Pro basketball player running youth camps after returning to Israel: ‘A way to brighten their day'

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The last time Fox News Digital spoke with Jared Armstrong, a Jewish American playing professional basketball in Israel, the Philadelphia-born Armstrong wasn't sure of his next steps following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks. 

Following the attacks, Armstrong left the city where he lives, about 20 minutes from Gaza, to stay with a friend north of Tel Aviv as the conflict escalated. 

Jared Armstrong plays basketball in Israel. (Jared Armstrong )

Armstrong returned to the United States not long after the start of the conflict, but he has since returned to Israel to continue playing basketball and to help Israeli youth as the war rages. 

JAB Camp, a nonprofit Armstrong started in 2023 in Philadelphia, is being run in Israel as Armstrong attempts to give kids a respite from the conflict through basketball. 

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"Before the attacks, I planned on doing it down the road," Armstrong told Fox News Digital about launching the JAB Camp in Israel. "It wasn’t to be doing this at such an early time. But, since the war, I felt it was a great way to shed light, it was a great way to inspire kids. Kids' families, not only them, have been impacted. Kids from ages five all the way to 15, 16. 

"Some kids have dads that are in the reserves, have family members that are in the reserves or are fighting in Gaza. So, I wanted to use sports as a perfect way to be transformative, not only with learning but also in spirit. A lot of kids’ spirits may be down, and I feel that this could be a way to brighten their day. They can look forward to going to JAB Camp every week for eight