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Watch live: Independence Day celebrations at President's Residence
In honor of Israel's 74th Independence Day, Pres. Herzog and the First Lady host the Outstanding Soldiers ceremony.
Herzog speaks to Abbas for first time since start of terror wave: I hope for peace
President Herzog calls UAE Crown Prince, King of Bahrain and PA chairman on the occasion of the end of the Ramadan month.
Memorial Day
Ahead of Memorial Day: 24,068 fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism
Since last Memorial Day and until today, 56 people have been added to the tally. Memorial Day begins with one-minute siren on Tuesday night.
Holocaust survivor activates Remembrance Day siren
Holocaust survivor Reuven, 87, activated the Remembrance Day siren together with his granddaughter, who serves as an IDF alert operator.
Netanyahu:
Netanyahu: Chikli didn't defect from Yamina, Yamina defected from the right
Former PM: We must immediately form a strong right-wing government under my leadership in order to restore security.
Sabbath desecration
Two weeks later, IDF Chief of Staff apologizes for Sabbath desecration
Kochavi had given a press conference on the Sabbath & forced religious soldiers to pose for a photo with him.
Likud MK:
Likud MK: Shaked's people are talking to senior Likud members, Ayelet needs to decide
MK Ofir Akunis hopes Shaked will leave the coalition: There is always a kind of informal negotiation between Ayelet Shaked and the Likud.
Arabs vandalize monument honoring terror victim Raziel Shevach
Arabs spray-paint monument honoring murdered father of six. 'Hard to ignore the feeling of the red color dripping down.'
'Settler terror?'
IDF commander dismisses derogatory outburst
Following an INN inquiry, the general claims he was misquoted by the NYT in mentioning "settler terrorism" as part of the greater issue.
Israel Airports Authority website taken down by hackers
Pro-Iranian hackers from Iraq take down Israel Airports Authority website. The site returns to regular activity after about half an hour.
Meretz Minister
Meretz Minister: 'Proud to take United Arab List's interests into account on Temple Mount'
Responding to Meretz' Yair Golan, Yamina MK Orbach asks: "Are you trying to dismantle the coalition?"
Rabbi Chaim Druckman discharged from hospital
Rabbi Druckman, the most senior rabbi in the Religious Zionist movement, had been hospitalized due to pneumonia.
Israeli singer mocks Sephardim on stage
Singer and songwriter Shlomo Gronich uses derogatory term against Jews of Middle Eastern background on stage, then apologizes.
Terror victim's mother
Terror victim's mother: 'It won't bring my son back, but justice has been served'
After seven years, Malachi Rosenfeld's murderer is finally in Israeli custody following a joint IDF-Shabak operation.
Gafni:
Gafni: Smotrich responsible for Bennett-Lapid government
UTJ chairman says he would like to see Benny Gantz being a part of the next government.
Rogue Yamina Lawmaker:
MK Chikli: MK Kara planned to resign from coalition but reneged
MK Chikli: Ayelet Shaked is fighting for this government, leading the rescue of Naftali Bennett, I say this with certainty.
Government to cancel Social Security payments to terrorists' families
Special taskforce to make recommendations within 60 days, barring state funds from reaching families of Israel-Arab terrorists.
IDF warns:
IDF warns of 'life-endangering' march to Homesh planned for next week
Yeshiva dean rejects IDF arguments. "Homesh yeshiva is our moral justification for continuing to exist here."
Father who lost wife and infant daughter in collision is engaged
Efraim Rimmel, who lost wife and infant daughter in collision, announces engagement to Ayelet Kolman, widow of terror victim.
PM Bennett: Those who aided the terrorist will pay 'heavy and unbearable' price
PM Bennett responds to Tel Aviv shooting attack, warns, 'There will be no limits on this war.'
Special Forces commander to be honored with torch-lighting at Independence Day ceremony
Commander H.A. chosen on own merits and also to represent all of Israel's security forces.
Samaria:
Samaria: Terrorist fires toward entrance of community of Avnei Hefetz, then flees
Suspect fires at post of security guard stationed at entrance of community of Avnei Hefetz. No injuries reported.
Husband of coalition chair: 'Conversion reform won't happen'
Shmulik Silman, husband of MK Idit Silman, says, 'Everyone has red lines, she won't sell her portion in the World to Come.'
State comptroller: 'The terrorist could cross the fence & reach Bnei Brak in an hour'
The once lauded security fence, built at a cost of billions, is now no more than a joke, with breaches large enough to drive a car through.
'The writing was on the wall': Here's how the terrorist came in
Bnei Brak terrorist came through a breach in the security fence - that Samaria leader Yossi Dagan has been warning about for years.
Shooting attack in Bnei Brak
Yaakov Shalom, father of five, among those killed in terrorist attack in Bnei Brak
Names of three people murdered in Bnei Brak attack cleared for publication: Yaakov Shalom, Rabbi Avishai Yehezkel and Amir Khoury.
Government authorizes five new towns in the Negev
"This is Zionism 2022," says Prime Minister. One of five new towns designated for Bedouin Arabs.
Interior Minister:
Interior Minister Shaked: Israel is national home of the Jewish people above all
Minister rebuffs criticism of not accepting more Ukrainian refugees, tells opponents to consider long-term implications.
Terror victim recounts:
Terror victim recounts: 'I ran into a store and realized I was soaked with blood'
'I work hard in the Knesset so that our blood will not be forfeit,' MK Ben Gvir tells wounded victims of Be'er Sheva terror attack.
Ra'am condemns Be'er Sheva attack
Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh also condemns attack: "Violence is not our way and we must condemn it with all our might."
Terror attack in Be'er Sheva
Police confiscate the weapon used to stop deadly attack
The man who shot and killed the terrorist is now afraid for his life after police confiscated his weapon and published his address.
Mansour Abbas:
Mansour Abbas: We formed a right-center-left-and-Arab government, it can fulfill its term
MK Mansour Abbas says he is pleased with Ra’am's decison to join the government, calls it a "tremendous political achievement."
Gantz:
Benny Gantz: We prevented a government of disaster, the goal is to be Prime Minister
Gantz: We'll remain in the coalition as long as it maintains a balanced and responsible line.
8 family homes destroyed
Security forces demolish two outposts in Binyamin region, 8 family homes destroyed
Maoz Esther & A'ira Shachar, near Kochav Hashachar, destroyed. "Gantz, Bennett, Shaked are taking us back to the days of the Disengagement."
Conversion reform:
Conversion reform: Avigdor Liberman alleges Law leaves too much power with Chief Rabbinate
Minister Kahana rejects criticisms, accuses Liberman of refusing to meet with him to iron out differences.
Prayers and tears:
Prayers and tears: Hundreds of thousands gather for Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral
As crowds stream to Bnei Brak to accompany the leading Rabbi on his final journey, authorities urge public to observe safety precautions.
Rabbi Kanievsky ztz"l:
Final arrangements made for funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky ztz"l, to begin at noon
Major roads closed, thousands of police deployed, public urged to comply with instructions as up to a million expected to attend.
Yisrael Beytenu MK:
Yisrael Beytenu MK: Shaked is as racist as Deri
MK Yulia Malinovsky says Interior Minister should not be in charge of policy on Ukrainian refugees. Shaked's office: This is cheap populism.
How did Ayelet Shaked persuade Mansour Abbas to toe the line?
The Citizenship Law has passed, but what price will the government pay for it?
