The truth is a powerful weapon, but it is hard to find in a world where we are inundated with agenda-driven reporting. The CUFI Daily Briefing will help you understand current events so you can become a confident defender of Israel.
Sign up to receive our daily email news roundup – so you can fight the lies with truth.
Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is the largest city in the country, and on Jerusalem Day, its number of residents is estimated at 1.063 million. This is according to the data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Friday’s celebration of the city’s reunification in 1967.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
On May 11, the Knesset voted 93-0 in favor of a law providing a legal framework for the prosecution of terrorists involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas invasion. The law was hailed as “historic” by its legislators.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A Ramallah court has ordered the Palestinian Authority to resume stipend payments to the family of a man held in an Israeli prison, in a seemingly precedent-setting ruling that could cast a shadow on efforts to answer international calls for the payout scheme to be scrapped.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Iran’s ability to threaten its neighbors and US interests has been dramatically reduced by US bombings, and Tehran’s defense industry has been set back by 90%, a senior US admiral said on Thursday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, from Moshav Dekel in the northwestern Negev, was killed by Hezbollah mortar fire in Southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
London’s Metropolitan Police are planning to deploy 4,000 police officers to maintain order during the Nakba Day protest on Saturday – one of many that will be taking place worldwide to mark the so-called “Palestinian catastrophe” of 1948.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
Israeli security forces arrested a terror suspect in East Jerusalem on Monday who was allegedly planning to carry out an attack during Jerusalem Day events, according to a joint statement from the Israel Police and Shin Bet security agency.
Read More: i24 News
Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, told lawmakers on Thursday that the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran has destroyed 90% of the Islamic Republic’s defensive capabilities, severely limiting Tehran’s ability to threaten the region.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A Georgian white supremacist group leader was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for planning and soliciting racial mass killings, including a plot to poison New York City Jewish schoolchildren, the US Department of Justice announced.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Israel will take legal action against The New York Times over a column penned by Nicholas Kristof, which included allegations of serious sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a Thursday statement.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Three Israeli civilians were wounded, two seriously, in a Hezbollah drone attack Thursday in the Rosh Hanikra area, the military and hospital officials said, as clashes with the Iran-backed terror group continued hours ahead of another planned round of talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials.
Read more: The Times of Israel
U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday congratulated Israel on Jerusalem Day, which he said marks three milestones: the day on the English calendar when David Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s independence 78 years ago; the eighth anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s establishment of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem; and the day that…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated on Wednesday Washington’s stance that Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon, adding that he would welcome a more active role from China in helping resolve the Mideast conflict.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israeli Air Force on Tuesday afternoon intercepted a UAV launched “from the east,” the military said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas blocked Gazan contractors last week from reaching an area in Rafah designated for a new Palestinian city under the Trump administration’s peace plan, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Mossad chief David Barnea visited the UAE at least twice during Operation Roaring Lion to coordinate regarding the war, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Arab officials and a source familiar with the matter. Barnea reportedly flew to the UAE in March and April.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Russia will deploy its new Sarmat strategic nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile at the end of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after his forces tested it on Tuesday, describing the missile as “the most powerful in the world.”
Read more: The Times of Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the Iranian regime would be “decimated” if it refused to agree to end the war, saying the United States would prevail “peacefully or otherwise.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate