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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad head David Barnea at an awards ceremony honoring Mossad operatives, April 4, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu to Mossad agents: ‘Ultimate mission’ is to prevent a nuclear Iran

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated the importance of stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons, telling members of the Mossad intelligence agency that it is “our ultimate mission.” “If we do not prevent...
An Israeli couple on their wedding day photoshoot in a blossoming almond tree field in Latrun, near Jerusalem, on February 25, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Israel to launch ‘happy badge’ program for weddings and large events

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With Israel’s wedding season a week away and the rate of COVID-19 infection rising, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signed off on a program on Thursday that would allow weddings and other celebrations to...

Israel implements ‘gradual reopening’ of its embassy in Jordan

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(January 30, 2018 / JNS) Israel’s is implementing the reopening of its embassy in Jordan this week, after the Israeli and Jordanian governments earlier in January announced an agreement to restore the diplomatic office. The embassy had...
A medical team on duty at the new biological emergency unit dedicated to COVID-19 at Shaarei Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on March 31, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Hospitals: Patients afraid of coronavirus are skipping treatment and dying

Fear of contracting coronavirus is causing many Israelis to avoid seeking medical treatment, which is resulting in preventable deaths, according to the country’s hospitals. At Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, a man died of...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the opening ceremony of an exhibition in Tel Aviv in memory of those murdered at the Nova Festival, Dec. 6, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Herzog attends exhibition in memory of Nova Festival victims

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke on Wednesday evening at the opening ceremony of the exhibition "6:29" at the Tel Aviv Expo in memory of those murdered at the Nova Festival on Oct. 7. “It feels...
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. Photo: U.N./Manuel Elias.

5 Jordanians on trial for planning terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria

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Five Jordanians are standing trial in their home country for planning terrorist attacks against Israeli targets in Judea and Samaria, French news agency AFP reported on Tuesday. According to a Jordanian official, the suspects’ trial began last...
Then-Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at the welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, July 13, 2022. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Gantz meets with Biden officials amid Saudi normalization talk

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Israel's National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz paid a visit to Washington, D.C., this week for meetings with top Biden administration officials, the opposition politician revealed on Thursday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter),...
Professor Aren Maeir, from Bar-Ilan University’s Land of Israel studies and archaeology, models an ancient vessel and the new, recreated beer. Credit: Eliana Rudee.

A pint from the past: Israeli scientists resurrect yeast from ancient beer jugs to...

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Israeli scientists have recently provided a pint-sized glimpse into what it may have been like to have cocktails with Cleopatra and beer with the Pharaoh. This week, in a joint effort between the Hebrew University,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Ethiopian Immigrants Memorial Ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 2, 2019. Photo by Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash90.

Netanyahu reveals Israel is carrying out preemptive strikes against Iran and Hezbollah in Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Wednesday that the Jewish state was carrying out preemptive attacks against enemy targets, such as Iran and Hezbollah, in Syria. “The chain of tests that we are dealing...
Israel prepares a field hospital at Sheba Medical Center that will be transported to Ukraine on March 5, 2022. Credit: Sheba Medical Center.

Israeli field hospital for Ukrainian refugees to be named after Golda Meir

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Israel announced on Monday that it has officially approved a field hospital for refugees in Western Ukraine. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the humanitarian mission—dubbed “Kochav Meir” in Hebrew (“Shining Star”)—is named after the late Israeli...