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The damage caused to an army base from mortar shells fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, Nov. 20, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

IAF strikes three armed terror cells at Lebanese border

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Israeli aircraft on Tuesday struck three armed terror cells in Lebanese territory close to the border, as well as a number of Hezbollah targets, the army said. https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1726881534052061346 Sirens sounded in northern Israel on Tuesday morning due to...
Alan Sakowitz performs magic show for kids in Israel, many of whom have parents fighting in the Israel Defense Forces, Oct. 26-Nov. 7 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Wartime magician’ performs 26 shows in nine days for kids in Israel

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Alan Sakowitz just completed a whirlwind tour in Israel to entertain both displaced children and children of Israeli soldiers. Sakowitz performed in Efrat, Kiryat Gat, Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem and Beitar, doing 26 shows from Oct....
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Planning for the unknown in Gaza

Decades ago, I was asked to advise a joint working group from Israel’s Foreign and Tourism Ministries on a new slogan, essentially a new approach, that would help bring more visitors to Israel. I...
Families of those held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip hold photos of their loved ones during a protest outside of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on Oct. 21, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Progress made on hostage deal as Cabinet convenes

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping there will soon be good news regarding a deal to secure the release of some hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, he said on...
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Nov. 20, 2023. Credit: IDF.

Securing the Gaza humanitarian corridor

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It's noon. Salah ad-Din, the Gaza Strip's main road, is filled with thousands of residents moving south along the humanitarian corridor established by the Israel Defense Forces. The adults among them, men and women, raise their hands,...
Esther Brown, 18, from Mexico. Credit: Courtesy.

100 Jewish young men and women make ‘aliyah’ to enlist in IDF

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Some 100 young Jewish men and women from around the world have decided to make aliyah and enlist in the Israel Defense Forces as Israel wages war against the Hamas terrorist organization. In a month, they will...
Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza. Credit: IDF.

Israeli troops hold mezuzah-hanging ceremony in Gaza City

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IDF troops held a mezuzah-hanging ceremony in Gaza City, Israel National News reported on Monday. Givati Infantry Brigade Rabbi Daniel Kind led the ceremony, which was attended by soldiers and commanders in the Strip as part of the...
Family members of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip begin a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Nov. 14, 2023. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS.

Knesset bill enabling death penalty for terrorists on hold

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Legislation allowing for the death penalty to be applied to terrorists will be put on hold pending the approval of Israel’s Security Cabinet, said coalition chairman MK Ofir Katz on Monday. The announcement came after...
Hamas terrorists at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, Oct. 7, 2023. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

IDF releases footage of Hamas hiding hostages at Gaza’s Shifa Hospital

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Hamas held at least three of the estimated 240 hostages it kidnapped on Oct. 7 at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Sunday night. The military presented CCTV footage of the...
Friends of Liel and Yanai Hetzroni attend their funeral at Kibbutz Revivim, Nov. 15, 2023. Photo by Rina Castelnuovo.

Farewell to Liel, 12-year-old victim of Hamas

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KIBBUTZ REVIVIM—Clothes. Perfume. Sewing materials from school. In the end, these were the belongings of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, burned alive in the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, which were buried late Wednesday in the small cemetery of...