German court bans keffiyehs in Buchenwald concentration camp
German court supports Buchenwald management's right to refuse entry to keffiyeh-wearing visitors, stressing site dress requirements.
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Mass panic at Mahane Yehuda: 'We thought it was a terror attack'
Brawl at Mahane Yehuda open-air market causes mass panic, fear of terror attack, until circumstances reveal violence to be criminal in nature.
Leading rabbi: 'We are suffering great troubles'
Ahead of Elul term and following recent arrests, Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein calls on haredi yeshiva students to learn Torah constantly and avoid idle talk.
Israel denies Barcelona mayor's entry request
Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni's request to enter Israel is rejected following his harsh statements against Israel and the city's decision to sever ties.
COGAT rejects IPC report on Gaza, slams it as biased and inaccurate
COGAT counters IPC's food security claims, highlighting methodological flaws, reliance on Hamas-linked sources, and ignoring Israel's humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
IDF commander issues sharp warning to Palestinian Arabs
Central Command chief Avi Bluth warns 'every village and every enemy' that 'heavy price' will be extracted for every terror attack.
Poll: Benny Gantz's party collapses, failing to pass electoral threshold
New poll shows Benny Gantz's Blue and White failing to pass electoral threshold, while party led by Gadi Eisenkot wins 10 Knesset seats.
Defense Minister: Gates of hell will open in Gaza
Defense Minister Israel Katz announces approval of IDF plan to defeat Hamas in Gaza through use of heavy fire, evacuations, and maneuvering.
Body of reservist who drowned in Kinneret found
Body of Shlomi Banai, who fell from an SUP in the Kinneret, is found by marine police.
Watch: Terror attack thwarted in broad daylight
In joint operation, Israeli security forces arrest two terrorists in the heart of Ramallah, preventing terror attack.
Despite foreign pressure
Saudi Arabia executes convicted terrorist, rejects foreign pressure
Saudi Arabia executes Jalal Labbad on terrorism charges, rejecting objections from human rights advocates who said he committed his crimes as a minor.
Over hostile antisemitism
GWU suspends Jewish Voice for Peace over hostile antisemitism
George Washington University suspends its JVP chapter for antisemitic acts and holding an event on Hitler's birthday.
US House probes teachers' union for spreading antisemitism
US House committee investigating the National Education Association (NEA) for alleged antisemitism, citing the union's anti-Israel handbook and controversial ADL boycott vote.
Two Americans arrested on suspicion of photographing sensitive security facility
Two students from the United States studying in Jerusalem arrested on suspicion of photographing a sensitive security facility at the city's entrance.
Hotovely to UK:
Hotovely to UK: Don't tell us where to build in Jerusalem
Israeli Ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely fires back after being summoned by the UK Foreign Office over the E1 construction plan: "I wouldn't tell the British where to build in London".
'Total Victory'
'Total Victory': Court tosses $500 million judgment against Trump
New York appeals court voids the $500 million judgment against Trump in civil fraud case, calling it an "excessive fine." Trump says the ruling is a “total victory”.
Report:
Report: Israel and Syria to sign security agreement on September 25
According to Arab reports, Israel and Syria are expected to sign a security agreement under US auspices on September 25, without a comprehensive peace deal.
False alarm:
False alarm: Active shooter report at Villanova U deemed a 'cruel hoax'
A massive police response to an active shooter report at Villanova University turns out to be a "cruel hoax," the university's president says. The incident caused a lockdown and panic.
Huckabee:
Huckabee: Palestinian state is not a priority for Trump
In an interview with Al Arabiya English, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee says a Palestinian state isn't a Trump priority. He criticizes the PA and EU, defends Israel's Gaza offensive, and declares Hamas has no future.
After a decade:
After a decade: SAS airline resumes flights to Israel
SAS announces it will resume direct flights from Copenhagen to Tel Aviv beginning in October, marking its return to Israel after a nearly decade-long hiatus.
Rachel Goldberg, whose late husband fell in Lebanon, gets engaged
Rachel, widow of the late Captain (res.) Rabbi Avi Goldberg, who fell in Lebanon, got engaged tonight to school principal Aminadav Rotenberg.
Israel repairing water lines to Gaza
As part of preparations for the invasion of Gaza City, Israel is repairing two water lines to the southern Gaza Strip with approval from the political echelon, in anticipation of mass evacuations.
Gaza terrorists launch rocket at aid corridor
The IDF identified a launch from an area adjacent to the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, toward the main corridor for the transfer of aid trucks in the southern Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu
Netanyahu: 'I approved taking control of Gaza City and hostage negotiations'
PM visits Gaza Division, says he approved plans to defeat Hamas militarily and talks to bring all of the hostages home and end the war at the same time.
UK summons Israeli Ambassador following approval of E1 construction plan
The UK Foreign Office has summoned the Israeli Ambassador, Tzipi Hotovely, today following the Israeli Higher Planning Commission's decision to approve the E1 construction plan.
New MDA ambulance dedicated in memory of Bibas family
A new ambulance was dedicated in Moshav Mivtahim in memory of Kfir, Ariel, and Shiri Bibas, and Shiri's parents Yossi and Margit Silberman, who were murdered on 10/7.
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff: We will not stop until Hamas is defeated
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits site of Hamas surprise attack in Khan Yunis, praises actions of the soldiers who thwarted the attack.
Report:
Soldier warned of Hamas attack, his officers at the Gaza Division ignored
Yedioth Ahronoth columnist reveals that an intelligence soldier warned that Hamas was about to attack, but his warnings were rejected and not heeded.
2 detained for crossing maritime border in Eilat towards Jordan
Two residents of Jerusalem crossed the maritime border into Jordan in the Gulf of Eilat on a jet ski, were returned to Israel, and were interrogated by the police.
PM Netanyahu:
'Appeasement of Palestinian terror repeats the mistakes of the 1930s'
Speaking to Sky News Australia PM Netanyahu warned that, 'any leader who supports a Palestinian state supports radicalism, also in their own countries. If the West doesn't take a stand, the crocodile will come for them too.”
Haredi protests intensify, as demonstrations and a fast are planned
Haredi groups plan fresh protests against the detention of draft evaders, alongside a public fast and prayer later this week, while Tzohar’s Rabbi David Stav condemns refusal to serve as a 'disgrace of Hashem’s name.'
UK sanctions networks enabling Iran's destabilising activity
The UK has announced sanctions against those whose revenue supports Iran's destabilising activities.
Senior Trump adviser slams Tucker Carlson as 'new Pat Buchanan'
Sebastian Gorka calls the 'Tucker right wing' a 'shallower' and 'less smart' of the isolationism of Pat Buchanan.
IDF begins warning calls to medical officials in northern Gaza
The IDF has begun warning calls medical officials and international organizations in the northern Gaza Strip in order to prepare for the evacuation of the population to the southern Gaza Strip.
'Leaving Hamas in Gaza would be like leaving the SS in Germany'
Prime Minister Netanyahu explains why Hamas must go in an interview with Sky News Australia.
FM In Zambia:
FM In Zambia: 'Engagement with African countries a strategic goal for Israel'
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka as part of Sa'ar's diplomatic trip to renew relations with Zambia after more than 50 years.
Israeli citizen jailed in Lebanon returned to Israel
Salah Abu-Hussein, an Israeli citizen who had been imprisoned in Lebanon for approximately one year, returned to Israel following negotiations with the assistance of the Red Cross.
Watch:
Watch: IDF raids old Syrian army outposts
As part of the operation, the troops apprehended and questioned several suspects in the area who engaged in the smuggling and trade of weapons from Syria to Lebanon.
Two women win millions in back-to-back lottery tickets
It was a week of extraordinary luck for Mifal HaPais, Israel’s state-run lottery, as two women in their 50s walked away with massive wins in consecutive draws
Smotrich threatens to quit government over hostage deal
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has warned that he will leave the government if Netanyahu proceeds with any deal with Hamas.
