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Gadi Taub’s criticism of Ronen Bergman’s reporting on the Mossad’s pager operation against Hezbollah was not defamatory, a judge ruled.
The vessels left Spain following a “temporary weather-related delay,” organizers said.
The Israeli prime minister added that the Jewish state is set to eliminate the “great stronghold” of Bint Jbeil, “the place where Hassan Nasrallah said 26 years ago, ‘The Israelis are cobwebs.’”
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.
A 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.
Had the IDF failed to act, “Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and Parchin might have been remembered eternally in infamy, just like Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek and Sobibor,” said the Israeli premier.
Master Sgt. (res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, 30, from Katzrin, fell in combat; one reservist was moderately hurt and two others lightly injured in the same incident.
The secretary of state met in Israel with the families of Americans whose remains are still held by terrorists in the Strip.
The terrorist groups have been at loggerheads ever since Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007.
The Israeli military struck two Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon who led efforts to rebuild the Shi’ite group’s terrorist infrastructure.
Watch three activists try to figure out what to do next after a ceasefire in the Strip takes effect.
The Trump plan could turn into nothing more than a hostage-release deal if full U.S. backing is not ensured for enforcing the disarmament of the Strip.
Western democracies need to develop and implement countermeasures that preserve democratic values while addressing technological manipulation.
“As Hamas is not disarmed, there is no future for Gaza,” the Israeli envoy said, showing a picture of a mass public execution that the terror group recently carried out.
Alexander Scott Mercurio faces up to 20 years in prison after planning an attack on churches in his hometown in support of the Islamic State.
The carrier will offer daily non-stop service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Eliya Cohen proposed to girlfriend Ziv Avud on a Tel Aviv hotel rooftop, eight months after his release from Gazan captivity.
Speaking at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel, the secretary of state voices “healthy optimism” the Trump deal will be fully implemented.
Hamas may release two of the 13 bodies still held in Gaza.