Articles by July, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to depart for Washington on Saturday night or Sunday for a high-stakes visit following the 12-Day War with Iran. The trip, described by Netanyahu as opening "a great many historic opportunities," comes amid mounting pressure to secure a hostage release deal and bring an end to the ongoing war in Gaza

A week after the conclusion of the 12-Day War with Iran, Israel's defense establishment revealed that approximately 86% of the 550 ballistic missiles launched from Iran were successfully intercepted. Defense officials attribute this success to the country’s multi-layered missile defense systems, including Arrow 3, David’s Sling, and U.S.-supplied THAAD and Aegis systems

The Israeli Automobile Importers Association has released vehicle delivery data for the first half of 2025, showing a modest 3% year-over-year increase, with 159,566 vehicles delivered compared to 155,181 in H1 2024. But behind the headline figures lies a complex and somewhat distorted picture of the local car market

A significant new hostage deal between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas is reportedly nearing completion, with guarantees from former U.S. President Donald Trump that both parties will engage in negotiations aimed at ending the ongoing war in Gaza. According to Qatar’s Al-Arabi channel, the proposed agreement includes long-term security arrangements and a framework for managing “the day after” the war in the Gaza Strip

Thousands gathered on Saturday night in Kidnapped Square, Tel Aviv, as hope rises for a potential hostage deal and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The rally, organized by the Hostage Families' Forum, comes on the heels of Hamas’ “positive response” to the latest proposal from international mediators

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in coordination with the Defense Minister, announced late Monday night that it had carried out a series of precision strikes on Houthi targets in western Yemen, following repeated missile attacks launched from the region toward Israel. According to the IDF, the targets included key infrastructure used by the Iranian-backed Houthi movement

Intel has initiated a new round of layoffs in Israel, marking the first time in years that employees at the company’s chip manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat are being affected. According to sources familiar with the matter, employees at the Kiryat Gat site were summoned for hearings beginning Monday, with estimates suggesting the number of layoffs could reach into the hundreds

Captain Roy Biran, 21, from the settlement of Shorashim, was killed Thursday night in an explosion that occurred outside a building previously secured by the IDF in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. Biran, who served as a team commander in the elite Golani Patrol, was posthumously promoted to the rank of captain

Six months into the war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to halt hostilities. A cease-fire agreement, negotiated through Egyptian mediators, was on the table. The plan, if enacted, would have paused fighting for at least six weeks, led to the release of more than 30 hostages, and opened the door to peace talks with Hamas — and potentially to a historic normalization deal with Saudi Arabia

Thousands gathered Saturday night at Kidnapped Square in central Tel Aviv and in front of the Kirya’s Begin Gate in parallel demonstrations marking 4,000 days since the capture of Lt. Hadar Goldin, whose remains have been held in Gaza since Operation Protective Edge in 2014