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Joshua Marks

Joshua Marks is a news editor on the Jerusalem desk at JNS.org, where he covers Jewish affairs, the Middle East and global news. He is an experienced journalist who has written and produced content for major media outlets in both the United States and Israel.

Two Hamas terrorists surrendering to Israeli forces in Rafah during an operation in the Shaboura neighborhood in an image published on May 6, 2025. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Hamas terrorists surrender to Israeli forces in Rafah
Troops from the IDF’s 188th Brigade arrested a Hamas terror commander who participated in the Oct. 7 massacre.
May. 6, 2025
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
Israel Houthis
Israel News
Israel strikes Houthi port in Yemen after attack on Ben-Gurion Airport
Dozens of targets were destroyed, according to the IDF, as the Iranian-backed terror group threatens further attacks on Israeli airports.
May. 5, 2025
Joshua Marks
IDF
Israel News
IDF raids and destroys Syrian regime HQ on Mount Hermon
Elite Israeli units uncovered bunkers and an arms cache in the cross-border strike, amid efforts to shield Druze villages from violence.
May. 5, 2025
Joshua Marks
Emergency services clear a road outside Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport after a Yemeni missile struck near the facility, on May 4, 2025. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Houthi missile hits Ben-Gurion Airport, wounding six, disrupting flights
“Whoever harms us, we’ll harm them sevenfold,” vows Defense Minister Israel Katz • “It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility,” says National Unity chief Benny Gantz.
May. 4, 2025
Joshua Marks
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Mesilat Zion, April 30, 2025. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.
Israel News
Wildfires halt main Independence Day event as blazes sweep Israel
Mass evacuations, road closures and rising injuries prompt Israel to declare highest fire alert • Greece and Cyprus send emergency firefighting assistance.
Apr. 30, 2025
Joshua Marks
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at the state Memorial Day ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025. Photo by Ma'ayan Toaf (GPO).
Israel News
Herzog leads Memorial Day ceremony at Western Wall
The Israeli president called for unity and vowed to return the hostages from Gaza • Since last Memorial Day, 319 soldiers have fallen, and terrorism has claimed 79 more victims.
Apr. 30, 2025
Joshua Marks
The newly unveiled fifth wall at the Memorial to Fallen Kibbutz Members in Mishmar HaEmek, northern Israel, engraved with the names of 466 fallen kibbutz members. Photo by Eitzik Shafran.
Israel News
New wall unveiled to honor 466 kibbutz members killed since Oct. 7
Memorial at Mishmar HaEmek expands to mark the devastating toll on Israel’s kibbutzim.
Apr. 30, 2025
Joshua Marks
Head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israel News
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to resign over Oct. 7 failures
“After years on many fronts, in one night on the southern front, the sky fell. All systems collapsed. The Shin Bet also failed to provide early warning,” said the agency director, who will step down on June 15.
Apr. 29, 2025
Joshua Marks
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir presents a menorah to U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025. Credit: @HouseForeignGOP via X.
Israel News
Ben-Gvir concludes US visit with meetings on Capitol Hill
The Israeli national security minister discussed mutual defense priorities with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast in Washington, D.C.
Apr. 29, 2025
Joshua Marks
Swedish police respond to a shooting outside the offices of Elbit Systems Sweden, the Gothenburg-based subsidiary of Israel's largest defense contractor, Oct. 10, 2024. Photo by Adam Ihse/TT/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Four sentenced for shooting at Israeli office in Sweden
The local branch of Haifa-based Elbit Systems came under fire amid rising threats to Israeli interests in Europe.
Apr. 29, 2025
Joshua Marks
JNS International Policy Summit
Israel News
Ultra-Orthodox evolution explored at JNS Policy Summit
Panelists discuss workforce integration, military service, and leadership shifts as the Haredi community faces growing internal and external pressures.
Apr. 28, 2025
Joshua Marks
Caroline Glick
Israel News
Glick: Israel must redeem itself and reject two-state illusions
At JNS summit, the Netanyahu adviser calls for unapologetic defense of Jewish sovereignty and rejects failed peace paradigms.
Apr. 28, 2025
Joshua Marks
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