Israel confirms return of Lt. Hadar Goldin after 11 years

The body of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed and abducted by Hamas in 2014, has been returned to Israel and formally identified, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israel Defence Forces confirmed Sunday evening. Read more

The remains returned last night belong to Lior Rudaeff – he fell defending others

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Shoshana Eisner honoured by Jewish House for outstanding humanitarian leadership

Community leader Shoshana Eisner has received a special humanitarian award from Jewish House in recognition of her leadership of Operation Golda, a grassroots initiative that brought thousands of Australians together to provide urgent support to Israel and displaced families.

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NZ academics push pension fund to divest from Israel

More than 700 New Zealand academics have signed a letter urging UniSaver, the national university pension fund, to divest from companies connected to Israel’s defence sector — a move supporters say is an “ethical duty” and critics call “a political crusade.” Read more

A boomerang for Israel

An Aboriginal artist and co-founder of the Indigenous Friends of Israel is heading to Israel to gift a two-metre boomerang he made and painted to the Israeli government. Read more

Diaspora Affairs Minister urges New York Jews to move to Israel

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister, Amichai Chikli, expressed alarm over the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, calling him a supporter of Hamas and warning that the city is becoming increasingly unsafe for Jews. Read more

‘Measure of comfort’ after return of slain soldier Itay Chen’s remains

The body of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen was identified on Wednesday morning after being returned from Gaza to Israel overnight. Read more

Israeli study finds parental emotional support protects children during war, even when parents suffer trauma

A new Israeli study conducted in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attacks and the ongoing conflict has revealed that emotional support from parents plays a decisive role in protecting children’s mental health during war, even when those parents are struggling with trauma themselves.

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Identified: remains of Asaf Hamami, Omer Neutra, and Oz Daniel returned from Gaza

The remains of three Israelis returned from Gaza overnight were confirmed to be Col. Assaf Hammi, Capt. Omer Neutra and Sgt. Oz Daniel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed Monday morning. Read more

Job applicant targeted with antisemitic hate

A young Israeli woman was surprised to be the target of a nasty antisemitic message after being rejected for a job by The Garden of Eden nursery in Albert Park. Read more

US says Israeli strike on Gaza didn’t violate ceasefire

An Israeli strike on a member of an Islamic Jihad group in Gaza did not breach the ceasefire, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. Read more

100 Australian doctors prepare to immigrate to Israel

Over one hundred Australian doctors were gathering this week in both Melbourne and Sydney as part of a major immigration fair for medical professionals planning on moving to Israel following the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Netanyahu rejects claims U.S. controls Israel’s security

Amid reports that Washington is influencing Israeli security decisions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel makes its own choices regarding national security. Read more

Mossad exposes Iranian general directing global attacks on Jewish targets including Australia

Israel revealed new details about the Iranian regime’s global terrorist operations on Sunday, exposing a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as the orchestrator behind multiple foiled attacks in Australia, Greece, and Germany. Read more

PM slams opposition over ‘provocative’ sovereignty votes during Vance visit

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday blasted opposition parties, as well as a fellow member of the premier’s Likud faction, for advancing bills to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria. Read more

Cancelled football match exploited to further vilify Israelis

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision to decline any allocation of tickets for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham has provoked a range of reactions. Read more

‘Very optimistic’ ceasefire agreement will hold, Vance says in Israel

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is “very optimistic” that the White House-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror organisation will hold, the former Ohio senator said during a press conference in Israel on Tuesday. Read more

Kibbutz Nir Oz mourns Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar

The remains of two fallen hostages returned from Gaza have been identified as Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar on Wednesday morning, bringing closure to Kibbutz Nir Oz, where both hostages lived. Read more

Netanyahu meets US envoys, Hamas hands over another body

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are visiting Israel to shore up a tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Australian October 7 survivor speaks to AIJAC and NSW SZC, criticises Australian government

Geoffrey “Danny” Majzner, an Australian oleh and October 7 survivor from Kibbutz Be’eri, recently addressed a function co-sponsored by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council and the State Zionist Council of NSW. Read more

Israeli deputy FM kicks off historic visit to Pacific including NZ

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel began a historic trip to the Pacific on Sunday, which will include the first-ever official state visit by a representative of the Israeli government to Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Read more

Gaza-Egypt border crossing to stay closed

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over the bodies of more dead hostages, as the two sides trade blame over ceasefire violations. Read more

Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations

Israel remains committed to a ceasefire deal, and is urging Hamas to return the bodies of deceased hostages yet to be handed over. Read more

Bedouin soldier and young woman who fought back: hostages’ bodies returned from Gaza

The bodies of two hostages returned from Gaza on Wednesday night were positively identified as Bedouin soldier Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash and Inbar Hayman, the last female hostage. Read more

Poll: Netanyahu’s approval ratings at all-time high

According to the latest Direct Polls survey, conducted by Shlomo Filber in the wake of the release on Monday of the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval ratings are at their highest since the elections in Nov. 2022. Read more

Hostages describe torture and torment in Gaza

Many were beaten, starved and isolated for two years. Read more

Tel Aviv University economist among three Nobel Prize laureates sharing prize

Joel Mokyr, a Tel Aviv University scientist and dual citizen of Israel and the United States, on Monday won the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, along with Philippe Aghion of the College de France and the INSEAD business school, and Peter Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics at Brown University. Read more

The funeral of Captain Daniel Perez

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has paid tribute to Captain Daniel Perez during an emotional funeral held in Israel. Read more

Remains of hostages Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levy identified

The families of soldiers Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and civilian Eitan Levy announced on Wednesday morning that their bodies were among the four returned by Hamas overnight. Read more

Grieving community hopes Gaza ceasefire holds

The Jewish community in Australia is hoping that a ceasefire in Gaza will turn into a lasting peace, as Israel and Hamas prepare to swap prisoners. Read more

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