Israel Updates

Jay Zeidman Oct 02, 2024 I first want to wish all of our readers who celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a sweet, healthy, and happy holiday. It is truly impossible to think about the range of emotions we have all experienced over the past year. Please continue to pray for the people of […]

I hope everyone who observed Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement, had an easy fast and as we say in Hebrew, “G’mar chatima tova” (May you be sealed in the Book of Life). Today’s lengthy Sunday update mostly focuses on reflections of October 7th and the multi-front, year-long year that Israel is engaged in. Thank

The Numbers Casualties 1,715 Israelis have been killed including 740 IDF soldiers (+5 since Sunday) since October 7th Sgt. Omri Tamari (19); Sgt. Yosef Hieb, (19); Sgt. Yoav Agmon, (19); and Sgt. Alon Amitay, (19) Sergeant Koren Bitan (19), was killed in southern Gaza First Sgt. Adir Kadosh, 33 succumbed to his wounds after a terrorist opened fire along

Jay Zeidman Dec 22, 2024 Situational Update Per the Institute for the Study of War: The Houthis fired a Palestine-2 ballistic missile targeting the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, injuring 16 Israelis. The IDF fired interceptors but missed the projectile. The missile landed near a playground in the Tel Aviv area (thankfully it was in the evening and no

Hostages Held in Gaza: 73; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Feb 15, 2025 **I highly recommend listening to Dan Senor’s podcast this week (link below), as he sits down for a longform interview with former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. ** Subscribed U.S. citizen Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Alexander Sasha Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46, were freed today in

Jay Zeidman Dec 25, 2024 I first wanted to highlight two articles which I felt were worth sharing at the top of this update (both have been included in previous updates): Report: Questionable Counting: Analysing the Death Toll from the Hamas-Run Ministry of Health in Gaza by Andrew Fox with The Henry Jackson Society The cult

Hostages Held in Gaza: 73; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Feb 19, 2025 According to the Times of Israel: all six remaining living hostages slated to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal will be freed Saturday, Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday, in a surprise move apparently linked to growing worries

Jay Zeidman Jan 01, 2025 Wishing all of you a happy New Year and happy final night of Hanukkah. Chag Semeach as we say in Hebrew. We pray that all of our hostages come home now and that the people of Israel can live in peace. Am Israel Chai. While it is hard to switch

Jay Zeidman Dec 29, 2024 Chag Sameach and Happy Hanukkah! Tonight, Jews around the world will celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah. I wanted to share a picture and video of a Menorah made from rocket fragments that is on display in hostage square in Tel Aviv. “In each fragment – a story of survival. Pieces

Jay Zeidman Jan 05, 2025 Situational Update On Saturday, Hamas published a propaganda video on Saturday revealing a sign of life of hostage Liri Albag. “I’m only 19 years old. I have my entire life in front of me, but now my entire life has been put on pause,” she says in the video. Albag’s family ask