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‘IDF pressure worked,’ says official on upcoming hostage release

IDF pressure, not Trump's diplomacy, forced Hamas to free American-Israeli solider, says Israeli official.

May 12, 2025

Witkoff: ‘Israel not willing to end the war,’ not aligned with US policy

The US 'wants to return the hostages, but Israel is not ready to end the war,' Witkoff said.

May 12, 2025

Israeli reservists to receive massive support package as coalition faces rift over draft law

The plan includes wide-ranging economic and social benefits, including increased tax credits, grants for employers of reservists, discounted access to government housing programs, and special grants for discharged soldiers.

May 11, 2025

Bittersweet Mother’s Day for Israeli moms whose husbands remain in Hamas captivity

This Mother’s Day, these women carry not only the responsibilities of motherhood but also the weight of a national tragedy.

May 11, 2025

Sa’ar rejects Palestinian state bid, backs US Gaza plan

Sa'ar also emphasized that Israeli forces will not distribute aid, but will instead 'secure the perimeter.'

May 11, 2025

Ben-Gvir slams hostage deals with Hamas amid terrorist recidivism

About 50% of the Palestinian terrorists released in Judea and Samaria as part of the first hostage exchange deal have resumed terrorist activities, according to Ynet News.

May 11, 2025

Deep in Syria, IDF retreives remains of soldier abducted 43 years ago

Israeli forces operating in Syria locate and retrieve the remains of an IDF soldier who was killed 43 years ago, during the First Lebanon War.

May 11, 2025

Freed Hamas hostage slams Pulitzer board for awarding prize to activist who denied her captivity

The poet, Abu Toha, a vocal supporter of Hamas, has openly denied Israeli hostages' accounts of captivity and torture by the terrorist group.

May 9, 2025

Netanyahu congratulates new pope, urges ‘reconciliation among all faiths’

Israeli President Isaac Herzog congratulated the newly elected pope 'on assuming this sacred and momentous responsibility—the first American pope.'

May 9, 2025

Moved by Oct. 7, Blackstone president donates $125M to Tel Aviv University to address doctor shortage

Israel has the fewest medical graduates per capita among nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

May 8, 2025

Israel shuts down UN schools in Jerusalem

Half a year after the Knesset passed legislation barring the terrorist-linked UNRWA from operating in Israeli territory, police shut down six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem.

May 8, 2025

Israel establishes medical facility in Syria to aid injured Druze

Forty-two Druze are said to have been killed in more than a week of clashes between Islamic gunmen linked to the regime of President Ahmed al-Sharaa and local Druze.

May 8, 2025

Netherlands to oppose extension of EU-Israel cooperation deal over Gaza concerns

The EU-Israel Action Plan, which requires unanimous approval from all EU foreign ministers, underpins cooperation in areas such as climate policy, policing, scientific research, and global poverty relief.

May 8, 2025

Biden team sought to ‘get rid’ of Netanyahu for opposing its Gaza plans

The Biden administration became aggravated by Netanyahu’s refusal to discuss the end goal of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza.

May 8, 2025

Israel to Houthis, Iran: Future attacks will be met with force

Despite crippling strikes, Houthis vow to keep targeting Israel until Gaza receives aid.

May 8, 2025

Former defense minister compares Religious Zionists to Nazis, calls to shut down the country

Ex-IDF Chief of Staff urges civil disobedience, charges Netanyahu’s government with deliberately prolonging the war and sacrificing the hostages.

May 8, 2025

Israel and Greece deepen defense ties with autonomous submarine collaboration

The autonomous submarine performs a significant portion of a crewed submarine’s operations for several weeks at minimal cost and maintenance, without risking operators.

May 7, 2025

Report: Longtime rivals Israel and Syria begin secret negotiations

A senior Syrian security official offered a more restrictive characterization, describing them as confined 'strictly to security-related issues, focusing on several counterterrorism files.'

May 7, 2025

Ben-Gvir’s visit to Bedouin city targeted in apparent bomb plot

Mayor of Bedouin city clashes with Israel's national security minister during police crackdown, hours after bomb found in city hall.

May 7, 2025

Teen ex-hostage reveals Hamas guard’s sexual abuse

Dafna Elyakim’s captor threatened to forcibly marry her, keep her in Gaza forever.

May 7, 2025

Houthi’s threaten ‘devastating’ revenge, give advice to Israeli residents

Houthi leader promises 'unbearable' consequences for Israel’s retaliatory strike on Sana'a Airport in Yemen.

May 7, 2025

Major airlines pause Israel flights amid security fears

International carriers are halting Israel-bound flights following an IDF airstrike on Yemen's main airport.

May 7, 2025

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Israel pushing Trump to visit during upcoming Mideast trip: Report

As Trump prepares for a whirlwind Middle East tour, Israeli officials are lobbying to put Jerusalem on his itinerary.

May 7, 2025

Israeli Druze fear for Syrian kin following extremist attacks

Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 and the rise to power of al-Sharaa, concerns for the fate of Syria’s Druze have escalated dramatically.

May 6, 2025

Agricultural crime skyrockets in southern Israel

There is a constant threat of theft, whether of animals, produce, or equipment, and too little deterrence, farmers charge.

May 6, 2025

Bereaved Israeli parents urge AG to probe calls to refuse IDF duty

Israel’s Penal Law states, 'If a person incited or induced a person liable to service in an armed force not to serve in it or not to report for a military operation, then he is liable to five years imprisonment.'

May 6, 2025

WATCH: Netanyahu, defense minister and IDF chief view strikes on Yemen port

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir in the Pit of Kiryah during the Israel's strikes on the Yemen port Hodeidah.

May 5, 2025

Israel moving to replace U.S. aid with ‘win-win’ investment model

Many conservative voices in Washington are wary of unconditional U.S. foreign aid, and a new model for stressing reciprocity would appeal to policymakers.

May 5, 2025

Ehud Barak calls for civil insurrection to collapse government

Barak, who served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001, and later as deputy prime minister and minister of defense in a Netanyahu government 2009 to 2013, has become a bitter opponent of the current prime minister.

May 5, 2025

Report: Netanyahu struggling with Trump policies on Iran, Middle East

Behind closed doors, Netanyahu is increasingly frustrated with Trump’s Middle East policies.

May 5, 2025

Abbas confirms Hamas ‘gangs’ stealing Gaza aid

Hamas has looted at least 60% of the aid that Israel allowed to enter Gaza, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) revealed last year.

May 4, 2025

Israeli PM postpones upcoming visit to Azerbaijan

Netanyahu had been scheduled to travel to Azerbaijan from May 7 to 11, where he was expected to hold talks with President Ilham Aliyev.

May 4, 2025

Will Israel pursue the death penalty for Oct. 7 terrorists?

Gazan terrorists who committed atrocities on October 7th likely to be the first in decades to face Israel’s death penalty.

May 4, 2025

‘Our children need food and water’: Gaza workers protest for salaries withheld by Hamas

The workers also accused the international community of turning a blind eye to Hamas’s large-scale theft.

May 1, 2025

Israel asks for international help as fires mar Independence Day

Half a dozen countries are already sending planes to help contain the blazes that could be the worst in the country’s history. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News Israel asked for immediate help Wednesd...

May 1, 2025

Fire and Rescue Commander says fires may be the largest in Israel’s history

Friedman, 'Our task will continue for a very long time. We are far from having control [over the fires].'

April 30, 2025

WATCH: Israel Independence Day torch lighting ceremony

The traditional torch lighting ceremony to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day is held in a recorded broadcast from Mt. Herzl, Jerusalem.

April 30, 2025

Israel celebrates its 77th Independence Day

Independence Day is expected to be marked with festivities throughout the Jewish state on Wednesday evening and during the day on Thursday.

April 30, 2025

Wildfires halt torch ceremony as blazes sweep Judean Hills

For the first time ever, Israel's national Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony cancelled as fires prompt mass evacuations, road closures and rising injuries with Israel declaring highest fire alert.

April 30, 2025

A nation in mourning: Israel marks second Remembrance Day during war

Overall, Israel has 58,617 bereaved family members, including 8,674 parents, 5,391 widows, 10,302 orphans, and 34,250 siblings.

April 30, 2025

Poll: 57% of Jewish Israelis see Holocaust-Oct. 7 parallels

Among Jews, just over half (52%) said that Israel should attack Iran to take out its nuclear weapons project even without U.S. support, compared to about a third (34.5%) who opposed it.

April 30, 2025

American convert to Judaism and lone IDF soldier killed in Gaza honored ahead of Memorial Day

Jonathan Dean Chaim, who made aliya in 2020 and served as a lone soldier, had been a devoted MDA volunteer.

April 30, 2025

‘Don’t destroy our home’ – Israel’s president marks Memorial Day by warning of rising political ‘hatred’ and polarization in Israel

Amid ongoing controversies regarding the Netanyahu government, the Attorney General, the resignation of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, and allegations of Supreme Court overreach, Israel's president warns divisions could tear the country apart.

April 30, 2025

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