Families of Israeli hostages divided by renewed airstrikes
The Israel Defense Forces warned of a 'massive offensive' against Hamas and instructed Palestinians living at the edges of the Gaza Strip to relocate.
March 18, 2025Israel News
Jerusalem journalist arrested for incitement on social media
Jerusalem-based journalist reportedly 'praised and glorified' terror groups, including Hamas, on her social media accounts.
March 18, 2025
CPAC calls for Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria
That adoption at CPAC will get more people thinking about the matter, and considering annexation as a real possibility.
March 17, 2025
Masquerading as Orthodox Jew, Palestinian infiltrates Jewish towns for crime spree
Palestinian Arab serial thief dressed as an Orthodox Jew infiltrates into Jerusalem-area towns, breaking into multiple homes during crime spree.
March 17, 2025
IAF on ‘highest alert level’ for Houthi missiles, drones
The Houthis have claimed that their aggression against Israel is in solidarity with Gaza, as negotiations between Hamas and the Jewish State have stalled.
March 17, 2025
Netanyahu moves to fire Shin Bet head, citing deepening distrust
'I have ongoing distrust in the head of the Shin Bet, which was grown over time,' Netanyahu said in video announcing Ronen Bar's firing.
March 17, 2025
Far-left MK: Netanyahu has declared war on Israel
Coalition MK praises move to fire Ronen Bar, tweeting 'this is how you defeat the Deep State.'
March 17, 2025
Fundraiser for freed Hamas hostage Yarden Bibas reaches over $1.4 million within hours
The final amount is expected to far surpass the original goal of 5 million shekels (US$1.371.086).
March 16, 2025
Eight orphaned children honor their father’s IDF service on Purim
This Purim, Rabbi Goldberg’s children found a powerful way to honor their father by dressing as 'Tzav 8' recruits.
March 16, 2025
Teenage-designed space satellites may help enable Mars travel
As well as collecting research, the satellites will telemetrically transmit the names of all Israeli civilians and soldiers killed from October 7, 2023, to December 2024, meaning they will be displayed continuously on the Israel Space Agency website.
March 16, 2025
United resumes flights to Israel
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines had previously announced that it would renew service to Israel from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in April.
March 16, 2025
Israel and Azerbaijan to ink strategic energy agreement
For Israel, ties with Azerbaijan—which shares a 428-mile border with Iran, a country that is home to tens of millions of Azeris—are of strategic importance, both as a conduit for intelligence and because it supplies more than a third of the Jewish state’s oil.
March 16, 2025
Brother of murdered hostage calls for ‘uprising’ against Netanyahu
Danny Elgarat has long blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rather than the Hamas terror group, for his brother's slaying.
March 16, 2025
Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers
A costume shop in Jerusalem offered up Bibas-honoring Batman garb for just 10 shekels (about $2.75).
March 15, 2025
Rubio: Hamas’s demands are ‘nuts,’ we’re dealing with ‘savages’
Earlier on Friday, Hamas said in a press statement that in response to a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations, it had agreed to 'release the Zionist soldier Edan Alexander, who holds American citizenship, in addition to the bodies of four other dual nationals.'
March 15, 2025
WATCH: Freed hostages bring Purim cheer to sick children
Agam Berger, Naama Levy, and Daniela Gilboa brought Purim cheer patients at Schneider Children’s Medical Center.
March 14, 2025
WATCH: IDF soldiers read megillah in Gaza
On Purim, Battalion 9207 read the megillah in the Philadelphi corridor on Gaza's border with Egypt.
March 14, 2025
Defying ICC arrest warrant, Netanyahu plans state visit to Hungary
Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban invited Netanyahu in November shortly after the ICC issued an arrest warrant against him.
March 13, 2025
El Al’s profits soar to half a billion amid accusations of price gouging
While Israelis paid premium prices amid limited travel options, the CEO’s pay jumped 10% in 2024, including a NIS 3.6 million bonus atop her NIS 2.3 million salary and NIS 600,000 in stock compensation.
March 13, 2025
Israel Aerospace Industries reports record earnings in 2024
Net income surged 55% to $493 million, while its order backlog hit a record $25 billion, securing four years of operations.
March 13, 2025
Israel, Lebanon and possible normalization
While seeking to strengthen moderate elements within Lebanon, Israel remains aware of Hezbollah’s continued presence in the region.
March 13, 2025
First sign of life received from Hamas hostage Avinatan Or
This is the first sign of life Or’s family has received since his capture on Oct. 7, 2023 alongside his partner Noa Argamani, who was subsequently rescued during an Israeli military operation.
March 13, 2025
Israeli research: New DNA mapping reveals gene ‘on/off’ switches, paving way for disease treatment
In addition to mapping the patterns, the researchers uncovered previously unknown imprinting effects, where genes are expressed differently depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or father.
March 12, 2025
Israeli-Arab sports commentator indicted for ‘identification with a terrorist organization’
According to the indictment, during the interview Hassanain referred to the Israel Defense Forces as an 'occupying army' and labeled Israel as 'the enemy.'
March 12, 2025
Palestinian man breaks into major IDF base and injures soldier during rampage
Jenin man arrested after stealing car near Tel Aviv, ramming through gate at Israeli army base, and injuring IDF soldier.
March 12, 2025
Dream costumes: Israeli innovators bring joy to children with disabilities for Purim
The designs do not merely accommodate their mobility aids but transform them into integral and impressive parts of the costumes.
March 12, 2025
Majority of Israeli Jews say Judea and Samaria towns contribute to security
While in October only a third of Israeli Jews said they agreed with this course of action, the figure has since risen to 47%.
March 12, 2025
Netanyahu sues Ya’alon over accusation that PM received funds from Qatar
Netanyahu: 'Let me be clear: I received nothing from Qatar, but I will be receiving something from Bogie (Ya'alon) and this is just the beginning.'
March 11, 2025
Former hostage from Nova music festival massacre invites Trump to dance with survivors at memorial concert
The event on June 26 will also feature activities such as therapeutic workshops and spaces for dealing with trauma.
March 11, 2025
Meta deletes terror-linked influencer’s Instagram for violating ‘dangerous organizations’ policy
Despite presenting himself as a 'journalist,' Al Jafarawi has been a key figure in Gazan propaganda, appearing in multiple staged videos—dubbed 'Pallywood' by critics.
March 11, 2025
Israeli government allowing UNRWA to continue operating despite law, MK charges
MK Yulia Malinovsky calls out those who are not stopping UNRWA activities, which are now against the law.
March 11, 2025
Why do people exercise? Israeli AI study reveals surprising answer
The researchers found that 30% of participants rely on creating regular workout habits, such as exercising at specific times each day or on a particular day of the week.
March 11, 2025
‘Learning from Oct. 7th’ – IDF cancels holiday leave for soldiers
'There will be no more shutdowns in the IDF,' says new Chief-of-Staff Eyal Zamir.
March 11, 2025Aid to Gaza or ‘Tel Aviv under fire,’ Houthi leader threatens
'Military measures will be carried out from the moment the deadline expires - if aid does not enter the Gaza Strip,' says Houthi leader.
March 11, 2025
Hamas may free Edan Alexander as ‘goodwill gesture’ to Trump
Alexander's father, Adi, said that he supported the direct negotiations between the Trump administration and Hamas.
March 11, 2025
Knesset debates Israel’s membership in WHO amid accusations of bias
Son-Har Melech also pointed to the decision of the United States to leave the WHO under the Trump administration, arguing that Israel should take a similar stance.
March 10, 2025
New Knesset bill would nullify Oslo Accords, restore Israeli control over all of Judea, Samaria, Gaza
Former Israeli minister drafts bill which would nullify the Oslo Accords and subsequent agreements with the Palestinian Authority, restoring Israeli control to all of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza.
March 10, 2025
Buried in chains: Jerusalem find uncovers radical ascetic practices by Byzantine nuns
This discovery confirms that ascetic practices, which were once thought to be the domain of male monks, were also embraced by women.
March 10, 2025
Israeli security chief rebuffs Netanyahu’s call for his resignation
Ronen Bar recently mentioned conditions for his resignation, including the release of the rest of the hostages and the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into October 7.
March 10, 2025
Israeli activist Daniella Weiss nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Weiss currently leads Nahala, a movement advocating for the re-establishment of Jewish communities in Gaza.
March 10, 2025
IDF appoints Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin as new spokesman
The previous IDF spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, served as the IDF’s chief spokesman since March 29, 2023.
March 10, 2025
Kiryat Shmona mayor slams ‘premature’ reopening of schools
Mayor of northern city says schools reopened too early; only 50% of students said to have returned to Kiryat Shmona.
March 10, 2025
Israeli police officer finds son dead at bus crash scene
Three male victims with moderate injuries — ages 16, 29 and 43 were moderately injured — and another nine victims with light injuries were all taken to Beer-Sheva’s Soroka Medical Center for treatment.
March 9, 2025
Israel to ‘soon’ allow Syrian Druze to work in Golan, defense minister says
An estimated 700,000-800,000 Druze live in Syria, mostly in southwestern areas near Israel and Jordan.
March 9, 2025
Trump’s Lebanese-born Mideast adviser hosts Israeli official in Washington
The Lebanese-born American businessman is the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany and is considered to be close to the president.
March 9, 2025
Former hostage Eli Sharabi meets UK Prime Minister in mission to raise awareness for remaining hostages
Sharabi’s family had visited Downing Street twice before—each time pledging to return with Eli. On Friday, that moment became a reality.
March 9, 2025
Israeli ambulances vandalized with swastikas while responding to emergency call
Two ambulances responding to an emergency call in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem vandalized, with swastikas spray-painted over the Israeli flag.
March 9, 2025
Evangelical Christians: ‘God is giving Israel a blank check’
'We Christians are calling on our beloved President Trump and his team to aggressively remove all barriers to Israel’s sovereignty over all the land, including Judea and Samaria,' says Evangelical pastor.
March 9, 2025
Ex-hostage to rabbi: ‘I was saved by God’s mercy alone’
'Even there, in the great darkness, I felt that I was not alone, and faith in God strengthened me,' Alexander Trufanov tells prominent rabbi.
March 9, 2025
Fatah leader: Israel abused Palestinians by demanding Shira Bibas’ body
The world must recognize the face of evil of the Palestinian Authority.
March 7, 2025
Palestinian Authority pays February terror salaries, refuting Abbas’ cessation decree
Palestinian Media Watch is certain that these are terror salaries because the PA postal service never made payments for the PA prior to April 2021.
March 7, 2025
Hamas forced dehydrated hostages to drink seawater
When drinks came, many received diluted seawater that damaged their teeth and gums while wreaking havoc on their immune systems.
March 7, 2025
New IDF chief pens prayerful letter with image of Holy Temple during visit to Western Wall
The closing line of the letter, 'From Zion, the Torah shall go forth,' invokes a prophetic hope that Jerusalem will once again be a source of wisdom and peace.
March 6, 2025
Speech-to-text tech could be transformed by new Israeli brain mapping study
The research could lead to more accurate speech recognition systems, enhancing virtual assistants like Siri or Alexa, as well as transcription tools.
March 6, 2025
Smotrich, US Treasury secretary meet to bolster economic ties
The parties said they look forward to building deeper ties across economic, technological and financial policy areas to further reinforce bilateral economic relations.
March 6, 2025
Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1 to reopen in time for post-war travel surge
According to IAA data, more than 1,377 flights are expected to depart from Terminal 1 in April, accounting for roughly a quarter of all outbound passengers at Ben Gurion.
March 6, 2025
Trump may apply ‘Gaza plan’ to Judea and Samaria, encourage Arabs to emigrate – report
A senior Trump official signaled that US will permit Israel to officially annex Judea and Samaria.
March 6, 2025
These are the 5 American-Israeli hostages still held by Hamas
Five hostages with American citizenship are still held in Gaza, with only one of them believed to still be alive.
March 6, 2025
‘Ugly, politicized power’ – Coalition moves to oust attorney general
'The attorney general unlawfully turned herself into a veto power of the legislative branch against dozens of bills ministers have sought to advance,' wrote Justice Minister Yariv Levin.
March 6, 2025
Released Israeli hostages suffered severe malnutrition, muscle loss
Many are undergoing physiotherapy to rebuild lost muscle mass, while others require specialized dental treatment due to broken teeth and other oral health complications.
March 5, 2025