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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 betrayed the land of Israel when we withdrew from Gaza, and the land of Israel did not forget,” Amichai Chikli, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, said at a conference on Judea and Samaria.
Still, “they think we should give it a try,” Gideon Sa’ar said at “The Future of Judea and Samaria” conference in Jerusalem.
Simcha Rothman described the current moment as both “dangerous and full of opportunity,” one that will shape Israel’s future in its biblical heartland.
“Israelis have a knack for turning challenges into opportunities,” according to the U.S.-Israel Business Alliance. “This resilience has also proven beneficial to New Yorkers.”
The supporters of judicial reform have argued that combining both roles places too much power in the hands of a single individual.
“They represent the same message: protecting and remembering Jewish life,” the Jewish fitness coach told JNS.
The mass rally is expected to effectively shut down the Jewish state’s capital on Thursday.
The food-security agency that made the famine determination relied on unweighted sampling of data, while weighted data failed to meet famine conditions.
Senior law enforcement officials met volunteers in Beit Shemesh to learn how faith-based responders aided victims of the Hamas-led attacks.
Hussein Ali Tohmeh was responsible for logistical support in the Qana sector, some 7 miles from the border.
Tehran filed charges after the IRGC hijacked the MSC Aries in 2024, accusing the vessel’s owner of terror financing.
Gazans’ support for the deadliest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust rose to 44%, up by seven percentage points since May.
