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Video by Luke Tress

Video by Luke Tress

Luke Tress is a video journalist for the Times of Israel.
A man stands inside a house that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on November 13, 2018 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 13, 2018, 3:29 pm
Residents of rocket-battered Ashkelon try to regain a sense of normalcy
Coastal city slowly comes back to life after overnight strike kills 1 and injures 13, but school is still off, and residents are staying near protected areas
By Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress
Campers at Camp Sunrise, August 9, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 26, 2018, 1:49 pm
At Jewish-Arab summer camp, children declare color war on cancer
Rather than offering a Make-a-Wish type of experience, staff at Sunrise seeks to give patients and their siblings opportunity to just be kids
By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress
People gather for the annual Pride Parade in Jerusalem on August 2, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 2, 2018, 6:37 pm
Over 20,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade under heavy security
Amid anger over gay parental surrogacy rights, nation-state law, large crowds gather in the capital, with many saying they are marching ‘for those who still can’t’
By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress
Police remove a demonstrator from a home in Netiv Ha'avot, June 12, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 13, 2018, 11:24 pm
Netiv Ha’avot demolition may be a sign the settlers are winning
The public wasn’t galvanized to resist the demolition of 15 homes in the Etzion bloc outpost, but that might never have been the goal
By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress
A firefighter puts out a fire in the Beeri forest, June 6, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 8, 2018, 4:25 am
As kite-set fires engulf the south, foresters fight to ‘save every tree’
More than 17,500 dunams burned in Gaza periphery, majority in parks and conservation areas, destroying groves planted decades ago
By Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress
Designs for Tel Aviv Fashion Week by Shenkar students, revealed during a runway rehearsal (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
March 12, 2018, 2:35 pm
Tel Aviv Fashion Week kicks off with leather and hardware
Event’s sixth year brings designer Alon Livne and his models to the runway
By Jessica Steinberg and Video by Luke Tress
Soldiers from the mixed-gender Lions of the Jordan Valley Battalion take part in an exercise in the Tze'elim army base on February 5, 2018. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
March 11, 2018, 1:19 pm
Arguments rage over IDF’s inclusion of women, but co-ed ‘Lions’ have a job to do
Politicians, rabbis question army’s PR strategy of touting female soldiers; for those women and the men who serve with them, however, the opinions are irrelevant
By Judah Ari Gross and Video by Luke Tress
The Milk and Honey distillery in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 1, 2018, 5:02 pm
Sweet drams of whisky flow in the land of milk and honey
As Israel enters the distillery era, a batch of entrepreneurs is creating a new kind of Holy Land spirit
By Jessica Steinberg and Video by Luke Tress
Avraham Herzlich stands next to an ancient mikveh in the fields near his home in Kfar Tapuah. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
December 1, 2017, 6:49 am
Meandering from Brooklyn to Samaria, Avraham Herzlich shepherded a dynasty
He traded in a 12-cylinder Ferrari for a herding staff, returning to the land of Israel the way he says his ancestors would have done, encountering spiritual highs and tragic lows
By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress
Illustrative: An Israeli Bedouin woman. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
November 18, 2017, 6:06 am
Israel tries to save Bedouin from polygamy, but finds little love for plan
Though three women describe horrible mistreatment under marriage system, most Bedouin say new government initiative to tackle phenomenon misses mark
By Dov Lieber and Video by Luke Tress
Saleem Sharif, with Winston, outside the health clinic in Nazareth where he works. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 20, 2017, 2:43 pm
Nazareth’s only guide dog owner is trailblazing just by walking down the street
Canines, traditionally considered impure in Islam, are a rare sight in Arab towns. Saleem Sharif and his labrador Winston are working to fight stereotypes against them both
By Dov Lieber, Video by Luke Tress and Gabe Carroll
Somjit, a Buddhist Thai worker at kibbutz Tirat Tzvi, harvests lulavs ahead of Sukkot, September 27, 2017. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 4, 2017, 8:34 am
Largest lulav-harvesting kibbutz has fronds in high places
Tirat Zvi has perfected the art of the palm frond, part of the lucrative Four Species industry that flourishes for one week out of the year, during the festival of Sukkot
By Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress
The Ziv family, who were among those evacuated from the illegal Amona outpost, pose for a photo with their children in their temporary residence in the Ofra settlement on February 10, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 18, 2017, 11:03 am
Have Amona ‘refugees’ found a recipe for post-evacuation success?
Despite over 7 months in a cramped Ofra dorm, the 42 families evacuated from an illegal outpost are poised for a better fate than those of past razed settlements
By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress
Crowd at the Shepherds Beer Festival in Bethlehem watches Arab-israeli rapper Tamer Nafar on August 20, 2017. (Luke Tress)
August 22, 2017, 5:57 am
Palestinians flock to Bethlehem Shepherds fest to celebrate newest brewery
8,000 show up for two nights of music, drink and dance in second annual beer festival
By Dov Lieber and Video by Luke Tress
Mayor of Qalqiliya Hashim al-Masri stands in his office. (Luke Tress / Times of Israel)
July 23, 2017, 9:52 pm
In chockablock Qalqilya, expanding city means painful compromise
With settlers up in arms and government set to decide crowded Palestinian city’s fate, residents say adding land and homes will mean giving up what little room for maneuvering they have left
By Dov Lieber and Video by Luke Tress
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