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The Home Front Command limits gatherings to 1,500 people in areas near the Lebanese border.
The two countries’ ties “are based on mutual respect and ongoing cooperation,” Sharren Haskel said.
“We will not back down, we will not bow down, and we will not be defeated,” the terror leader said.
The meeting in Jerusalem came a week after the Israeli military jailed two soldiers for 30 days and removed them from combat duty for damaging a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon.
The rock attacks targeted Jewish homes on the Mount of Olives.
The event will take place “in a symbolic format only” due to Hezbollah attacks.
Locals warn of risk after training exercises held 100 meters from the frontier.
Testimony in Netanyahu’s criminal trial was set to resume after a two-month break due to the Iran war.
The former premiers vow to form a “Zionist government,” with Bennett at the helm.
The Israel Defense Forces fired an interceptor missile toward a “target that was launched from Lebanon,” but said it subsequently lost contact with the UAV.
Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, was the third soldier killed in battle during a fragile ceasefire.
A panel of judges led by the court’s Deputy President Noam Sohlberg set out a series of measures government bodies must adopt.
Michael Lotem finished a three-year tour as envoy to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and the Seychelles in August 2025.
Israel’s head of state has faced pressure to grant a pardon from U.S. President Trump.
Tzipi Hotovely will be filling a position that has been vacant for two years.
Among those killed was Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
“We are thankful that the law enforcement officer shot during the attack is safe and on the path of recovery,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
The premier’s announcement followed the terrorists’ launch of several rockets and UAVs.
Nesya Karadi was the 22nd fatality in Israel since the start of the war with the Islamic Republic on Feb. 28.
Despite the ceasefire, the European agency said further monitoring is needed to assess the risks to civil aviation.
Israeli forces detained 11 suspects and are searching for the others.
Despite contrary reports, Hamas spokesman denies candidates linked to the terror group are taking part.
The Palestinian gunmen were spotted riding in a pickup truck.
“My brother is a student who was caught in a war he has no side in. Is he starving, injured, alive? How can anyone survive 680 days in hell?”
Hundreds of thousands of online users refused to let her statement rest, joined within hours by news websites.
P.A. deputy leader Hussein al-Sheikh said that Marwan Barghouti “represents a symbol of the Palestinian struggle.”
The “BBC” and Italian news agencies suggest Israel is to blame for Marah Zohry’s death.
“Rabbi Wein was a uniquely impactful Rav whose work, perspective and voice profoundly influenced generations of Orthodox Jewry,” the OU said.
Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of “meddling” in a speech in which he assigned blame to “all sides” in addition to his security forces.
Hundreds of thousands of residents to be evacuated from the city.
Moshe “Mutz” Matalon, the chairman of the Israel Paralympic Committee, intends to protest the “shameful behavior.”
Amine Ayoub was held for 32 hours without food or water then deported.
“We must finish the job and defeat” the terrorist group in Gaza, the Israeli prime minister told his Cabinet.
Raków Częstochowa supporters unveiled a banner about Israel during a match against Maccabi Haifa—whose fans responded with a Holocaust reference.
“These are the same people who weakened Israel then and are trying to do so again today,” the national security minister said.