Freed hostage Emily Damari meets Druze leader, stresses shared struggles in Israel and Syria The meeting focused on the worsening plight of Druze communities in Syria. August 29, 2025
Israeli rabbis, imams, patriarchs unite to condemn bloodshed and protect life Religious affairs and issues of personal status, such as marriage, divorce, and conversion, are determined by leaders of Israel’s recognized religious communities — Jewish, Muslim, Druze, and 10 Christian denominations. August 29, 2025
Red Cross visits to jailed Hamas terrorists trigger PA ‘pay for slay’ The initial Red Cross visit allows terrorists to designate a bank account for payments by signing a power of attorney form. August 29, 2025
HISTORIC: Couple donates $180 million to build Israel’s ‘Tower of Hope’ Officials called the Harlap family’s gift a transformational landmark for Israeli healthcare and medical research. August 28, 2025
Oct. 7th wouldn’t have happened on Trump’s watch – Netanyahu In a podcast interview, Netanyahu said Iran 'would have been more careful' if Trump, not Biden, were in office. August 28, 2025
Keith Siegel says Hamas captivity strengthened his faith Siegel addressed U.S. President Trump in a video from the Western Wall, urging Washington to broker a new hostage agreement. August 28, 2025
Kidnapped soldiers’ moms call for protests to ‘shake the country’ Hostage family groups once opposed partial deals, but many now demand Israel accept a proposal to free just 10 hostages as a first step. August 28, 2025
New teachers’ neighborhood opens in Israel, near Gaza border A public call for educators to join the project has already yielded over 60 applicants. August 27, 2025
Mossad locates and retrieves Syria’s files on Eli Cohen Many questions remain that will now be answered definitively by these documents, which will be studied by historians and made available to the wider public. August 27, 2025
‘Hamas is very popular in Judea and Samaria’ The PA’s security forces still coordinate with Israel to ward off Hamas, which has been trying to overthrow it in Judea and Samaria just as it did in Gaza in 2007. August 27, 2025
Trump’s plan for post-war Gaza shaping up Special Envoy Steve Witkoff promised a 'robust' and 'well-meaning' plan reflecting Trump’s vision for Gaza, which would see Hamas ousted from power. August 27, 2025
Tehran vows intensified fighting if war with Israel resumes Iran’s foreign minister warned that Tehran is ready for another war with Israel. August 27, 2025
Mayor: IDF withdrawal from Lebanon risks ‘next Oct. 7’ Kiryat Shmona mayor warned that a U.S. plan, pushing for the IDF to withdraw from southern Lebanon, could invite a Hezbollah invasion of northern Israel. August 27, 2025
Israel to remain in Syria, says Israeli defense minister Earlier this month, IDF soldiers seized more than 300 weapons while detaining several individuals suspected of involvement in arms trading and smuggling. August 26, 2025
Anti-war protesters block major highways — again Not all families of hostages agree with the tactic, saying it serves Hamas’ interests and distances a deal. August 26, 2025
Trump expects Gaza war to end by mid-September Washington is sending 'a lot' of humanitarian assistance to Gaza, President Trump said. August 26, 2025
Ultra-orthodox party rabbi reverses stance, supports IDF service if religious needs met Rabbi Maya: 'If there is an arrangement whereby someone who enlists would not desecrate Shabbat and would preserve his holiness and purity — why shouldn’t he enlist.' August 25, 2025
Zamir visits unauthorized Samaria farming outpost Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also has authority over civilian matters in Judea and Samaria, on Sunday hailed the visit as a sign of the 'excellent cooperation' between his office and the IDF. August 25, 2025
‘Europe must choose: Israel or Hamas,’ says Israel’s FM Early last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote a letter to Macron, accusing him of encouraging antisemitism in his country by calling for international recognition of a Palestinian state. August 25, 2025
Ex-IDF official warns of Jordanian border invasion risk Retired Lieutenant Colonel Amit Yagur stressed Israel’s lack of strategic depth makes its eastern border critical. August 25, 2025
Netanyahu hails Hezbollah disarmament plan, pledges Israeli support The statement comes a day after Netanyahu reportedly met in Israel with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack to discuss the situations in Syria and Lebanon. August 25, 2025
Israel, Syria nearing historic Trump-brokered security deal: Report Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa confirmed 'advanced talks' with Israel are underway. August 25, 2025
Israel releases 13 Gazans detained during the war The move has drawn criticism from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which has been pressing for answers on why detainees are released while Israeli captives remain in Hamas hands. August 24, 2025
Racing against time: Rescuing the ancient mosaic in Negev region While parts of the mosaic have previously been moved to museums and storage, other fragments remain on-site in a fragile state. August 24, 2025
Scandinavian Airlines returning to Israel in October The Scandinavian carrier had stopped flying to Israel in 2016. August 24, 2025
Trump: Hostages would be safer if IDF ‘went in fast’ He then suggested that fewer than 20 hostages remain alive in Gaza captivity, apparently contradicting the official Israeli assessment. August 24, 2025
Benny Gantz urges time-limited national unity government to further chances of hostage deal Upon attainment of the goals, the government would dissolve and call an election. August 24, 2025
Israel preparing for massive strike on Houthis in Yemen: report The IDF failed to intercept a Houthi missile that reached Israel on Friday, with the projectile said to be carrying cluster munitions. August 24, 2025
Irish president demands UN military intervention in Gaza Ireland’s president is pressing the UN to send armed peacekeepers to Gaza to secure humanitarian aid deliveries. August 24, 2025
Rep. Taylor-Greene calls Gaza war ‘genocide,’ slams US aid This is not Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene’s first accusation against Israel, as she previously claimed the Jewish state was guilty of war crimes August 24, 2025
UN agency classifies Gaza in famine, amid controversy over aid flow and methodology According to COGAT, over 100,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since the war began, with 300–400 trucks daily in recent weeks, 80% carrying food. August 23, 2025
Israel advances $1.5 billion plan to up local production of armored vehicles The acceleration will be carried out in parallel with an expansion of domestic production infrastructure, as part of the ministry’s defense-industrial-base resilience strategy. August 23, 2025
Israeli stock market up 65% since Hamas Oct. 7 attack The Israeli stock exchange was the second-fastest growing market in the world last year after Argentina, surpassing those in the United States. August 23, 2025
Israel opens new embassy in Zambia, once home to a historic Jewish community As of last year, Zambia was home to just 11 Jews, but throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, hundreds settled there after fleeing persecution in Europe. August 22, 2025
Israel announces new plan to combat media bias via flurry of international delegations A bipartisan delegation of 250 lawmakers from the U.S. is slated to arrive in Israel in September. August 21, 2025
Silver before coins: Evidence of an early monetary system in the land of Israel Evidence from the Shiloh and Gezer regions indicates that as early as the 17th century BCE, weighed silver was already used for commerce. August 21, 2025
‘No other country’ – Reservists share burnout, call for Gaza victory Amid expanded Gaza City operation, reservists called for a decisive victory, not endless rounds of call-ups. August 21, 2025
IDF soldier who sabotaged UAV given light sentence in plea bargain The commander who ordered him to remove a spark plug from the engine will not be treated leniently, according to the prosecution. August 21, 2025
Prominent rabbi foils plot to assassinate Attorney General The ex-Sephardic Chief Rabbi’s swift action helped unravel a concrete threat against Israel’s top legal official. August 21, 2025
Final approval of 3400 Jewish homes is ‘historic nail in coffin’ of ‘two-state delusion’ Smotrich said the plan 'erases the two-state delusion and consolidates the Jewish people’s hold on the heart of the Land of Israel.' August 20, 2025
World’s first human spinal cord implant to take place in Israel The new procedure aims to replace the damaged section with a lab-grown spinal cord that fuses with healthy tissue above and below the injury. August 20, 2025
Wartime Aliyah: Hundreds of North American immigrants arrive in Israel Despite the ongoing war, August on track to hit the highest monthly immigration level in more than two decades. August 20, 2025
Ancient gold coin discovered in Jerusalem, shedding light on Second Temple period Rare coin made of pure gold dating back to 240s BCE discovered in Jerusalem's City of David suggests the Judean capital had already recovered in size and prominence early in the Second Temple period. August 20, 2025
Israel still weighing partial hostage deal with Hamas: Report Channel 12 reported senior officials believe chances for an agreement have 'increased significantly' amid pressure over potential Gaza City invasion. August 20, 2025
US brokers direct Syria-Israel talks in Paris The meeting between Syria and Israel is the second to take place in the French capital since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was declared on July 19 following the massacres against the Druze. August 20, 2025
IDF to call up for 60,000 reservists to ‘conquer’ Gaza City Defense Minister Katz approved the call-ups, swelling the number of reservists serving in the IDF to 130,000. August 20, 2025
2,150-year-old Greek trade weight returns to Israel after looting The discovery sheds light on the Hellenistic administration that governed the Land of Israel following the conquests of Alexander the Great. August 19, 2025
US urging IDF pullout from Lebanon, despite Hezbollah threats The Lebanese government voted to disarm Hezbollah, but the terror group immediately rejected the demand. August 19, 2025
High Court of Justice slams government for not allowing Red Cross to visit Nukhba prisoners The judges compared the Hamas terrorists’ conditions to those in the U.S.A.’s often-criticized Guantanamo prison. August 19, 2025
BBC quietly corrects false report about Gazan dying of starvation The correction came only after documents from Nasser Hospital in Gaza, released by Israel’s COGAT, revealed that the woman had long been battling an aggressive cancer. August 19, 2025
Israeli officials: all hostages must be released in any ceasefire deal This deal would mean that 10 living hostages would remain in Gaza. August 18, 2025
Israel to deliver humanitarian aid to crisis-hit South Sudan In late July, Sa’ar hosted his South Sudanese counterpart, Monday Semaya Kumba, in Jerusalem. August 18, 2025
Gazans blame Hamas for Oct. 7th, humanitarian crisis in the Strip Nearly two years after Oct. 7, Gazans say Hamas — not Israel — is to blame for their suffering. August 18, 2025
Israeli archaeologists discover world’s oldest known senior home While most archaeological remains from the period focus on churches, monasteries, or infrastructure, this mosaic reveals that the community also invested in institutions with daily social functions. August 18, 2025
IDF draft dodgers get five days to enlist without penalty The offer is open to more than 14,000 people who did not answer their draft notices or are officially considered deserters. August 18, 2025
Netanyahu touts success in thwarting Palestinian state Speaking to residents, Netanyahu recalled a visit 25 years earlier when he vowed to secure Israel’s presence in the territory. August 17, 2025
Symbolic wedding for captive Matan Zangauker held at Hostages’ Square Ilana Gritzewsky held a symbolic wedding ceremony for her partner, Matan Zangauker, who has spent 681 days in Hamas captivity. August 17, 2025
Israeli cabinet considers closing French consulate over Palestine recognition France’s move makes it the largest Western power and first G7 nation to commit to Palestinian recognition, but Macron won’t be alone come September. August 17, 2025
Netanyahu: Protesters demanding end to Gaza war guarantee another Oct. 7 Netanyahu says premature end to war without destruction of Hamas would ensure future Oct. 7-style massacres. August 17, 2025
Rabbi Berel Wein, renowned historian and teacher of Jewish history, dies at 91 His passing marks the end of a remarkable era of Jewish scholarship and public education. August 17, 2025
