News Digest — 5/15/26
President Isaac Herzog delivered remarks Thursday evening (14th) at the state ceremony marking 59 years since the liberation…
President Isaac Herzog delivered remarks Thursday evening (14th) at the state ceremony marking 59 years since the liberation…
In a significant “closing of the circle,” the IDF and Shin Bet confirmed Wednesday (13th) the elimination of Hamza Sharbatsi…
The IDF announced Tuesday evening (12th) that an IDF non-commissioned officer was moderately wounded and a reserve soldier was…
The Knesset voted to pass a law on Monday (11th), to establish a special military tribunal to try Palestinian terrorists accused of…
The IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit declared for publication on Monday morning (11th) that Command Sergeant Major (res.) Alexander Glovanyov, aged 47…
Hamas terrorists have been utilizing Turkish territory in recent months for training in small arms use and drone operation…
Azzam al-Hayya, the son of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, was killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza, according to reports…
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the American effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz…
The Iranians, like a wounded animal, launched missile and drone attacks Monday evening (4th) on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will depart Wednesday (6th) for a four-day official visit to Panama and Costa Rica, marking the first visit by…
Sgt. Liem Ben-Hamo, 19, from Herzliya, was killed in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Thursday (29th). An additional soldier was…
A Hezbollah strike In Shomera Thursday morning (30th) set a vehicle ablaze. There were sirens across 15 northern communities…
Two IDF soldiers were wounded in the West Bank village of Silwad during overnight military operations, the military announced on Wednesday…
President Isaac Herzog landed in Astana on Monday (27th), beginning his official visit to Kazakhstan. President Herzog was received by…
Home Front Command updated its security guidelines for Israel’s northern communities on Sunday (26th) in light of the increasing tensions…
US President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social on Thursday (23rd) that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be…
An IDF intelligence document sent in recent days to a highly restricted group within Israel’s political leadership reveals…
Following the sharp transition from Memorial Day to the celebrations of Israel’s 78th Independence Day, Jerusalem’s central landmarks…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a personal post on Monday evening (20th) on the occasion of Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen…
Ahead of its 78th Independence Day, Israel’s population stands at approximately 10,244,000, according to statistics the Central Bureau…
A total of 170 soldiers have been killed during their military service since Israel’s last Memorial Day, according to figures…
Hamas is using the instability created by the security situation in southern Lebanon and Iran to avoid advancing its disarmament…
Ambassador Leiter’s opening statement at the peace negotiations with Lebanon in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (14th): “I sit before you today as…
Over 50 foreign diplomats and representatives participated in the Israel Foreign Ministry’s Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony…
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday (12th) that it would start implementing a complete maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz…
Sirens sounded at 1:15 on Friday morning (10th) in Tel Aviv and its surrounding cities after the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched at least two missiles…
The IDF Home Front Command announced on Wednesday evening (8th) that wartime restrictions would be lifted across most of Israel…
Israel’s Israel Airports Authority and the Transport Ministry are examining plans to expand flight activity at Ben-Gurion Airport…
A report by The Times that Iran’s newly declared Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been incapacitated since the start…
An Iranian missile strike hit a residential building in Haifa on Sunday (5th) wounding an elderly man and leaving four people missing as rescue forces…
Against the backdrop of heightened security tensions and Operation Roaring Lion, Israel police completed extensive preparation for the Passover…
A young girl was critically wounded and 13 others were injured to various degrees Wednesday morning after an Iranian ballistic missile attack…
Against the backdrop of the multi-front war and mounting security tensions on the eve of Passover, Israel’s security establishment…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a situational assessment Sunday (29th) at the IDF Northern Command with…
A deadly barrage of Hezbollah rockets slammed into northern Israel on Thursday (26th), leaving one man dead and dozens wounded…
Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba expressed his support for Israel amid the ongoing war with Iran…
A woman in her 30s was killed in northern Israel, and seven people, including an infant and a seven-year-old boy…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will safeguard its interests even as US President Donald Trump pursues talks…
Sirens were activated across central and southern Israel, early Monday morning (23rd), following the launch of a missile…
Sirens were sounded five times within an hour on Thursday evening (19th) following missile launches from Iran…
As the rocket fire from Iran continues, a foreign worker,approximately 30-years-old, was killed just before midnight on Wednesday (18th)…
A man and a woman both in their 70s, were killed early Wednesday morning(18th) in Ramat Gan, a result of a deadly missile barrage…
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon stated that Israel’s military actions to stop Hezbollah’s rocket attacks were…
IDF Spokesperson BG. Effie Defrin Sunday evening (15th) delivered a statement detailing the objectives of the war against Iran…
About 33 people were wounded early Friday (13th) when a missile fired from Iran struck homes in the northern village of Zarzir near Nazareth…
Hezbollah launched a barrage of over 100 rockets toward Israel on Wednesday evening (11th), triggering interceptions by Israel air defenses…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a direct message to the people of Iran, calling on them to seize what he described as…
Two men in their 40s were killed Monday (9th) after Iranian missiles struck a construction site in central Israel…
Air raid sirens sounded across northern Israel on Monday morning (9th) after fresh missile fire from Iran triggered alerts. Meanwhile the IDF said…
Several dozen Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers have fled Beirut, Lebanon over the past 48-hours…
Missiles from Iran were fired towards Israel three different times early Thursday morning (5th), triggering sirens across the country…
Iranian clerics voted Wednesday (4th) to appoint Ayatollah Moijtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader…
Israel carried out a ground operation in Iran on Monday night (2nd) using Mossad and Special Forces, Al Arabiya reported…
The IDF began striking targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon early Monday morning (2nd) after the…
Pro Palestinian Activists, in collaboration with civil society organizations, have launched a campaign for a new maritime flotilla…
A Hezbollah official said Wednesday (25th) that the Iranian-backed group would not take military action if the United States carries out…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India landed at Ben Gurion airport Wednesday (25th) for a two-day visit to Israel…
A senior Israeli source quoted on Saudi television said alert levels have been raised at Israeli embassies across Europe…
The next round of talks between the United States and Iran will be Thursday in Geneva, Oman’s foreign minister said Sunday…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the current complex security situation in an address he delivered on Thursday…
Although Iranian media portrayed the Geneva discussions in a positive light, the US has continued to deploy both offensive and…
Israeli Police said Monday (16th) that they would deploy in force around Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim…
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addressed the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Monday…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to Washington next week to attend a Feb. 19 meeting of the Board of Peace, his office said, even as Israel…
Negotiations between the US and Iran on the nuclear issue will continue, US President Donald Trump said after after his meeting…
The Shin Bet security agency announced Tuesday (10th) that it had broken up a terror cell operating in the West Bank under the direction of…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart Tuesday (10th) for Washington ahead of a closed-door meeting with…
President Isaac Herzog, who began an official visit to Australia on Monday (9th), visited the site of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack…
The IDF early Friday (morning (6th), precisely struck a terror infrastructure In the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced…
The IDF announced on Wednesday night (4th) that an Islamic Jihad official it had killed earlier in the day was one of the most senior it has…
An IDF reserve officer was severely wounded before dawn Wednesday (4th) during operational activity near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza…
Hamas plans to continue having administrative control of Gaza, contrary to what the ceasefire agreement establishes, according to a leaked…
IDF Chief of Staff LTG. Eyal Zamir made a secret visit to Washington over the weekend. He met with US senior defense officials to present…
The IDF said its forces early Friday morning (30th) identified eight terrorists emerging from an underground infrastructure site in east Rafah…
The IDF warned on Thursday morning (29th), that the Hamas terrorist organization is strengthening significantly due to the volume of humanitarian trucks…
President Isaac Herzog announced an upcoming visit to Australia to meet with the local Jewish community and Australian officials on Tuesday…
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Hamas helped Israel locate the body of the final Israeli hostage in Gaza, while reiterating his demand…
The IDF on Monday afternoon found the remains of the last remaining Israeli hostage, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, in northern Gaza…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday morning (21st) that he has accepted the invitation of US President…
Israeli strikes in several areas of southern Lebanon on Monday (19th) targeted Hezbollah’s infrastructure, including rocket launching sites…
Israeli security forces Monday morning (19th) began an operation in the Jabal area in Hebron to dismantle terror infrastructure sites…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday night (15th) commented on the start of Phase II of his 20-point peace plan for Gaza…
Israel’s security establishment assesses that even if a US strike in Iran takes place, there is no certainty that Iran will respond with direct fire…
A number of senior officers stationed at an American air base in the Middle East have been instructed to leave, multiple diplomats claimed…
An anti-Hamas militia claimed responsibility on Monday (12th) for killing a senior Hamas police officer in southern Gaza…
Following an evacuation warning to Lebanese civilians, the IDF confirmed that it had been striking Hezbollah infrastructure in “several areas…
The Hamas-run Gaza civil defense agency said Israeli attacks in the coastal enclave killed at least 13 people late Thursday (8th)…
The Lebanese Army stated on Thursday (8th), that outside the Israeli controlled areas, it had achieved operational control south of Lebanon’s Litani River…
Israel is keeping the Rafah Border Crossing shut until Hamas and its Iran-backed allies return the remains of master Sgt. Ran Gvili…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has enlisted Russian President Vladimir Putin to convey calming messages to Iran…
Senior Syrian and Israeli officials are expected to meet on Monday (5th) in Paris to resume negotiations on a new security agreement…
US President Donald Trump declared that the United States was “locked and loaded and ready to go” if Iran killed any more protestors…
Some 21,900 new immigrants moved to Israel in 2025, the Immigration and Absorption Ministry said Monday, a steep drop of about…
The government of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has apparently given de facto recognition to Israeli control and sovereignty over…
President Isaac Herzog on Sunday (21st) addressed a ceremony in Jerusalem, marking one week since the deadly terror attack in Sydney…
The fifth candle lighting ceremony of Hanukkah was held at the National Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl Thursday evening (18th)…
Australia’s prime minister vowed to stamp out extremism on Thursday as the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting reignited allegations that…
The surviving gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach terror attack at a Jewish community event was charged Wednesday with 59 offenses…
Monday night (15th), President Isaac Herzog lit the second Hanukkah candle of the holiday with the soldiers of unit 669 at the Tel Nof base…
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday (14th) that the terror group’s arms are “a right guaranteed by international law” and rejected the…