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News Digest — 7/14/26

The US Army on Monday night (13th) launched a third wave of strikes on targets in Iran in as many days. In a statement, US Central Command…

News Digest — 7/13/26

Ambassador to the United StatesYechiel Leiter said that the IDF will only withdraw from Lebanon if Hezbollah is removed from pilot zones…

News Digest — 7/10/26

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Nuckabee and former Gaza hostage Yarden Bibas together dedicated an olive tree to murdered Gaza hostages…

News Digest — 7/9/26

The IRGC claimed responsibility for strikes on the Gulf states on Thursday morning (9th). Sirens sounded for a second time in Bahrain on Thursday…

News Digest — 7/8/26

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth organized his first official visit to Israel for Wednesday (8th). According to three individuals with…

News Digest — 7/7/26

A senior US official said Gaza will not be rebuilt unless Hamas is completely dismantled, rejecting proposals that would transfer…

Israel at War: Week 143

Once a terror group, always a terror group. Hamas has dissolved its Gaza governing administration to transfer power to the technocratic…

News Digest — 7/6/26

On Sunday (5th), President Isaac Herzog addressed the official state memorial ceremony for Theodor Herzl at Mt. Herzl, Jerusalem…

News Digest — 7/2/26

Against the backdrop of reports in recent weeks of tensions between Israel and the US, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee…

News Digest — 7/1/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF will stay in the Security Zone within Lebanon until Hezbollah no longer poses a threat…

News Digest — 6/30/26

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday (29th) held a conference marking 1,000 days of fighting in the War of redemption…

Israel at War: Week 142

Here we go again, another cease fire agreement, another violation with a trading of air strikes. Another re-opening and re-closing…

News Digest — 6/29/26

President Isaac Herzog attended a Romanian  state ceremony on Sunday (28th) marking the 85th anniversary of the last pogrom…

News Digest — 6/26/26

Israel and Lebanon on Thursday (25th) wrapped up a third day of US-mediated negotiations in Washington without an agreement…

News Digest — 6/25/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Federation of Local Authorities In Israel Conference  on Wednesday (24th)…

News Digest — 6/24/26

Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter warned at the opening of the fifth round of talks between Israel and Lebanon that…

News Digest — 6/23/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir issued a rare joint statement on Monday evening (22nd)…

News Digest — 6/22/26

Soldiers from the 91st Division’s 551st Brigade have taken control of a massive Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, about 10 km. into southern Lebanon…

News Digest — 6/19/26

The IDF will not withdraw from Israel’s security strip in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (18th)…

News Digest — 6/18/26

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Wednesday (17th) that Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel are being conducted independently…

News Digest — 6/17/26

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa  fears that a military intervention against Hezbollah could be perceived in the Arab world as…

News Digest — 6/16/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday (15th) that Israel does not yet know the final terms of the agreement between the…

News Digest — 6/15/26

Pakistan has published what it says are the terms of the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, including the lifting of sanctions on Iran…

News Digest — 6/12/26

The terms of the ostensibly all-but-finalized deal between the US and Iran to end the fighting in the region stipulate that Israel must…

News Digest — 6/11/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a direct message Wednesday evening (10th) to the citizens of Lebanon…

News Digest — 6/10/26

The U.S. Army launched three waves of strikes on targets in Iran overnight Tuesday (9th-10th) in response to Monday’s (8th) downing of…

News Digest — 6/9/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a pre-recorded press statement on Monday evening (8th), in which he stated…

Israel at War: Week 139

President Trump tries to maintain a balancing act between the U.S., Israel, and Iran as he pressured Israel not to retaliate…

News Digest — 6/8/26

The IAF struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday (8th) following an Iranian missile attack on Israel…

News Digest — 6/5/26

On June 5, 1967, the Six-Day War began, as the IDF fought the militaries of Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon…

News Digest — 6/4/26

Beirut, Lebanon — Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday (3rd) to renew the ‘fragile’ ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones…

News Digest — 6/3/26

Israel Defense Forces said it killed Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a Hamas Nukhba cell commander who participated in the October 7 kidnapping…

News Digest — 6/2/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, before 10: a.m. on Monday morning (1st), ordered the IDF to return to…

Israel at War: Week 138

Once again the UN shows its weakness and bias against Israel. Pramila Patten the UN Secretary-General’s special…

News Digest — 6/1/26

The United States “does not expect Israel to absorb ongoing attacks on its civilians by terrorist organizations,” a US official told…

News Digest — 5/29/26

IDF Spokesperson BG. Effie Defrin on Thursday (28th) said the IDF continues to intensify operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon…

News Digest — 5/28/26

The IDF intensified its fire in southern Lebanon and deeper inside the country over the past day, as troops expanded ground operations…

News Digest — 5/27/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed Tuesday evening (26th) that the…

Israel at War: Week 137

The policy of the United States government has always been not to negotiate with terrorists. That highlights the…

News Digest — 5/26/26

American military forces executed a series of preemptive, defensive airstrikes in southern Iran on Monday (25th)…

News Digest — 5/22/26

The community of Shlomit is located in the southern Gaza border region, a short distance from the Gaza Strip and about a kilometer from the…

News Digest — 5/21/26

An Israel Defense Forces female soldier was seriously wounded Wednesday (20th), while a combat officer and two additional soldiers…

News Digest — 5/20/26

The Binyamin regional Council announced the death in combat in southern Lebanon, Tuesday (19th), of major (res.) Itamar Sapir…

News Digest — 5/19/26

Three days after the assassination of Hamas military chief in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the Iran-backed terrorist group has chosen his successor…

Israel at War: Week 136

Israel has always vowed that if attacked they would strike back twice as hard, following the Scriptural guideline of “an eye for an eye…

News Digest — 5/18/26

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will receive the diplomatic credentials of the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland, Mohamed Hagi, among other…

News Digest — 5/15/26

President Isaac Herzog delivered remarks Thursday evening (14th) at the state ceremony marking 59 years since the liberation…

News Digest — 5/14/26

In a significant “closing of the circle,” the IDF and Shin Bet confirmed Wednesday (13th) the elimination of Hamza Sharbatsi…

News Digest — 5/13/26

The IDF announced Tuesday evening (12th) that an IDF non-commissioned officer was moderately wounded and a reserve soldier was…

News Digest — 5/12/26

The Knesset voted to pass a law on Monday (11th), to establish a special military tribunal to try Palestinian terrorists accused of…

Israel at War: Week 135

Here are some of the highlights of an active week in Israel: From London, “Facing ‘Epidemic of Hate,’ UK Jews Hold…

News Digest — 5/11/26

The IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit declared for publication on Monday morning (11th) that Command Sergeant Major (res.) Alexander Glovanyov, aged 47…

News Digest — 5/8/26

Hamas terrorists have been utilizing Turkish territory in recent months for training in small arms use and drone operation…

News Digest — 5/7/26

Azzam al-Hayya, the son of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, was killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza, according to reports…

News Digest — 5/6/26

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the American effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz…

News Digest — 5/5/26

The Iranians, like a wounded animal, launched missile and drone attacks Monday evening (4th) on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…

News Digest — 5/4/26

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will depart Wednesday (6th) for a four-day official visit to Panama and Costa Rica, marking the first visit by…

News Digest — 5/1/26

Sgt. Liem Ben-Hamo, 19, from Herzliya, was killed in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Thursday (29th).  An additional soldier was…

News Digest — 4/30/26

A Hezbollah strike In Shomera Thursday morning (30th) set a vehicle ablaze. There were sirens across 15 northern communities…

News Digest — 4/29/26

Two IDF soldiers were wounded in the West Bank village of Silwad during overnight military operations, the military announced on Wednesday…

News Digest — 4/28/26

President Isaac Herzog landed in Astana on Monday (27th), beginning his official visit to Kazakhstan. President Herzog was received by…

Israel at War: Week 133

Rabbi Tuly Weisz of Israel365 announced a landmark decision by the Tennessee General Assembly who voted to replace the term “West Bank” for the…

News Digest — 4/27/26

Home Front Command updated its security guidelines for Israel’s northern communities on Sunday (26th) in light of the increasing tensions…

News Digest — 4/24/26

US President Donald Trump  announced in a post on Truth Social on Thursday (23rd) that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be…

News Digest — 4/23/26

An IDF intelligence document sent in recent days to a highly restricted group within Israel’s political leadership reveals…

News Digest — 4/22/26

Following the sharp transition from Memorial Day to the celebrations of Israel’s 78th Independence Day, Jerusalem’s central landmarks…

News Digest — 4/21/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a personal post on Monday evening (20th) on the occasion of Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen…

Israel at War: Week 132

The long arms of terror’s tentacles funded by Iran reaches around the world. Two examples of this is the discovery of a terror network in…

News Digest — 4/20/26

Ahead of its 78th Independence Day, Israel’s population stands at approximately 10,244,000, according to statistics the Central Bureau…

News Digest — 4/17/26

A total of 170 soldiers have been killed during their military service since Israel’s last Memorial Day, according to figures…

News Digest — 4/16/26

Hamas is using the instability created by the security situation in southern Lebanon and Iran to avoid advancing its disarmament…

News Digest — 4/15/26

Ambassador Leiter’s opening statement at the peace negotiations with Lebanon in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (14th): “I sit before you today as…

Israel at War: Week 131

In a recent strike by Hezbollah on Northern Israel, a rocket “struck the remains of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church.

News Digest — 4/14/26

Over 50 foreign diplomats and representatives participated in the Israel Foreign Ministry’s Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony…

News Digest — 4/13/26

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday (12th) that it would start implementing a complete maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz…

News Digest — 4/10/26

Sirens sounded at 1:15 on Friday morning (10th) in Tel Aviv and its surrounding cities after the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched at least two missiles…

News Digest — 4/9/26

The IDF Home Front Command announced on Wednesday evening (8th) that wartime restrictions would be lifted across most of Israel…

News Digest — 4/8/26

Israel’s Israel Airports Authority and the Transport Ministry are examining plans to expand flight activity at Ben-Gurion Airport…

News Digest — 4/7/26

A report by The Times that Iran’s newly declared Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei,  has been incapacitated since the start…

Israel at War: Week 130

Israel is intercepting Iranian and Hezbollah missiles at about 90-95 %. But the few that have gotten through can cause serious damage…

News Digest — 4/6/26

An Iranian missile strike hit a residential building in Haifa on Sunday (5th) wounding an elderly man and leaving  four people missing as rescue forces…

News Digest — 4/2/26

Against the backdrop of heightened security tensions and Operation Roaring Lion, Israel police completed extensive preparation for the Passover…

News Digest — 4/1/26

A young girl was critically wounded and 13 others were injured to various degrees Wednesday morning after an Iranian ballistic missile attack…

Israel at War: Week 129

A strategic attack piece of the US-Israel alliance is the site of Kharg Island. The island, while strategic, creates a real risk…

News Digest — 3/31/26

Against the backdrop of the multi-front war and mounting security tensions on the eve of Passover, Israel’s security establishment…

News Digest — 3/30/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a situational assessment Sunday (29th) at the IDF Northern Command with…