Israel Daily News Podcast

Hospitals in Israel are bracing for the potential arrival of 33 hostages returning from the Gaza Strip, amid significant uncertainty about their physical and mental health; A Palestinian ex-Shin Bet informant was indicted on terrorism charges for the murder of an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor & Israeli airline Arkia will launch the only direct flights to New York other than El Al starting on...

Bedouin Israeli Yousef Al-Ziyadne was found dead in Gaza with traces of his son nearby; The High Court of Justice rules that starting in 2026, there will be no limit to the number of ultra-Orthodox men the Israel Defense Forces has the capacity to enlist; Israeli passport ranks as the 19th most powerful in the world &  A Torah thought by Rabbi Yossi Madvig of Oswego, New York.  Israel Daily Ne...

Three Israelis were killed and eight others were wounded in a terror attack in the northern West Bank Monday; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a stand-out interview which was recorded on camera for the New York Times & A Tel Aviv apartment building has become Israel’s first to install a solar energy storage system, meant to provide a backup power source in case of…. emergency.  Israe...

Finish out the holiday week with a Torah thought from Rabbi Yossi Madvig of Oswego, New York. Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org Israel Daily News Roundtable: https://www.patreon.com/shannafuld Support our Wartime News Coverage: https://www.gofundme.com/f/independent-journalist-covering-israels-war Links to all things IDN: ⁠ ht...

Farms are suffering in Israel and while food rescue organization ‘Leket’ has primarily been working to get meals to those in need around the country, there’s a new need that CEO Joe Gitler and his team are working to achieve – hanging on to Israel’s farms. This story was initially supposed to be a three-minute sponsored feature at the end of Thursday’s news podcast, but the discussion was so inter...

An IDF airstrike kills five staffers from the PIJ-affiliated Al-Quds Today TV station; The court convicts the first Israeli arrested for espionage during this war & An exclusive interview with Director/ Producer David Weprin for the new Matisyahu film “Song of Ascent” set to be released Monday night in the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival. Get your free tickets for the Matisyahu film premiere in Jer...

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile at central Israel overnight Friday into Saturday… and it was not intercepted.. A fire broke out early this morning at a boarding school on David Yellin Street in Jerusalem, leaving 48 people injured; Israel is testing a new laser beam system to safely deter cranes from damaging crops in the Hula Valley.  & we are offering two free tickets t...

Israel’s army launched airstrikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen after a missile from Yemen hit a school in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, causing major damage but no injuries; The IDF General Staff will begin reviewing tomorrow one of the war's most significant operational investigations: the events of October 6-7. & A Torah Thought by Rabbi Yossi Madvig of Oswego, New York.  Israel Daily New...

On the fourth day of PM Netanyahu’s corruption trial, he emphasized the distinction between “requests” and “demands,” for favorable media coverage; Negotiations between Hamas and Israel have reportedly reached an advanced stage, with discussions focusing on a three-phase agreement with a prisoner swap & Israel has launched its first domestically built quantum computer. Israel Daily News websit...

A Houthi-launched ballistic missile from Yemen triggered sirens to ring out across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, and Herzliya. Israel is ready to retaliate; Israel has launched heavy airstrikes on military targets in Syria's coastal Tartus region – the most significant in more than a decade. & Justice Minister Yariv Levin is pushing to revive the government's halted judicial...

Enjoy a Torah Thought on Parshat Vayishlach from Rabbi Yossi Madvig of Oswego New York. Podcast Host Shanna Fuld is on a 2-day Journalist retreat in Jerusalem. Keep an eye on social media for a “week-in-review” of the top stories from this past week @israeldaily.news ​Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org ​Israel Daily News Roundtable: https://www.patreon.com/shannafuld ​Support o...

Prime Minister Netanyahu testified on Tuesday, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to defend himself in a public corruption trial; The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday night that it conducted more than 350 strikes across Syria & Eco Wave Power officially inaugurates Israel's first sea wave energy project on December 5 at the historic Jaffa Port. The Israel Daily News was on the sce...

The Assad regime has officially tumbled as Islamist rebels overtook the capital and cleared army posts over the weekend… and now Israel works to protect the Druze and Kurdish communities; Four IDF reservists were killed during a scouting mission in Southern Lebanon on Sunday & A drone, likely from Yemen, exploded in Yavne Monday. ​Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org ​Israel Dail...

Israeli officials presented Hamas with an updated ceasefire proposal that includes the release of 100 hostages; Israeli forces recovered the body of 38-year-old Itay Svirsky, a hostage murdered by Hamas nearly a year ago, during a covert operation in Gaza. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $27.8 million (100 million shekels) donation to support the reconstruction of northern...

The IDF advises ~ 30 soldiers and officers to avoid international travel; Four Israeli anti-government protesters face terror charges for allegedly firing flares at Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Caesarea residence last month. & And our exclusive coverage of a new documentary out called “The Children of October 7th” presented by social media sensation turned Israel advocate Montana Tucker. Israel Dail...

Happy Thanksgiving & Shabbat Shalom. Enjoy a Torah thought from Rabbi Yossi Madvig on Parsha Toldos. Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org Israel Daily News Roundtable: https://www.patreon.com/shannafuld Support our Wartime News Coverage: https://www.gofundme.com/f/independent-journalist-covering-israels-war Links to all things IDN:⁠ https://linktr.ee/israeldailynews

US envoy Amos Hochstein says Israel has breached the Lebanon ceasefire agreement; The IDF confirmed the death of 21-year-old Capt. Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli soldier, who was abducted by Hamas during an attack on October 7, 2023 & Doa Al Aubra becomes the first religious Muslim woman to serve as deputy head of a United Hatzalah branch. ​Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org...

US brokers ceasefire with Hezbollah and Israel in effect since 4:00 am; Hamas states they are serious about a ceasefire, too & France says they will not act on the ICC request for countries to arrest PM Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant if they come to the country.  ​Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org ​Israel Daily News Roundtable: https://www.patreon.com/shannafuld...

Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary in the UAE, was found dead on Sunday with three suspects from Uzbekistan arrested in connection with his murder; Reports are surfacing that US President Biden and French President Macron are set to announce a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah & An Israeli court ruled that a toddler born through a fertility clinic mix-up should be raised by her bio...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. We have comment from UN Watch Exec Dir. Hillel Neuer; Prime Minister Netanyahu is reportedly advancing legislation to prevent the formation of a State Commission of Inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attacks & A short interview with child neurologi...

Israeli icon, activist and former Member of Knesset Dr. Einat Wilf speaks at Shanna Fuld’s Sunset Series, addressing the Tribe Tel Aviv international community regarding the creation of Israel, why UNRWA (United Nations Relief & Works Agency) must be dismantled in order to have peace and a shared Israeli/ Palestinian existence and how the Trump Administration policies benefited Israel and the...

Senior members of Hamas's leadership have left Qatar… for Turkey; An Israeli airstrike in central Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, Mohammed Afif. & For the first time in Israeli military history, female combat soldiers from the IDF's Combat Intelligence Battalion crossed into southern Lebanon as part of an operational mission. Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org Israel Da...

Six Israeli soldiers have been killed in a clash with Hezbollah forces as Israeli troops moved deeper into southern Lebanon; The Eritrean government posted 84,000 NIS to release their citizens from Israeli jail & a special report about the numerous street cats in Israel. Guess how many there are?! Erica Jackson has the story. Special thanks to Alex Alperin for assistant producing.  Israel Dail...

A video of Israeli hostage Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov shows a sign of life;  The Jerusalem District Court denied Prime Minister Netanyahu’s request to postpone his trial testimony scheduled for December 2nd. & Four Israeli soldiers in Gaza killed with 2 civilians killed by rocketfire in Nahariya.    Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org Israel Daily News Roundtable: https://ww...

Ten Israeli soccer fans were badly hurt Thursday night when they were attacked by local Arab and Muslim gangs; Qatar recently decided to step back from its role mediating negotiations between Israel and Hamas & President-elect Donald Trump confirms pro-Israel Republican Representative Elise Stefanik will be his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.    Israel Daily News website: https://israel...