Israel at War
Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (front left) speaks during a signing ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center, back) in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
June 26, 2026, 3:48 pm
Lebanon, Israel sign ‘framework agreement’ to end hostilities
The Trump administration mediated the agreement
By Grace Gilson
Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Mediterannean coast. (Photo by Yeshaya Dinerstein via Pexels)
June 17, 2026, 9:23 am
Pittsburgh students navigate Israeli internships amid missile attacks
'Realistically, there is a war going on, and you can't take life for granted'
By Adam Reinherz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video message released on June 8, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
June 8, 2026, 4:43 pm
PM called off major Iran strike after Trump warned Israel would be on its own — reports
About-face, said to come at last minute, reportedly follows tense calls about renewed fighting; Netanyahu says fire has ‘been halted’ but could return if Israel attacked
By Nava Freiberg
Children play in a public bomb shelter in the Nahlaot neighborhood of central Jerusalem, June 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 3:59 pm
Israelis confront yet another wartime flare after Iranian fire
Schools closed, hospitals underground — but for how long?
By Theia Chatelle
Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell, at a bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction in Israel’s south, Oct. 7, 2023. (Credit: Israel Defense Forces’ Spokesperson’s Unit)
June 3, 2026, 10:53 pm
Hamas terrorist who kidnapped four on Oct. 7 eliminated in Gaza strike
Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan helped kidnap Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel and Or Levy from a bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction in Israel’s south, according to the IDF.
By JNS Staff
Screenshot of the recorded testimony of Darin Komarov, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre to the Civil Service Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children. (Courtesy, Civil Commission)
May 12, 2026, 9:42 am
Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds
Rape, sexual torture, mutilation and postmortem sexual abuse found to have been used to ‘terrorize’ Israeli society, with images of the atrocities ‘weaponized’ through social media
By Jeremy Sharon
Eyal Golan, left, and his father Meir visit the grave of Eyal's sister Shirel, who died by suicide after surviving the Oct. 7 massacre at the Nova music festival, Tel Mond, Israel, April 21, 2026. (Deborah Danan)
April 21, 2026, 3:08 pm
Netanyahu heckled at Israel’s official Memorial Day ceremony
A different skirmish also broke out at a ceremony at Tel Aviv’s military cemetery.
By Deborah Danan
A photograph of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue in southern Lebanon was verified as authentic by the Israeli army on April 19, 2026. (Screenshot from X)
April 20, 2026, 10:48 am
Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The incident comes as Christians around the world accuse Israel of discriminating against them.
By Philissa Cramer
A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke as it rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted villages on southern Lebanon on April 16, 2026. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
April 16, 2026, 5:57 pm
Israel agrees to 10-day halt in fighting in Lebanon, after Trump announces ceasefire
The ceasefire comes as Trump aims to preserve his talks with Iran, whose proxy Hezbollah is based in Lebanon.
By Grace Gilson
Israelis attend a rally outside the southern Israeli city of Sderot, calling for the release of slain hostages Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak, whose bodies are still held by Hamas in Gaza, Nov. 29, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
December 4, 2025, 4:00 pm
Hostage’s remains returned to Israel; Trump says ceasefire’s next phase to ‘happen pretty soon’
There is now just a single Israeli hostage remaining in Gaza.
By Philissa Cramer
Pittsburghers listen to Shelly Shem Tov on Nov. 23, 2025. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
November 24, 2025, 6:27 pm
Mother of hostage held in Gaza for 505 days tells Pittsburghers to stay positive and promote love
Disagreements in Israel and across the Diaspora must not be consumed by anger, Shelly Shem Tov says. 'The most important thing is that we need to love each other'
By Adam Reinherz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) is joined by Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and other officials for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on July 09, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, via JNS)
November 11, 2025, 4:56 pm
Ron Dermer resigns as Israel’s strategic affairs minister
In his letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Dermer cites two extended terms and reflects on guiding Israel through crisis
By JNS Staff
Israeli actress and "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot attends the opening ceremony of the Jerusalem Film Festival on June 17, 2025. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
November 11, 2025, 4:49 pm
Gal Gadot wins Genesis Prize for ‘defense of Israel’ as Gaza war divides Hollywood
The prize foundation cited the “Wonder Woman” star’s “moral clarity” in her advocacy for Israeli hostages in Gaza.
By Shira Li Bartov
Deborah Turness, who resigned the day before as BBC News CEO, faces the media as she arrives at the offices of the BBC in London, Nov. 10, 2025. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)
November 10, 2025, 9:30 am
BBC execs resign amid scandal over Trump interview edit and Gaza war coverage
The resignations came after a memo published in a right-leaning British newspaper detailed the BBC’s errors.
By Shira Li Bartov
IDF Staff. Sgt. Itay Chen's family and Israeli President Isaac Herzog (left), attend his funeral at the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv, Nov, 9, 2025.(Photo by Haim Zach/GPO)
November 9, 2025, 10:28 am
Thousands accompany former hostage Itay Chen to final resting place
“It's so terrible that it's the end. I understand that I will have to accept that I will not be able to hug you anymore,” said his mother, Hagit Chen.
By JNS Staff
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