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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.
“They’ve told me their stories of barely being able to breathe in the tunnels,” Christiane Amanpour said in her apology.
The military urged residents of the Strip to follow instructions and avoid approaching troops.
Aharon Mizrahi was injured in his apartment on June 13 when an explosion killed his life partner.
Israelis gathered outside the IDF’s Re’im base as the released hostages arrived to be reunited with their families.
A police officer was among the fatalities in the demonstration that a fundamentalist movement staged in Islamabad.
“Within the intensity of battle and the chaos of war, there is reason to be proud of the good work that was done,” said the head of the IDF’s Hostages and Missing Persons Command.
“We support and stand behind President Trump’s sincere efforts to end the war in Gaza and bring lasting peace to the Middle East.”
The military confirmed that the remains will be identified at a forensics facility.
Forty-nine of the 50 member organizations of the Conference of Presidents released a “unity statement” after Israel liberated the living hostages.
“It’s official. There are no more living Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity,” the IDF stated.
“Every time the United States and Israel act together, as in Iran and Gaza, we win,” Israel Katz said.
“As we welcome this moment of light after so much darkness, we remain deeply concerned about Hamas’s commitment to abide by the full terms of a peace agreement,” the leaders of B’nai B’rith said.
