Muhammad Deif (R) – IDF photo
The biggest continuing story for Israel, of course, is the Iron Swords War against Hamas in Gaza. However, while this did dominate the country’s political landscape in August there were a number of other important news stories that rocked the country too.
Here is Jewish Business News’ list of the ten biggest political stories to come out of Israel in August, 2024.
UNRWA Terminates 9 Employees Linked to October 7 Hamas Attack in Israel
The United Nations has finally acknowledged that Palestinians who work for UNRWA – the UN Relief Works Agency for Palestinians – are not only active members of the Hamas terrorist organization but also took part in the October 7 Hamas massacre of innocent Israeli civilians in which more than 1,000 people – including children and entire families – were murdered, with some even burned to death. Specifically, months after Israel revealed this fact to the world the organization admitted that nine UNRWA workers from Gaza took part in the October 7 massacre… Read More Here
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Temple Mount Controversy: Israel Security Minister Ben-Gvir’s Visit Sparks Outcry
Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir caused a political storm on Tuesday when, while visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, he said that Jews will be allowed to have prayers there, which is currently against Israeli policies. The visit came on Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av), a 24-hour fast and day of mourning commemorating the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple by the Romans 2,000 years ago, and Ben-Gvir’s comments angered… Read More Here
Hamas Leader Muhammad Deif Killed: IDF Confirms Elimination
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Thursday morning that Hamas terrorist leader Muhammad Deif was killed almost three weeks ago in an air strike. Since the attack that killed Deif there had been conflicting reports as to whether or not he survived it… Read More Here
Hamas Hostages: IDF Recovers Bodies of 6 Israeli Hostages Murdered in Gaza
The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) Saturday night located and recovered Saturday night from an underground tunnel in the Rafah region, the bodies of six deceased Israelis who were kidnapped during the seventh of October massacre and murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza: Carmel Gat (40), Eden Yerushalmi (24), Hirsch Goldberg-Polin (23), Alexander Lubnov (32), Almog Sarosi (27) and IDF Sergeant Major Ori Danino (25)… Read More Here
Israeli AG Ends Daycare Subsidies for Ultra-Orthodox Families Who Dodge Military Service
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara ordered an immediate end to government subsidies for daycare provided to the children of ultra-orthodox (Haredim) Israelis who do not serve in the military. The decision came months after Israel’s Supreme Court not only ordered an end to the “custom” of providing people who study in Yeshivas (Tora academies) a deferment from military service but also an end to all government social welfare payments to people… Read More Here
Israeli Hostage Families Storm Gaza Border Fence in Mass Protest
A large group of relatives of Israelis from the Bring Them Home Now Organization still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza after nearly 11 months marched down to the border in a convoy from Tel Aviv and breached the border fence Thursday morning… Read More Here
6 Israeli Hostages’ Remains Recovered in Khan Yunis, Gaza
In a joint operation by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and the Shin Be (Israel’s General Security Service – anti-terror) the remains of six Israelis who were killed in Gaza were recovered in Kahn Yunis and returned to Israel for burial. The victims were all kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas massacre and then murdered at some point during their captivity… Read More Here
Israel on High Alert: Preparing for Iran’s Potential Aggression
During its impending war with Iran, Israel’s overriding objective should be to keep that jihadist enemy non-nuclear. The best way to meet this objective will be by systematically controlling conflict escalations (“escalation dominance”). In the final analysis, this task will require Israel to shift from “deliberate nuclear ambiguity” to “selective nuclear… Read More Here
Israeli Government Readies Jerusalem Bunker Amid Iran Threat Concerns
Israel’s Anti-terror General Security Service – known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym “Shin Bet” – is preparing a bunker in Jerusalem for the country’s top leadership in case of an expected Iranian attack. Israeli news website “Walla” reported that the Shin Bet prepared the bunker for the Israeli leadership to use for long periods of time if needed.
Journalist Ben Caspit reported that… Read More Here
Israeli Rabbis Condemn Temple Mount Visits in Video Message to Arab Nations
A group of senior Israeli rabbis released a video to the Arab nations of the world in which they condemned the Israelis who ascended to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on the Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av) on Tuesday fast. They were led by Israeli politicians, such as Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who pledged that the policy prohibiting Jews from praying on the Temple Mount would be changed. The comments… Read More Here
