Daily News Surrounding Israel

News Digest — 11/21/24

On Thursday (21st), a distinguished Israeli scholar died in an exceptional incident in Lebanon.  Zeev “Jabo” Ehrlich, 71, was killed in an encounter…

Israel at War: Week 58

Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out his primary aims in the war with Hamas…

News Digest — 11/20/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and ISA Chief Ronen Bar visited the…

News Digest — 11/19/24

Hezbollah fired over 75 rockets on Monday (18th), with one rocket in the evening striking the primarily Israeli-Arab town of Shfaram in…

News Digest — 11/18/24

Sirens were sounded early Monday morning (18th), shortly after midnight, in the city of Eilat following a suspected infiltration of a hostile aircraft…

News Digest — 11/15/24

IAF fighter jets struck commander centers and Terrorist infrastructure belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in Syria’s…

News Digest — 11/14/24

Syrian state media reported on Wednesday evening (13th) that Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted aerial raids in the area of Al-Qusayr…

News Digest — 11/13/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message to the Iranian people on Tuesday evening (12th) in which he reiterated that…

Israel at War: Week 57

Last week, 3,000 Israelis went to Amsterdam to watch their team Maccabi Tel Aviv play a soccer match and at its conclusion they were attacked by…

News Digest — 11/12/24

Four IDF soldiers were killed in battle while fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Tuesday morning (12th)…

News Digest — 11/11/24

Sirens sounded across the Jerusalem Hills, Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Arba, and surrounding communities early Monday morning (11th)…

News Digest — 11/8/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Friday morning (8th), spoke with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Shoof following the anti-Semitic pogrom in Amsterdam…

News Digest — 11/7/24

The Israel Defense Ministry said on Thursday (7th) it had signed an agreement to acquire 25 next-generation F-15 Fighter jets from Boeing Co…

News Digest — 11/6/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Tuesday evening (5th), citing a breakdown in…

News Digest — 11/5/24

Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets and missiles at the coastal cities of Acre and Haifa and their surrounding areas on Tuesday…

News Digest — 11/4/24

Foreign Minister Israel Katz officially announced on Monday morning (4th) the cancellation of the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA…

News Digest — 11/1/24

Residents of Eilat reported hearing explosions in the area early Friday morning (1st), with no warning sirens sounded beforehand…

News Digest — 10/31/24

An initial draft of a US ceasefire proposal calls for Hezbollah to comply with a previous agreement to retreat from Lebanon’s border…

News Digest — 10/30/24

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned that Naim Qassem would not remain long in his new position as leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization…

News Digest — 10/29/24

The Israeli government took the extraordinary step Monday (28th) of convening its weekly Cabinet meeting in a fortified underground facility in Jerusalem…

News Digest — 10/28/24

A truck rammed into a crowded bus stop on a major highway north of Tel Aviv Sunday morning (27th), leaving 1 dead and dozens wounded…

News Digest — 10/25/24

Israeli air defenses intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched from Lebanon on Friday (25th), off the coast, south of Haifa…

News Digest — 10/24/24

Israeli strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs early on Thursday (24th)…

FBI Investigating Leak of Israel’s Plans

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it “is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents” pertaining to Israel’s planned…

News Digest — 10/23/24

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted two rockets fired from Lebanon that crossed into Israeli territory, the IDF reported Wednesday morning (23rd)…

News Digest — 10/22/24

Approximately five rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon toward central Israel early Tuesday morning (22nd), the IDF confirmed…

Israel at War: Week 54

With the death of Hamas head and October 7,2023 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, the IDF discovered his bunker containing both elegant furnishings…

News Digest — 10/21/24

On Sunday night (20th), the IAF conducted a series of targeted, intelligence-based strikes against dozens of facilities and sites used by the Hezbollah…

News Digest — 10/18/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on Thursday (17th) following the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar…

News Digest — 10/17/24

Syrian State media said Thursday (17th) that an Israeli airstrike hit the coastal city of Latakia, targeting a weapons depot according to a war monitor…

News Digest — 10/16/24

After a week of quiet, Israel Air Force jets struck the Dahieh neighborhood of southern Beirut on Wednesday morning (16th)…

Israel at War: Week 53

US Gives Israel 30 Days to Address Gaza Aid Crisis, Threatens to Curb Weapons Supply; “Letter from Blinken and Austin lists series of demands…

CBS SAID WHAT?!

Senior Director of Standards and Practices at CBS News reminded employees to be cautious when it comes to speaking about this ancient Israeli city…

News Digest — 10/15/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (14th), visited the IDF Golani Brigades Training Base which was hit Sunday evening…

News Digest — 10/14/24

Four Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers lost their lives and seven others sustained severe injuries when a drone detonated in Binyamina…

News Digest — 10/11/24

Sirens warning of an infiltration of a hostile aircraft were sounded early Friday morning (11th) in Ashkelon and the surrounding area…

News Digest — 10/10/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (9th) met at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem with a Conference of Presidents of Major…

Sinwar Revealed—What’s Next?

Hamas chairman Yahya Sinwar, presumed killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, has resurfaced. This week, he renewed contact with mediators in Qatar…

News Digest — 10/9/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released the following message to the people of Lebanon on Tuesday evening (8th)…

Where Is Hamas Leader Sinwar?!

Hamas’s leadership has almost been dismantled, and now everyone is asking where Yahya Sinwar is! He’s made contact with Qatar but how long can he last?

Israel at War: Week 52

The sound of ‘Taps’ from a cemetery reminds people of the price of freedom, the loss of a soldier’s life. Israel remembers 1,200 slain citizens, 250 hostages, 5,000 wounded…

News Digest — 10/8/24

The IAF conducted a precise, intelligence-based strike in the area of Beirut early on Tuesday morning (8th), eliminating Suhail Hussein Husseini…

News Digest — 10/7/24

At 6:29 a.m., on Monday , October 7, at the site, where one year earlier the Nova music festival was held, Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his…

News Digest — 10/4/24

The Israeli Air Force conducted targeted strikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the Dahiyeh  sector of Beirut early Friday (4th)…

News Digest — 10/3/24

The Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone off the coast of Gush Dan early Thursday morning (3rd), the IDF reported, adding that an additional drone landed…

Iran and Hezbollah Attack Israel

Iran launched at least 180 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday night, many of which Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system shot down…

News Digest — 10/2/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that Iran would pay for attacking Israel with close to 200 missiles, as the region moved closer to an all-out-war…

The Leader of Hezbollah is DEAD

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, a terror organization based in Lebanon, was killed in an Israeli airstrike last week…

News Digest — 10/1/24

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 22 people in two separate attacks in Syria overnight, according to a state media outlet and an…

News Digest — 9/30/24

Media in Lebanon reported an explosion in the capital of Beirut early Monday morning (30th).  The Reuters news agency reported that the explosion…

News Digest — 9/27/24

The IDF’s ‘Arrow’ system intercepted a missile sent from Yemen that triggered sirens across the center of Israel, the IDF confirmed on Friday (27th). The missile was…

News Digest — 9/26/24

A drone that approached the southern Israeli city of Eilat from the east Wednesday night (25th) slammed into the Eilat port, injuring two people…

Israel Prepares for War in Lebanon

The IDF intercepted a Hezbollah missile fired from Lebanon toward central Israel on Wednesday (25th). The terrorists declared that their intended target was…

News Digest — 9/25/24

Sirens were sounded Wednesday morning (25th), around 6:30 a.m., in Tel Aviv and Gush Dan. A few minutes later sirens were also activated in the Sharon area…

Israel At War: Week 50

The United Nations has convened a meeting under Secretary General Guterres as Moderator to discuss global situations that require action not discussion….

News Digest — 9/24/24

Dozens of IDF fighter jets took off on Monday evening (23rd) for another wave of strikes deep in Lebanese territory against Hezbollah…

News Digest — 9/23/24

The IDF, around 6:30 a.m. on Monday (23rd), initiated a fifth column of massive air strikes on Hezbollah, especially in southern Lebanon…

News Digest — 9/20/24

Israel carried out dozens of strikes on Thursday (19th) across southern Lebanon, in what Lebanese security sources said were some of the most intense…

News Digest — 9/19/24

Anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) struck the Ramin ridge in northern Israel early Thursday morning (19th), causing casualties and prompting swift retaliation…

News Digest — 9/18/24

As many as 3,700 members of Hezbollah were wounded on Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. throughout Lebanon, along with additional operatives from the terror group…

Is Iran Actually the Victim?!

Iran’s missile program seems to be thriving. What new excuse are they giving to continuing their deadly missile program?

News Digest — 9/17/24

The political security cabinet updated the goals of the war at its meeting Monday night (16th), adding the safe return of the residents of the north to…

Israel at War: Week 49

Is he out, or is he in? Prime Minister Netanyahu is said to possibly consider firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Rumors abound and the…

News Digest — 9/16/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist organization toward central Israel…

News Digest — 9/13/24

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced on Thursday (12th) that on Wednesday (11th), with the direction of IDF and ISA intelligence, the IAF conducted a precise strike…

News Digest — 9/12/24

The ceremony for the Chief of Staff’s Award for Outstanding Reserve Soldiers of 2024 was held on Wednesday (11th) at Glilot Military Base…

Truck Ramming Kills IDF Soldier

A Palestinian fuel truck rammed into a bus stop and struck two pedestrians in an Israeli town north of Jerusalem on Wednesday (11th)…

News Digest — 9/11/24

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant oversaw the conclusion of the 9th Brigade’s exercises in northern Israel on Tuesday (10th), which involved…

News Digest — 9/10/24

The IAF struck “significant” Hamas terrorist members as they were operating within a terrorist compound and control center…

Israel At War: Week 48

As school begins across the country, college campuses face the prospect of another year of anti-Israel protests, calls for divestment, and threats of violence…

News Digest — 9/9/24

A series of alleged Israeli strikes hit multiple areas in central Syria late Sunday (8th), killing at least five people, wounding 19 and sparking fires…

News Digest — 9/6/24

Hezbollah is supplying arms to terror groups in Shechem (Nablus) as the Iran-backed terror group also extends its influence in the…

Israel At War: Week 47

Over the weekend, six hostages, including one American, were found dead by the Israel Defense Forces, execution style in southern Gaza…

News Digest — 9/5/24

In a series of unprecedented nighttime airstrikes, the IDF targeted multiple armed groups in the West Bank city of Tubas, killing five terrorists…

News Digest — 9/4/24

Increased terror activity by Hamas in Judea and Samaria, amid heightened efforts by Iran to mobilize weapons and other resources into the region, has fueled…

News Digest — 9/3/24

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) eliminated on Tuesday (3rd) Ahmed Gozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia, the commander of the Nukhba company who oversaw the…

News Digest — 8/30/24

The Israeli security cabinet  voted overwhelmingly Thursday night (29th) to back Prime Minister Netanyahu’s position in favor of…

News Digest — 8/29/24

Prime Minister visited the IDF Northern Command headquarters where he received an operational briefing by the Head of Northern Command…

News Digest — 8/28/24

The IDF launched a major counterterrorism operation in West Bank refugee camps near Jenin, Tulkarm, and the Far’a camp in the Jordan Valley…

China’s MAJOR Power Move

China hosted a summit of Arab States where he called for an independent Palestinian state. Why does China have…

Israel at War: Week 46

Today, Farhan Al-Qadi, a Bedouin hostage of 52 years old and a father of 11 children was released “after a brave and complex operation…

News Digest — 8/27/24

Sirens warning of an incoming hostile aircraft were activated in several communities across northern Israel Monday evening…

News Digest — 8/26/24

IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari addressed the press Sunday (25th) concerning Israel’s preemptive strike  to prevent a major attack on Israel…

News Digest — 8/22/24

Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip have defeated the Hamas garrison in the former terror stronghold of Rafah…

News Digest — 8/21/24

Hezbollah fired rockets and drones at the Golan Heights and Upper Galilee on Wednesday (21st) after the IDF said it had struck…

Israel Fighting ALL Fronts!

Former Israeli Defense Force General fears Israel will soon be involved in a war with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran…

Israel at War: Week 45

The hostages taken on October 7 each have a heart breaking story. For each family member who lost a loved one, for those whose loved one was…

News Digest — 8/20/24

The bodies of Nadav Popplewell, Yagev Buchstab, Yoram Metzger, Haim Perry, Alex Dancyg,  and Avraham Munder were retrieved Monday night…

News Digest — 8/19/24

Police confirmed on Monday (19th) that the Sunday night (18th) explosion in Tel Aviv was a failed terrorist attack, Israel media reported…

News Digest — 8/16/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to go to New York to Address the UN General Assembly in late September, Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador…

News Digest — 8/15/24

Five Palestinian gunmen were killed in a 12-hour Israeli counter-terrorism raid in the northern West Bank on Wednesday (14th), the military said…

News Digest — 8/14/24

Israeli security forces on Wednesday morning (14th) began a counterterror operation in the Palestinian Authority Arab villages of Tubas and Tammun…

Iran’s ATTACK Imminent?

Officials believe a strike on Israel by Iran is on the way at any moment! It is thought that international pressure has led to Iran’s…