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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.

The "Cyberdome IX" exercise, which took place over two weeks in the United States, December 2024. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Yossi Karadi appointed as head of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate
The veteran IDF officer succeeds Gabi Portnoy, bringing over 30 years of cybersecurity and communications expertise.
Mar. 30, 2025
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People run to take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Yemen, in Tel Aviv, March 30, 2025. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israel News
IAF intercepts ballistic missile from Yemen outside Israeli airspace
The attack triggered sirens in Tel Aviv, areas around Jerusalem and other parts of the country. Two injuries were reported.
Mar. 30, 2025
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Manny Menachem Godard, who was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, and whose body was kidnapped by terrorists to Gaza. Source: @IsraelinSpanish/X.
Israel News
Traces of Oct. 7 victim Manny Godard recovered in Gaza
The findings were discovered during an attempt by Israeli security forces to recover his remains, and sent for forensic analysis • Hamas has reportedly shared a medical update regarding Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander.
Mar. 30, 2025
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The special clay jug used for liquid storage 1,200 years ago. Photo by Emil Aladejm, Israel Antiquities Authority.
Culture and Society
1,200-year-old clay jug with camel motif found in Israel’s Yatir Forest
“The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago.”
Mar. 27, 2025
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Palestinian children wave white flags during an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Hamas blames Gaza protests on ‘external agenda’
As rare dissent spreads across the coastal enclave, Palestinian terror factions are warning against undermining the “resistance.”
Mar. 27, 2025
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Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike on the Southern Lebanese village of Sejoud on March 22, 2025. Photo by Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah Radwan commander
The IDF also targeted operatives from the Iranian proxy transporting weapons • Syria reports Israeli airstrikes on the coastal city of Latakia.
Mar. 27, 2025
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A Turkish Airlines aircraft at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on June 21, 2024. Photo by Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Iran’s secret cash pipeline to Hezbollah exposed
An arrest at Beirut Airport has unveiled a sophisticated smuggling network.
Mar. 26, 2025
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Workers work at the construction site of the Jakarta Light Rail Transport (LRT) Phase 1B in Jakarta on July 18, 2024. Photo by Aditya Irawan/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Gaza to Indonesia: 100 workers in Israeli pilot program
The initiative aims to facilitate long-term migration from the coastal enclave.
Mar. 26, 2025
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A slogan in Arabic reading (right): "Enough killing and destruction" and another reading (left): "The children of Palestine: We want to live" are displayed during a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Protests erupt in Gaza as Palestinians demand Hamas step down
Demonstrators in Beit Lahia and Jabalia called for an end to the current conflict with Israel.
Mar. 26, 2025
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A general view outside the arena following the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena on Nov. 26, 2021 in Elmont, New York. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images.
Culture and Society
Israeli ice hockey makes historic North American debut at UBS Arena
The Jerusalem Capitals edged HC Tel Aviv 7-6 in an overtime thriller.
Mar. 25, 2025
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, left, meets with Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, center, and Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai at the Gaza Division base near Re'im, March 25, 2025. Photo by Shira Keinan/Defense Ministry.
Israel News
Katz: Hamas to pay ‘increasingly heavy price’ unless it frees hostages
“We will take territory, eliminate terrorist operatives and destroy infrastructure until Hamas is completely defeated” if it continues to refuse a deal, said the Israeli defense minister.
Mar. 25, 2025
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Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor, winners of the Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land", attend the 97th Annual Oscars Governors Ball at Ovation Hollywood Complex on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images.
Israel News
Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary arrested for stoning security forces
Hamdan Balal, co-director of “No Other Land,” was detained during violent clashes near Susya in Judea.
Mar. 25, 2025
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