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“In every generation, they rise up against us to destroy us,” Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir posted, citing the words recited from the Haggadah during the Passover service.
“Clearly, we’re at a difficult hour. We’re at war for our lives, for our freedom and also for the freedom of the world,” said the Israeli president.
The new non-stop service comes amid burgeoning relations between Jerusalem and Buenos Aires.
The initial strikes on the Islamic Republic were planned meticulously over months and in coordination with the U.S. military.
The Quds Force officer was eliminated as IDF targets weapons and missile sites across Iran.
Israel’s foreign minister condemned the attack as “part of the strategy of war crimes committed by the Iranian terrorist regime.”
The IRGC’s Imam Hossein University in Tehran was also used to develop ballistic missiles, says IDF spokesperson.
Prayer notes calling for peace have been sent from Arab countries to the holy site in Jerusalem, and some even from Iran.
The Israeli prime minister said strikes on steel production facilities weaken the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as the operation against Iran progresses “beyond the halfway point.”
“These acts of violence stand in stark contradiction to the values upon which Israel was founded and to the enduring ethical tradition of the Jewish people,” the Israeli president wrote.
“I think that the rule that women always pay the price could sadly, unfortunately, materialize here as well,” the legal scholar Ruth Halperin-Kaddari told JNS.
Around 400 munitions were dropped in a “large wave of strikes” across the country.
Rescue teams pulled a mother and her two children from a partially collapsed residential building after a fragment fell on the roof.
The precision strike in Beirut eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakhin, the deputy commander of Unit 1800, along with his operations chief and a third operative.
The troops were reportedly killed during a close-range firefight with Hezbollah terrorists.
The move follows French restrictions on Israeli defense companies and support for a U.N. arms embargo amid tensions over Paris’s stance during the war.
The country’s Defense Ministry signed an agreement for the production of tens of thousands of 155mm shells, boosting Israel’s local arms output.
Limor Son Har-Melech, who introduced the bill and whose husband was murdered in a 2003 terror attack, stated that the “historic law” means “whoever chooses to murder Jews because they are Jews forfeits their right to live.”
“No one was hurt in the strike on Bazan, and the strike was not in production facilities,” Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen stated.
Liran Ben-Zion, 19, from Holon, served in the 401st “Iron Tracks” Brigade.
The bill is expected to go to the Knesset plenum for its final two readings later on Monday.
An operative in the Anatolian nation directed a cell in Samaria and recruited two locals for terrorist activity, the Shin Bet said.
According to an indictment filed against two Israelis, the Air Force officer’ exposure to classified information earned them a total of $152,331 on Polymarket.
The Menashe Regional Brigade’s “Netzah Israel” Battalion was suspended from operational activity.
A senior National Security Council official met in Nakura with “relevant Lebanese civilian representatives” to discuss economic cooperation, PMO said.
COGAT said the Rafah crossing will open soon for Gaza residents to exit into Egypt under a coordinated, EU-supervised mechanism.
“Whatever happens, I’m coming home.” Though bound, starved and abused, the former hostage never gave up. His determination to return to his family kept him going.
Israel’s internal security service asked the mayor to alert residents after uncovering multiple Iranian attempts to recruit locals via social media and messaging apps.
1,000 American church leaders and influencers arrive in Jerusalem to strengthen support for Israel, amid signs of erosion within the evangelical community.
The “Training Saves Lives” initiative is intended to ensure that all volunteers take part in realistic drills.
The families of the two remaining hostages being held in Gaza have been informed, said the Prime Minister’s Office.
“Upgrading the junction is another link in the tremendous momentum we are driving in Judea and Samaria,” said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
As the Jewish state marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, a surge in wounded soldiers is reshaping national priorities.
Two municipal leaders are urging approval of a 130,000‑resident city on Samaria farmland.
Mustafa Abd Al-Nabi received a 12-year sentence, while Ahmad Natasha was sentenced to five years for the planned bombing attack.
The Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi praised the UAE’s growth, tolerance and innovation, expressing hope for deeper ties under the Abraham Accords.
