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The initiative aims to boost employment, expand IDF service pathways and position the nation as a leader in assistive technology.
The move aims to boost long-haul capacity as other airlines scale back routes to and from Israel.
The agreement does not call for a withdrawal of Israeli ground forces from Lebanon and says that the initial ceasefire may be extended “as Lebanon effectively demonstrates its ability to assert its sovereignty.”
With Israeli elections set for this fall, “we don’t want to act politically” in halting the agreement governing the EU-Israel relationship, Dubravka Šuica tells JNS.
The incident occurred during violent riot near Beit Duqqu northwest of Jerusalem in Judea and Samaria.
IDF troops found more than 130 weapons stashed inside a school in the southern Lebanese town.
Israeli kickboxer Ahavat Hashem Gordon previously defeated his Turkish rival in a high-profile championship competition.
Katzrin is to be designated as the first city on the strategic plateau.
Some of the soldiers have reportedly already returned to fighting on the front lines.
Jerusalem ended its boycott of the right-wing politician in early 2025.
“In one case, we found a hive inside a couch on a home’s balcony,” a beekeeper from the western Negev said.
Budapest vetoed previous attempts to isolate and defund the Jewish state.
The reported talks marked the first direct U.S. engagement with Hamas since the ceasefire put into place on Oct. 10, 2025.
The Israeli prime minister joins roughly two dozen world leaders, including Trump, Xi Jinping and Pope Leo XIV, on Time’s 2026 list of most influential people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak directly with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, says an Israeli Cabinet minister.
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 US vice president’s visit follows the arrival in Israel of special envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump.
“Within seconds, they can turn their guns on us,” security official tells JNS.
“This war isn’t over,” a military official warned, as Hamas violations mounted following a deadly attack on IDF soldiers in southern Gaza on Sunday.
“The U.S. president tried to give hope and boost the morale of the disappointed Zionists in Occupied Palestine. … This is my analysis of the U.S. president’s trip,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
The focus, the U.S. president’s son-in-law said, was on shared interests over shared values, and handling disagreements privately.
“The Hezbollah terrorist organization continues attempting to reestablish terror infrastructure sites across Lebanon,” the military said.
But the museum in Paris denied contacting the CGI Group, which is owned by former Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri.
Consistent sympathy for the Jewish state remains low, and there is a prevailing perception of moral equivalence.
Hamas said had it located the body of a captive and would release it only “if the field conditions are suitable.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also accused his Israeli counterpart of working to thwart “any possibility of a State of Palestine.”
“I told my counterpart that Israel will grant all the assistance and benefits to Sonthaya’s family,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
“Barely days into a ceasefire, Hamas turned its weapons on Palestinians to reassert control through fear & violence,” the Foreign Ministry tweeted.