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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As NASA astronauts highlight global cooperation, some countries remain “fixated on outdated narratives,” the Israeli envoy said.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.
“The European Union will keep a close watch on how Israel implements this common understanding and the pledges,” the EU’s top diplomat said.
Protesters and port workers in Piraeus prevented a ship from unloading equipment allegedly bound for Israel, echoing similar protests last month and in October.
The landmark ruling stops short of saying that women are entitled to be ordained as rabbis, but is a major step forward in the advancement of female Torah scholars in Israel.
A senior Israeli military official tells JNS Hamas has lost command and control and arms production capabilities, but continues to operate as guerrilla cells.
Ron Dermer says a ceasefire depends on the terrorist group losing power and no longer controlling the coastal enclave.
Israeli forces uncovered a network used by terrorists for hiding and storing explosives and weapons.
Magen David Adom’s Eli Bin and United Hatzalah’s Linor Attias speak to JNS about their organizations’ lifesaving work.
The Ethiopian community in Israel has 170,000-plus members, some of them at the forefront of Israeli society.
The British budget airline’s decision to avoid Ben-Gurion International Airport marks the longest halt by any foreign carrier since the Iran conflict.
“The soldiers responded with fire and neutralized him. The terrorist was apprehended, and no IDF injuries were reported,” the army said.
Large columns of Syrian regime forces rolled into Sweida amid violent clashes between Druze militias and forces loyal to the Sunni Islamist regime.
Fifteen Knesset members voted against the proposal, and multiple opposition MKs boycotted the vote.