Defense and Security
At the handover ceremony, Defense Ministry D-G Baram, whose parents survived the Holocaust, commented on the symbolism of the $3.5 billion deal.
The remains will be transferred to the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv for examination.
The 18-year-old Negev resident has been indicted on terror offenses.
COGAT said the Rafah crossing will open soon for Gaza residents to exit into Egypt under a coordinated, EU-supervised mechanism.
“Whatever happens, I’m coming home.” Though bound, starved and abused, the former hostage never gave up. His determination to return to his family kept him going.
Israel’s internal security service asked the mayor to alert residents after uncovering multiple Iranian attempts to recruit locals via social media and messaging apps.
The families of the two remaining hostages being held in Gaza have been informed, said the Prime Minister’s Office.
Two municipal leaders are urging approval of a 130,000‑resident city on Samaria farmland.
The possible remains of a hostage will be sent to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir in Tel Aviv for identification.
The Union of Agricultural Work Committees “serves as an organizational arm of the PFLP terror group,” the military said.
The P.A. should be replaced by a civilian administrative body that “does not seek to annihilate the State of Israel,” said the Israeli Finance Minister.
Riyadh reaffirmed its “commitment to supporting the Palestinian people and their legitimate right to establish an independent state.”
