IsraelIDF names soldier killed in ‘friendly fire’ incidentStaff Sergeant Ofri Yafe was shot dead after another team from within his own unit mistook him and his comrades for enemy combatantsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelProminent religious Zionist rabbis call on IDF to halt integration of female soldiers into tank unitsThe rabbis claim that allowing women to serve in the Armoured Corps would ‘effectively exclude’ Charedi recruitsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelEffigy of Israel ‘executed’ and set on fire in ‘disturbing’ ceremony at Andorra carnivalThe effigy featured a Star of David on its faceBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
IsraelSettler rabbis issue statement condemning violence against West Bank PalestiniansThe religious leaders suggested that an uptick in attacks by Jewish extremists could harm the settlement agenda as a wholeBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelNetanyahu’s ex-chief of staff Asher Hayon dies aged 58The prime minister paid tribute to his former top aide’s ‘sound judgment, a huge heart, and human warmth’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIsraeli city threatens closure of Charedi-owned shopping centre after alleged removal of ‘female symbols’The sect whose members own the outlet reportedly ordered shop owners to take down photos of female models, which the local government claimed was a ‘violation of the law’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelCharedi rioters who chased female soldiers through the streets released by policeInvestigators confirmed that 26 suspects had been arrested during the unrest in Bnei Brak, but most have since been freed as only seven have been kept on house arrestBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDF will ‘complete mission’ in Gaza unless Hamas disarms in 60 days, claims top Netanyahu aideYossi Fuchs, the cabinet secretary, said the US and Israel would give the terror group until the summer to lay down all of its weaponsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 17, 2026 10:43
IDF chief condemns ‘intolerable reality’ after female soldiers chased by Charedi rioters in Bnei BrakThe pair were unarmed and visiting a member of their unit, but were reportedly mistaken for members of the military police enforcing draft ordersBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 16, 2026 14:55
‘We’re ready,’ says ambulance chief as threat of Iranian attack puts Israel on high alertBy Lianne Kolirin 4 min read||February 16, 2026 12:45
Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Nasser Hospital over presence of ‘armed men’Israel has long claimed that Hamas uses the hospital as an operating baseBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 16, 2026 10:52
Deni Avdija’s arrival on the basketball’s highest stage is a dream come true for IsraelIsraelis will be holding their breath when the Portland Trail Blazers star takes part in the NBA’s premier showcase tonightBy Yoav Borowitz3 min read||February 15, 2026 16:00
Israeli chief rabbinate to accept female applicants for rabbinical exams for first time everThe policy change has been confirmed following a landmark Supreme Court ruling last yearBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 13, 2026 12:27
Trump says Herzog should be ‘ashamed’ for not offering Netanyahu pardonThe prime minister has submitted a request for clemency in his corruption case, which began in 2020 and remains ongoingBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 13, 2026 12:12
‘I regret the moment I met him’, says Ehud Barak after Epstein recording leakThe former Israeli prime minister insisted he did not know the ‘manner’ of the paedophile's crimes until 2019, despite Epstein admitting soliciting underage girls a decade earlierBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 13, 2026 11:43
Melbourne University condemns ‘death to Herzog’ graffiti on campus buildingThe Israeli president is concluding his state visit to Australia this week, amid a wave of mass protests against his presenceBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 12, 2026 14:21
