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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.

Israelis in Metula view damage from an IDF operation across the border in Lebanon, Dec. 9, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israel News
Senior IDF officer: Key positions in Lebanon vital to safeguarding border
Israel plans to build an advanced border barrier to protect against Hezbollah attacks.
Jan. 1, 2025
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
Israelis take cover inside a bomb shelter at Ben-Gurion International Airport as a siren alert is sounded, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo by Dor Pazuelo/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel’s Arrow 3 intercepts Houthi missile amid escalating attacks
“For the 5th time in a week, millions of Israelis were sent to shelter as Houthi terrorists in Yemen launched a missile attack,” the IDF said.
Dec. 25, 2024
Joshua Marks
Security forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi movement march in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa in support of the Palestinians and against the United States and Israel, on Dec. 18, 2024. Photo by Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israel to lobby EU, UK to designate Houthis as terrorists
“The Houthis pose a threat not only to Israel but to the region and the entire world,” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said in a statement.
Dec. 24, 2024
Joshua Marks
Israeli security forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Yemen hit a playground in Jaffa, on Dec. 21, 2024. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Israel News
IAF: Houthi missile hit on Jaffa caused by interceptor glitch
The failure was unrelated to the partial interception of another Houthi missile just days prior • Houthi leaders have reportedly fled Sanaa in fear of being targeted by Israel and the U.S.
Dec. 22, 2024
Joshua Marks
Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
Feature
Budapest, haunted by the Holocaust, welcomes Israeli visitors
The Hungarian capital has become a haven for tourists from the Hebrew state, who flock to its vibrant Jewish Quarter.
Dec. 20, 2024
Joshua Marks
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet positioned shortly before takeoff on a mission to target Houthi terror infrastructure in Yemen, Dec. 19, 2024. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF hits Houthi targets in Yemen after missile fired at central Israel
The strikes were carried out by 14 fighter jets in two waves, and targeted sites in Yemen’s capital and coastal area.
Dec. 18, 2024
Charles Bybelezer, Joshua Marks
An Iranian flag in at the Bushehr nuclear power plant during a ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
U.S. News
Iran’s nuclear program alarms world powers: No ‘civilian justification’
The United Kingdom, France and Germany warned that Tehran must “reverse its nuclear escalation.”
Dec. 18, 2024
Joshua Marks
CIA Director William Burns listens during a hearing of the House Select Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building in Washington on March 12, 2024. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.
Israel News
CIA chief heading to Doha to advance Gaza ceasefire
The agreement would reportedly include the phased release of the 100 Israelis and foreign nationals in the hands of Hamas, of whom 64 are believed to be alive.
Dec. 18, 2024
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler, speaking in his previous role as CEO of the United States International Financial Development Corporation, during a press conference with Kosovo's prime minister in Pristina on Sept. 21, 2020. Photo by Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Netanyahu meets with Trump’s point man on hostages
Boehler is visiting Israel this week amid ongoing negotiations to secure the release of the remaining Hamas captives in Gaza.
Dec. 17, 2024
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
A soldier from the IDF's 91st Division operating in Southern Lebanon. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF seizes more than 10,000 Hezbollah weapons in Southern Lebanon
Soldiers from the 91st Division also destroyed 1,000-plus terrorist infrastructure sites, while troops from the 98th Division dismantled over 300 sites.
Dec. 16, 2024
Joshua Marks
IDF vehicles return from the buffer zone with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on Dec. 10, 2024. Photo by Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Netanyahu: Syria buffer zone troops temporary
Deployment “until a force that is committed to the 1974 agreement can be established and security on our border can be guaranteed,” PM’s office says.
Dec. 12, 2024
Joshua Marks
Protesters near Yokneam, in the Lower Galilee, call for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 30, 2024. Photo by Dor Pazuelo/Flash90.
Israel News
Hamas hands hostage list to Egypt
However, all parties in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations are tempering expectations.
Dec. 11, 2024
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
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