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Rare giant phantom jellyfish found near Argentina during early February mission

The jellyfish has a bell size of up to one meter in diameter, and its four arms can reach lengths of up to about ten meters.

 A jellyfish is seen near a boat by the coast of Haifa at the Mediterranean sea, Israel July 25, 2022.
Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena (L) speaks with US President Donald Trump at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026.

As socialist governments fall, Israel must seize moment in Latin America - opinion

Argentina's President Javier Milei walks to the podium ahead of addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Direct flights, Jerusalem embassy move mark historic turn in Argentina-Israel ties - opinion

From left to right: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Robert Karofsky, Global Wealth Management President at UBS Americas, Barbara Levi, General Counsel at UBS Group AG, and Neil Barofsky, partner at Jenner and Block LLP, testify during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Credit Suisse had many more bank accounts with Nazi ties than previously known, investigation finds


'Red tide' turns Argentina's beaches crimson: Massive macroalgae invasion hits Mar del Plata

The 'red tide' is a natural phenomenon caused by the massive shedding of algae from deep waters, which can be triggered by storms or the natural aging of the algae.

 'Red tide' turns Argentina's beaches crimson: Massive macroalgae invasion hits Mar del Plata. Illustration.

Argentina debates renaming 'Palestine Street' to 'Bibas Family Street'

Argentine media reports suggest that Milei supports this initiative, but the decision lies with the Buenos Aires Legislature, where there are differing views.

 Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were murdered in captivity by Hamas in November 2023.

Argentina honors slain Bibas mother and children, declaring two days of national mourning

In Buenos Aires, the Planetarium, the Woman’s Bridge, the Usina del Arte, and the Lezama Palace will be illuminated. The city’s iconic Obelisk changed to illuminate images of Shiri and her two sons.

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

'Unspeakably evil': Kfir, Ariel Bibas were brutally murdered in Gaza captivity, not by IAF strike

Though the bodies of the two murdered young children were a DNA match, the body of their mother, Shiri, was not.

A tag is seen with images of Yarden, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas

Ex-hostage Iair Horn calls on Argentinian officials to free his brother, remaining hostages in Gaza

Argentina has been actively working to secure the release of its nationals held by Hamas since the October 7 attack, in which dozens of foreign nationals were kidnapped.

Eitan Horn.

Argentina's Milei to decree a national day of mourning for the Bibas brothers

The Bibas brothers held dual Israeli-Argentine citizenship through their mother, Shiri Bibas.

 Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

How international media reported latest Hamas hostage release in Gaza

US news highlighted the fragility of the deal, while Russian and Argentinian outlets spotlighted their respective citizens being released.

U.S.-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are escorted by Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel

Student discovers 11,700-year-old remains of mega mammal Glyptodon in Argentina's Córdoba River

Researchers identified the fossil as Glyptodon reticulatus, a megafauna species from the Late Pleistocene epoch.

 Student discovers 11,700-year-old remains of mega mammal Glyptodon in Argentina's Córdoba River.

Hostage documentary to tell the Nir Oz story of ‘The Cunios’

The documentary tells the harrowing story of an Argentine-Israeli family taken hostage in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz, with ties to Pope Francis and global efforts for their release.

 Hamas captivity survivor Danielle Aloni holds posters of her brother-in-law David Cunio and his brother Ariel Cunio, who remain hostages in Gaza.

From vulnerability to strength: Empowering the economically at-risk

JDC leverages its vast experience of social innovation and impact to help vulnerable Jews and strengthen Jewish communities.

 JDC has developed programs to help reservists and disabled veterans transition back to work  and fill roles that Israeli businesses need to return to full productivity. Pictured here, reservists at a management training initiative.