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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.

“It is emphasized that roofing the compound will not affect the prayer arrangements or the status quo at the Tomb of the Patriarchs,” the Israeli Defense Ministry’s COGAT unit told JNS.
“If arson is confirmed, justice will be pursued regardless of race or background,” police stressed.
Knesset member Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, said “any option should be on the table” if the attacks on Syrian Druze continue.
The move came at the orders of the Cabinet, an official told JNS.
Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari declared his wish for Hebron to join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel as a Jewish nation state.
“This could be seen as a failure, or as a limitation of our capabilities,” said Naim Qassem.
The Israeli premier said he had also discussed with the president and vice president “the implications and possibilities of the great victory that we achieved over Iran.”
The “Shadow General Staff” was moved to a secret location ahead of the June 13 opening strike on Iran’s nuclear program.
“We really experience this as a direct blow to the security of my residents, their most basic, existential security,” said Ariel Mayor Yair Chetboun.
The underground structure, which stretched for some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) and was around 20 meters deep, was also used by Hamas “for military purposes,” the IDF said.
“Five Israeli suspects were arrested and transferred to the Israel Police for further processing,” the IDF said.
“The achievement can continue indefinitely if Iran does not get access to nuclear material,” the Israel Atomic Energy Commission stated.