Hostage families praise Sinwar’s killing, urge gov’t to double down on talks
“I think it’s a chance that won’t present itself again," Daniel Lifshitz, the grandson of hostage Oded Lifshitz, 84, told JNS on Thursday in reference to Hamas terrorist chief Yahya Sinwar's killing.
IDF soldiers killed Sinwar in a...
‘Evil has suffered a severe blow,’ Netanyahu says after Sinwar slain
"Evil has suffered a severe blow," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday night following the confirmation of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar's death in a southern Gaza shootout.
"The man who committed the...
IDF: Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar is dead
Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed Hamas terror master Yahya Sinwar in a firefight in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the military confirmed in a press release on Thursday night.
Sinwar "was eliminated after hiding...
Netanyahu to Macron: UN did not create Israel, ‘heroic fighters’ did
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a rejoinder to French President Emmanuel Macron's claim earlier that day that Israel was created by the United Nations.
"A reminder to the French President: It was...
Netanyahu denies EU claims that Israel targets UN in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected outright allegations by several European foreign ministers that Israel had targeted U.N. troops in Lebanon.
"The charge that Israel deliberately attacked UNIFIL personnel is completely false....
IDF: 200 Israelis rescued in Judea and Samaria since Oct. 7
The Israel Defense Forces over the past year rescued more than 200 people—civilians and soldiers—from territories under the control of the Palestinian Authority and other unsafe areas in Judea and Samaria, Brig. Gen. Hisham...
‘Lady in Red’ Nova festival survivor reflects on Oct. 7
The haunting image of Vlada Patapov, known as the "Lady in Red," fleeing the Nova music festival massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, became one of the most iconic visuals of the tragedy in southern...
Biden, Netanyahu talk for first time in nearly 50 days
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday morning—their first phone call since Aug. 21, according to White House readouts of their communications.
The two leaders did not appear to speak on...
Supreme Court overturns Tel Aviv ban on outdoor Yom Kippur prayers
Israel's Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday night against a ban on gender-separated Jewish prayer services in Tel Aviv's public spaces during the holiday of Yom Kippur, local media reported.
"We order that the appellants...
Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi declared dead
Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi, previously believed to be alive in Hamas captivity, was murdered during the terror group’s attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken to Gaza, Channel 12 reported on Monday, the first...