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
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
By Maureen LipmanDoes the world have any idea of how tired the people of Israel are?A dear friend told me that his grandchildren have needed to enter their safe room more than 200 times since the current battle began5 min read
LebanonIsraeli woman killed in Hezbollah strike as two others injuredNuriel Dubin, 27, a resident of Moshav Margaliot, was killed during a rocket attack in the Upper GalileeBy Amelie Botbol 2 min read
LebanonIsrael to occupy ‘security zone’ in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah threat neutralisedDefence Minister Israel Katz said local residents would be evacuated, to be allowed back once the terror group had been defeatedBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read
Trump claims Iran agreed to give up nuclear enrichment in ‘productive’ talksThe US president pushed back his threat to strike Iranian power plants by at least five daysBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 24, 2026 10:35
FBI investigating ex-counterterror chief Joe Kent over alleged leakKent’s resignation letter, which blamed the Iran War on the ‘powerful' Israel lobby, went viral earlier this weekBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||March 19, 2026 15:08
Three Palestinian women killed in Iranian West Bank strikeCluster munitions hit the territory as the Islamic Republic took aim at JerusalemBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 19, 2026 11:39
Qatar declares Iranian embassy staff ‘persona non grate’ after gas facility strikeThe Islamic Republic’s military and security attachés in Doha have been given 24 hours to leave the countryBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 19, 2026 10:59
Trump distances US from Israeli strikes on Iranian gas fieldThe president said there would be ‘no more attacks’ on the South Pars site unless Iran launched further aggression towards QatarBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 19, 2026 10:23
Israeli trio makes NBA history in Portland-Brooklyn gameThe fixture featured All-Star Deni Avdija and two rookies from the Brooklyn Nets, marking the first time three Israeli athletes have shared an NBA courtBy Ben Conway3 min read||March 18, 2026 14:41
Elderly couple killed in cluster bomb strike on Ramat GanThe strike was launched as revenge for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief, Ali LarijaniBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 18, 2026 10:53
Israeli teenage kick-boxing star delivers a knockout to the trolls in latest triumphAged 19, Ahavat Hashem Gordon is already known as the ‘Golden Boy’ of the sport and is headed for the topBy Yoav Borowitz3 min read||March 18, 2026 10:36
By Jonathan SpyerBeirut-Jerusalem peace talks plans rest on an old fiction: Lebanese sovereigntyThe initiative ignores the likelihood – indeed the certainty – that Hezbollah will refuse to disarm and seems designed to head off decisive Israeli action to push Iran’s proxy north3 min read||March 18, 2026 10:00