Daily News Surrounding Israel

News Digest — 10/17/25

US President Donald Trump warned that Hamas was violating the ceasefire agreement by killing people in Gaza, and that Hamas members…

Israel at War: Week 105

Two psalms come to mind today as the surviving hostages returned to Israel today. The psalms are Psalm 124 and 129…

News Digest — 10/16/25

Hamas transferred two caskets containing the apparent remains of two dead hostages on Wednesday evening (15th)…

News Digest — 10/15/25

The second round of transfers of slain hostages began, an IDF spokesman announced Tuesday evening (14th), saying that four coffins…

News Digest — 10/14/25

As 20 hostages returned alive from Hamas captivity Monday (13th), in an emotional homecoming, another dramatic scene unfolded…

News Digest — 10/13/25

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…

News Digest — 10/10/25

Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced…

News Digest — 10/9/25

The IDF is on high alert ahead of an expected ceasefire in Gaza, warning of potential last minute attacks of Hamas, including heavy rocket…

News Digest — 10/8/25

Israel said Wednesday (8th) it thwarted another attempt to breach its maritime blockade of Gaza, intercepting a flotilla of nine vessels…

Israel at War: Week 104

Hamas is playing a game with Israel and the world of Deal or No Deal. They have received from President Trump the 21 Point Peace Plan…

News Digest — 10/7/25

For the second anniversary of October 7, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating anti-Semitism has launched a new website…

News Digest — 10/6/25

Jewish communities around the world commemorated the second anniversary of the October 7 Massacre ahead of the date…

News Digest — 10/3/25

Police said Thursday (2nd) that the suspect in the deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, Britain, was believed to be Jihad al-Shamie…

News Digest — 10/2/25

Israel’s navy on Wednesday night (1st) began to intercept the large flotilla attempting to break its maritime blockade…

News Digest — 10/1/25

An international flotilla aiming to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza reported increased drone activity early Wednesday…

News Digest — 9/30/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night (29th) released a video summarizing his visit to the United States, during which he addressed the UN…

News Digest — 9/29/25

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…

News Digest — 9/26/25

Dozens of Israeli Air Force aircraft, directed by IDF Intelligence, conducted strikes on Thursday (25th) against targets belonging to the Houthi  regime’s security…

News Digest — 9/25/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the recognition by some world leaders of a Palestinian state a “disgraceful capitulation,” ahead of his…

News Digest — 9/24/25

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites targeted by Israel during its 12-day war in June…

News Digest — 9/23/25

sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (22nd) sent a message to Jews worldwide, ahead of the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) holiday…

News Digest — 9/22/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified that Israel’s ‘response’ to the Sunday (21st) recognition of a Palestinian state by several Western countries…

News Digest — 9/19/25

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…

News Digest — 9/18/25

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Unit addressed a recent post that revealed attempts by senior Hamas officials…

News Digest — 9/17/25

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir issued a statement Tuesday evening (16th) regarding the expansion of the operation in Gaza City…

News Digest — 9/16/25

The IDF Invasion Of Gaza City erupted late Monday night (15th), The Jerusalem Post confirmed. Palestinian reports said that IDF tanks had entered…

Israel at War: Week 101

Here are four important news stories in Israel today: 1. Prime Minister Netanyahu states the attack in Doha was successful because…

News Digest — 9/15/25

Hamas officials have been attempting to flee the Gaza Strip as the group simultaneously calls on residents to remain and serve as human shields…

News Digest — 9/12/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed an “umbrella agreement” on Thursday (11th) to push ahead with a controversial settlement expansion plan…

News Digest — 9/11/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on Wednesday (10th) ahead of the American September 11th anniversary…

News Digest — 9/10/25

At a ceremony marking the 249th American Independence Day at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister…

News Digest — 9/9/25

The IDF delivered its most sweeping evacuation order in Gaza City, demanding civilians leave at once through designated corridors…

News Digest — 9/8/25

Six people were murdered Monday (9/8) and 12 were wounded, six of them seriously, when a pair of Palestinian terrorists opened fire on vehicles and pedestrians…

News Digest — 9/5/25

The IDF said Thursday (4th) it has already begun operations inside Gaza City ahead of a planned larger-scale ground maneuver…

News Digest — 9/4/25

Early Thursday morning (4th) at 5:40 a.m., the IDF identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory…

Israel at War: Week 99

One fact many people may not know about the Detroit area is that the suburb of Dearborn, MI has 350,000 Muslim Arabs, making it one of the…

News Digest — 9/3/25

The IDF and ISA on Wednesday morning (3rd) confirmed the elimination of the terrorist who held Shiri Bibas and her two sons…

News Digest — 9/2/25

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited an elementary school in the Eshkol Regional Council near the Gaza border…

News Digest — 8/29/25

The Israeli Air Force on Thursday (28th) struck targets in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. The strikes were conducted during an address by…

News Digest — 8/28/25

A Syrian military source told Al Jazeera on Wednesday evening (27th) that IDF forces had been deployed at a military base in Al-Kiswah…

News Digest — 8/27/25

The IDF released findings of an initial inquiry regarding the Nasser Hospital strike in Khan Yunis which occurred on Monday (25th)…

Israel at War: Week 98

Separating fact from myth is very important for Israel in the arena of public opinion. It truly is the eighth front for Israel fighting the mass media…

News Digest — 8/26/25

IDF Spokesperson BG Effie Defrin released a statement on Monday (25th) regarding the strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis…

News Digest — 8/25/25

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar departed for Washington on Sunday night (24th) for a series of diplomatic meetings…

News Digest — 8/22/25

Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, fiercely pushed back against British officials after being summoned over a new construction…

News Digest — 8/21/25

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that it was a “failure” that Hamas gunmen managed to breach an army encampment — including a…

News Digest — 8/20/25

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the IDF takeover of Gaza City plan on Wednesday (20th), naming the operation “Gideon’s Chariots II…”

News Digest — 8/19/25

Following the announcement that Hamas had accepted the most recent proposal for a hostage release and ceasefire deal…

Israel at War: Week 97

“Hundreds of Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to mark end of nationwide day of hostage protests.” Estimates of 500,000 Israelis attended the rally…

News Digest — 8/18/25

Defense Minister Israel Katz denounced the Houthis firing a missile towards central Israel on Sunday (17th), stating that the Yemen-based…

News Digest — 8/15/25

Security forces, led by the Southern Command, struck and killed Nasser Musa, a key operative in Hamas’ Rafah Brigade, in the…

News Digest — 8/14/25

A ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen at Israel early Thursday morning (14th) was…

News Digest — 8/13/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video message to the People of Iran Tuesday (12th) in which he noted the Iranian…

News Digest — 8/12/25

IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Eyal Zamir, held on Monday (11th) a General Staff situational assessment to evaluate the…

Israel at War: Week 96

In a rare foreign press conference, Prime Minister Netanyahu rightly and forcefully challenged international media for embracing…

News Digest — 8/11/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday (10th), the Prime Minister’s Office announced…

News Digest — 8/8/25

The Security Cabinet meeting which saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  and his ministers deliberating on the takeover of the Gaza Strip…

News Digest — 8/7/25

The Israel Air Force conducted airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday night (6th), according to reports in Israeli media…

News Digest — 8/6/25

The Israeli Security Cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday (7th) to discuss a potential full military takeover of the Gaza Strip…

Israel at War: Week 95

As Israel battles for its life, many nations of the world shamefully support Hamas and call for recognizing a Palestinian state. Nations like France, Canada…

News Digest — 8/5/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a decision for the full occupation of the Gaza Strip, Including operations where…

News Digest — 8/4/25

Thousands of Jewish Israelis, including government ministers, visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Sunday (3rd), the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’Av…

News Digest — 8/1/25

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)…

News Digest — 7/31/25

Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in Gaza were blocked in the US Senate on Wednesday evening (30th)…

Israel at War: Week 94

United States Ambassador to Israel, Governor Mike Huckabee, sent a pointed, direct letter to Interior Minister Moshe Arbel threatening to…

News Digest —7/30/25

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, criticized the United Kingdom’s threat to recognize a Palestinian state…

News Digest — 7/29/25

At exactly 6:18 p.m. on July 27, 2024, the lives of 12 families in the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams were shattered in an instant…

News Digest — 7/28/25

Dozens of Ministers will gather at the United Nations on Monday (28th) for a delayed conference to work toward a two-state solution…

News Digest — 7/25/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Thursday evening (24th) to French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement…

News Digest — 7/24/25

The Knesset Plenum voted on Wednesday afternoon (23rd) to approve a resolution affirming the State of Israel’s natural, historical…

News Digest — 7/23/25

Hamas officials quietly claim that many of the recent mysterious explosions and fires that have broken out in the last two weeks…

Week 93: Israel at War

Hamas says that 20 Palestinians died of starvation. The Report states that 101 Palestinians have died of “starvation and malnutrition…

News Digest — 7/22/25

The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets at the port of Hudaydah in Yemen on Monday morning (21st), as part of an operation dubbed…

News Digest — 7/21/25

Israel killed two Hezbollah members on Saturday (19th) in separate drone strikes in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces announced…

News Digest — 7/18/25

Israeli forces killed three senior Hamas operatives who Israel says took part  in the Oct. 7 cross-border assault that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza…

News Digest — 7/17/25

President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday evening (16th) addressed the recent developments on the Syrian border, declaring that Israel will…

News Digest — 7/16/25

Dozens of Israeli civilians crossed the border into Syrian territory in the Majdal Shams area, the IDF reported on Tuesday evening…

News Digest — 7/15/25

The Israel Defense Forces On Tuesday (15th) released the names of three soldiers killed in combat. They are Staff Sgt. Shoham Menahem…

News Digest — 7/14/25

Israeli troops found more than three tons of weapons while raiding military facilities inside Syria. The sites had been…

News Digest — 7/11/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed Washington for Israel Thursday evening (10th) aboard the “Wing of Zion” plane…

News Digest — 7/10/25

Shortly before 5:15 a.m. Thursday morning (10th), the IDF identified that a missile was launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory…

News Digest — 7/9/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Tuesday (8th) at the White House for another meeting with US President Donald Trump…

News Digest — 7/8/25

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US President Donald Trump on Monday evening (7th) that he has nominated…

Week 91: Israel at War

Talks are ongoing for a ceasefire and release of hostages. Prime Minister Netanyahu recently received notification of 20 surviving hostages…

News Digest — 7/7/25

Hours after the IDF carried out a massive strike on ports in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen Sunday night (6th), sirens warning of rocket…

News Digest — 7/3/25

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday (2nd) to destroy Hamas “down to its very foundations” and emphasized…

News Digest — 7/2/25

The Israeli Air Force intercepted three missiles launched from Yemen and Gaza on Tuesday night (1st), after sirens sent people across…

News Digest — 6/30/25

The IDF’s 210th Division arrested several suspects in southern Syria, the military said Sunday (29th). The division was deployed to…