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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 embassy has not acknowledged reports that the teenager died while carrying out acts of terrorism against Israeli civilians.
The matter will now head to the Knesset plenum, where a majority of 90 out of 120 members must support the lawmaker’s impeachment.
The Israeli defense minister likened the prospect to the security paradigm in Judea and Samaria.
Troops have reportedly killed some 3,000 out of 4,000 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis.
The summit reportedly explored ways a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority could play a role in the Strip after the war with Hamas ends.
A White House spokesman denies report: “There has not been a change in our policy.” • Intensive battles continue in Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis.
The P.A. is “prepared to hold general elections, and if Hamas wins, the president will hand over the Authority.”
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzl Halevi also requested that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman hold off on launching an investigation.
Troops encountered many Hamas terrorists and killed them using sniper fire, precision missiles and tank fire.
“We both agreed to support the Islamic resistance in Palestine,” the Iranian president said following a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Tourism Minister Haim Katz this week inaugurated the Israeli pavilion at FITUR, the world’s largest tourism fair for the Spanish-speaking market.
Around two-thirds said the Hamas terror attacks in southern Israel were a “legitimate resistance operation.”