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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…

News Digest — 3/27/26

A deadly barrage of Hezbollah rockets slammed into northern Israel on Thursday (26th), leaving one man dead and dozens wounded…

News Digest — 3/26/26

Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba expressed his support for Israel amid the ongoing war with Iran…

News Digest — 3/25/26

A woman in her 30s was killed in northern Israel, and seven people, including an infant and a seven-year-old boy…

The War Comes Home (Part 2)

Knowing that the attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield is where we live, some have asked how…

News Digest — 3/24/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will safeguard its interests even as US President Donald Trump pursues talks…

News Digest — 3/23/26

Sirens were activated across central and southern Israel, early Monday morning (23rd), following the launch of a missile…

News Digest — 3/20/26

Sirens were sounded five times within an hour on Thursday evening (19th) following missile launches from Iran…

News Digest — 3/19/26

As the rocket fire from Iran continues, a foreign worker,approximately 30-years-old, was killed just before midnight on Wednesday (18th)…

News Digest — 3/18/26

A man and a woman both in their 70s, were killed early Wednesday morning(18th) in Ramat Gan, a result of a deadly missile barrage…

News Digest — 3/17/26

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon stated that Israel’s military actions to stop Hezbollah’s rocket attacks were…

The War Comes Home

Last weekend at least three attacks occurred perpetrated by Muslim terrorists. Two of the attacks were on Jewish synagogues…

News Digest — 3/16/26

IDF Spokesperson BG. Effie Defrin Sunday evening (15th) delivered a statement detailing the objectives of the war against Iran…

News Digest — 3/13/26

About 33 people were wounded early Friday (13th) when a missile fired  from Iran struck homes in the northern village  of Zarzir near Nazareth…

News Digest — 3/12/26

Hezbollah launched a barrage of over 100 rockets toward Israel on Wednesday evening (11th), triggering interceptions by Israel air defenses…

News Digest — 3/11/26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a direct message to the people of Iran, calling on them to seize what he described as…

News Digest — 3/10/26

Two men in their 40s were killed Monday (9th) after Iranian missiles struck a construction site in central Israel…

Israel at War: Week 126

With so much happening in Israel with rockets being launched from Hezbollah in Lebanon and from Iran, central Israel was attacked…

News Digest — 3/9/26

Air raid sirens sounded across northern Israel on Monday morning (9th) after fresh missile fire from Iran triggered alerts.  Meanwhile the IDF said…

News Digest — 3/6/26

Several dozen Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers have fled Beirut, Lebanon over the past 48-hours…

News Digest — 3/5/26

Missiles from Iran were fired towards Israel three different times early Thursday morning (5th), triggering sirens across the country…

News Digest — 3/4/26

Iranian clerics voted Wednesday (4th) to appoint Ayatollah Moijtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader…

Israel at War: Week 125

Over the weekend Israel and the United States launched significant aerial attacks on Iran, eliminating 40 key leaders…

News Digest — 3/3/26

Israel carried out a ground operation in Iran on Monday night (2nd) using Mossad and Special Forces, Al Arabiya reported…

News Digest — 3/2/26

The IDF began striking targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon early Monday morning (2nd) after the…

News Digest — 2/27/26

Pro Palestinian Activists, in collaboration with civil society organizations, have launched a campaign for a new maritime flotilla…

News Digest — 2/26/26

A Hezbollah official said Wednesday (25th) that the Iranian-backed group would not take military action if the United States carries out…

News Digest — 2/25/26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India landed at Ben Gurion airport Wednesday (25th) for a two-day visit to Israel…

News Digest — 2/24/26

A senior Israeli source quoted on Saudi television said alert levels have been raised at Israeli embassies across Europe…

Israel at War: Week 124

With the 2026 Winter Olympics complete, it’s fitting to recognize and applaud the achievements of Israeli/Jewish participants.

News Digest — 2/23/26

The next round of talks between the United States and Iran will be Thursday in Geneva, Oman’s foreign minister said Sunday…

News Digest — 2/20/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  discussed the current complex security situation in an address he delivered on Thursday…

News Digest — 2/19/26

Although Iranian media portrayed the Geneva discussions in a positive light, the US has continued to deploy both offensive and…

News Digest — 2/18/26

Israeli Police said Monday (16th) that they would deploy in force around Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim…

Israel at War: Week 123

In the midst of the war, a surprising phenomenon is happening in Israel: a baby boom is occurring!

News Digest — 2/17/26

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addressed the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Monday…

News Digest — 2/13/26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to Washington next week to attend a Feb. 19 meeting of the Board of Peace, his office said, even as Israel…

News Digest — 2/12/26

Negotiations between the US and Iran on the nuclear issue will continue, US President Donald Trump said after after his meeting…

News Digest — 2/11/26

The Shin Bet security agency announced Tuesday (10th) that it had broken up a terror cell operating in the West Bank under the direction of…

Israel at War: Week 122

In a nighttime operation, IDF forces captured a high-ranking terrorist officer in southern Lebanon on Sunday (7)…

News Digest — 2/10/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart Tuesday (10th) for Washington ahead of a closed-door meeting with…

News Digest — 2/9/26

President Isaac Herzog, who began an official visit to Australia on Monday (9th), visited the site of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack…

News Digest — 2/6/26

The IDF early Friday (morning  (6th),  precisely struck a terror infrastructure In the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced…

News Digest — 2/5/26

The IDF announced on Wednesday night (4th) that an Islamic Jihad official it had killed earlier in the day was one of the most senior it has…

News Digest — 2/4/26

An IDF reserve officer was severely wounded before dawn Wednesday (4th) during operational activity near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza…