Terrorist attacks on israel

Palestinian ‘pay-for-slay’ policy isn’t over, watchdog says, citing Saturday payouts

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had signed a decree in February canceling the program, an announcement which was met with widespread European approval.

Palestinians hold pictures of their relatives during a protest demanding Israel to return the bodies of Palestinians held by Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 31, 2025.
Deadly shooting at the Jerusalem Ramot Junction on September 8, where six people were murdered and dozens were wounded.

Military prosecution indicts four Palestinians involved in Ramot Junction terror attack

IDF responds to terror attack in West Bank, September 28, 2025.

Two West Bank terrorists target IDF soldiers in ramming, shooting attack as Yom Kippur ends

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025.

Haredi donors: Stop funding division, support national service and unity within Israel - comment


'She lit up the room': Tiferet Lapidot was murdered at Re'im rave

For a week, she had been officially missing and her family thought she was among the hostages who had been kidnapped to Gaza from the rave.

 Tiferet Lapidot

How Jewish parents can help kids deal with a flood of pain on social media

As parents, and as a broader community, we can, and must do better than just telling people to look away from social media.

 A kid holds an Israeli flag to protest about the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium, October 9, 2023.

Evacuating in style: US sends cruise ship to get Its citizens out of Israel

With many flights out of Israel canceled, the United States chartered the Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship to get its citizens out of danger.

 A woman holds documents before boarding a ship for U.S. nationals and their immediate family members, as they leave Israel headed for Cyprus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Haifa, Israel, October 16, 2023.

Overwhelmed: The IDF’s first hours fighting the terror waves on Oct 7

Israel believes this will be a long war. Many questions remain about the response at the border.

 Israeli soldiers seen in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 11, 2023.

Americans waiting to evacuate Israel by sea hope for safety and respite

American-Israelis and American-Palestinians have been faced with a difficult choice; to stay amidst a war or evacuate to safety.

 People carry their personal belongings before boarding a ship for U.S. nationals and their immediate family members, as they leave Israel headed for Cyprus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Haifa, Israel, October 16, 2023.

Israeli Taylor Swift guard heads home to fight Hamas

Taylor Swift's Israeli bodyguard is returning home to join his IDF unit in the fight against Hamas.

 Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023.

Meet the IDF commander whose team was first on the scene at Re'im

"Along the road to Ofakim, we saw bodies every 10 meters," he recalled. "They were bodies of terrorists, civilians, and soldiers, and it only got worse as we neared Re'im."

 Israeli soldiers inspect the burnt cars of festival-goers at the site of an attack on the Nova Festival by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 13, 2023.

British royalty, Kim Kardashian call out horrors of Hamas

"My heart is breaking seeing the videos of these babies and families being terrorized and murdered," wrote Kim Kardashian.


Would-be blood donors at Tel Aviv hospital today must register first

Those who want to donate blood in the Dan Region must register and make an appointment, and must meet certain health criteria.

 An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man donates blood as part of a blood-drive following a mass-rampage by armed Palestinian infiltrators into Israel, in Jerusalem October 9, 2023.

IDF ready to crush rule of Hamas in Gaza, spokesperson says

The IDF spokesperson warned Israeli citizens not to become complacent, noting that Hamas still "has significant capabilities" even after eight days of overwhelming IDF air strikes.

 An Israeli soldier looks out from a tank at sunset as an artillery unit gathers near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 12, 2023.