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Fragments had punctured the girl’s abdomen, causing severe liver damage.
A “temporary security cordon” was imposed on Madama, a Palestinian village near Nablus, as soldiers searched for the assailant.
Israeli forces remain deployed in the enclave in accordance with the Oct. 10, 2025, truce.
Jerusalem and Beirut on April 16 agreed to a 10-day ceasefire following mediation by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Indonesia in its statement denounced the banner as an “insult to a humanitarian facility.”
“The IDF strongly condemns this incident and emphasizes its severity, which constitutes a criminal offense that endangers civilians and IDF troops,” said the military.
“The IDF must have, at all times, the means to operate without reliance on external factors,” said Israel’s defense minister.
As 14 Israelis are honored with the Jewish state’s top award, U.S. President Donald Trump becomes the first noncitizen laureate.
“Our actions dramatically weakened the radical axis in the Middle East led by Iran. All of the Middle East, Europe and the world enjoy the fruit of our actions even when they condemn them,” stated Gideon Sa’ar.
Judiciary news outlet claimed Mehdi Farid passed sensitive information to Mossad.
Accounts describe widows and displaced women being sexually exploited and blackmailed by the terrorists.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry called the incident “utterly unacceptable.”
120 soldiers honored at President’s Residence ceremony marking 78th Independence Day.
Khamis Muhammad Khamis Qassas infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led massacre.
The long-tailed duck was last observed in the Jewish state in 1986, in Eilat.
Palestine Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) Director Rafat Al-Qudra made the claim about the genetically engineered rodents to Fatah-run Awdah TV on April 15.
“Today we stand shoulder to shoulder with our indispensable partner,” said the American envoy to Jerusalem.
In video address, PM highlights unity and strength of Israel and the Jewish people.
Military says armed operatives posed threat to troops operating in the area.
Argentina’s president participates in a colorful ceremony held amid ongoing regional tensions, under the theme “Strengths of Renewal.”
“Israel cannot survive without the Diaspora’s support, and the Diaspora needs Israel for its identity and a safe haven in a time of need,” Israel Bachar, Israeli consul general to the Pacific Southwest, told JNS.
“Our experience has taught us that innovation without deep human-centered caution can be as dangerous as the trauma itself,” said Maya Shany, Israeli youth delegate.
“We are burning inside with hate, with longing, with infinite sadness,” an Israeli reservist, who was injured in Gaza and saw three of his unit members killed, told attendees.
The military stands in “solidarity and unity” with global Jewish communities, said the IDF chief of staff.
The U.N. council “opted for a performative action, designed to draw a veto, that extends Hamas terrorists,” according to Morgan Ortagus, a U.S. diplomat.
JNS got a rare look at closely-held U.N. information, which critics say is used to claim Jewish attacks against Arabs in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem are growing.
One needn’t wait for the war to end to discuss normalization expectations with Saudi Arabia and others, the former envoy said.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz hailed the four slain troops as “outstanding fighters who fell in battle.”
The Houthis launched at least two drones and a ballistic missile toward the Jewish state on Thursday night.
An immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation to Syria or Algeria, agreeing with the Trump administration that the Columbia graduate’s failure to include pertinent information on his green card application is grounds for revocation.
The Israeli military warned civilians to leave the area ahead of the operation.
“To be recognized for something that I’m just doing naturally feels wonderful,” McCain told JNS. “But it also feels confusing, because I just feel like it’s something everyone should be doing.”
Israel’s defense minister warned Hamas that if it doesn’t return the hostages and disarm, then “Gaza will be destroyed and turned into a monument to the rapists and murderers of Hamas.”
Tokyo has been carrying out a “comprehensive assessment, including appropriate timing and modalities, of the issue of recognizing Palestinian statehood,” said Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.
The Jewish state and the U.S. “drink from the same fountain” of biblical values, the president told the largest-ever delegation of American lawmakers.