Articles by April, 2025

Hamas released a third video of Israeli abductee Elkana Bohbut on Saturday, continuing its campaign of weekly hostage videos aimed at pressuring the Israeli government into striking a deal. Bohbut, who was kidnapped during the October 7 Nova music festival massacre, turned 36 in captivity last month. His latest appearance follows two previous videos in which he pleaded for his release and spoke emotionally about being separated from his young son and wife

An Israeli soldier was killed Saturday in the northern Gaza Strip, marking the first military fatality in over three months and since the collapse of the ceasefire with Hamas. The IDF confirmed that Sergeant Major Ghalb Suleiman al-Nassara, 35, from Rahat, was killed during an operation near Beit Hanoun aimed at locating and destroying Hamas attack tunnels close to the Israeli border

A seismic moment in Israeli political and legal history unfolded Monday as the head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), Ronen Bar, submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court that stunned the nation and sent shockwaves through the political establishment

Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point Software Technologies kicked off its first full quarter under new CEO Nadav Tzafrir with solid financial results, modestly exceeding analysts’ expectations. The company reported a 7% year-over-year increase in revenue, reaching $638 million—right in the middle of its forecasted range and slightly above market predictions of $636.2 million. Net income climbed 9% to $246 million, or $2.21 per share, surpassing analysts’ expectations of $2.19 per share

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday that Sergeant Major. (res.) Assaf Kafri, 26, from Beit Hashmonai, was killed on Thursday afternoon during combat operations in the northern Gaza Strip. Kafri, a tank driver in the 79th Battalion of the 'Ha-Machetz' Brigade (14), was fatally struck in a combined terrorist attack near an IDF outpost