Becca Near, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 24, 2025
Last month, I had the immense honor of visiting Israel and spending time with our United Hatzalah volunteers on the ground. United Hatzalah is an Israeli volunteer-based emergency medical services organization, which provides free service throughout Israel.
It...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Sunday.
The call was focused on “regional developments, including releasing the hostages and the resumption of fighting...
By Philissa Cramer, JTA
• Published March 19, 2025
Former Israeli hostages are speaking out against Israel’s renewed military campaign in Gaza, warning that continued fighting puts those still in captivity at risk. At a protest in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, freed hostage Yarden Bibas condemned the...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Iranian terror subsidiary in the Gaza Strip, confirmed on Tuesday evening “with great pride and honor” that its spokesman Naji Abu Saif, known as “Abu Hamza,” was killed in Israeli strike that day.
The terror group...
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that Hamas will face intensified military action unless it releases all remaining hostages.
“The murderous Hamas needs to understand: If they do not release all our hostages, our blows will...
(JTA) — Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza overnight, bringing an end to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire after two months.
Israeli leaders announced that they ordered the strikes after Hamas would not agree to frameworks for a hostage deal proposed by Israeli...
By Philissa Cramer, JTA
• Published March 17, 2025
A U.S. Justice Department task force will seek redress for victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in the latest Trump administration move aimed at demonstrating support for Jews and Israelis.
The task force, announced Monday by Attorney...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 17, 2025
The documentary “October 8,” now playing in St. Louis, explores the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Directed by veteran filmmaker Wendy Sachs, a former "Dateline" producer, the film highlights how it has spread across...
The United States’ military operation against Houthi terrorists in Yemen continued throughout the day on Sunday, as the Iranian-backed militia group launched fresh attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command, which oversees...
Hamas has agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last known American hostage held in Gaza, along with the bodies of four other dual-national hostages. The move comes as part of ongoing negotiations to end the Israel-Hamas war. Israel has not accepted the...
For over a year, an image of the Bibas family in Batman pajamas symbolized the global call for their return from captivity in Gaza. This Purim, children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor Ariel Bibas, the 4-year-old who was...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published March 11, 2025
Once again, Camp Ben Frankel is asking the St. Louis Jewish community for its help.
Last summer, the camp launched an emergency fundraising campaign to try to bring up to 17 Israeli children affected by the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas...
