IsraelAmnesty calls for war crime probe into Beit Shemesh strikeThe NGO said the munitions used by Iran in a civilian area was ‘wildly inaccurate and carried a massive warhead’By Melanie Swan1 min read
President Isaac HerzogHerzog: settler violence ‘fuels hatred’ against Jews worldwideIsrael’s president thanks London Initiative for letter condemning West Bank extremismBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
LebanonFour IDF soldiers killed in LebanonThe UN and IDF are also investigating the deaths of three peacekeepers amid Israel’s expanding military operation in the country’s southern regionsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Operation Roaring LionTrump reportedly willing to end Iran War without opening Strait of HormuzThe president is said to have come to the conclusion that any operation to unblock the vital maritime route would ‘push the conflict beyond his timeline of four to six weeks’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Operation Roaring LionNetanyahu claims Iran War is ‘beyond halfway point’ and predicts regime will ‘collapse internally’Speaking to US media, the Israeli prime minister suggested Israeli had already achieved most of its war aims, but refused to put a timeline on the rest of the conflictBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelKnesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offencesCritics have claimed the law is discriminatory as it imposes capital punishment for terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis, but not those who kill PalestiniansBy Melanie Swan2 min read
IsraelSa’ar ‘expressed concern’ over UK antisemitism in call with Foreign SecretaryYvette Cooper’s Israeli counterpart specifically cited the arson attack on four Hatzola ambulances in Golders GreenBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
JerusalemNetanyahu gives Latin Patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday ban rowCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked from entering the church on Palm Sunday by Israeli police, prompting criticism from the clergy and the US ambassadorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli TechLouie the robot takes all the sweat out of tomato growingArugga AI Farming has created a robot that can do the job of five full-time workersBy John Jeffay1 min read
Israeli TechTel Aviv startup creates ‘life-saver’ AI heart scannerThe innovation detects heart failure from a single video clip produced by a hand-held ultrasoundBy John Jeffay1 min read
RelationshipsLove conquers all! The Iranian-Israeli couple who became a symbol of hopeMeet Armia Pour and Yasmin Behar, a couple who transcend boundariesBy Melanie Swan3 min read
LebanonIDF to expand ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon to ‘thwart threat of invasion’Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed last week that the military would occupy large swathes of the area south of the Litani River ‘until security for the residents of the north [of Israel] is ensured’.By Melanie Swan2 min read
IsraelKnesset passes largest ever state budget to avert early electionsThe bill carried on the promise of greater defence spending, but set up a fresh row over Charedi conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelTel Aviv experienced tech boom in 2025 in spite of warThe investment surge follows a strong stock market performance in defiance of instability in other marketsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IranUS planning ‘weeks of ground operations’ in IranThe Pentagon is reportedly preparing to put American boots on the ground for the first time in the conflict, but will stop short of a full-scale invasionBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
YemenYemen’s Houthis join war until ‘aggression’ against Iran stopsThe Tehran-backed militia fired a ballistic missile at southern Israel on SaturdayBy JC Reporter1 min read
IDFIDF denies torturing toddler, claiming Hamas member used child as ‘human shield’The Israeli military said it provided medical care for 21-month-old Jawad Abu Nassar after apprehending his father, Osama, as the pair approached the Yellow Line in GazaBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelHerzog dubs Iran ‘empire of evil’ in rare US interviewThe Israeli president also discussed the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe, saying: ‘The fate of all Jews is unanimous’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelDeath penalty bill set for final Knesset voteThe bill has the backing of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, but critics point to the fact that it fails to enforce equal punishment against Israelis convicted of terrorism against PalestiniansBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HezbollahWatch: IDF releases video of Hezbollah command centre destructionFootage was also released showing a weapons base in Lebanon being destroyedBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
WikipediaWikipedia editors debating whether to rename entry on ‘Hamas beheading babies hoax’‘There are many, many witnesses to the result of Hamas violence and barbarity against children and women,’ said Daniel S Mariaschin of B’nei B’rith InternationalBy Aaron Bandler2 min read
AfricaUgandan army chief says it would join Iran War to protect IsraelGeneral Muhoozi Kainerugaba called for a ceasefire but said ‘any talk of destroying or defeating Israel’ would prompt a military responseBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IranIsrael eliminates IRGC naval chiefThe defence minister said Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for Tehran’s blockade in the Strait of HormuzBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
