IsraelIsrael has lost critical domestic weapons production capabilities, says state comptrollerThe report warned that Jerusalem now relies on third parties for the raw materials needed to maintain its defence infrastructureBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli PoliticsSpiritual leader of Charedi faction orders MKs to take steps to dissolve KnessetRabbi Dov Lando indicated a final split with the Netanyahu coalition as he called on lawmakers to force early elections amid the long-running row over yeshiva conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli TechRevealed: Israelis invent world’s first personal plane that’s ‘easier to drive than a car’The aircraft is a souped-up version of the cheap drone you can buy your kids for ChanukahBy John Jeffay4 min read
Israeli-Diaspora relationsIsrael’s First Lady: ‘There has been a dark cloud over all of us – but we Jews understand that we are one community’By Nicole Lampert6 min read
LebanonIDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of MaryThe incident is the latest in a string of rows between Israel and the global Christian communityBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelIsrael deports YouTuber who claimed Jews ‘invaded’ New YorkTyler Oliveira was blocked from entering the country after landing at Ben-Gurion AirportBy Amelie Botbol 1 min read
HamasNew report reveals Hamas’ campaign of sexual violence on October 7Researchers identified 13 recurring patterns of sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, gang rape, forced stripping and threats of forced marriageBy Melanie Swan1 min read
CharityWhatsApp co-founder donates record-breaking £147m to Israeli hospitalThe donation by Jan Koum marks the largest amount ever given to the Israeli healthcare systemBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
West BankEU confirms sanctions against violent West Bank settlersIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar claimed the bloc’s measures were ‘arbitrary and political’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Operation Roaring LionIsrael built ‘clandestine’ base in Iraq to support Tehran bombing campaignThe site was used as a logistical hub for the air force, as well as housing search-and-rescue teams to recover downed pilotsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IrelandIrish footballers and celebrities sign open letter calling for cancellation of Israel matchesTen uncapped Irish players and a former manager of the national team are among the signatoriesBy Ben Conway2 min read
IDFIDF eliminates son of Hamas co-leaderAzzam al-Hayya, whose father Khalil serves on the terror group’s ruling council, was fatally wounded in an airstrike on WednesdayBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelIsraeli charged with hate crime after attack on French nun in JerusalemThe nun suffered bruising to her face and leg as she was pushed to the groundBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli food‘We’re trained to think about what is impossible – and then we try to do it’Ben Conway meets a university professor at the forefront of Israel’s food technology revolutionBy Ben Conway3 min read
IDF'The Iranian regime is the weakest it's been in all my years of service,' claims outgoing IDF spokesmanLieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told JNS that foreign powers are investing money and bots to promote fake news that fuels antisemitism.By Yaakov Lappin4 min read
October 7Joy for widow of October 7 hero as she remarries in IsraelAviah Slotki’s late husband, Yishai, treated the wounded of Kibbutz Alumim after driving from their home in Beersheba to the Gaza borderBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli TechIsraeli company comes up with AI ‘X-ray’ that sees deep undergroundTel Aviv-based Exodigo claims to have set the new gold standard for underground mappingBy John Jeffay1 min read
Agriculture‘Game-changer’ nanotech cooling spray from Israeli startup boosts crop yields by 30 per centCooling Crops has developed a patented, sprayable powder that radiates heat and reduces the temperatures of plantsBy John Jeffay2 min read
Eurovision 2026I’ll bypass all the hurt and make my Eurovision about love, vows Israeli hopeful Noam BettanIsrael’s contestant speaks to the JC about freedom, connecting with the audience – and schnitzelBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
IsraelLag B’Omer chaos as Charedim break police blockade at Mount MeronThe latest unrest among the strictly-Orthodox community came after a disappointing IDF recruitment drive and continuing disputes over conscription from yeshivotBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli PoliticsSmotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failingsThe finance minister suggested that politicians who went into coalition with the Ra’am party ‘sold the State of Israel to its enemies’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
BasketballWe’re bouncing back from October 7, says Hapoel Tel Aviv owner as team prepares for showdown with basketball giant Real MadridSpanish police are not allowing Real fans to pack out the Madrid arena during EuroLeague battleBy Yoav Borowitz3 min read
ArtVenice Biennale jury resigns after clash with organisers over IsraelThe mass walkout follows a dispute over efforts to exclude Israeli and Russian artists from top awards at the prestigious global exhibition.By JC Reporter1 min read
