IDF chief Halevi comments on new IDF reservists bill and ultra-Orthodox draftThe issue of ultra-Orthodox enlistment in the IDF has been a hot-button issue since the state’s establishment in 1948. February 16, 2024
US considers rolling back Trump-era Israel-friendly policiesPresident Joe Biden is facing low approval ratings in an election year and an indication that he may be losing support from Progressive Democrats over his support for Israel. February 15, 2024
‘Hamas used my family as human shields’ – Gazan journalistHamas 'began destroying my family home in 2013 when they built tunnels beneath it,' writes U.S.-based Gazan journalist. February 15, 2024
Israeli government spends 150 million shekels on armored vehicles to protect border townsIn addition, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) is contributing 7.5 million shekels to purchase nine armored vehicles to protect border communities. February 14, 2024
Mike Pompeo in Israel on his ‘most heartbreaking’ visit to dateThe former secretary of state toured Hamas massacre sites from October 7 and declared 'I stand with Israel.' February 14, 2024
‘Real progress’ in unifying Hamas and PA says Abbas aideHamas hasn't sought ministerial roles yet but insists on a clear path to a Palestinian state for the unity deal. February 14, 2024
20,000 foreign laborers to replace Palestinians, says Israeli gov’t official'Our goal is to bring another 20,000 foreign workers to Israel in the next six weeks,' says Housing Ministry official. February 14, 2024
Defeat of Hamas in Gaza still far away: IDF ChiefIDF Chief Herzi HaLevi says that the complete eradication of the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip is not yet on the horizon. February 14, 2024
New IDF draft bill draws criticism from politicians for its lack of Orthodox recruitmentThe bill calls for an extension of mandatory service from 32 months to three years, as well as increasing reservist age. February 14, 2024
France joins US and UK in anti-settler sanctionsIsraeli FM Israel Katz: 'It is forbidden under any circumstances to compare and put the settlers in the same category Hamas.' February 13, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister’s desk found in GazaIDF soldiers operating in Khan Yunis find desk which apparently belonged to the prime minister who liberated the Gaza Strip in 1967. February 13, 2024
Herzog will keep Shabbat during visit to GermanyWhile in Germany, Herzog will attend the Munich security conference and meet with leaders of the Jewish community. February 13, 2024
New presidential medal to honor civilian heroes of October 7The award, to be presented in an official state ceremony, will also be bestowed on those who lost their lives trying to save others. February 13, 2024
Lawyers for Oct. 7th victims demand designation of UNRWA as terror group'They have also become the central headquarters of a terrorist organization, some of whose workers murdered innocent Jews with their own hands.' February 13, 2024
Biden praises Israel’s rescue of hostages, but continues pushing for ceasefirePresident Joe Biden stressed that Washington’s priority was to establish an immediate ceasefire for at least six weeks. February 13, 2024
France floats Israel-Hezbollah truce talks to prevent larger warHezbollah preemptively rejects plan aimed at lowering tensions, which requires the terror group to move its forces ten kilometers north of the border with Israel. February 13, 2024
Israel bans UN official who blamed Israel for the Oct. 7th attackHer latest comments stated that the Oct. 7th massacre was in response to Israeli oppression, not because they were Jews. February 12, 2024
Two elite force soldiers killed in GazaMaster Sgts. Adi Eldor and Alon Kleinman of the Maglan unit were hit with an anti-tank missile during a battle in Khan Younis. February 12, 2024
Abbas wants ‘softcore’ Hamas members to be included in Gaza’s post-war governmentAbbas believes that with Qatari mediation, Hamas will join the Palestine Liberation Organization. February 12, 2024
Judea and Samaria add 15,000 Jews in the last yearThe 500,000-plus Jews living in Judea and Samaria account for an estimated 3.3% of the Jews in the world. February 12, 2024
US optimistic on hostage deal, says progress is being madeBiden administration officials say 'gaps remain' but that agreement to free Israeli captives is closer than ever. February 12, 2024
HEROIC: After fierce battle, IDF rescues 2 Israeli captives from HamasTwo residents of Kibbutz Nir Itzhak kidnapped on October 7th airlifted to a hospital in central Israel, reunited with their families. February 12, 2024
Attempted terror stabbings in Jerusalem, Gush EtzionPolice, troops unharmed in two separate attempted stabbing attacks; Both terrorists shot dead. February 12, 2024
McDonald’s upgrades its kosher standard to feed religious IDF soldiersMcDonald's upgrades it's kosher standard to feed religious IDF soldiers. February 11, 2024
Israeli arrested for TikTok incitement to assassinate NetanyahuThere has been a growing tend on TikTok and other social platforms of posts threatening Israeli officials. February 11, 2024
Two Arab Israelis charged with providing vital info to HamasThe suspects are also accused of recruiting terrorists and supplying weapons. February 11, 2024
UNRWA chief must resign: Israeli Ambassador to the UNGilad Erdan challenges UNRWA head's claim that agency was unaware of its links to Hamas in Gaza, says organization was repeatedly warned by Israel about terror ties. February 11, 2024
Downgrade to Israel’s credit is politically motivated: Finance MinisterPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich say that lowered credit rating does not reflect the reality of Israel's 'strong' wartime economy. February 11, 2024
UN official: October 7th wasn’t ‘antisemitic’Francesca Albanese refuses to condemn the Hamas terror group, instead blaming France and the international community for 'doing nothing to prevent' Israeli 'oppression.' February 11, 2024
Israeli Bedouin arrested for sharing sensitive IDF intel, training with HamasAbu Ganima faces a total seven charges for his terror activity against Israel. February 10, 2024
Biden gives Israel deadline to submit human rights report, conditions military aidBecause Israel is actively engaged in a war, its deadline to submit a human rights report is set at only 45 days. February 10, 2024
President Milei – ‘Visiting Jerusalem gave me strength of faith’President Milei visited the Aish's new center for Jewish learning for Spanish-speaking students from Latin America. February 9, 2024
President of Argentina visits devastated kibbutz, likens Hamas atrocities to Holocaust'We see clear examples of terrorism and antisemitism and what I would describe as 21st century Nazism.' February 8, 2024
Israeli officials contemplating exiling Hamas leaders for release of all the hostagesAccording to Israeli sources, the idea to exile the Hamas leadership has been 'on the table' since November. February 8, 2024
Ultra-orthodox knesset members debate gov’t responsibility for hostagesMK Goldknopf: 'One day after the war, the government should fall? What does the government have to do with the war?' February 8, 2024
Freed hostages urge Netanyahu to agree to deal even though ‘the price is unbearable’'If you continue in this line of destroying Hamas, there will be no hostages left to save,' one former hostage said. February 8, 2024
The indigenous people support Israel’s claim to the landThe Indigenous Coalition For Israel just opened an office housed in a Jerusalem museum. February 8, 2024
Malfunctions continue to plague software in Israeli hospitalsHealth Ministry officials said that 120 hospital patients were exposed to incorrect prescriptions. February 8, 2024
Hiker discovers ancient amulet dating back to the first Temple periodThe Antiquities Authority said the scarab was found at the foot of Tel Rekhesh, one of the most important mounds in northern Israel. February 8, 2024
Oct. 7 no excuse to ‘dehumanize’ Gazans, Blinken warns IsraelClaiming that most Gazans are innocent civilians, Blinken glossed over testimony from hostages that locals aided and abetted Hamas terrorists holding them captive. February 8, 2024
‘Netanyahu is untrustworthy,’ says Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying 'he needs to go.' February 8, 2024
Netanyahu slams Biden’s ‘anti-settler’ sanctions that ‘harm law-abiding citizens’The US State Department ordered the freezing of bank accounts of four individuals in Judea and Samaria it considers guilty of anti-Palestinian violence. February 7, 2024
Woman who hid in shelter with child on Oct. 7th has a baby'I knew she felt everything inside my belly. I had to stay calm for her.' February 7, 2024
Women and child evacuees face sexual assaults and violence in hotels'The situation in the hotels is like a pressure cooker; a large concentration of populations who live in difficult conditions, involuntarily.' February 7, 2024
Argentina’s president announces embassy move to Jerusalem in first bilateral visitMilei said that he sent a bill to Argentina's congress demanding an immediate release of all hostages. February 7, 2024
IDF drill simulating Israelis kidnapping Arabs blasted by Israeli leadersThe IDF also drew criticism for marking the Israeli Jews in the drill as the 'enemy force.' February 6, 2024
El Al ceases non-stop flights to Ireland, MoroccoEl Al aviation VP Shlomi Zafarani cited a lack of demand for the destinations as the reason for the closure. February 6, 2024
A second Israeli’s bank account is frozen by Biden’s ‘anti-settler’ executive orderDavid Chai Chasdai is accused of leading a rampage in the village of Huwara in 2023 that ended in the death of a Palestinian resident. February 5, 2024
‘Our families are falling apart’: relatives of Nova festival victims urge government to help'They brought me a body in a sack, as if I were burying a cat. I want to know how he died.' February 5, 2024
Indigenous embassy in Jerusalem opens in an effort to combat false narratives'This deep connection to a particular land and its ancestors are defining features of indigeneity.' February 5, 2024
IDF reservists, relatives of hostages embark on 5-day march in support of total victory over HamasThe 86-kilometer march to Jerusalem will end with speakers at a rally estimated to reach 50,000 strong. February 5, 2024
Biden’s ‘anti-settler’ executive order freezes Israeli farmer’s bank accountsYinon Levi: 'Biden, who is unable to deal with the Houthis who are murdering American soldiers, does not scare us.' February 4, 2024
How an 81-year-old woman escaped Hamas on October 7Jacqueline Glicksman jumped out of her window and ‘ran like mad’ when terrorists broke into her house in Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha. February 4, 2024
South African immigrants to Israel protest against Pretoria’s ‘disgraceful gov’t’Former Knesset member Ruth Wasserman Lande said, 'South Africa has sold its soul to Iran.' February 4, 2024
Hiking trails shut down, flood warnings issued as Sea of Galilee risesPopular hiking trails in the Negev and near the Dead Sea are closed off for fear of flooding. February 2, 2024
Netanyahu criticizes President Biden’s sanctions on ‘extremist settlers’President Biden said the violence occurring in Judea and Samaria is reaching 'intolerable levels.' February 2, 2024
Qatar: Israeli wins fencing gold medal as ‘Hatikvah’ playsFreilich wore a shirt featuring his country’s flag and the words Am Yisrael Chai. February 2, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox MK urges IDF to recruit more soldiersThe issue of the ultra-Orthodox community and the draft has been a contentious one for years, with controversial draft exemption proposed just before the current war. February 1, 2024
Leo Dee’s son among 30 protestors arrested trying to block Gaza aid trucksYehuda Dee, whose mother and sisters were murdered by terrorists, among 30 protesters arrested why blocking aid to Gaza. February 1, 2024
IDF uncovers WWI-era Jewish graves in GazaAccording to the IDF, there are seven Jewish tombstones in the cemetery. February 1, 2024
