Defense and Security
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.
While the situation of Syria’s Druze community remains “dire,” the prime minister says civilian attempts to assist family over the border are dangerous and hamper the IDF’s efforts.
The Israeli military says the new corridor will pressure Hamas in southern Gaza, as part of broader efforts to defeat its Khan Yunis Brigade.
The move follows a meeting of 30 governments, including the United States, to counter the terror organization’s illicit activities.
The IDF “will soon raise the level of its responses” if Syrian forces continue to threaten the Druze community in southern Syria, said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
The U.S.-backed organization said it had identified gunmen among the crowd of aid seekers, for the first time since it began its operations.
Leaders praise ultra-Orthodox unit’s role in IDF as coalition faces crisis over draft exemption for yeshiva students.
The officers are expected to take up their new roles in the coming months.
Palestinian Authority Security Forces have been active in terrorism for years, PMW report finds days after two PA police officers murdered an Israeli.
The dinner meeting at White House will reportedly focus on the Israel-Hamas hostage deal and renewed U.S. talks with Iran over its nuclear program.