News Digest — 2/13/26
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…
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…
Storm Byron struck Israel on Thursday (11th) bringing substantial rainfall to areas such as the southern coastal plain…
Amnesty International released a report on Thursday (11th) accusing Hamas of crimes against humanity, including murder and torture…
The IDF and Shin Bet announced Tuesday (9th) the arrest of a terror cell operating in the Tullkarm area, following an investigation…
Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon Monday night (8th) according to an IDF statement released Tuesday morning (9th)…
IDF Chief Of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir said on Sunday (7th) that the “Yellow Line” that divides the Gaza Strip into territory controlled by Hamas…
Seven hundred ninety days after the deadliest massacre in Israel’s history, which led to the abduction of hundreds of civilians…
Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai citizen who was killed during Hamas-led massacres in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, before his body was…
“The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights in a Tuesday (2nd) vote…
The US House of Representatives on Monday (1st) passed legislation that would make participants in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre…
The commander of Hamas’ East Rafah Battalion, his deputy and two other terror operatives were confirmed by the military to have been killed…
The hostage whose remains were returned Tuesday (25th) from the Gaza Strip to Israel have been identified as Dror Or…
A Palestinian assailant accused of being behind a deadly car-ramming attack in May 2024 was killed by counterterrorism police…
The IDF confirmed on Sunday (23rd) that, guided by the Intelligence Directorate, it struck in the area of Beirut and eliminated the…
Hamas is claiming that it is struggling to locate the bodies of the last three fallen hostages – Dror Or, Ran Gvili, and Sudthisak Rinthalak…
The IDF targeted a senior Hamas terrorist in a strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City on Wednesday…
The IDF carried out an airstrike Tuesday night (18th) against a Hamas training compound in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon…
The Security Council on Monday (17th) approved the US-backed resolution to establish an International force in Gaza. 13 countries voted…
Lebanese media reported Sunday (16th) that a drone struck a vehicle in the village of al-Mansouri near the coastal city of Tyre in…
Meny Godard, 73, from Kibbutz Be’eri, was identified as the hostage whose remains were returned to Israel on Thursday…
Israeli forces continued operations Wednesday (12th) in Rafah to destroy tunnels believed to be sheltering about 200 Hamas terrorists…
Syria is currently engaged in direct negotiations with Israel as the two countries seek a new security agreement, Syria’s president said…
Eleven years after he was killed and abducted in Rafah during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin was laid to rest…
After 11 years since Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was killed and kidnapped during Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip…
IDF Chief of Staff LTG. Eyal Zamir told the Security Cabinet Thursday night (6th) that there is “no deal” for about 200 Hamas terrorists…
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon laid out Israel’s cautious support for the resolution put forth by the US regarding…
The remains of Gaza hostage IDF St.-Sgt Itay Chen was identified at the National Institute for Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out on Monday (3rd) the safe movement of some 200 Palestinian terrorists from the Yellow Zone…
Col. Asaf Hamami, Capt. Omer Neutra, and St.-Sgt. Oz Daniel’s remains were identified on Monday morning (3rd) as the three hostages were…
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Thursday (30th) that Hamas had returned the remains of two hostages, Amiram Cooper, 85, and…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (29th) visited the Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat…
The area Israel controls in the Gaza Strip will be expanded beyond the so-called ‘yellow line.’ The decision was made Tuesday evening…
Israel security forces on Tuesday (28th) foiled a planned terror attack near Jenin, killing three terrorists in a combined ground and air…
At the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday (26th), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed claims regarding…
US Secretary Of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday (23rd)…
Following a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague that Israel must allow UNRWA to resume operations in the Gaza Strip…
Israel has completed the identification of the remains of hostages returned by Hamas Tuesday night (21st), as Master Sergeant (res.)…
Sergeant Major Tal Haimi was identified as the hostage whose remains were returned to Israel on Monday evening (19th), the IDF confirmed…
US President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter on board Air Force One on Sunday night (19th) whether the Gazan ceasefire is still in…
US President Donald Trump warned that Hamas was violating the ceasefire agreement by killing people in Gaza, and that Hamas members…
Hamas transferred two caskets containing the apparent remains of two dead hostages on Wednesday evening (15th)…
The second round of transfers of slain hostages began, an IDF spokesman announced Tuesday evening (14th), saying that four coffins…
As 20 hostages returned alive from Hamas captivity Monday (13th), in an emotional homecoming, another dramatic scene unfolded…
At around 8 a.m., Monday (13th), the Red Cross confirmed the hostage deal had begun, and that at 8:05 a.m., seven Israeli hostages had…
Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced…
The IDF is on high alert ahead of an expected ceasefire in Gaza, warning of potential last minute attacks of Hamas, including heavy rocket…
Israel said Wednesday (8th) it thwarted another attempt to breach its maritime blockade of Gaza, intercepting a flotilla of nine vessels…
For the second anniversary of October 7, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating anti-Semitism has launched a new website…
Jewish communities around the world commemorated the second anniversary of the October 7 Massacre ahead of the date…
Police said Thursday (2nd) that the suspect in the deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, Britain, was believed to be Jihad al-Shamie…
Israel’s navy on Wednesday night (1st) began to intercept the large flotilla attempting to break its maritime blockade…
An international flotilla aiming to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza reported increased drone activity early Wednesday…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night (29th) released a video summarizing his visit to the United States, during which he addressed the UN…
One of the key issues expected to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their Oval Office meeting later Monday…
Dozens of Israeli Air Force aircraft, directed by IDF Intelligence, conducted strikes on Thursday (25th) against targets belonging to the Houthi regime’s security…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the recognition by some world leaders of a Palestinian state a “disgraceful capitulation,” ahead of his…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites targeted by Israel during its 12-day war in June…
sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (22nd) sent a message to Jews worldwide, ahead of the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) holiday…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified that Israel’s ‘response’ to the Sunday (21st) recognition of a Palestinian state by several Western countries…
IDF Soldiers, Lt. Col. (Res.) Yitzhak Harosh and Sgt. Oran Hershko were both killed on Thursday, (18th) in a shooting attack at the Allenby Crossing…
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Unit addressed a recent post that revealed attempts by senior Hamas officials…
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir issued a statement Tuesday evening (16th) regarding the expansion of the operation in Gaza City…
The IDF Invasion Of Gaza City erupted late Monday night (15th), The Jerusalem Post confirmed. Palestinian reports said that IDF tanks had entered…
Hamas officials have been attempting to flee the Gaza Strip as the group simultaneously calls on residents to remain and serve as human shields…