IsraelState of emergency in southern Israel lifted for the first time since October 7‘The decision reflects the new security reality,’ said Defence Minister Israel KatzBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
LebanonUnifil shoots down IDF surveillance drone in LebanonThe force also accused the IDF of dropping a grenade near one of its patrols, which the military is now investigating.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
CharediFormer chief rabbi of Israel calls father of fallen IDF soldier a ‘heretic’ in Charedi conscription rowRabbi Yitzhak Yosef suggested that he would not join a minyan with Rabbi Tamir Granot over his viewsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasHamas will only disarm ‘if occupation ends’, claims political chiefKhalil al-Hayya also claimed that Hamas has reached a governance agreement with Fatah, contrary to a statement from the PABy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasFreed Hamas prisoners ‘staying at luxury Cairo hotel alongside tourists’Former prisoners were not allowed to return to the West Bank as they were deemed too dangerousBy JC Reporter2 min read
Israel Gaza WarTrump give Hamas 48 hours to return hostage bodiesWarns that the terror group will face action from ‘the other countries involved’ in the conflict if they fail to actBy JC Reporter2 min read
TravelAmerican Airlines to resume flights from JFK to Tel Aviv after two-year hiatusA slew of carriers including British Airways and Iberia are also about to re-open services to Tel AvivBy Etgar Lefkovits1 min read
HostagesHamas officials can reach 10 of the 13 remaining hostages, Israeli officials tell VanceForeign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused the terror group of delaying releases to stave off its own disarmamentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HostagesFormer hostage Eliya Cohen and Nova survivor Ziv Abud get engagedCohen had vowed to wait until all the living hostages were home before proposingBy Siam Goorwich2 min read
Abraham AccordsSaudi Arabia likely to join Abraham Accords by end of year, says TrumpThe presidents comments were published shortly before an Israeli minister apologised for ‘inappropriate’ comments he made about the Gulf kingdomBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump say Israel will ‘lose all of its support’ from US if it annexes the West BankNetanyahu and JD Vance have also condemned the Knesset vote which took place yesterdayBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
OlympicsInternational Olympic Committee orders Indonesia boycott after Israel athletes denied visasThe head of Israel’s Olympic Committee praised the decision as ‘a clear message against Indonesia’s disgraceful behaviour’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West BankKnesset pushes through two bills on West Bank settlement annexation despite government oppositionThe motions, sponsored by the far-right Noam party, passed an initial reading with the help of a Likud rebelBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
October 7Knesset committee rejects proposal for October 7 state inquiryPrime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly been pushing for an alternative inquiry commission, the members of which would be appointed by the government rather than the Supreme CourtBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Tommy RobinsonRow breaks out in Israel over Tommy Robinson visitOpposition politician calls on Chikli to apologise for inviting the far-right activist who has largely been warmly received in IsraelBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
ICJICJ rules Israel ‘has not substantiated’ allegations of Unwra Hamas ‘infiltration’Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called the case ‘part of a systematic persecution and delegitimisation’ effortBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
