(JTA) — Argentina’s Jewish community is reeling after at least four people with local roots were killed in the Hamas attack on Israel Saturday, while several others are missing and feared kidnapped or dead.
The distress is being acutely felt...
(JTA) — One, just out of the army, told his dad “I love you” and “I’m sorry” then disappeared. One who just joined the army has no family nearby, so a stranger is keeping him company in the hospital. One was a peace activist.
These are...
Lisa Keys, Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published October 8, 2023
(New York Jewish Week) — As Israel continued to clear the Gaza border area of Hamas attackers, and came to grips with an attack that killed 700 people, hundreds of people came to rally in support of the country outside the United Nations on Sunday afternoon.
But...
The Pentagon announced on Sunday that it's sending "additional equipment and resources, including munitions" to the Israel Defense Forces while redirecting a Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The security assistance "will begin moving...
Headline: Israel shifts to ‘offensive phase’ of Gaza op after 700 killed
Intro: The Cabinet officially approved a war situation and the taking of significant military steps, as per Article 40 of Basic Law: The Government.
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Israel's Security...
(JTA) – More than 5,000 young adults on long-term programs in Israel are out of danger, an umbrella group for the programs said.
A spokesperson for Masa Israel Journey — which guides participants to hundreds of gap-year, career training and continuing...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration is investigating reports that Americans are among the at least 600 people killed and the 100 or so abducted in the Hamas invasion of Israel.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking on Sunday news...
This is a developing story.
(JTA) — As dawn broke in Israel Sunday, the contours of the previous 24 hours of violence following a broad attack by Hamas were still coming into devastating focus.
A notice from the Israeli embassy in Washington,...
On Saturday morning, Oct. 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorist organization launched a massive assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip, infiltrating several Israeli communities, killing at least 600 people, wounding over 2,000 and taking hostages back into Gaza.
An...
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday hit targets in southern Lebanon with artillery, after Hezbollah terrorists there fired mortars at the Jewish state.
The military confirmed that there were no casualties in the Hezbollah attack.
The shells landed in...
(JTA) — Saturday was a day of bloodshed unprecedented in Israel’s history.
Beginning in the morning of a Jewish holiday, hundreds of militants broke through the barrier between Israel and Gaza and spread into more than 20 locations, killing 300...
Hamas claimed on Saturday to have abducted 163 Israelis and taken them to the Gaza Strip after dispatching dozens of terrorists into the Jewish state as part of a major attack.
Unconfirmed footage circulating online showed alleged Hamas terrorists ushering...
