Daily News Surrounding Israel

News Digest — 4/28/25

The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah precision missile storage facility on Sunday (27th) in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb, considered the terror…

News Digest — 4/25/25

The Ministry of Defense published on Friday morning (25th) ahead of Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts…

News Digest — 4/24/25

A drone accompanying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s convoy may have been the reason for his late appearance at the official ceremony for…

News Digest — 4/23/25

Members of the IDF General Staff, including Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir, visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority…

Israel at War: Week 80

Saudi sources said that Hamas has recruited 30,000 youths to join their ranks. “The Saudi Al Arabiya Channel, citing Palestinian sources…

News Digest — 4/22/25

The IDF killed Hussein Izzat Mohammad Atwi, a senior terrorist in the Jama’a Islamiya terror group affiliated with Hamas, during a strike in Lebanon…

News Digest — 4/21/25

The territory seized by the IDF in Syria following the collapse of the Assad regime is vital for Israeli security…

News Digest — 4/17/25

Israeli security personnel on Wednesday morning (16th) killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist responsible for a deadly terror attack…

News Digest — 4/16/25

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to Iranian regime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s post to X on Tuesday…

News Digest — 4/15/25

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday (14th) that Lebanon supports returning to the 1949 armistice agreement with Israel…

News Digest — 4/14/25

Even during the week of Passover, the IDF continues its operational activity and maintains full readiness across all sectors…

News Digest — 4/11/25

Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday (10th) saw its busiest day since October 7, 2023, with more than 80,000 people passing through the travel hub…

News Digest — 4/10/25

IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir, accompanied by his wife Orna, visited the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center on Wednesday…

News Digest — 4/9/25

The Hezbollah terror group is ready to disarm and surrender their weapons arsenals if Israel commits to withdrawing troops from…

Hamas Keeps Choosing to Lose!

After failed attempts to renegotiate with Hamas, Israel has reentered the Gaza strip, focusing in a key area. How is Israel…

Israel at War: Week 78

With lots happening in Israel as usual, here are three significant and intriguing stories: In 2010 in the Arava, a greenhouse planted…

News Digest — 4/8/25

US President Donald Trump said Monday (7th) he held a “great discussion” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House…

News Digest — 4/7/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington on Sunday night (6th) ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump…

News Digest — 4/4/25

President Donald Trump said Thursday (3rd) that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may visit the United States as early as next week…

News Digest — 4/3/25

The Israeli Air Force carried out extensive airstrikes Wednesday evening (2nd) on multiple military targets in Syria…

News Digest — 4/2/25

The Israeli Defense Forces issued an evacuation order for areas in northern Gaza on Tuesday morning (1st), shortly after a rocket was fired from the Strip…

News Digest — 4/1/25

The IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit announced Monday night (3/31) that the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Beirut’s Dahieh district…

News Digest — 3/31/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his selection of Major General Eli Sharvit as the new head of the Shin Bet intelligence agency…

News Digest — 3/28/25

Two rockets were fired at northern Israel from Lebanon on Friday morning, leading the military to carry out strikes first in southern Lebanon…

News Digest — 3/27/25

Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed a message to the residents of Gaza, Wednesday (26th), following the demonstrations by Gazans…

News Digest — 3/26/25

An Israeli airstrike killed at least five gunmen in Southern Syria on Tuesday (25th) after the group opened fire at Israeli troops…

Iran Says to Proxies: STAND DOWN!

Esmail Qaani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, ordered the leaders of his nation’s proxies to exercise restraint…

News Digest — 3/25/25

The IDF struck military capabilities at the Syrian military bases of Tadmur and T4 early Tuesday morning (25th). “The IDF will continue to act in order to…

News Digest — 3/24/25

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Sunday (23rd) to Prime Minister Netanyahu in a phone call meant to emphasize support for Israel…

News Digest — 3/21/25

“Spring is approaching, and so is the Persian New Year. I would like to wish the Iranian people and Persians everywhere a Happy Nowruz…

News Digest — 3/20/25

For the first time in two months, sirens were sounded early Thursday morning (20th) in central Israel, the Shefala region, and in Jerusalem…

Israel at War: Week 75

After watching the movie, “October 8,” I can agree with newly released hostage Liri Albag’s comment about the Palestinian community…

News Digest — 3/19/25

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday night (18th) blasted UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres over his latest…

News Digest — 3/18/25

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended as the Israeli Air Force has conducted strikes, between Monday…

News Digest — 3/17/25

The chief of the Houthi leader’s security detail was reportedly killed during…

News Digest — 3/14/25

Today the Jewish world is celebrating the delightful spectacle of Purim. A history of conquering enemies that wish to see the destruction of…

News Digest — 3/13/25

MG Yaniv Asor has assumed command of the Southern Command, replacing MG Yaron Finkelman who…

News Digest — 3/12/25

Defense Minister Israel Katz visited, on Tuesday (11th), the IDF posts in the buffer zone on the summit of Mount Hermon…

Israel at War: Week 74

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed anger toward the United States holding direct talks with Hamas…

News Digest — 3/11/25

IAF fighter jets struck radars and detection assets used for constructing aerial intelligence assessments in southern Syria early Tuesday…

News Digest — 3/10/25

Schools in Kiryat Shmona reopened on Sunday morning (9th), nearly 16 months after they were evacuated because of…

News Digest — 3/7/25

Fierce clashes in Syria’s Latakia province have resulted in the deaths of at least 28 fighters loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad…

News Digest — 3/6/25

One of the pedestrians who was wounded in the ramming attack on Highway 65 last week succumbed to her wounds…

News Digest — 3/5/25

An Israeli official confirmed that a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was killed on Tuesday…

Israel at War: Week 73

The weight of leadership falls heavy when a leader, whether president or prime minister, is sending soldiers into battle…

Is Israel Headed Back to Gaza?!

Phase one of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire ended over the weekend, and the world is holding its breath. Israel’s message has stayed the same…

News Digest — 3/4/25

he IDF, Monday night, (3rd) targeted a military site, Qardaha in the mountains of Latakia province in northwest Syria…

News Digest — 3/3/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Israel’s decision to prevent all goods and supplies from entering the Gaza Strip…

News Digest — 2/28/25

Ahead of the start of Ramadan Friday (28th) Hamas has been pushing for an escalation and acts of terrorism in Jerusalem…

News Digest — 2/27/25

Israel is currently working to confirm the identities of four slain hostages’ bodies returned by Hamas late Wednesday evening…

News Digest — 2/26/25

In a heartbreaking national moment, thousands of Israelis gathered Wednesday (26th) to pay their final respects…

Israel at War: Week 72

The faces of Kfir, Ariel, and their mother Shiri have captured the hearts of people around the world. Hamas suggested that they were killed by…

News Digest — 2/25/25

Brigade 474 of Division 210 has carried out dozens of short attacks deeper into Syria beyond the Israeli buffer zone within southern Syria…

News Digest — 2/24/25

The White House on Sunday (23rd) expressed support for Israel’s decision to delay the release of more than…

News Digest — 2/21/25

Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic medicine, in collaboration with Israeli…

News Digest — 2/20/25

President Isaac Herzog addressed the Great Synagogue of Rome on Wednesday evening (19th) as the names of the slain hostages…

News Digest — 2/19/25

The Israeli Defense Forces pulled out of southern Lebanese villages but remained in five key positions Tuesday morning…

News Digest — 2/18/25

Jerusalem is preparing to receive the bodies of four or five hostages on Thursday (20th) who were murdered in captivity in the Gaza Strip…

News Digest — 2/14/25

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Thursday (13th) that the United States is open to hearing new proposals from Arab nations…

News Digest — 2/13/25

Senior Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri spoke to Al Jazeera on Wednesday evening (12th) and stated that Hamas is…

News Digest — 2/12/25

Hamas has ordered a ban on the use of mobile phones, by senior leadership, within both its military and politburo divisions…

Israel at War: Week 70

When friends and family heard we planned to go to Israel, there was both concern and curiosity. The curiosity showed…

News Digest — 2/11/25

The IDF has decided to raise the level of readiness in the Southern Command and has postponed leave for…

News Digest — 2/10/25

Israeli fighter jets carried out several Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Sunday evening (9th), including against a tunnel between…

News Digest — 2/7/25

The IAF early Friday morning (7th), with the direction of the Intelligence Directorate, conducted a precise strike in Lebanese territory…

News Digest — 2/6/25

Four of the five freed surveillance soldier hostages returned home from the hospital on Wednesday (5th), 11 days after their release from Hamas…

News Digest — 2/5/25

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference following their meeting at the…

Israel at War: Week 69

Some dates will remain fixed in our memories, because of the significance of the day. Dates like December 7, 1941 and the…

News Digest — 2/4/25

On Tuesday morning (4th), a Terrorist Gunman opened fire at a group of Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley area of Samaria…

News Digest — 2/3/25

Prime Minister Netanyahu departed for Washington on Sunday, where he is set to meet with senior US officials and US President Trump…

News Digest — 1/31/25

The three Israeli hostages slated for release by Hamas from Gaza on Saturday were named Friday as Ofer Calderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35…

News Digest — 1/30/25

Three Israeli and five Thai hostages abducted during the October 7 attack on Israel have been released by Palestinian terror groups…

News Digest — 1/29/25

Freed hostage Amit Soussana, who was released in the first hostage-truce deal with Hamas in November 2023, shared Tuesday that Liri Albag, who was among…

Israel at War: Week 68

I am writing this article from Tel Aviv, Israel! I had heard about the honoring of the Israeli hostages at the airport. Then I saw it for myself…

News Digest — 1/28/25

US President Donald Trump dug in his heels Monday over a controversial suggestion that large numbers of Gazans take refuge in Egypt and Jordan…

News Digest — 1/27/25

On the evening of January 26 in Lebanon there were several protests and demonstrations by Hezbollah activists…

News Digest — 1/24/25

The IDF will stay in southern Lebanon after day 60 of the ceasefire but it’s still unclear for how long, according to sources in the…

News Digest — 1/23/25

Forces from the IDF’s Duvdevan Unit and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) eliminated two terrorists in Jenin on Wednesday evening (22nd)…

Israel At War: Week 67

On Sunday, January 19, 2025, three female hostages came out from their captors into the hands of the International Red Cross and then into…

News Digest — 1/22/25

At least four people were stabbed during a terror attack on Tuesday evening (21st) on Nalhalat Binyamin Street in Tel Aviv…

More Hostages Freed!

Three female Israeli hostages were freed from captivity over the weekend as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement…

News Digest — 1/21/25

Prime Minister Netanyahu extended congratulations and his “warmest wishes” to President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated on Monday…

News Digest — 1/20/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Sunday (19th) with the Coordinator for the Hostages and Missing, BG (res) Gal Hirsch…

News Digest — 1/17/25

Israel’s Cabinet is expected to convene on Friday (17th) to approve the arranged Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal after reports surfaced on…

News Digest — 1/16/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday (15th) with US President-elect Donald Trump and with President Joe Biden…

News Digest — 1/15/25

In a joint operation, an Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked the Palestinian ‘refuge camp’ in the city of Jenin on Tuesday night (14th)…

Israel at War: Week 66

Since the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas, freeing the hostages has had a central focus. Here are some items in the news today…

News Digest — 1/14/25

Rocket sirens sounded across Tel Aviv and central Israel following a missile that was launched from Yemen early Tuesday morning (14th)…

News Digest — 1/13/25

Israel Air Force jets struck and demolished multiple Hezbollah terror targets throughout Lebanon, the military confirmed…

News Digest — 1/10/25

Minister of Defense Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to present him with a plan for the total defeat of Hamas in Gaza if the terror organization does not…