Jerusalem
The missile was downed outside of Israeli airspace.
“If we understand why the Jews have been hated obsessively for so many millennia, then we understand our greatness,” says Rabbi Raphael Shore.
“After the Temple’s destruction, the menorah image became an important icon in the Jewish collective memory both within Israel and in the Diaspora.”
“This morning, I ascended to the site of our Holy Temple to pray for the safety of our soldiers, the swift return of all the hostages, and absolute victory, with God’s help.”
No further details were given on the condition of the Israeli teenager, who had not been vaccinated against the virus.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Firefighting forces operated to extinguish the flames that engulfed the top floors of a residential building that partly serves as a girls’ seminary.
The suspect was identified as the daughter of Barakat Odeh, a terrorist who was killed while carrying out a ramming attack near the Dead Sea in 2022.
The Chanukah events at Judaism’s second-holiest site will be held under the slogan, “For the miracles, the mighty deeds and the wars.”
The victim’s condition has since improved, and she is now listed as moderately wounded.
Security personnel took the envelope for investigation.
