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‘And now — the hostages’: Families and advocates for the missing want Israel to refocus on their plight

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Hours before she became one of the final victims of the 12-day Israel-Iran war on Tuesday, Naomi Shaanan was engaged in an activity that had made her famous in her city: She stood...

CCJN wins two Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism

The Crescent City Jewish News (CCJN) took home two Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism on Monday night, June 23,  at the American Jewish Press Association’s 2025 conference banquet.

The banquet held at the John Heinz History Center...

Trump announces ‘complete and total ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran

(JTA) — President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”

In a post sent shortly after 6 p.m. ET, the president said the ceasefire would start to take...

‘Very successful’ US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan, Trump says

By ANDREW BERNARD

(JNS.org) – The U.S. military attacked Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan,” Trump wrote. “All planes...

A deadly missile strike turned Tamra into a symbol of anti-Arab racism — and of solidarity across divides

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — When Haviva Ner-David entered the Muslim-majority city of Tamra, about 15 miles from her kibbutz in the Lower Galilee, she was surprised to find it bustling. Despite the searing heat, ongoing Iranian missile strikes and...

‘This is a war crime’: Herzog tours Beersheva hospital hit by Iranian missile

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva on Thursday, hours after an Iranian ballistic missile hit it, in what the head of state denounced as a war crime.

“I arrived at Soroka...

As US appears increasingly likely to enter Iran conflict, tensions roil MAGA movement

By AMI EDEN

(JTA) — If, as Irving Kristol wrote, a neoconservative is a liberal who’s been mugged by reality, then what do you call an “American First” president who is cheering Israel’s attacks on Iran, increasingly claiming credit for...

Morning missile attack from Iran sends millions of Israelis into shelters

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – Ten people were lightly injured running to shelters during a Tuesday morning missile barrage from Iran that triggered alarms across Israel, with at least two impact sites reported in the center of the country— including a...

11 killed, 200 injured, 2 missing as Iranian missiles pound Israel

By CHARLES BYBELEZER

(JNS.org) – At least 11 people were killed overnight Saturday in a wave of Iranian missile attacks on civilian areas across Israel.

Seven people were killed when an apartment building in Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv,...

At least 11 killed across Israel amid multi-day barrage of missiles from Iran

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — At least 11 Israelis have been killed in multiple cities as Iran continues to pound the country in response to Israel’s ongoing attacks on Iran’s nuclear program.

Most missiles sent from Iran were shot down...