Defense and Security
Rep. Doug Lamborn will receive the first-ever Rabbi Benny Elon award, named after the late Israeli tourism minister who spearheaded Israel’s ties with the evangelical Christian community.
The study, which covers the first three months of the war prompted by Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks, is based on official military data.
“It’s very selective in the history it is trying to portray,” Jonathan Harounoff, international spokesman for Israel’s mission to the United Nations, told JNS.
“The State of Israel is establishing its position as a center of power in our region, as it has not been for decades,” the prime minister said.
A team of Israeli high-schoolers from kibbutzim in the Gaza Envelope came to Los Angeles and were received with open arms by the community.
The slain men were named as Staff Sgt. Ido Zano, 20; Staff Sgt. Barak Daniel Halpern, 19; and Sgt. Omri Cohen, 19.
The three accused were among the 1,027 terrorists Israel released in exchange for IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011.
“At least 24 people employed by UNRWA — in 24 different schools” belonged to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the paper reported.
In an overnight operation throughout Judea and Samaria, IDF soldiers carried out multiple counter-terrorism activities.
“The combat team of the paratroopers and other forces is conducting ‘forward defense’ in the area to prevent any threat.”
The U.S. national security advisor is scheduled to discuss the Lebanon ceasefire, the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime and the status of hostage talks with Hamas.
The Dutch leader told Yossi Dagan that Samaria is a “very small area.” He added, “Not everyone will understand this, but I do.”
