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IDF confirms: Noa Argamani's kidnapper eliminated in Gaza strike

Terrorist filmed riding the motorcycle carrying Noa Argamani into Gaza on October 7 killed in Nuseirat, as Israel continues its hunt for the kidnappers.

Asher to haredi voters: Don't fall for Smotrich and Ben Gvir

UTJ chairman MK Yakov Asher urges haredi unity, warns against rival parties courting haredi voters.

IDF strikes Hezbollah after explosive drone attack on troops

IDF targets Hezbollah drone launch sites, anti-tank missile positions and other infrastructure in southern Lebanon after explosive drone launched toward Israeli soldiers.

Cassif compares IDF to Hamas

Pressed repeatedly on whether Hamas is a terrorist organization, Hadash MK Ofer Cassif draws comparison with IDF, declares himself an anti-Zionist.

800 days with the fallen:

Help IDF reservist fight a silent war at home

For 800 days he cared for Israel's fallen and their families. Now his wife battles a relentless illness, and a second war has begun at home.

A thousand etrogim cannot replace one aravah

The aravah is not a deficient etrog; it has its own place in the service of God. Remove the aravah from the Four Species, and the mitzvah itself is incomplete.

Analysis:

NAZA’s allegation of a system: What the evidence really shows

The film treats a partial view of the targeting chain as though it were the whole system. It is not. Intelligence and collateral-damage estimates were inputs into operational decisions, not the decisions themselves. Analysis.

Help feed them

Widows and orphans are still without basic food for Sukkot

The Child’s Smile Association brings families to special 'Fill the Cart' days, covering their holiday groceries so every child can enjoy a full table, dignity, and a truly joyful holiday.

The door Is open. Our existence Is not up for debate.

Jews and their communal leaders cannot and must not be expected to lend the warmth of our welcome to people who excuse our murderers, reject our right to exist or treat our grief as an obstacle to their cause. Opinion.

OpenAI halts training after AI model bypasses restrictions

AI agent reportedly bypasses internet restrictions during OpenAI training run, prompting company to suspend some advanced model training.

The real truth about wokeism:

Wokes demand a new hierarchy - not equality

Progressives and wokes created a movement that claims to speak for ordinary people but has become socially and culturally alienated and remote from ordinary people, particularly when those people refuse to adopt the politics assigned to them. Opinion.

"You Can't Silence the Truth"

Huckabee fires back at Mamdani

U.S. Ambassador rejected genocide accusations against Israel & blasted Mamdani's threats against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

UK

Ex-Haniyeh bodyguard got citizenship, arrested over alleged plot

Haniyeh’s former bodyguard gained UK citizenship before his arrest over an alleged plot to target Jews in Europe and UK.

BBC faces scrutiny over 53 Gaza ‘journalists’ linked to Hamas

A Telegraph investigation alleges that 53 Palestinians identified as journalists by the BBC had varying ties to Hamas and other terror groups.

Mystery in the sewers: Two arrested near Netanyahu’s NYC hotel

NYPD investigates whether three men emerging from a sewer near Netanyahu’s hotel posed a security threat.

Police by day, terrorists by night:

The threat brewing in Judea and Samaria

Security experts tell i24NEWS of the threat from armed Palestinian Authority forces, raising questions about their training, growing numbers and the future of security coordination.

Belgium links Iran to attacks on European Jews

Belgian intelligence says attacks on a synagogue and Jewish neighborhood were carried out in response to an Iranian call targeting Jewish and Israeli interests worldwide.

Gaza smuggling suspect seeks visit to Shin Bet chief

Bezalel Zini requests six-hour break from house arrest to visit his brother, Shin Bet Director David Zini, for a family gathering.

Report:

Egypt’s intelligence chief warned of impending massacre

A new investigation says Abbas Kamel spent all of 67 minutes in Israel warning of a looming Hamas escalation.

Lincoln Center, NYC

Israeli Consulate challenges ‘NAZA’ film

Israeli Consulate takes its fight against NAZA to Lincoln Center, challenging the film’s credibility with giant screens.

IDF eliminates Hamas Nukhba commander

Two Hamas terrorists, including Nukhba platoon commander, eliminated in separate Gaza strikes after violating ceasefire.

Sukkot weather shakeup: Heavy rain ahead

Pleasant holiday weather set to give way to rain and falling temperatures, forecasters say.

Los Angeles:

Anti-Israel shirt sparks clash outside LA kosher bakery

A woman wearing an 'Israel kills children' T-shirt drew a response from Jewish teenagers outside a kosher bakery in Pico-Robertson, who waved Israeli flags and sang Am Yisrael Chai.

Trump rejects Iranian ceasefire proposal

Trump rejects Tehran’s seven-day ceasefire plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran insists Washington must meet its conditions before nuclear talks can resume.

IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons depot

IDF targets Hezbollah weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon after identifying arms used to threaten Israeli soldiers operating in the Security Zone.

Chag Sameach from Israel National News!

Wishing a joyous Sukkot holiday to all our readers. News coverage ends this evening, resumes Saturday evening.

UN adds 61 companies to ‘settler blacklist’

UN human rights office adds 61 companies to its database of companies blacklisted over activities in Judea and Samaria, drawing condemnation from Israel.

'Heil f---ing Hitler'

Brooklyn man chases Jewish man with knife

Brooklyn man faces hate-crime charges after allegedly chasing a Jewish victim with a knife while shouting “Heil f---ing Hitler".

Terror link dropped

Golders Green stabbing suspect pleads not guilty

London man accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green pleads not guilty, prosecutors say the attack is no longer treated as terrorism.

US intelligence:

Saudi Arabia has not ruled out nuclear weapons program

Classified documents show US intelligence believes Saudi Arabia has not ruled out nuclear weapons, raising concerns over Trump’s civilian nuclear deal.

Iran:

'No nuclear concessions even if US agrees to reopen Strait'

Senior Iranian official says Tehran will not compromise on its nuclear program even if the US accepts Iran’s conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Lebanese PM demands Israel withdraw from all Lebanese territory

Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam demands an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, citing the 1949 borders.

At Oct. 1 meeting

NYT: Netanyahu did not mention UAE warning of Hamas attack

The New York Times reports Netanyahu did not mention an alleged UAE warning about a planned Hamas attack during a key security meeting days before Oct. 7.

After Sheeran controversy

Macklemore launches ‘Free Palestine’ tour

Macklemore announces a “Free Palestine" tour after being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour, with proceeds going to organizations supporting Palestinian Arabs.

Chag Sameach from Israel!

Updates Continue from North America

Sukkot about to begin in Israel. INN's North America desk will continue to update the site until Sukkot begins in New York.

IDF:

Hamas commander who took part in holding 10/7 hostages eliminated

Hassan Mahmoud Siam infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre and was involved in holding Amit Soussana, Keith and Aviva Siegel, and Dafna Elyakim captive in Gaza.

Messi, Erika Kirk among Israel’s Top 50 Christian Allies for 2026

Israel Allies Foundation unveils its 2026 list of leading Christian supporters of Israel, with the late Joni Lamb taking the top spot.

Kyiv:

14-year-old Israeli killed in drone strike

An Israeli boy was killed in a drone strike on a residential building in the Ukrainian capital. His mother was injured and is hospitalized.

'Crown of our head has fallen’:

Rabbi David Batzri laid to rest

Leading rabbis bid farewell to renowned Kabbalist Rabbi David Shalom Batzri as he is laid to rest, recalling his Torah scholarship, prayer and devotion to G-d.

Special Arutz Sheva interview:

Operating at sea - in ways one can only imagine

Staff Sgt. A., a weapons specialist aboard the INS Rahav submarine, spoke to Arutz Sheva about eagerly awaiting his comrades aboard the INS Drakon and the unique experience of serving at sea.

Watch:

Ofek always wanted to do more

Master Sgt. (res.) Ofek Moalem, killed alongside Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Kali from the explosion of an IDF drone, completed his mandatory military service two years ago and immediately continued serving in the reserves.

Preparing the next generation:

Intel, Israel’s Education Ministry join forces

Education Ministry and Intel sign cooperation agreement to expand AI and STEM education, mentoring programs and technological opportunities for Israeli students.

Carlson denies allegations, but numbers tell a different story

Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News commentator, now a prominent voice in anti-Israel discourse, denies the allegations, but Dan Livingston says “Jew" or “Jews" were mentioned 1,546 times on his programs in a single year.

Pain into Hope

In 2 weeks, Yael will marry on Israel's hardest day

Yael's father passed away years ago. In two weeks, on October 7, she marries with her mother alone raising five children behind her.

Watch:

IDF demolishes tunnels below the yellow line

Two-kilometer-long underground terror tunnel dismantled: IDF troops continue operations to clear the Yellow Line area of terror infrastructure.

Giulio Meotti:

Netanyahu’s isolation and the West's shameful part in it

The irony is shocking: Bibi was forced to enter the United States almost in secret, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian walked around unchallenged (apart from protests by the Iranian diaspora). Opinion.

Netanyahu:

'Israel’s economy is thriving; Smotrich has a hand in it'

Prime Minister Netanyahu testified to good cooperation with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and praised him for Israel’s economic situation. 'Our economy is thriving after three years of war.'

Terrorist who transferred millions of shekels to Hamas eliminated

In targeted aerial strikes in Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis, the IDF eliminated Jabr Moqbel, who transferred millions of shekels to finance Hamas terrorism, and Hasan al-Batta, a terrorist in the organization’s military wing.

‘Elder of the Kabbalists’ Rabbi David Batzri dies suddenly at 85

Rabbi David Batzri, head of Jerusalem’s HaShalom Yeshiva for Kabbalists and renowned for his expertise in Kabbalah and rare dybbuk-removal ceremonies, collapsed at his Bnei Brak home and died at Sheba Medical Center.

“The first to help"

Ofek leaves behind twin brother

A friend and former teacher of Master Sgt. (res.) Ofek Moalem spoke about his special character. Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Kali lived across the street from a former classmate who fell in Gaza three years ago.

True simcha on Sukkot

True simcha is found in recognizing what is genuinely meaningful in our lives.

To Noahides:

The Prime Minister was right. But we have to build on top of that

For the first time in history, delegates of Noahide communities from every continent are coming to Jerusalem. Look below to find out how to join.

Watch: Bennett escorted out of Bnei Brak restaurant

The chairman of the “Beyachad" party was escorted out of Moti’s restaurant in the city after a disturbance broke out and an object was thrown at him. Police arrested a suspect in the incident.

Rabbi Chaim Berlin Yeshiva, Brooklyn:

Sukkos and Simchat Torah with Rav Yitzchok Hutner ZT"L

Gifted with a brilliant mind, a photographic memory, power of speech and a gigantic love of Yiddishkeit, Rabbi Hutner's own enthusiasm was infectious, sparking and uplifting the souls of his listeners to greater personal spiritual heights and development.

Netanyahu: “Hamas will try to disrupt the elections"

One month before the elections, the Prime Minister addresses concerns over a surprise Hamas attack on the eve of the vote and dismisses rumors of a plea bargain in his trial.

$200 to boycott election

Sohlberg blocks Satmar hasidic group

$200 in exchange for boycotting election: Sohlberg blocks Satmar hasidic group