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“Eyal Park” honors Eyal Haimovsky, the longtime CEO of the Jerusalem Development Authority.
The move would reverse a decision by the Central American nation two decades ago to move its Israeli embassy to Tel Aviv.
Israel’s top diplomat said that it is “outrageous” to draw a moral equivalence between Hamas leaders and Israeli citizens.
The Rafael chair says the system intercepted about 99% of 40,000 rockets, as he defends Israel’s war stance and says the Iran conflict set back Tehran’s nuclear program.
The software giant examined whether Israeli security agencies’ use of its systems violated company ethics and transparency rules, Globes reported.
The Israeli president posted footage from his diplomatic visit to Panama and Costa Rica.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told lawmakers that the IDF had met all war goals set by the political echelon, “and even beyond.”
A helicopter that was sent to rescue the injured was unable to take off due to a technical error.
The Israeli prime minister said that Jews, Druze and Circassians are brothers who stand together in a formidable alliance.
Thousands of police officers, Border Police personnel and volunteers will be deployed.
Dor Wolynitz found a 1,700-year-old statuette fragment while hiking with his family in the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert.
“I expect a political agreement on the sanctions of violent settlers. Hopefully we’ll get there,” said Kaja Kallas.
The Israeli premier sat down with a U.S. broadcaster to discuss a series of topics, including the declining rates for Israel support among young Americans.
In a separate incident, the IAF eliminated Hamas Nukhba Force operatives in the south.
The military demolished four tunnels east of the Yellow Line, it said.
Jerusalem is also advancing efforts to join the Mediterranean Fisheries Commission.
The explosive devices had been concealed inside fire extinguishers and gas canisters.
Israel’s official account honored mothers in Israel and worldwide, noting the observance marked in over 40 countries and thanking them for daily contributions.
The military statement did not specify whether there were any casualties.
At the top of the agenda is legislation formalizing military draft exemptions for the Orthodox community, an issue that has deeply divided both the coalition and the broader public during more than two years of war.
The newspaper had to issue a correction after it emerged the boy suffered from the neurological disorder, but Saher Alghorra won the prestigious award anyway.
Israeli forces destroyed two routes totaling 2 km in the central Strip, uncovering weapons, rockets and explosives during operations.
The planned new flights to Saigon come as Israelis are increasingly flying to the Far East amid a burst of antisemitism in much of the West.
Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee urges civilians to leave combat zones as “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” targets terrorists.
“I swam with it for a bit until it disappeared into the depths. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime feeling,” said Ruslan Rabin, a diver from the city of Carmiel.
The 12 activists aboard were escorted to Ashdod Port, where they were shown a 43-minute video of Hamas’s Oct. 7 atrocities.
“This year’s Maccabiah emphasizes the need for unity, strengthening ties with Diaspora Jewry, and connecting to Israel—today more than ever.”
The report scrutinized United Nations data between January 2016 through April 2023.
“False Flags and Real Agendas,” produced by Israeli NGO Regavim, describes the “settler violence” smear as a “modern-day blood libel.”
IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian condemns the act as “a desperate attempt by Hamas to instill fear in the Gazan public to preserve its regime.”
Radical activists on board the “Madleen” accuse Greece of spying for Israel with drones. Sources say vessel is to be stopped even before it reaches Israel’s territorial waters.
Arafat Diab, of Hamas’s Sheikh Radwan Battalion, was killed in a May 31 airstrike coordinated by the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
“Abbas continues to prove how unworthy the P.A. is of being a state,” the Israel-based Palestinian Media Watch said.
Australia cited online rhetoric by the activist, including regarding the extremism of Mahmoud Abbas.
The Hamas leader died on May 13, when Israeli Air Force jets struck an underground terrorist base with bunker-busting munitions.