Israel is building the foundations of a sovereign AI systemThe Jewish state is laying the groundwork for a “Systems Nation” boom, making it less dependent on foreign aidBy James Spiro4 min read
Hostages‘He refused to stand aside’: Netanyahu and Herzog hail bravery of Ran Gvili during final hostage’s funeralThe prime minister also announced that a new town, named Renanim, would be established in Ran’s honour close to his home of MeitarBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelFormer Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deathsThe prime minister also took aim at Saudi Arabia during a rare press conference on TuesdayBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Tel AvivInfant dies after ‘incident’ at unlicensed Tel Aviv nurseryThe tragedy is the third death this month connected with unofficial daycaresBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasUS to offer ‘amnesty’ to Hamas fighters who lay down their weaponsPrime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday that ‘demilitarisation’ and not ‘reconstruction’ will be the next step in the Gaza peace processBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIsrael seeking new decade-long defence deal with the USIsraeli officials are seeking to transition from aid dependency to a strategic partnership with Washington, but the push for greater domestic arms manufacturing could be a point of contentionBy David Isaac 2 min read
Israeli PoliticsBennett files police complaint against Likud over ‘manipulated’ photoThe image shows the Blue and White chair, as well as Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, celebrating with Arab party leaders, but neither was present at the meeting in questionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Wounded Fauda star Idan Amedi participated in operation to recover Ran Gvili’s bodyAmedi was badly injured in an explosion while serving in the combat engineering corps in 2024By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 27, 2026 11:07
‘The whole nation is with you’: Ran Gvili’s family celebrate and mourn the return of Israel’s final hostageRan’s parents, Itzik and Talik, hailed his selfless sacrifice on October 7 as they met his coffin, which returned from Gaza draped in the Israeli flagBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 27, 2026 10:43
Israel blocks US takeover of Iron Dome software firmThe proposed deal would have left the state-owned Rafael as a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.By Yaakov Lappin2 min read||January 27, 2026 09:29
Police arrest 17 suspects linked to Israeli football club in match-fixing probeThose detained include current players and a group of senior team officialsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 15:46
IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 daysThe discovery of the late police sergeant’s remains mean that, after more than two years, all of the hostages have been liberated from HamasBy Jacob Jaffa4 min read||January 26, 2026 13:54
Submarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’The procurement of German-made vessels under the previous Netanyahu-led government is at the centre of a major corruption probeBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 13:02
IDF searching Gaza City cemetery for body of Ran GviliIsrael has confirmed that the Rafah Crossing will be reopened when the final hostage’s remains are returnedBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 11:20
Coalition delays first reading of state budget amid Charedi draft rowThe vote was scheduled for Monday but has now been pushed back until later in the weekBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 10:51
Protests call for release of final hostage Ran GviliSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may pressure Israel to open the Rafah Crossing into GazaBy JC Reporter1 min read||January 25, 2026 10:12
