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New disclosures reveal Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir joined Netanyahu, the Mossad director and the Shin Bet chief on covert visits to Abu Dhabi during “Operation Roaring Lion.”
“There will be ups and downs, but the potential for success is great,” wrote Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli envoy in Washington.
The biblical heartland “is our land and it will always be our land,” the prime minister declared at Jerusalem Day event.
The capital’s fertility rate is 3.68 childen per woman, higher than the national average of 2.89.
Lawmakers, ambassadors and faith leaders gather at the Knesset ahead of Jerusalem Day to promote international recognition of Israel’s capital.
Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan from the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion was killed near the Litani River.
President Mohammed bin Zayed personally drove Israeli PM from the aircraft to the palace, Ziv Agmon reveals.
The terrorist had “crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops, posing an immediate threat to them.”
On May 11, the Times published a story by op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof, who cited Palestinians accusing Israel of “widespread Israeli sexual violence against men, women and even children.”
The embassy “continues to stand proudly as a reminder of America’s recognition” of Israel’s eternal capital, David Friedman said.
Israel’s national security minister was reportedly one of some 200 Jews who visited the site throughout the day.
A memorial ceremony was held at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.
“It is under Israel’s sovereignty that people of all faiths have access to their holy sites,” the American diplomat stated.
Israel’s diaspora and countering antisemitism minister calls comparison to Hamas “pathological, grotesque, and an unprecedented moral collapse in Europe’s policy toward Israel.”
Mayor Moshe Lion says this year’s honorees represent “the human, moral and professional mosaic of Jerusalem.”
“The white stork is the species that, for many generations, symbolized migration and longing for the Land of Israel for Jews from Ethiopia to Poland.”
In certain contexts, the Notch receptor may participate in “reverse signaling,” influencing neighboring cells directly.
The group slammed the E.U.’s failure to act against P.A. officials who regularly clamp down on Palestinian Arabs who wish to live peacefully with Israelis.
Police arrested one suspected terrorist during the operation in Al-Jib.
Ahmad Daas, a resident of the central city of Tira, was arrested in a joint operation by the Israel Security Agency and Israel Police.
The explosive UAV hit near the Lebanese border.
The treasury is drafting a four-year plan that, if adopted, would cancel Eilat’s VAT exemption and slash tax benefits for new immigrants.
Foreign envoys hear appeals to recognize Israel’s united capital and relocate embassies to the city.
The Israeli prime minister held consultations as Trump arrived in Doha, where indirect negotiations with Hamas over the Gaza hostages were set to resume.
At the start of his captivity, Edan Alexander was severely tortured and beaten, according to his family. Some of his wounds from that period are still visible.
The P.A. did not explain what prompted the change in policy toward the Qatari state-sponsored satellite channel, which it previously accused of “incitement and false reports that stir internal unrest and interfere in internal Palestinian affairs.”
“We are on a very hard journey that doesn’t end,” said Ruhama Bohbot, whose son Elkana was taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023, and has now been a hostage for more than 580 days.
Founder Yoel Zilberman explains why his organization deploys thousands of volunteers to protect farms in the north and south of the country.
Hassan Aslih, a member of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade, operated under the guise of a journalist and news network owner, according to the Israeli military.
Israeli security forces uncovered over 200 bombs in Tulkarm and detained suspects across Judea and Samaria.
A bunker-busting airstrike hit a Hamas command center under the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, where Sinwar was reportedly leading operations.
While members of the company’s Jerusalem branch feel the move is discriminatory, the company insists the limitation has to do with room capacity.
Air defenses intercepted a missile from Yemen on Wednesday morning, prompting brief flight delays at Ben Gurion Airport • The IDF issued an urgent evacuation warning for Yemen’s ports following the attack.
“For a Zionist and a Jew, Yom Ha’atzmaut is the most important holiday on the Jewish calendar,” Ofir Akunis, the consul general in New York, told JNS.
The Israeli premier vowed a full-force push to defeat Hamas, praised wounded reservists as heroes and reaffirmed his commitment to total victory and securing the release of all hostages.
