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Akiva Van Koningsveld

Akiva Van Koningsveld is a news desk editor for JNS.org. Originally from The Hague, he made the big move from the Netherlands to Israel in 2020. Before joining JNS, he worked as a policy officer at the Center for Information and Documentation Israel, a Dutch organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism and spreading awareness about the Arab-Israel conflict. With a passion for storytelling and justice, he studied journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and later earned a law degree from Utrecht University, focusing on human rights and civil liability.

“The combination of military and diplomatic pressure is the only thing that has returned the hostages,” said the premier.
The minor planned to carry out an attack within the jurisdiction of the Israel Police’s Menashe Division.
The Israeli military’s “mobilization to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, amid intense military activity, is unparalleled,” a justice wrote.
People take cover as sirens warns of incoming missile fire from Yemen in Jerusalem, March 27, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Missiles from Yemen send millions of Israelis scrambling for shelter
Two missiles were successfully intercepted, no injuries or damage were reported.
The decision came in response to a request from Itzik Bunzel, whose son Amit Buntzel was killed in action in Gaza, as well as the Im Tirtzu NGO.
The security buffers in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria are “unequivocally” permanent, said Israeli Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fox.
“As long as Hamas persists in refusing to release our hostages, the pressure we apply will become stronger and stronger. This includes capturing territories,” said the Israeli premier.
IDF Central Command is leading “a very powerful use of force against the terror nests in the terror camps in northern Samaria,” said Brig. Gen. Hisham Ibrahim.
The election of delegates to the panel for appointing and dismissing the AG is the next step toward a final Cabinet vote on Baharav-Miara’s removal.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid threatened to shut down the economy should the government defy a High Court injunction against a Cabinet decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
“Yair Lapid should be ashamed,” Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv tells JNS.
The move will allow for their further expansion and development.