Israel News

The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday that it killed a Hamas Nukhba Force terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023, massacre and took part in the killing of a senior Israeli military commander.

Israeli researchers have developed an innovative plant-based “super sponge” capable of rapidly absorbing massive amounts of oil while also helping naturally occurring bacteria break down the pollution.

A record 68,944 Jewish visitors ascended the Temple Mount during the Hebrew year 5786, continuing a steady rise in Jewish visitation to Judaism’s holiest site despite months of closures and security restrictions.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Wednesday that Iran could face another major Israeli attack, declaring during a visit to Mount Hermon that Jerusalem remains prepared to strike again if Tehran renews threats against the Jewish state.

Israel’s population has reached an estimated 10.305 million people ahead of Rosh Hashanah, growing by approximately 124,000 during the past year, according to new figures released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.

France says it will begin the process of banning products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, as European governments increase economic pressure on Israel over the expansion of Jewish communities and violence between Jewish settlers and Palestinians.

Israeli security authorities are warning of an elevated terrorist threat against Israelis and Jewish communities as the nation approaches the High Holy Days, beginning with Rosh Hashanah on Friday evening and continuing through Yom Kippur later this month.

Britain announced a ban on imports from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank, on Tuesday, September 8, prompting Israel to announce the closure of Britain’s Jerusalem consulate and its exclusion from a U.S.-led Gaza coordination mission.

The Israel Defense Forces launched an unannounced nationwide military exercise Sunday, testing Israel’s ability to respond to a sudden, large-scale war erupting simultaneously on multiple fronts as the Jewish High Holidays approach.

Israel struck Hezbollah positions across southern Lebanon overnight Sunday after the Iranian-backed terrorist organization launched two explosive drones at Israeli troops operating near the strategic Ali al-Taher Ridge, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that removing Iran’s ruling regime has become Israel’s “central mission,” telling senior military officials that the goal is now “within reach” as Tehran faces mounting pressure from Israel, the United States, and regional fallout from its terror network.

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday it had completed clearing a strategic Hezbollah underground facility beneath the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon and was preparing the tunnel complex for demolition.

President Donald Trump sought to reassure Israel on Wednesday as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran raised fears of a broader regional escalation, saying Israel “should not worry” and predicting the conflict with Tehran would not last much longer.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece to halt the militarization of Aegean islands after Athens signed a major defense agreement with Israel, a move that could reshape the military balance in the eastern Mediterranean.

The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it has dismantled more than 26 kilometers, or about 16 miles, of underground terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire agreement with Hamas went into effect last October.