(JTA) — President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that some Israeli hostages have died inside Gaza since the last ceasefire, alarming families of the 20 hostages thought to remain alive.
Trump made the comment while speaking to reporters at the...
KIBBUTZ EREZ, Israel — Under the shade of a large tree on Kibbutz Erez less than a mile from the Gaza Strip, half a dozen Israeli children play history trivia games with a counselor.
When loud booms from Gaza echo across the sky, some of the kids...
(JTA) — Jews around the world are marking a grim date on Tuesday: the first anniversary on the Jewish calendar of when six hostages were murdered by Hamas in captivity, shortly after the collapse of negotiations that would have freed at least some...
(JTA) — The Department of State has halted a program meant to allow Gazan children who require medical care to receive it in the United States.
Laura Loomer, a Jewish provocateur who holds considerable sway in the Trump administration despite...
(JNS) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized nationwide anti-government demonstrations on Sunday, saying at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting that the results are the opposite of what they claim to want.
“Those who today...
(JTA) — Hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Sunday at the end of a day of demonstrations around the country to call for the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza.
Demonstrations took place in at least 200 locations, and some...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published August 17, 2025
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(JTA) — After weeks of mounting pressure on Israel to address reports of a humanitarian...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published August 15, 2025
A $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the Clayton antisemitic hate crime that damaged three vehicles and left antisemitic graffiti in a residential neighborhood. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Jewish...
(JTA) — Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to “go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
The post marked one of the first times that Madonna has commented on...
(JTA) — Israel is fending off criticism after killing a well known Al Jazeera correspondent whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter in a strike on Gaza City on Sunday night.
Anas al-Sharif, 28, was killed while sheltering in a tent near Al-Shifa...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday that Israel does not seek to stay in Gaza, but to replace the Hamas regime with an expanded military operation, and insisted that was the best way to bring the war to a speedy conclusion.
“Our...
(JTA) — U2 frontman Bono stood out in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel for dedicating a song to the hundreds of “beautiful kids” murdered at the Nova music festival.
Now, Bono and his bandmates have broken...
