A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — WASHINGTON — U.S. and Israeli officials say a deal to release the hostages still held by Hamas may be imminent,…
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Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli troops to occupy the Syrian side of a buffer zone on the Golan Heights for the…
What the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria means for Israel
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has fled the country and his government has fallen to rebels, a swift and stunning collapse…
IIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire begins after more than a year of fighting
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Israel’s security cabinet has approved a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, which would end more than a year of conflict…
Israeli soccer fans injured in Amsterdam mob violence that authorities denounce as antisemitic
by Ron Kampeas This is a developing story. (JTA) – Israel said it had dispatched two planes to Amsterdam early Friday morning to extricate Israeli…