Stories written by the Israel National News team have been compiled and edited by several news writers
US Embassy in Jerusalem announces temporary restrictions on public transportation use for US government employees in Israel and their families, following explosions on public buses on Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the refugee camp in Tulkarm on Friday following the attempted bus bombings in the Holon and Bat Yam areas.
The Israel Dog Unit displayed the various capabilities of their working dogs for a group of widows and orphans from the Swords of Iron war at an event organized by the 'Victory Together' organization.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari gave a statement on Friday regarding the results of the autopsies of the Bibas brothers.
Former MK Tzvi Succot clashed with protesters at Tapuach Junction, denouncing their support for Palestinians.
Zionist Organization of America responds to murders of Bibas family, says, 'Hell needs to rain down on Hamas and PIJ, until they are destroyed and can never, never, ever harm another Jewish or other soul.'
IDF's Duvdevan Unit apprehends five terrorists near Tulkarm, confiscates weapons and explosive devices.
The brother of Sagi Dekel-Chen praised the Religious Zionist party for having the principles to vote against the deal but still allow it to be implemented.
Earlier this week, reports said that six hostages were to be freed Saturday as part of the deal with Hamas: Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed, and Avera Mengistu.
'I vow that I will not rest until the savages who executed our hostages are brought to justice,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises.
Defense Minister Israel Katz visited Tulkarm, warns released terrorists: 'We're watching you, we'll hunt you down and eliminate anyone involved in terror.'
New poll shows Likud party would win 22 seats, right-religious bloc just six seats less than center-left bloc.
Security forces apprehend suspect from Gush Dan believed to have transported one of the terrorists involved in planting bombs on buses in Bat Yam and Holon on Thursday night.
Five centimeters of snow accumulate on Mount Hermon slopes, but the site is still a closed military zone.
'Remains were mixed with other bodies due to IDF airstrikes,' Hamas terror group claims.
After she read Rabbi Haim Druckman's book, Agam Berger understood that she was permitted to eat non-kosher meat if it is a matter of life and death.
Meitar Eliyahu, widow of Sergeant First Class (res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, who fell in battle in Gaza, announces that she is engaged to Baruch Tzuri Noked of Hebron.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel responds to Hamas' presentation of an anonymous body as that of Shiri Bibas, says Hamas is 'a death cult that needs to be eradicated from the face of the Earth.'
United States Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler responds harshly to Hamas' decision to return an anonymous body instead of that of hostages Shiri Bibas, warns, 'they're going to face total annihilation right now' if they don't release hostages.
American Jewish Committee condemns Hamas after it was revealed that Kfir and Ariel Bibas were murdered while in captivity and the body of their mother was not returned: Just another horrific example of the unimaginable cruelty that Hamas has inflicted since October 7, 2023.
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter condemns Hamas after revelation that Kfir and Ariel Bibas were brutally murdered while in captivity, and that Hamas failed to return the body of their mother, Shiri.
Orthodox Union comments on the latest developments in Israel: Peace will come when the world recognizes and upholds the human side of this conflict and erases the utter wickedness of the unrepentant promoters and celebrants of evil.
CPAC Conference passes resolution saying “the United States should recognize Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.” Israel Ganz, who was a party to the resolution: “Your declaration is akin to the Balfour Declaration.”
Hundreds gather at CPAC National Summit in Washington D.C. for a special panel on hostages featuring testimonies of family members of hostages.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN calls for condemnation of the Hamas terrorist organization: Hamas not only murdered Ariel and Kfir Bibas in cold blood – a four-year-old boy and a ten-month-old baby – but continues to violate every basic moral value even after their death.
IDF representatives inform the Bibas family that Ariel and Kfir Bibas have been identified. They were brutally murdered while in captivity in November of 2023. The additional body received is not that of Shiri Bibas. IDF: A violation of utmost severity by Hamas.
IAF strikes crossing points in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border used by Hezbollah in attempts to smuggle weapons into Lebanese territory: A blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
US Special Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff says he is optimistic that a resolution can be reached to progress to the second stage of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal.
Bus driver treated by MDA team after stones thrown at his bus on Highway 90.
Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin following the release of Russian citizen Alexander Sasha Troufanov after nearly 500 days in Hamas captivity.
Investigation finds that the head of Hamas's military wing considered postponing the October 7 attack to a later date because he feared Hamas had lost the element of surprise.
President Isaac Herzog spoke to international US-based media outlets, CNN and MSNBC, and highlighted the terrible cruelty Israel faces in its battle with Hamas terrorists.
Following the return of the bodies of four hostages, a ceremony is being held tonight at Hostages Square with the participation of Omer Adam, Ivri Lider, Hanan Ben Ari, and Roni Dalumi, alongside the families of the hostages.
The National Institute of Forensic Medicine identified the body of Oded Lifshitz and found that he was murdered over a year ago in Islamic Jihad captivity.
Man in Netanya takes name 'Kfir Ariel' in honor of the two young children who were killed in captivity and whose bodies were finally returned today.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar met with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and affirmed that Israel is determined to achieve all the objectives of the war.
Iair Horn, who was released from Hamas captivity last Saturday, was discharged from Ichilov Medical Center after completing all required examinations.
A woman who used to identify as a trans man tells the New York Post that after being in a bomb shelter on 10/7 and seeing friends murdered at the Nova festival, she realized gender ideology did not matter in a war-torn country.
The police are continuing to investigate the ax attack on a Jewish woman in the Old City and are looking into a suspicion that the assailant attacked the woman thinking she was a Christian.
PM says on the return of the bodies of hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, and Kfir Bibas that Israelis are all united in grief, nation obligated to deal with the murderers of Hamas.
