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What started as a violent conflict between Israel and Hamas in the south of Israel on 7 October 2023 has now evolved into a war on...
Soon after 7 October, SA Jewish Report photographer Ilan Ossendryver spent time in Israel, capturing the pain of the massacre and how Israelis kept going. He...
Every Israeli clearly remembers where they were on 7 October 2023. I was at home in Tel Aviv watching television, and saw a conversation between a...
One year after the atrocities on 7 October, Grade 10 and 11 students at King David Linksfield and Victory Park joined forces to create an exhibition...
As a people, we’re still haunted by the images of what happened on 7 October, “when the gates of hell opened, and Hamas terrorists unleashed a...
“No-one could imagine a 7 October. The magnitude of what happened that day was entirely new and unprecedented. We didn’t have the resources. We listened to...
Every day is tough for the ex-South African parents of slain Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Yaron Chitiz, 23, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists in...
A well-known Johannesburg rebbetzin confided that she harboured a “sort of crush” on British political commentator Douglas Murray, and secretly wished she had invited him for...
City of Johannesburg officials have ordered a Jewish family to remove the yellow ribbons tied around a tree outside their home, a symbol of solidarity with...
“If I had an inkling of what was to come, I would never have let him go that day.” These are the words of Israeli police...
A freed hostage from Gaza and the man who moved mountains to try track her down during her captivity have both experienced a life-changing, faith restoring...
The agony of a mother whose daughter she believes has been trapped in a suffocating tunnel in Gaza for nearly a year, petrified and starving in...
There was already a spike in antisemitism on 7 October, long before the Israeli military went into Gaza, said international antisemitism expert Dr David Hirsh at...
South African-born Aviva Siegel is fighting with every fibre of her being to get her beloved husband, Keith, aged 65, released with the other 100 hostages...
On 7 October Aviva Siegel from Randfontein was kidnapped at gunpoint from Kibbutz Kfar Aza and taken hostage by Hamas to Gaza. Her husband Keith is...
With Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza dragging on relentlessly and no deal to free the hostages captured on 7 October within grasp, a kernel of...
“From a military perspective, this war is all about the tunnels. They are used for weapons manufacturing, storage, and they are used to manoeuvre. The golden...
Like Tisha B’Av, 7 October will be a day seared in the memory of Jews. It evokes memory of the Holocaust as the largest calamity to...
JTA – Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mother looked almost as the world has gotten to know her when she took the podium at her son’s funeral in Jerusalem....
People marvel at Israel’s resilience. They think life just goes on for us. They see us going to work, to the beach, and to restaurants. Everything...
Hamas’s cold-blooded execution of six Israeli hostages after 331 days in captivity in Gaza’s underground terror tunnels have underscored the urgency of freeing the remaining 101...
Yotam Haim’s mother, Iris, was excited to go and watch him perform on 7 October, but by the time he was meant to perform, he had...
“Every one of us is going to die!” screamed Ariella Ruback (21) to her commanding officer, as she stared at the security cameras watching hundreds of...
A circle of yellow flags, symbolic of the hostages who remain captive in Gaza, greet you as you enter Kibbutz Nir Am – a painful reminder...
South African-born grandmother and former hostage, Channah Peri, has endured unimaginable torment for more than 10 months, a nightmare that began with the horrific events of...
Shame on those who call the recovery of six bodies of Israeli hostages a success! Shame on those who think that military pressure saves hostages –...
The murderous attack by Hamas on 7 October and the subsequent 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip have made every Zionist question whether peace...
In a text message sent from the saferoom on kibbutz Nir Oz, Yair Horn (45) confirmed that he and younger brother Eitan (37) were together. Amos...
On that horrific Saturday, 7 October, I was supposed to visit my son, Yarden, and his family in Kibbutz Nir Oz. At 06:30, sirens blared. I...
Since 7 October, thousands have visited Israel to express their solidarity, which is appreciated, especially now. Many want to visit the south of the country to...
As a journalist, I’ve covered a lot since 7 October. I’ve been down to the south, walked the killing fields of Kfar Aza, Nahal Oz, the...
A 33-year-old woman was recently arrested at a mall in Herzliya in Israel after attacking a security guard with an axe. Appearing barefoot, laughing, and covered...
Brothers Keith and Brett Isaacson, born in Klerksdorp, are real-life modern-day action heroes, reminiscent of characters from the Israeli television series Fauda. On 7 October, amidst...
“I remember checking my phone at 11:00 on 7 October to find 54 unread messages from my closest friends and family in Israel,” recalls Michalya Schonwald...
The temperature is rising in Israel. Peak summer brings soaring temperatures, uncomfortable humidity, and as has become a regular occurrence on a Saturday night, protests across...
Facebook’s former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, says she was determined to make it clear that “rape isn’t resistance” in her documentary Screams Before Silence. It’s...
Being at the site of the Nova festival is nothing short of heartbreaking. Every step you take, you are walking on land on which young people...
“Many people compare 7 October to the Holocaust, but in fact, that day launched Israel’s second War of Independence, and so much is riding on what...
It felt strange being almost the only tourists in Tzfat in the north of Israel in the middle of June, but I wasn’t expecting to be...
Walking towards the place in Tel Aviv that has become known as Hostage Square on Saturday night, 22 June, I had a sinking feeling. Throngs of...
