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Amid U.S.-led diplomatic push, defense minister insists IDF will maintain control of security zone inside Lebanon.
The U.S. president calls for calm as diplomatic efforts continue over Israel-Lebanon truce.
The initiative aims to boost employment, expand IDF service pathways and position the nation as a leader in assistive technology.
The prime minister spoke before Israel and Lebanon began a 10-day ceasefire.
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.
The Palestinian immigrant celebrated his naturalization shortly before posting praises for the terrorist organization.
A 15-member panel, reviewed by Israel and backed by Hamas, is to manage the coastal enclave’s daily life and rebuilding efforts under U.S. oversight.
The Netanyahus visit five freed hostages at Beilinson Hospital.
Mike Johnson says he and Amir Ohana will push heads of parliament around the world to nominate Donald Trump for the coveted Peace Prize.
Joel Mokyr missed calls from the Swedish committee because he was preoccupied with the Israeli hostages’ release.
The Amerivcan president took the terror group to task for failing to immediately turn over the bodies of more hostages.
DSA issued a combative statement after the ceasefire with Hamas, which incorporated Palestinian nationalist language about the Jewish state’s demise.
The IDF urged the public to act with sensitivity and to await official identification.
“The trap is that this very important first stage is only the first step to a much larger goal that is yet to be achieved,” said Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs President Dan Diker of the Trump ceasefire plan.
The young man identified himself as Samuel Williams, studying philosophy, politics and economics.
Organizers said the members will address the issue during a regular winter session in December.
The bodies, some of the 28 Hamas is due to hand over, were of Guy Illuz, Bipin Joshi and two others whose names haven’t been cleared for publication.
