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A memorial display, with the names of the fallen IDF soldiers was placed in protest ahead of a vote on the draft law. Bereaved mother Ofra Lax, whose son Nave fell in battle, reacted strongly to the use of the names of the fallen for political purposes.
New video notes how Gazan civilians participated in killing, raping, and abducting Israelis on October 7th and still assist in holding hostages.
The IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted two suspicious aerial targets over the coast of Nahariya, two additional targets that crossed from Lebanon fell in the area of Kabri. As a result, a fire broke out and damage was caused in the area.
Administration officials discussed holding talks, that would exclude Israel, for the release of the five US citizens still being held by the terror organization.
US and Saudi officials told WSJ that the deal is close to being finalized, but US approval may depend on it being tied to Israel-Saudi normalization, for which Saudis demand Israeli commitment to a Palestinian state.
Guy Sasson won the Roland Garros wheelchair quad singles final on Saturday. Dedicating his win to the four rescued hostages, the crowds shouted, 'Am Yisrael Chai.'
Shani, of blessed memory, was a squad commander in the 6646 patrol battalion of the Shualei Marom Formation (646). He fell in battle on January 30th in the southern Gaza Strip at the age of 28.
Archeologists studying the walls of what is now the Jerusalem House of Quality identified coats-of-arms of figures including King George the Fifth, and the founder of the iconic Irish beer – Edward Cecil Guinness.
IDF ground troops conducted targeted raids on military structures in the area and destroyed tunnel shafts and underground terrorist infrastructure located in the central Gaza Strip.
The IDF noted that the Ramallah resident who jumped the fence and infiltrated the Judea and Samaria Division headquarters unnoticed by the sentries is mentally ill and there is no suspicion of a nationalist motive.
Sirens sounded in Acre and the Krayot region. IDF says interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target but later determined that it was a false identification.
Upon arriving at the scene in the Sde Efraim farm, firefighters saw two armed terrorists, surveillance footage shows a suspect pouring gasoline on the building and igniting it.
Civil Administration inspectors and hundreds of policemen used heavy equipment to uproot the orchard planted by Ahuvya Sandak and his friends, following a petition submitted by local Arabs.
Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel, the Biden administration seems to see the successful operation, which rescued four hostages, in a negative light.
"I don't have anything to announce today," says national security adviser Jake Sullivan when asked whether the President will meet Netanyahu while he is in Washington next month.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim a missile attack which hit an Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.
Axios' Barak Ravid reports that the US circulated a new draft Security Council resolution calling on Hamas to accept the hostage and ceasefire deal outlined by Biden. A vote is expected on Monday.
IAF aircraft eliminates terrorist cell that fired anti-aircraft missiles toward IDF fighter jets. Earlier, IAF fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Chebaa.
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point John Spencer says mainstream media is wrongly reporting the rescue operation and the war in Gaza in general.
IDF Chief Staff LTG Herzi Halevi visited the eastern region of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip and discussed the operation that rescued four hostages.
Andrey's parents Evgenya and Michael arrived in Israel from Russia after their son was rescued from Hamas captivity in an Israeli operation.
Al Jazeera journalist Abdallah Aljamal was an operative in the Hamas terrorist organization, who held the hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv captive in his family home in Nuseirat.
The IDF has released helmet-cam footage showing the naval commandos transferring the rescued hostages from the Yamam and ISA forces to the helicopters that took them home.
Participants celebrated the rescue of four hostages from Gaza and wrote on the posters with the hostages' photos that had been hanging around the city 'HOME!'
This year, due to the ongoing war, the ceremony was themed “Caring For One Another”, with the prizes distributed in five categories: Strengthening the South, Strengthening the North, Strengthening the Home Front, Reservists, and the Diaspora.
The Yamam commanding officer eulogized Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora and recalled how he led his men in fighting terrorists on October 7th.
Gazans posted pictures of the room where they claim Noa Argamani was held until her rescue
Lt. Col. Idan Nir, the commander of Battalion 532 of Armored Corps Brigade 460, who participated in the operation to free four hostages recited a prayer of gratitude after the successful mission.
Soldiers and commandos from more than ten different units operated to provide cover and assistance in the mission to rescue four hostages from Gaza.
MK Danon will be stepping into the position for the second time, after serving as ambassador from 2015 to 2020.
An undercover force entered the densest refugee camp and within an hour began the rescue operation, supported by additional forces and heavy Air Force cover
Released hostage Agam Goldstein-Almog recounted what she sees as shockingly negative reactions to her release. 'I got reactions as if you're my enemies.'
Chabad of Kyiv ensured that a Jewish soldier fallen in the Ukraine War was laid to rest in accordance with Jewish law.
During Cabinet meeting, PM says rescue of 4 hostages demonstrates the stature of Israelis and their supporters, but the loss of the rescuers' commander remains painful.
Arnon Zamora, who fell during the rescue of four hostages, wrote to his team: 'I wouldn't ask for _ else beside me but you.'
Tens of thousands of students helped to raise the money to commemorate Lucy Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina, who were killed in a shooting attack in 2023.
Arab journalist Abdallah Aljamal killed while reportedly attempting to prevent the rescue of a female hostage he held captive in his apartment.
A statement by the American College of Pediatricians called for medical professionals to stop prescribing gender-change treatments or procedures for children uncomfortable with their gender.
Yossi Jan found unresponsive when officials came to tell him the news that his son Almog Meir was rescued from Gaza.
Labrador mix Petel frightened off a group of terrorists attacking the home of the Ben-Zvi family in Kibbutz Be'eri and survived multiple wounds before being reunited with them.
