Melanie Swan

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Israel approves £15m support package for Nova survivors

The scheme will include ongoing and emergency mental health support and specialist programmes to help some October 7 victims deal with substance abuse issues

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A billboard depicting the images of the Nova Musical Festival victims of the October 7, 2023, at a memorial on Kibbutz Reim on March 30, 2025 (Getty Images)

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit during a hearing on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller on June 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Israel faces constitutional crisis as government vows to disobey Supreme Court ruling

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart following their meeting in Moscow on June 16, 2026. (Photo by SERGEI ILNITSKY / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Sa’ar accuses Turkish counterpart of ‘inciting genocide’ after he dubbed Israeli government an ‘unbearable burden’

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United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Knesset on June 3, 2026 (Flash90)

Knesset advances controversial Torah study Basic Law amid draft exemption row

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Anti-Hamas activists ask international community for help ahead of planned Gaza protests

Organisers are expecting a violent crackdown on dissent as they attempt to challenge the terror group’s oppressive rule

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June 26, 2026 11:30

Hamas fighters in Gaza City on February 1, 2025 (Getty Images)

British olim among graduates helping tackle Israel’s English teacher shortage

One of the organisers called the programme ‘a lesson in self-acceptance and the triumph of the human spirit’

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June 26, 2026 11:20

(Illustrative) First graders sit in their classroom on the first day of school in Jerusalem on September 1, 2025 (Flash90)

Arab-Israeli girl's heart saves Jewish boy in Jerusalem

The surgeon who carried out the transplant said the successful transplant was ‘everything we had hoped for’, saying it carried additional poignancy after he lost his own son to the Gaza War

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June 25, 2026 15:50

Heart transplant recipient Rafael (Clalit Health Services/Schneider Children's Spokesperson's Office)

US proposes pilot plan for IDF to transfer territory to Lebanese army

Israel will reportedly maintain a reduced presence in a buffer zone, despite senior politicians’ insistence that they would retain all the occupied territory

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June 25, 2026 11:07

An Israeli army Humvee patrols the northern border with Lebanon in the Upper Galilee on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

‘Why were you silent?’ Former hostage confronts UN gender-based violence rapporteur

Ilana Gritzewsky told the UN Human Rights Council: ‘I was beaten and mutilated before blacking out. I woke up half naked with seven terrorists standing over me, not knowing what happened to me in those lost moments.’

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June 25, 2026 10:40

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky at a protest outside the home of Defence Minister Israel Katz in Moshav Kfar Ahim on August 15, 2025 (Flash90)

Israeli children bring toys to ‘Teddy Bear Hospital’ to ease medical anxiety

The bears received ‘treatment’ to help the children overcome their fear of going to the doctor

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June 24, 2026 14:48

Toys receive 'treatment' at the 'Teddy Bear Hospital' at Bar-Ilan Hospital in Israel (Alfonso)

Israeli far-right slam Bennett over claim West Bank zones could remain under Palestinian control

The former prime minister also condemned illegal settlement activity, but backed the construction of communities permitted under Israeli law

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June 23, 2026 15:16

Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference in the southern Israeli city of Ofakim, June 23, 2026 (Flash90)

Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’

Prime Minister Netanyahu has insisted Israel will retain a presence in souther Lebanon, despite the unfolding US-Iran ceasefire

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June 19, 2026 11:16

Israeli soldiers man a roadblock along the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel following a suspected infiltration incident along the Israel-Lebanon border on June 09, 2026 (Flash90)

Tel Aviv retains place among world’s top startup hubs

Israel’s second city sits behind only Silicon Valley, New York and London

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June 18, 2026 13:54

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during a long-distance Q&A session at the Smart Mobility Summit 2026, in Tel Aviv on May 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Peace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign minister

Neither Israel nor Hezbollah have signed up to the agreement and both continue to trade strikes along the Lebanese border

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June 17, 2026 11:11

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy on May 15, 2026 in New Delhi, India (Getty Images)

Israel does not know the details of Iran ‘peace deal’, Netanyahu admits

The Israeli prime minister was insistent that the Islamic Republic would not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons

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June 16, 2026 11:29

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026 (Flash90)

Netanyahu warns Israel may have to face Iran without US backing

The IDF’s chief of staff reportedly told ministers that ‘almost every [peace] agreement is a bad agreement’

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June 10, 2026 10:45

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Yom HaZikaron at the Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Melanie Swan

Latest from Melanie Swan

Israel approves £15m support package for Nova survivors

Israel faces constitutional crisis as government vows to disobey Supreme Court ruling

Sa’ar accuses Turkish counterpart of ‘inciting genocide’ after he dubbed Israeli government an ‘unbearable burden’

Knesset advances controversial Torah study Basic Law amid draft exemption row

More from Melanie Swan

Anti-Hamas activists ask international community for help ahead of planned Gaza protests

British olim among graduates helping tackle Israel’s English teacher shortage

Arab-Israeli girl's heart saves Jewish boy in Jerusalem

US proposes pilot plan for IDF to transfer territory to Lebanese army

‘Why were you silent?’ Former hostage confronts UN gender-based violence rapporteur

Israeli children bring toys to ‘Teddy Bear Hospital’ to ease medical anxiety

Israeli far-right slam Bennett over claim West Bank zones could remain under Palestinian control

Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’

Tel Aviv retains place among world’s top startup hubs

Peace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign minister

Israel does not know the details of Iran ‘peace deal’, Netanyahu admits

Netanyahu warns Israel may have to face Iran without US backing