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The Israeli currency’s symbolic 2.99-rate against the dollar is said to reflect shifting regional dynamics and growing confidence in the Jewish state’s economic outlook.
No injuries were reported among Israeli forces.
The Nazareth resident was accused of photographing military and energy sites for an Iranian handler in exchange for payment.
No injuries were reported in the attempted terrorist assault.
“This is not ordinary heat, so prepare accordingly,” said Amir Givati, director of the Israel Meteorological Service.
Growth driven by young families and housing construction makes the Judea region one of Israel’s fastest-growing areas.
The 25-year-old forward erupted for 41 points and a clutch three-point play as he carried Portland past Phoenix in the play-in to reach his first NBA postseason.
One heavy barrage reportedly saw some 30 rockets fired at Israel’s north in under 40 minutes.
Moshe Shapira spoke about his son’s heroism at a roadside shelter on Oct. 7 and his grandfather’s rescuing Jews in Austria under the Nazi regime.
“We talked about a number of things, most importantly the long-term vision where there will be a clearly delineated border between our countries,” said Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to Washington.
“A good conversation, as always,” Jerusalem’s top diplomat tweeted.
Legal filing by a group that accused Israel of “genocide” demands disclosure of export permits and military links.
The low-cost carrier, once the Jewish state’s top foreign airline, pushed back flights to May as the U.S.-Iran standoff clouds aviation recovery.
“They want the [Lebanese] army to fight its own people—something the army cannot and will not do,” declared Naim Qassem.
Religious Zionism’s Zvi Sukkot, writing in German, tweeted: “There must never be a policy in the world that aims to create areas free of Jews.”
The International Human Rights Observatory and B’nai B’rith Portugal recognized Israel’s Declaration of Independence as a milestone for freedom and Jewish self-determination.
The siren tradition began in the 1960s and has become one of the country’s most solemn national rituals.
Public gatherings are now limited to 5,000 people in many parts of the country, including Jerusalem.
The truck was en route to central Israel, according to Israeli inspectors and police.
At Yad Vashem’s Yom Hashoah ceremony, PM links lessons of the Holocaust to Israel’s war against Iran
“As prime minister of Israel, I have promised: ‘There will not be a second Holocaust.’ This year, we turned that promise into reality,” Netanyahu said.
“This is their focus, and of course, it is important to us as well,” said the premier.
Stormy weather delays a Barcelona-launched flotilla of more than 70 protest vessels, as organizers vow to resume once seas calm.
“Full operational control of Bint Jbeil will be achieved within days,” a military official said.
“From the ashes, the loss, and the devastation, a clear cry arose: to be a free people in our land,” the IDF chief of staff wrote.
“We are building and fighting, we are building and winning,” Netanyahu said during a signing of a housing development agreement in Kiryat Gan.
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters talk to JNS after paying a solidarity visit to Israel and Gaza.
“The U.N. has violated its mandate—UNIFIL’s time is up,” Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told JNS.
“It represents the fact that we’re not all rowing in the same direction when it comes to our responsibilities” to the Jewish community, Rabbi Kenneth Brander told JNS. “It’s very painful to see that.”
“We’re losing our teens when they are deciding who they are, where they belong and what they believe,” Russell Robinson, CEO of Jewish National Fund-USA said. “We must do more.”
The ice-cream company co-founder posted a video of himself making a watermelon sorbet in solidarity with Palestinians.
The remains were received in a military ceremony with the participation of the chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces.
According to the IDF, Military Advocate General Brig. Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi requested the leave, which was approved by the IDF chief of staff.
Likud move to appoint PM’s son to a paid WZO post sparked opposition backlash, delaying votes at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem.
The conference, titled “The Future of Judea and Samaria,” featured U.S. politicians, pro-Israel activists, and Knesset members.
“I want all of you to put on tefillin together with me—my dream while in captivity was to put on tefillin, and we’ll do it for the release of all our brothers who are still there,” said Bar Kupershtein, 23, who survived 738 days in captivity in Gaza.
Board of Governors members will meet in Jerusalem to discuss the mounting challenges faced by global Jewish communities in the wake of Oct. 7, 2023.
