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Far-right Israeli minister calls for assassination of Syria’s President al-Sharaa over Druze persecution

Itamar Ben-Gvir urged the IDF to ‘eliminate’ the militant-turned-leader, while opposition member Benny Gants said ‘any option should be on the table’

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Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the assassination of Syria's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa (Image: Flash90)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Anti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warns

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Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva has gained fame as a Zionist influencer (Image: Instagram/@noacochva)

‘We have the power to speak up’: Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva on the delights and dangers of her Zionist advocacy

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Maor and Sharon Eizenkot on Sharon's last visit to her son, approximately two weeks before he entered Gaza and was killed - credit: Sharon Eizenkot

‘I have to help my son father a child after his death,’ says mother of fallen IDF soldier

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Iran targeted ‘Israeli society itself’ in massive missile barrage

A senior official from Israel’s Home Front Command said the agency has been ‘preparing for this for two decades’

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June 29, 2025 11:09

IDF home front command search and rescue units at the site of an Iranian missile impact in Beersheba (Image: IDF)

On Everest the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel

French Jewish mountaineers climb high peaks to show the Israeli people that they are not forgotten

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May 19, 2025 17:02

The men of Minyan Everest hold a Torah scroll on Mount Everest (Photo: Minyan Everest)

Breaking barriers: Female combat medics in the IDF prove their mettle on the front lines

The JC was given special access to the unit making sure wounded soldiers get the care they need, even in the heat of battle

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May 13, 2025 14:37

Four female medics from the Battalion Aid Station of the Givati Brigade (Image: IDF)

Return to hostilities is driving a wedge between hostage families

While some protest against renewed military action, others see it as necessary pressure on Hamas

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March 27, 2025 11:14

Protesters hold signs and posters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip (Getty)

Meeting the Jews of the West Bank: ‘Life is good here – but how can we feel safe?’

Since October 7, the world’s eyes have been on Gaza, but on the other side of Israel, peace is still further away than ever

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March 13, 2025 11:42

The Jewish Chronicle cemetery Kfar Etzion

Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evytar David were taken to watch the release of hostages from the sidelines

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February 25, 2025 10:39

Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

One year on, this freed hostage still can’t sleep – but Luis, 71, is dancing again

Luis Har has met up with the IDF soldiers who freed him from captivity

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February 10, 2025 11:03

Family members of freed Israeli hostages Fernando Simon Marman and Norberto Louis Har embrace them for the first time since they were rescued from Hamas in Gaza (Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

‘Will I ever go home again?’ The rebuilding of the kibbutzim ravaged by October 7

Residents of Be’eri and Nirim ponder an uncertain future

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January 29, 2025 07:00

‘We need everyone back home’ In Hostages Square as Israel waits for captives to return

An anxious nation watched as three of its hostages returned home

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January 19, 2025 13:48

Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. The crowds in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" cheered and whooped with joy late on January 19 at the news that the first three hostages freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal had returned to Israel. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

The potential security consequences of the Gaza ceasefire

The deal will reunite the hostages with their families after nearly 500 days of war, but could also spark a wave of fresh unrest in the Strip according to Israeli officials

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January 17, 2025 10:59

Israeli officials have raised a number of security concerns about the Gaza ceasefire, particularly over the release of Palestinian prisoners (Image: Getty)

‘Seal the deal before it’s too late’ pleads relative of baby hostage Kfir Bibas

Negotiators are reportedly on the brink of a ceasefire agreement which could see those abducted on October 7, 2023 returned to their families.

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January 14, 2025 10:50

The uncle of baby hostage Kfir Bibas has urged negotiators to 'seal the deal before it's too late' (Picture: Getty)

Israel’s UN envoy Danon: UN should stay out of ceasefire negotiations

“I think in Lebanon we’ve made some progress on a ceasefire. The council’s involvement would not be productive”

3 min read

November 20, 2024 08:29

Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on September 16 (Getty Images)

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Amelie Botbol

Latest from Amelie Botbol

Far-right Israeli minister calls for assassination of Syria’s President al-Sharaa over Druze persecution

Anti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warns

‘We have the power to speak up’: Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva on the delights and dangers of her Zionist advocacy

‘I have to help my son father a child after his death,’ says mother of fallen IDF soldier

More from Amelie Botbol

Iran targeted ‘Israeli society itself’ in massive missile barrage

On Everest the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel

Breaking barriers: Female combat medics in the IDF prove their mettle on the front lines

Return to hostilities is driving a wedge between hostage families

Meeting the Jews of the West Bank: ‘Life is good here – but how can we feel safe?’

Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

One year on, this freed hostage still can’t sleep – but Luis, 71, is dancing again

‘Will I ever go home again?’ The rebuilding of the kibbutzim ravaged by October 7

‘We need everyone back home’ In Hostages Square as Israel waits for captives to return

The potential security consequences of the Gaza ceasefire

‘Seal the deal before it’s too late’ pleads relative of baby hostage Kfir Bibas

Israel’s UN envoy Danon: UN should stay out of ceasefire negotiations