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Etgar Lefkovits

Etgar Lefkovits is an award-winning international journalist who is an Israel correspondent and feature news writer at JNS. A native of Chicago, he has two decades of experience in journalism having served as Jerusalem correspondent in one of the world’s most demanding positions. He is now based in Tel Aviv.

A single photograph of a couple remains on the wall of a bullet-riddled home in Kfar Aza in southern Israel after Hamas terrorists rampaged through the community on Oct. 7, murdering families and taking civilians hostage, Oct. 16, 2023. Photo by Rina Castelnuovo.
Israel News
Death, destruction, debris mark borderline kibbutz communities near Gaza
Kibbutz Kfar Aza is a silent museum of human and physical destruction, whose tableau of carnage is testimony to the hours-long attack that gutted this once-serene place.
Oct. 17, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Analysis
In return to Israel, Blinken meets with Netanyahu, Herzog, Gallant
The U.S. secretary of state’s whirlwind Middle East tour was part of an American effort to shore up regional allies and prevent a wider conflict.
Oct. 16, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (center) receives the Israel Allies Award. Credit: Israel Allies Foundation.
Israel News
Christian lawmakers offer open-ended support for Israel
Israel has a duty to take appropriate measures to ensure the security of its people for as long as necessary, the legislators from 30 nations said.
Oct. 15, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Gila Gamliel
Israel News
Israeli intel minister: Gaza offensive ‘just beginning’
“Hamas terrorists will have nowhere to hide. Anywhere there are terrorists [in Gaza] will be turned into ruins,” says Israel’s intelligence minister.
Oct. 15, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Roses at the memorial outside the embassy in Stockholm, Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: Embassy of Israel in Sweden Facebook page.
Israel News
900 roses gifted to Israeli embassy in Sweden
“Be strong! We love Israel!” the donor wrote.
Oct. 12, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Vivian Roitman (center) with her neighbors, Louis and Carla, who along with three other members of their family were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken to the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.
Feature
Older couple survives three Hamas assaults on home in Kibbutz Yitzhak
Their neighbors were not so lucky – five members of the family were kidnapped and taken back to Gaza.
Oct. 12, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli Border Police officers patrol the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Rina Castelnuovo.
Israel News
A desolate Sderot waits for Palestinian rockets to stop
“This will only end when those who want to destroy us are destroyed,” a municipal worker in the border city said.
Oct. 11, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Reut and Dariya Karp after the ordeal. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
‘Help us,’ 10-year-old girl texts mom after terrorists kill her father
Dariya Karp and her little brother narrowly escaped death at Kibbutz Re’im.
Oct. 10, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Rachel Edri and her husband David were held hostage in their home in Ofakim for 20 hours until rescued by Israeli security forces. Credit: screenshot.
Israel News
Grandmother outsmarts Hamas terrorists in her home
Rachel and David Edri survived a harrowing 20-hour ordeal, holed up with four terrorists in their own home in Ofakim.
Oct. 9, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
The aftermath of a rocket strike from the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood, on Oct. 8, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Israel News
A stunned, silent Israel in mourning
Even the skies above Israel were unusually quiet on Sunday morning.
Oct. 8, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Baku at night. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Rabbinical confab in Azerbaijan sparks debate
The Conference of European Rabbis’ convention is set to meet in Baku on Nov. 12-15.
Oct. 3, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Fijian pilgrims arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport. Sept. 29, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of ICEJ.
Israel News
Fiji to open embassy in Jerusalem in early 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu met with his Fijian counterpart in New York last month.
Oct. 2, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
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