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Senior IDF officer: “The writing was on the wall. We should have prepared long ago.”
As NASA astronauts highlight global cooperation, some countries remain “fixated on outdated narratives,” the Israeli envoy said.
Omer Tischler said he is taking on the role “after more than 900 days of a long, demanding and just war.”
Defensive measures followed repeated attempts by terrorists to infiltrate the Carmel community.
The equipment was simultaneously loaded onto hundreds of trucks and transferred to IDF bases throughout the country in an operation personally overseen by Defense Ministry’s director general.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Liem and share in their profound grief,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted to X.
“The orphans of Israel’s wars are the sons and daughters of Israeli society,” a Defense Ministry official said.
The U.S. ambassador made the comment after meeting with the Jewish state’s newly appointed Special Envoy to the Christian world.
The Zenziper Company declined the delivery, flagged as “stolen,” amid diplomatic tensions with Kyiv.
Inbar Yehezkeli Blilious, a lawyer from Jerusalem and mother of two, is the former CEO of the Jerusalem Sexual Assault Crisis Center.
“We believe that Israeli scientific excellence can deliver the next major breakthrough in cancer care.”
Ibrahim Abu Tzakar “had planned to carry out an imminent terror attack against IDF troops.”
In “When We See You Again,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin chronicles the story of her son Hersh, who was abducted during the Hamas-led invasion on Oct. 7, 2023.
The military dismantled more than 30 terrorist infrastructures in Lebanon in two days.
The defendant attempted to procure a handgun and execute an attack on IDF troops in the Galilee city of Karmiel, police said.
The Iranian-backed group “continues to position terrorist infrastructure within and near to civilian infrastructure,” the army said.
Case could be the longest-running fraudulent impersonation the state has known.
Two soldiers were moderately injured; several others sustained light wounds.
MK Ohad Tal says applying Israeli sovereignty is the only viable solution to stabilizing the region.
A campaign by the Israeli consulate in New York calls for the advancement of peace with Lebanon.
Magen David Adom, in cooperation with the Health Ministry, has restructured its emergency response unit as a result.
Some 175 activists “are now making their way peacefully to Israel,” according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
While visiting her parents in Turkey, Jessica Bachar, 28, was arrested by Turkish authorities following calls by Islamic groups in Ankara to imprison her.
The Israeli foreign minister stated that one would expect a country to submit a legal request before posting on social media.
“It is not possible that while our soldiers are risking their lives in Gaza, the Israeli government is feeding the enemy,” Yulia Malinovsky, who introduced the bill, told JNS.
“This is a long-term strategic investment in Israel, and is a great sign of confidence in the Israeli tech industry,” said Israel Innovation Authority CEO Dror Bin.
“Herzl stood tall—as a representative of an ancient people demanding, with moral clarity, to return to its homeland,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel ups Golan deployments and warns tougher action if al-Julani regime persists in attacks on Druze, as U.S., Syria, Israel issue stark statements.
“Le Monde” reports that neither of the conference’s conveners, French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will attend.
The “Easy Money, Hefty Price” campaign aims to raise awareness of the phenomenon and stress the serious magnitude of the security offense.
It said Israel must investigate its prime minister and former defense minister before the International Criminal Court will consider Jerusalem’s request to call off its prosecution of “genocide” in Gaza.
The projectile was on a trajectory to the Negev and Dead Sea area, the Homefront Command said.
As the Israeli Air Force conducts strikes in southern Syria, a military official says, “The more the Syrian regime has intervened, the worse it looks.”
The government, which enjoyed a comfortable 67-seat majority, is now reduced to a minority of 50 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
Mo Ghaoui told JNS that he went into a UNRWA office in Beirut and said his “cousin” wanted to be taken off the refugee rolls but was told the latter should stay listed, with “nothing to lose.”
CEO Duby Weissenstern tells JNS of plans to provide much-needed therapies to first responders and others across the country.