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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…

News Digest — 1/9/25

Israeli officials affirmed Wednesday (8th) that the military would not withdraw from its positions in southern Lebanon unless…

News Digest — 1/8/25

As the IDF has returned to northern Gaza to battle Hamas, Israel’s military admits that many of the terrorists they are fighting are new recruits…

Israel at War: Week 65

The United States has been one of the best allies of Israel and Israel has been one of our best allies in the Middle East. Yet the U.S. has been a hindrance…

News Digest — 1/7/25

IDF Chief of Staff LTG Herzi Halevi on Monday (6th) arrived at the scene of the shooting attack near Al-Funduk, and conducted a situational assessment…

News Digest — 1/6/25

Two women in their 60s and a man in his 40s were killed and seven others were wounded in a shooting terror attack near Kedumim in the West Bank…

News Digest — 1/3/25

Sirens were activated across central Israel and in Jerusalem around 4:30 a.m. Friday (3rd) after a ballistic missile was launched at the country from Yemen…

Israel at War: Week 64

As 2025 begins, Israel enters a second year of its struggle for survival in the multi-front war. At the forefront is Iran, followed by its proxies…

News Digest — 12/20/24

Hours after the Israel Defense Forces carried out intense airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday (19th) that…

News Digest — 12/19/24

In a significant escalation against Houthi aggression, Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted an extensive overnight operation Thursday morning…

News Digest — 12/18/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday (17th) visited Mount Hermon with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Northern Command…

News Digest — 12/17/24

Defense Minister Israel Katz clarified his position regarding Israel’s involvement in the Gaza Strip following the war, in a Tuesday (17th) post on X…

News Digest — 12/16/24

An Israeli naval destroyer early on Monday morning (16th) intercepted a drone over the Red Sea that was launched by…

News Digest — 12/13/24

Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to remain in conquered areas of the Hermon during the winter months…

News Digest — 12/12/24

A young boy was fatally shot and several people wounded in a terror attack targeting a Jerusalem bound bus in the West Bank…

News Digest — 12/11/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a warning message Tuesday evening (10th) to the new regime that will take power in Syria…

Israel at War: Week 61

Syria looks to be falling and the whereabouts of Assad are in question. Prime Minister Netanyahu says that its fall has come because of…

News Digest — 12/10/24

Israel’s air force carried out about 300 strikes in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning (10th) according to Israeli security sources…

News Digest — 12/9/24

Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to act to take control of additional sites in the partition zone in Syria…

News Digest — 12/6/24

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) eliminated the terrorist who commanded the October 7th massacre in Nahal Oz…

News Digest — 12/5/24

Yamam (national counter-terrorism unit) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) forces apprehended the terrorist Ayman Ghanam on Wednesday night…

Israel at War: Week 60

Regarding the ceasefire agreement, the Biden Administration urged “both Beirut and Jerusalem to uphold the deal.” On Monday (4th), Hezbollah fired…

News Digest — 12/4/24

An Israel Air Force aircraft attacked and eliminated Hezbollah’s envoy to the Syrian Army, Salman Nimr Jamaa, the IDF announced…

News Digest — 12/3/24

The Israeli military launched a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday evening (2nd) after Hezbollah launched two mortars…

News Digest — 12/2/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security meeting Sunday evening (1st) to discuss developments in Syria…

News Digest — 11/27/24

IDF forces on Wednesday morning (27th) responded to a ceasefire violation by the Hezbollah terror group.  During the incident, Hezbollah terrorists neared…

Happy Thanksgiving!

As Thanksgiving arrives on this Thursday, November 28, here are some things I am grateful for…

News Digest — 11/26/24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to bring the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon for the approval of only the Cabinet…

News Digest — 11/25/24

Several people were wounded by rocket fire on Sunday (24th) as the Hezbollah terror group fired more than 250 rockets and drones…

News Digest — 11/22/24

An Israeli Air Force aircraft killed terrorists who took part in the massacre near Israel’s Gaza border community of Mefalsim…

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…