Stories written by the Israel National News team have been compiled and edited by several news writers
Defense Minister Israel Katz visited southern Lebanon in preparation for the next stages of implementing the ceasefire agreement. 'We have hit Hezbollah with unprecedented strength. We have removed the fangs of the snake.'
New data reveals extensive solidarity and unprecedented volunteering across all sectors of society during the war.
IDF soldiers found the rotor of Super Hornet 017, which crashed on the slopes of Mt. Hermon in 1974, shortly before the area was relinquished to the Syrians.
Two Arabs from Jerusalem were charged with being in contact with a Hezbollah operative and giving her information, including photos from the Caesarea area.
More than six months after his sudden disappearance in the Ukraine war, the body of soldier David Strauber was located.
Prof. Robert Aumann expressed anger over the campaign by the families of the hostages, called to embrace them but not to agree to all deals, and wants to see Jews returning to settle Gaza.
A senior political official sent messages to the families of hostages who are not expected to be included in the first round of the deal saying there is no guarantee that it will continue to the next round.
Thousands of participants filled the Beit Menachem Synagogue in Kfar Chabad last week at the celebration marking the 19th of Kislev.
The 83-year-old man disappeared from his home on December 18th and has not been heard from since.
Syria's new leadership appoints Murhaf Abu Qasra, a prominent figure in Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, as defense minister in the interim government.
US military says two Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea. Both pilots ejected from their aircraft and were recovered alive.
French court delivers severe sentences to several individuals found guilty of involvement in beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty after he showed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class.
Amnesty International criticizes Hezbollah for launching unguided rocket salvos at civilian areas in Israel during the recent conflict.
State Department notifies Congress it approved the sale of $4.69 billion worth of equipment to Egypt.
US judge rules favor of WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a vulnerability in the messaging app to deploy spyware.
Palestinian Arab official tells BBC that if solution is found to unresolved issues, the parties could agree on a three-stage ceasefire within days.
Lara Trump announces she is removing her name from consideration for US Senate seat in Florida which is expected to become available.
Iran summons Swiss ambassador in Tehran, who represents US interests in the country, to protest arrest of two Iranian nationals in connection with attack on US troops in Jordan.
Slovenia broadcasting corporation pens official letter asking that Israel be disqualified from the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.
A 25-year-old man and woman were killed in a collision between two vehicles on route 772. Another woman in her 30s was seriously injured.
Israel presents Hamas with a list of 34 hostages to be released in the first stage of a deal, 'including 11 who do not meet the criteria. Hamas agreed - in exchange for special compensation.'
Yemeni TV channel reports strike in Sana'a, capital of Yemen; CENTCOM confirms strike on Houthi missile storage facility, command-and-control facility.
Pope Francis claims Israel's war against the Hamas terror group is 'cruelty, not war'; Israeli Foreign Ministry slams back: 'Israel makes extraordinary efforts to prevent harm to innocents, enough with the double standards and the singling out of the Jewish state and its people.'
The parents of Nimrod Cohen, a missing soldier, received an invitation for a bereaved families' event despite several signs of life from their son.
The Chief Rabbis of Israel, Rabbi David Yosef and Rabbi Kalman Ber, have asked President Herzog to pardon the soldier who leaked classified documents to PM's spokesman Eli Feldstein.
At 3:34 a.m. the Houthis in Yemen fired a ballistic missile; sirens sounded only at 3:44 a.m. When that happened, the missile had already exploded in Jaffa, causing great damage.
Head of Fatah's Tanzim group says archterrorist Marwan Barghouti at top of Hamas' list of terrorists to be freed in a prisoner swap deal; diplomatic source says Barghouti won't be freed.
Binyamin Bleacher, 68, faints during siren in central Israel, suffers cardiac arrest shortly thereafter.
Netanyahu said he would not agree to end the war before eliminating Hamas. 'We will not leave them in power in Gaza, 50 kilometers from Tel Aviv. It will not happen.'
Car drives into group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg. Reports of at least 11 dead and as many as 80 injured. The driver, a man of Saudi origin, arrested.
Sources with knowledge of the details say Israel has demanded that “heavy” terrorist prisoners who would be released as part of the upcoming hostage release deal be expelled abroad, rather than be transferred to Judea and Samaria.
Channel 12 News reports that several families of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip recently received signs of life from their loved ones, after a lengthy period during which almost no such signs were received.
IDF announces intention to demolish homes of terrorist who murdered Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal as well as of terrorist who murdered Sergeant First Class (res.) Elhanan Klein.
A recent survey indicates a shift in political support, with the coalition under Netanyahu weakening.
Binyamin Regional Governor and Yesha Council Chairman Israel Ganz is currently US and has been meeting with senior US officials to promote the future of Judea and Samaria.
In one of the 3 destroyed tunnel routes, IDF equipment that had been captured by Hamas terrorists on October 7th was discovered, along with maps of Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip, weapons, and living quarters.
Families of the hostages have urged both the Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the Israeli government, not to wait for Trump's inauguration to secure a prisoner exchange deal.
Israeli media has been filled over the past weeks with reports about a soldier who leaked classified information. What happened - and what might it mean for Israel's security?
Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli wrote to the Pope to demand an explanation of the Pope's support for the Palestinian narrative.
Israeli PM reportedly to skip events in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp due to concerns he will be arrested in accordance with the ICC warrants against him.
