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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.
“This wasn’t a ‘spontaneous uprising.’ It was a scripted campaign for the destruction of Israel—planned, rehearsed and executed,” said Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
The Religious Services Ministry will assist the families in holding funerals for the murdered captives.
From most of them, real signs of life have been received—videos from Hamas or messages from captivity survivors who were released in the last deal in January-February 2025.
The American leader is scheduled to touch down hours after Hamas terrorists are to hand over the 48 hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas, PIJ and Fatah murderers: Justice Ministry releases list of 250 high-profile terrorists who will get their sentences commuted.
“Warning calls to prisoners’ families began in recent hours and will continue throughout this week.”
Fifty percent more worshippers than last year visited Judaism’s second-holiest site during the first days of the Feast of Booths.
Ben-Gurion Airport gets facelift as round-the-clock preparations continue.
Roei Shalev’s mother also committed suicide, a week after the terrorist bloodbath.
“This is the primary meaning of implementing the agreed principle of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and disarming Hamas,” wrote the defense minister.
The U.S. delegation also included CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper.
The flag, measuring 26 by 36 feet, was raised in honor of the hostage agreement mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump.
