

The Israel Defence Forces announced on Saturday evening that Sgt. 1st class (res.) Ariel Lubliner, 34, from Kiryat Bialik, had been killed in the southern Gaza Strip. Read more

Israel targets Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida in Gaza strike

The IDF and Shin Bet announced on Saturday evening that they struck a “senior terrorist” in Gaza City using an armed drone. Read more

Israel recovers body of hostage Idan Shtivi

The IDF announced that, in a complex operation conducted under the joint guidance of the Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200 and the Shin Bet, the body of Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi was recovered from Gaza, alongside the body of Ilan Weiss, which was announced on Friday. Read more

Test cricket star batting for sanctions against Israel

The prime minister has been urged to sanction Israel during a meeting with cricketer Usman Khawaja who says Anthony Albanese has the “cojones” to take action. Read more

Israel demands immediate retraction of “faked” UN backed report on Gaza

The Israel Foreign Ministry Director General Eden Bar-Tal has written to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification demanding the immediate removal of a “falsified report. Read more

Israeli inquiry says ‘Hamas camera’ was strike target

An initial Israeli military inquiry has concluded that troops struck what they believed to be a Hamas camera position in an attack on a Gaza Strip hospital that killed five journalists, but a further probe has been ordered into how that decision was made. Read more

Parents of captive IDF soldier Nimrod Cohen release footage of abduction

The parents of Nimrod Cohen, an Israel Defence Forces soldier taken captive by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, on Monday night released for publication footage of his abduction. Read more

Death of journalists in latest Mideast attack condemned

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was a “tragic mishap”. Read more

Author of disputed Gaza famine report has lengthy history of anti-Israel statements

An author of a controversial report determining a famine has taken hold in parts of Gaza has a history of anti-Israel and pro-Iran rhetoric. Read more

Israel to begin Gaza ceasefire talks to end war: PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will immediately resume negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the nearly two-year-old war, but on terms acceptable to Israel. Read more

Hamas ‘death culture’ beyond comprehension, says founder’s son

Hamas’s embrace of “death culture” is beyond comprehension for much of the world, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, the founder of the terrorist group, told JNS on Tuesday. Read more

Israeli military coordinates with Gaza City medical officials ahead of push into area

The IDF is coordinating the move of the population from Gaza City south for its protection as Israeli forces move into the area. Read more

‘Forever tarnished’: Netanyahu spews more vitriol on PM

Israel’s prime minister has launched another verbal salvo against Anthony Albanese over his handling of the situation in the Middle East as calls grow for calm. Read more

Uni students demand action against Israel

More than 5000 students across Australia are expected to gather for mass meetings, where they will vote in a national student referendum on Palestine. Read more

Jerusalem mayor urged to rename Gaza Street to Hostages Street

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum appealed to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion in a letter on Thursday to rename the capital’s Gaza Street to Hostages Street until all of the captives return from Hamas captivity. Read more

Israeli rabbi marries off fallen son’s ex-fiancée

Nearly two years after Capt. Amitai Tzvi Granot was killed fighting Hezbollah terrorists in the Galilee; his father, Rabbi Tamir Granot, officiated on Monday at the wedding in Caesarea of Amitai Tzvi’s former fiancée, Roni. Read more

Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal

Amid renewed reports of Hamas’ flexibility on a phased ceasefire-hostage agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declared Saturday night that Israel will only accept a comprehensive deal that secures the release of all captives at once. Read more

Netanyahu lays out principles for victory and ending Hamas war

On Thursday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined his government’s conditions for ending the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

The Madonna of Gaza

The superstar Madonna has urged the Pope Leo XIV to visit the Gaza Strip and “bring his light” to the children there “before it is too late.” Read more

PM defends Palestine recognition after US ‘disgust’

Australia’s decision to recognise Palestine was made in the interest of its citizens, the prime minister has said, after a US official decried the move. Read more

‘Disgust’: US diplomat attacks ALP’s Palestine decision

America’s ambassador to Israel has taken aim at the federal government’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at a United Nations meeting in September. Read more

Israel welcomes UN blacklisting of Hamas for sexual crimes in conflict

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the UN’s decision to add Hamas to its “blacklist” of groups committing sexual crimes in armed conflicts, calling it an overdue recognition of atrocities committed since October 7. Read more

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