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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.

IDF forces eliminated the shooter following an exchange of fire.
Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital
Swell of Arabs in Israeli health care since 2010, study suggests
Arabs make up nearly half of Israeli pharmacists and are also heavily represented in nursing and dentistry, per new research.
The European Union, through its 27 member states, is UNRWA’s third-largest donor.
A funeral for Hashem Safieddine, who had been elected to succeed Nasrallah before he, too, was eliminated by Israel, is to be held the same day.
Hamas also released five Thai nationals on Thursday afternoon, as Jerusalem was readying to free 110 Palestinian terrorists.
The Military Advocate General’s Office opened a probe into the incident, according to the military.
“The current situation is absurd,” coalition lawmaker Moshe Solomon told JNS.
Iran is willing to negotiate with President Trump regarding its nuclear program, but “lots of things should be done by the other side,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.