In The News

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.

SIGN UP NOW

In The News

Hamas tranquilized hostages before release to ‘look happy’

Hamas drugged the hostages who were released during the ceasefire so that they would “look happy” during the transfer to the Red Cross in Gaza, according to Israel’s Health Ministry.
The captives were tranquilized as part of the terrorist group’s propaganda to make it seem like they were treated well after suffering more than 50 days of physical…

In The News

Israel issues severe travel warnings to dozens of countries amid rising antisemitism

The National Security Council on Monday updated travel warnings for dozens of countries, amid rising antisemitism around the world as Israel fights the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Shin Bet head: ‘We’ll kill Hamas leaders in Qatar, Turkey’

The head of  the Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, said on Sunday that Israel will eliminate the leaders of Hamas in Qatar and Turkey.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Three IDF soldiers wounded by shelling from Lebanon

Three IDF soldiers were lightly wounded overnight Sunday by mortar shells launched from Lebanon toward Israeli military posts in the Shtula area near the Israel-Lebanon border.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Freed from ‘hell,’ Kfar Aza’s Aviva Siegel shifts focus to still-captive husband

It’s been many years since Fiona Wax and her twin sister, Aviva Siegel, both 62, have spent this much time in the same space, but that’s what Siegel needs right now as she readjusts to life after 51 days in captivity in Gaza.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Hospitals release emotional photos as families reunite with released hostages

Photos released Friday showed emotional reunions as hostages released from Gaza overnight after 55 days in captivity met family and loved ones.

The eight Israelis freed on Thursday from Hamas captivity received treatment at the Soroka and Sheba medical centers.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Relative of freed captives say Hamas branded child hostages in case they escaped

A relative of hostages released by Hamas terrorists this week said that children were branded after they were kidnapped to prevent their escape, as other family members described abuse and neglect experienced by captives during their time in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

IDF hits terror cell in Lebanon as Hezbollah renews fire

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday struck a terror cell operating in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah resumed attacks on northern Israel.
Several rockets were fired from Lebanon at military posts along the border close to Rosh Hanikra and Maragaliot, according to the military.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

IDF resumes combat in Gaza after Hamas violates ceasefire

The Israel Defense Forces resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire by firing rockets at the Jewish state.
The military said it was conducting a wave of airstrikes across the coastal enclave.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Freed Thai hostage says Israelis held with him were abused, beaten

A Thai foreign worker who was released from Hamas captivity in recent days has testified that Israeli hostages with whom he was held were beaten by their captors, including with cables.

According to a Channel 12 report Wednesday, the Thai national, who was not named, told the IDF about his experiences while in captivity and said that the…

In The News

Hamas says will release 10 hostages, 3 bodies on Thursday as Gaza truce extended

A Hamas source said that 10 more Israeli hostages will be released from the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, two of them also holding Russian citizenship, as part of one-day truce extension.

Previous statements by the sides had said eight hostages and three bodies will be returned today. It appeared that the two Russian citizens could be slated…

In The News

IDF: Two hostages return to Israel from Gaza Strip

Hamas on Thursday afternoon released two Israeli women from captivity in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said.
They were handed over by Hamas to officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross and made their way to Israeli territory, IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Three killed, six wounded in terror shooting near Jerusalem

Three Israelis were killed and six other people were wounded on Thursday morning in a terror shooting on Weizman Boulevard at the entrance to Jerusalem.
Magen David Adom emergency medical personnel treated the victims before evacuating them to hospitals in the capital.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Israel to mark 76th anniversary of UN partition plan

Israel plans to mark the 76th anniversary of the United Nations partition plan at the world body’s headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Ynet reported.
On Nov. 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed Resolution 181 by a vote of 33 to 13 with 10 abstentions and one absentee, to partition British Mandatory Palestinian into Jewish and Arab…

In The News

IDF kills two senior terror operatives in Jenin during West Bank raid

Israeli troops killed two senior terror operatives in the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp during an operation there on Wednesday, the Border Police, Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announced in a joint statement.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Farmer hero saved scores while Hamas massacred 364 at music festival

Rami Davidian, a farmer from Moshav Patish, an Israeli farming community located about 10 miles from the Gaza Strip, saved scores of young partygoers during Hamas’s murderous assault on the northwestern Negev.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Israel receives list of next 10 Hamas hostages to be freed

The Israeli government has received the list of 10 hostages to be released by Hamas on Wednesday.
Their return to Israel will mark the sixth daily hostage release since a ceasefire agreement with the terror group went into effect on Nov. 24. The hostages’ families have been notified.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Aunt of Ariel, 4, and 10-month-old Kfir Bibas: ‘We hope they aren’t held as a trophy’

Ofri Bibas, the aunt of the two youngest hostages still held in Gaza, said Tuesday that she wants to believe that the delay in releasing her family during the lull in fighting is part of Hamas’s psychological warfare.

Read more: The Times of Israel