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As the IDF clarifies its policy on returning bodies of terrorists to Gaza, a former top Shin Bet official analyzes the terror group’s post-war strategy.
Kfir Brigade forces discovered an eight-tube launcher with four rockets during ceasefire operations, along with rifles, grenades and explosives.
Plasan Sasa Ltd., whose facility is situated near the Lebanese border, fended off competition from the UAE, South Korea, Canada and an Israeli rival.
A new community resilience center offers mental-health support for soldiers and families deeply affected by the war.
“If we can’t prevent the sale, we might as well link it to normalization and get something out of it,” says analyst Yosef Kuperwasser.
More than 120,000 tons of military equipment has been delivered to the Jewish state since the start of the war against Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023.
“He started touching my whole body. I froze. I told him: ‘You’re joking, right? That’s forbidden in Islam.’ He put a gun to my head and a knife to my throat. He told me that if I tell anyone about it – he will kill me.”
In a JNS Q&A, E.U. Ambassador to Israel Michael Mann urges restraint, rejects sanctions and backs training 3,000 Palestinians for Gaza policing despite Israeli concerns.
Israeli intelligence and European partners thwarted multiple Hamas terror cells targeting Jewish and Israeli sites, uncovering weapons and arresting operatives.
The incident in Khan Yunis marks the third consecutive day of violations of the ceasefire with Hamas.
A new report finds that “virulent antisemitism, the glorification of jihad and incitement to violence remain deeply embedded across all grades of Palestinian Authority textbooks.”
Ramallah has already committed $214 million in 2025, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.