IDF strikes smuggling routes between Syria and Lebanon
The IDF struck routes used by Hezbollah and the Syrian regime to smuggle weapons to the terror organization in Lebanon.
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After PIJ hostage vid
Family relieved to see sign of life after PIJ hostage video, but worried over condition
Lena Troufanov and Sapir Cohen, the mother and girlfriend of hostage Sasha Troufanov, reacted to the video Islamic Jihad released showing him in captivity.
Watch:
Watch: US strikes Houthi facilities and weapons systems
CENTCOM forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities and weapons systems in Yemen.
Senior haredi rabbi:
Senior haredi rabbi: 'What would have happened if Netanyahu's son were abducted?'
Rabbi Dov Lando, the senior rabbi of the Lithuanian (non-hassidic) haredi community, met with family members of hostages, prayed for their return, and discussed efforts to bring them home.
Watch: President-Elect Trump returns to DC, meets Biden
President-Elect Donald Trump meets with outgoing President Biden at the White House.
'Remember October of last year'
UK Prime Minister rebukes MP who accused Israel of genocide
MP Ayoub Khan asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer why his government has not classified Israel's war as a genocide, to which he answered: 'I'm well aware of the definition of genocide, and that is why I've never referred to it as one.'
Crown Heights:
Crown Heights: Jew attacked by knife-carrying bike thief
A Chabad hassid tracked down his stolen bicycle and was attacked by the thief who was found to be carrying a knife.
CIA official charged for leaking info on Israeli plans to strike on Iran
Asif W. Rahman, who worked abroad for the CIA, was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia and charged with two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.
Information received hours before massacre was passed to Netanyahu's office
Intelligence officer in the Prime Minister's Office received warning of the October 7 massacre hours before it happened, due to suspicious signs in Gaza - but was told that the events were not unusual.
In Tel Aviv:
New Nefesh B'Nefesh center in Tel Aviv offers support for lone soldiers, new immigrants
The new Nefesh B’Nefesh Tel Aviv Center is located in the Azrieli tower, in the heart of Tel Aviv.
With the Chief Rabbi:
With the Chief Rabbi: Hostages' families pray for their safe return at Rachel's Tomb
On the anniversary of Rachel the Matriarch's passing, Israel's new Chief Rabbi joins dozens of relatives of hostages in prayers for their safe return.
Giora Eiland accuses:
Giora Eiland accuses: 'Biden to blame for preventing return of hostages'
Biden's insistence on humanitarian aid to Gaza 'placed a death sentence on the hostages,' Giora Eiland explains.
Ambassadors on stage:
Ambassadors on stage | Watch: Mike Huckabee and David Friedman perform together
During one of Arkansas Governor and ambassador-to-be Mike Huckabee's many visits to Israel, he went on stage with then-Ambassador David Friedman, performing 'Sweet Home Alabama' together.
Islamic JIhad reveals:
Islamic JIhad reveals: Additional sign of life from hostage Sasha Troufanov
Islamic Jihad releases third sign of life from hostage Sasha Troufanov, who turned 29 earlier this week.
Biden's bizarre response to an Israeli reporter's question
US President Joe Biden is asked by an Israeli journalist whether he believes a hostage deal is possible in the near future - and offers a response that raises a storm.
Rocket with standard explosive located near Israel's Int'l Airport
Rocket-like object located, for the first time, in the village of Budros, near Ben Gurion International Airport, containing a standard explosive.
IDF strikes new Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
IDF strikes terrorists in Shejaiya, including Yasser Ghandi, who participated in the October 7 massacre; in Lebanon, IAF strikes launchers used to fire at northern and central Israel.
Ambassador-to-be Mike Huckabee:
Mike Huckabee: Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria during Trump's term? Of course!
Ambassador-to-be Mike Huckabee, on option for applying sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, says, 'Of course, but the president will decide.'
Trump appoints Musk:
Trump names Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy leaders of Department of Government Efficiency
US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that X owner Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency.
Danon to PA envoy:
Danon to PA envoy: When was the last time you visited Gaza?
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations tells Security Council that the people of Gaza are fed up with Hamas' reign of terror: The people of Gaza are telling you what must be done to resolve the situation. They are crying out to you. Listen to them.
Hostage families to Jake Sullivan:
Hostage families to Jake Sullivan: Work with Trump and his team to finalize hostage deal
Families of American hostages meet US National Security Adviser, express gratitude for the administration’s support and urge the administration to work with Trump and his transition team to commit all available time and resources to finalize a deal.
Trump names Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary
US President-elect says the South Dakota Governor will work to "guarantee that our American Homeland is secure from our adversaries."
Visited Israel twice
Visited Israel twice | Trump nominates Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
US President-elect announces that he has nominated Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth to serve as Secretary of Defense in his new Cabinet.
Pentagon secret documents leaker gets 15-year prison sentence
Former US airman Jack Teixeira receives 15-year prison sentence for leaking classified Pentagon documents on social media platform Discord.
Trump picks John Ratcliffe as CIA director
Ratcliffe, a former congressman from Texas, previously served as the director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term.
Trump appoints Steven Witkoff as Special Envoy to the Middle East
Witkoff, a real estate investor, was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx and raised in Baldwin Harbor, New York.
'A worthy choice'
Head of Binyamin Regional Council congratulates Huckabee: A worthy choice
Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council, Yisrael Ganz, congratulates Mike Huckabee on his appointment as US Ambassador to Israel: He is deeply connected to our ancestral heritage and the land of Israel.
Dagan congratulates Huckabee:
Yossi Dagan congratulates Huckabee: We will work together hand in hand
Head of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, congratulates Mike Huckabee on his appointment as US Ambassador to Israel: A great partner of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
US sends mixed signals on end of 1-month aid ultimatum
State Department spokesperson says Israel has partially fulfilled the demands laid out in an ultimatum letter 1 month ago, but the US has not determined Israel to be in violation of the law that would cause the US to cut off military aid.
Ziv Belfer and Shimon Najm murdered by rocket in Nahariya
Ziv Belfer and Shimon Najm, both in their fifties, residents of Nahariya, are the two men who were murdered today when a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in the northern city.
Trump announces:
Trump announces: Mike Huckabee will be the next US Ambassador to Israel
Former Arkansas Governor and friend of Israel named as the next US Ambassador to the Jewish State.
Dermer, Blinken meet ahead of deadline on US ultimatum to Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer to discuss Israel's efforts to comply with US demands on Gaza aid and the warning of the cutoff of American aid if Israel does not comply.
Trump officially names Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser
Waltz, a Green Beret veteran who served in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa, has been a strong supporter of Israel.
Herzog to Biden:
Herzog to Biden: We will never ever forget how you stood up with us in our darkest hour
President Isaac Herzog meets US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House: "We are defending our people with our soldiers and pilots."
Netanyahu to Iranian people:
Netanyahu to Iranian people: 'The thing Iran fears more than Israel is you'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a direct message to the Iranian people: "There's one thing Khamenei’s regime fears more than Israel. It’s you — the people of Iran. Don't lose hope."
Live:
Live: President Herzog meets with President Biden at the White House
Israeli President meets his US counterpart in Washington
Jewish faculty at University of Rochester targeted with 'wanted' posters
Threatening posters with faces of Jewish staff posted in tunnel system of the University of Rochester, StopAntisemitism reported.
Amsterdam Pogrom:
Amsterdam Pogrom: Premeditated attack coordinated by UNRWA affiliate
'UNRWA staff has been repeatedly exposed as active terrorists. If anyone doubted this, even after 10/7, this is more proof of the deep-seated rot within UNRWA’s organizational culture,' says Marcus Sheff, head of IMPACT-se.
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Watch: Singers Avraham Fried and Aviv Gefen visit the Rebbe's Ohel
Israeli singer Aviv Gefen visited grave of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York, together with his friend, singer Avraham Fried and businessman and social activist, Davidi Crombie.
Binyamin region:
Soldier struck in head with bottle during riot by Jewish youths in Binyamin
Jewish teens riot during demolition of illegal structures in Oz Tzion outpost, soldier hospitalized in moderate condition after being hit in the head with a glass bottle.
