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Widow of fallen soldier:

Widow of fallen soldier: 'It's final - my husband is no longer with me'

Stav Dado, whose husband Ziv's body was recovered from Gaza, urges Israel not to end war until Hamas is destroyed.

Widow of fallen soldier: 'It's final - my husband is no longer with me'

How Hamas fires rockets from IDF-controlled territory

Aerial footage shows how Hamas continues to fire rockets at Israel even from areas already conquered by the IDF.

How Hamas fires rockets from IDF-controlled territory

One more day of rain - and then the sun comes out

Towards weekend, temperatures will rise and the rain will let up, forecasters say.

One more day of rain - and then the sun comes out

Gaza resident curses Hamas leadership: 'You son of a dog'

Gaza resident curses Hamas leaders for 'destroying us.'

Gaza resident curses Hamas leadership: 'You son of a dog'

Likud officials call for Netanyahu to reduce rhetoric

Members of Netanyahu's party say that campaign-style political declarations need to be avoided while the war is underway.

Likud officials call for Netanyahu to reduce rhetoric

IDF eliminates terror cell preparing to launch rockets

Terrorist cell preparing to launch rockets at Israel is thwarted by the IDF.

IDF eliminates terror cell preparing to launch rockets

UAE suspends funding to rebuild Gaza

The UAE has declared it will support the Gaza Strip only if the USA commits to a two-state solution.

UAE suspends funding to rebuild Gaza

Watch: Singer Hanan Ben Ari enters Gaza, sings with soldiers

Singer Hanan Ben Ari enters Gaza, surprising IDF soldiers, who are happy to sit and sing together with him.

Watch: Singer Hanan Ben Ari enters Gaza, sings with soldiers

Austria:

Austria: 16-year-old arrested over plot to attack Vienna synagogue

The teenager announced in online chats that he intended to procure a weapon to attack an unspecified synagogue in the Austrian capital.

Austria: 16-year-old arrested over plot to attack Vienna synagogue

Amid Israel-Hamas war:

FBI, DHS warn of ‘threats to public safety’ amid Israel-Hamas war

Hate crimes throughout the US have spiked since Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on October 7.

FBI, DHS warn of ‘threats to public safety’ amid Israel-Hamas war

Minister Sa'ar:

Minister Sa'ar: The time for political correction will come after the war

Minister Gideon Sa'ar lights candles with bereaved families: We will not agree to a Palestinian terror state of terror.

Minister Sa'ar: The time for political correction will come after the war

Netanyahu:

Netanyahu: The contribution of the police in stopping the Hamas invasion was decisive

Prime Minister and Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman attend candle lighting with the men and women of the Israel Police.

Netanyahu: The contribution of the police in stopping the Hamas invasion was decisive

Foreign Minister bashes London agency for ending hostage ads

Minister Eli Cohen denounces a London advertising agency for that cancelled an ad campaign for the return of the hostages.

Foreign Minister bashes London agency for ending hostage ads

Biden on flooding of tunnels:

Biden on flooding of Hamas tunnels: There are assertions there are no hostages there

President Biden asked about reports that the IDF has begun pumping water from the Mediterranean Sea into Hamas' tunnel network.

Biden on flooding of Hamas tunnels: There are assertions there are no hostages there

IDF strikes targets in Syria and Lebanon

During the day, rockets were fired from Syrian territory towards the northern Golan Heights and missiles and shells were fired from Lebanon.

IDF strikes targets in Syria and Lebanon

Rashida Tlaib: Armenian struggle is similar to the Palestinian

Rep. Tlaib claims that the Armenian and Palestinian people's face similar struggles against unjust expulsion from their land.

Rashida Tlaib: Armenian struggle is similar to the Palestinian

Not a word about the hostages:

Without a word on the hostages or murdered: European Union representatives visit Arab town

European Union delegation visits Huwara, speaks about alleged 'terror attacks by settlers.'

Without a word on the hostages or murdered: European Union representatives visit Arab town

Netanyahu lights Hanukkah candles with IDF soldiers

PM Netanyahu visits Shaldag Unit, Unit 669, at Palmahim Air Force Base. 'Entire world is watching this war, wanting to know who will win.'

Netanyahu lights Hanukkah candles with IDF soldiers

Report: Israel begins flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater

New report says Israel has conducted initial tests and begun to fill Hamas's underground tunnels with water from the Mediterranean Sea.

Report: Israel begins flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater

Gallant: Northern Gaza is on the verge of collapse

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said this evening that the IDF is destroying Hamas's underground infrastructure in northern Gaza.

Gallant: Northern Gaza is on the verge of collapse

Biden: Netanyahu must change his government

US President Joe Biden called for changes to Prime Minister Netanyahu's Cabinet and a Palestinian state at a fundraiser today.

Biden: Netanyahu must change his government

Watch:

Watch: IDF soldier eliminates terorrists while wounded

A soldier from the IDF's Yahalom unit encounters and eliminates two terrorists despite being wounded himself.

Watch: IDF soldier eliminates terorrists while wounded

Hostages Families' Forum mourns hostages recovered from Gaza

Eden and Ziv were recovered in a special forces mission in the Gaza Strip, and their bodies brought home for identification and burial.

Hostages Families' Forum mourns hostages recovered from Gaza

Polish MP extinguishes Menorah in Polish parliament

Far-right and anti-Israel Polish politician Grzegorz Braun sprayed a Menorah in the Polish parliament with a fire extinguisher.

Polish MP extinguishes Menorah in Polish parliament

IDF recovers bodies of two hostages from Gaza

The bodies of Eden Zakaria and Ziv Dado were recovered in a special forces mission in Gaza and have since been brought back to Israel.

IDF recovers bodies of two hostages from Gaza

Comedian Michael Rapaport:

Comedian Michael Rapaport: 'Red Cross, you're behaving like a taxicab'

Comedian Michael Rapaport tears into the Red Cross and UNICEF for their conduct towards Israel's hostages.

Comedian Michael Rapaport:  'Red Cross, you're behaving like a taxicab'

Landmark decision declares Google an illegal monopoly

A jury has ruled that Google has worked illegally to take exclusive control of the mobile app payment market.

Landmark decision declares Google an illegal monopoly

A message to the Houthis:

A message to the Houthis: Israeli Navy corvettes set sail for Red Sea

A flotilla of new Sa'ar-6 warships has set sail to the Red Sea after repeated attacks against Israel by the Houthis in Yemen.

A message to the Houthis: Israeli Navy corvettes set sail for Red Sea

Turkish MP collapses after speech against Israel

Other parliamentarians who witnessed the collapse cried out that it was Divine judgment for criticizing the Turkish government.

Turkish MP collapses after speech against Israel

New law to give sweeping powers to ISA

Proposed legislation would see the ISA receive even more access to citizens' information, but does not include any legal oversight.

New law to give sweeping powers to ISA

Despite antisemitic remarks:

Despite antisemitic remarks: Harvard announces: We're keeping our president

Harvard votes to keep President Claudine Gay in position, say she is 'the right leader to help our community heal.'

Despite antisemitic remarks: Harvard announces: We're keeping our president

Minister Strock to Channel 12 N: You are not telling the truth

Settlement Minister Orit Strock criticized for ministry's functioning hits back: 'My ministry budgets for affected communities.'

Minister Strock to Channel 12 N: You are not telling the truth

Finance Committee approves 2023 budget for final readings

The new budget includes massive additional investments in a variety of sectors impacted by the war.

Finance Committee approves 2023 budget for final readings

Terrorists pound northern Israel, IDF hits back

IDF artillery striking in Lebanon following continuous missile launches, hostile aircraft infiltrations.

Terrorists pound northern Israel, IDF hits back

IDF to destroy homes of Jerusalem terrorists

IDF says it intends to destroy homes of terrorists who carried out a shooting attack at entrance to Jerusalem in late November.

IDF to destroy homes of Jerusalem terrorists

This is how experts determine the deaths of hostages still held in Gaza

Forensic institute chief explains how staff at Abu Kabir determine death of hostages, even when the body is in Gaza

This is how experts determine the deaths of hostages still held in Gaza

Paratroopers in Gaza:

Paratroopers in Gaza: Engaging terrorists, destroying tunnels & locating rockets & weapons

Paratroopers Brigade eliminated terrorists, uncovered underground tunnels and destroyed four main underground tunnel networks, IDF says.

Paratroopers in Gaza: Engaging terrorists, destroying tunnels & locating rockets & weapons

Wounded soldier: 'I started saying goodbye to my family in my mind, one by one'

Golani soldier critically wounded: 'Terrorist came behind me, I was shooting. Then I was out of bullets, what do I do now?'

Wounded soldier: 'I started saying goodbye to my family in my mind, one by one'

Sunny weather to be replaced by rain and thunderstorms

During the second half of Hanukkah, Israelis can expect colder weather, rain, and thunderstorms.

Sunny weather to be replaced by rain and thunderstorms

Journalist on IDF duty:

Journalist on IDF duty: 'This is what we found in Gaza homes'

Journalist Roy Yanovsky, an IDF major fighting in Gaza, disclosed what soldiers are finding inside Gaza homes.

Journalist on IDF duty: 'This is what we found in Gaza homes'