Yom Kippur about to begin in Israel. Israel. Israel National News' North America desk will continue to update the site until Yom Kippur begins in New York.
Iran’s president says Tehran does not want war but will not bow to pressure, as Trump weighs military action.
Two terrorists attempted to carry out a ramming attack near the Ganim military post. Soldiers from the 890th Battalion opened fire, killing one and arresting the other.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir calls for the Terrorist Death Penalty Law to be applied to the terrorist responsible for the attack in Binyamin.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announces plans to ban burqas and niqabs in schools and introduce a cap on the number of foreign students in each class.
Footage from Ein Ri'a spring near Neve Tzuf captures shooting attack in which a Samaria resident in his 30s was murdered. Gunfire is clearly heard as people take cover. 'Is the army here?' one is heard asking.
Germany’s AfD leads in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU records its worst state election result since World War II.
Only 1000 golden coins have been minted for the first 1000 donors who donate $1000 to help the rabbi establish more kollels in this time of crisis, now just 50 remain.
President Donald Trump weighs military action, economic pressure or diplomacy with Iran and signals he could meet President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York.
A great day begins with small details. Here are the most basic ones.
Gil Hallel, 44, a father of three from Kibbutz Yizra‘el, drowned to death during a family vacation in Slovenia. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
Islamic Movement leader backs Mansour Abbas’ strategy and says he is approaching the end of his political mission.
What is the significance of the changes at the end of two blessings in the Silent Prayer during the 10 Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur?
Yehuda Sferka, 24, was last seen in Jerusalem on July 20. Police are now asking for the public’s help and believe he may have traveled north.
It can be easier to stand in shul, say Vidui and ask Hashem to forgive us than to pick up the phone and say to someone, "I was wrong. I hurt you. Please forgive me."
Yisrael Ganz speaks at scene of shooting attack in Binyamin hours before Yom Kippur, says families with children were targeted at a spring and calls for strengthening the Jewish presence in the region.
Each Mitzvah forges a bond between a finite human being and an infinite G-d. No small feat. But teshuvah reconnects us after that bond has been severed through sin.
United Hatzalah teams were dispatched to a Haredi neighborhood in Beit Shemesh after a 3-month-old boy failed to wake up. He was evacuated to the hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead.
Just 100 meters from planned Ganim and Kadim communities, Civil Administration inspectors target unauthorized construction and 500 newly planted olive trees.
A hostile world is ready to believe anything about those bloodthirsty Zionists (didn't they invade Gaza on October 7?) - and will even clap for 25 minutes for a Jew's lies about our heroic soldiers. But a film festival prize does not confer omniscience. And an Israeli passport does not make accusation uttered by its holder incontestable. Opinion.
Based on an insight by Rav Soloveitchik on the avodah of Yom Kippur, a strategy for tesuvah emerges. Rav Dovid Hirsch makes this inference.
Police officers spotted a scooter rider carrying a 7-year-old without a helmet. He allegedly fled, drove against traffic, abandoned the scooter and tried to escape on foot before being arrested.
It is not only a Kohen Gadol or an exceptionally pious person who can and must possess this quality of love for Israel and for the entire generation - to judge them favorably, defend them, and ask for mercy on their behalf. Every Jew can elevate himself and attain this level, since he belongs to a kingdom of priests.
The "art of the deal" is not a workable method of operation when the other side has no intention of keeping its word. Opinion.
The Prime Minister participated in the main Selichot service at the Western Wall and prayed for the well-being of IDF soldiers and security forces. Captivity survivors were greeted with cheers from the crowd.
Veteran prosecutor Benjamin Forer was sworn in as a judge on the California Superior Court after receiving the support of 1.5 million voters.
Who must fast? Who is exempt? When should you avoid go to synagogue? From what age does one fast? Israel's Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber outlines key Yom Kippur laws and customs.
An official in Abu Dhabi denied a report claiming that President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Netanyahu of a Hamas attack before October 7.
Iran says it has sent Washington seven conditions for negotiations, including ending the war and naval blockade, as Trump weighs renewed military action.
Dearborn, Michigan, defends its religious policies after a lawsuit alleges public funds favored Ramadan displays while Jewish and Christian holidays were ignored.
Ed Sheeran calls the Gaza situation “catastrophic and unjustifiable" during a Philadelphia concert amid controversy over Macklemore's removal from his tour.
Serious incident in northern Gaza: A Gazan suspect crossed the "Yellow Line" and reached the entrance to an IDF post belonging to the 99th Division.
Some 150,000 worshippers pack Western Wall plaza for the central Selichot gathering. Among those attending: Captivity survivors, the Prime Minister, and Israel’s Chief Rabbis.
Iran-backed Houthis launch major missile and drone attack on Saudi Arabia, claiming to target sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
New details reveal how an alleged Iranian assassination plot targeting Yair Netanyahu triggered an urgent security operation, sending the prime minister’s son back to Israel without even collecting his belongings.
Governments proposing these destructive restrictions must be aggressively forced to answer: how exactly do these measures advance a negotiated peace? What economic harm could they cause to Arab workers alongside Israelis?
Yom Kippur is a reenactment of the dedication of the Tabernacle. Just as they fell upon their faces and sang out, so do we.
Turkish authorities say international network allegedly defrauded victims of at least $266 million; most detainees are not Israeli.
Brad Sherman, one of Israel’s most prominent supporters in Congress, warns of a collapse in public support for Israel in the United States.
Soft moral relativism was always destined to shift to hard moral inversion - and that suicidal outcome has of course landed in an era of peak moral confusion.
Archaeologists uncover rock-cut tombs and Roman military remains at Tell el-Yahudiya, an ancient Egyptian site with a remarkable connection to Jewish history.
Why would a person light a Yahrtzeit (Memorial) candle for themselves?
Yonah learned about partial teshuva when he was in the belly of the fish. He repented, and then agreed to fulfill his mission in Nineveh.
One story is unfolding in the streets and courtrooms of New York. The other is unfolding on the world stage. In both, innocent people were killed. In both, New Yorkers can examine where their mayor placed his voice afterward. Opinion.
Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ahmed Tibi hints at a series of moves Arab parties could pursue immediately after the election, including an attempt to replace Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, son of renowned halakhic authority Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and longtime Tel Aviv rabbi, passes away at 84.
Muhammad Suleiman Byouk took part in the October 7 massacre, continued planting explosives and planning attacks against IDF troops.
IDF, Shin Bet, reveal Rafah Brigade commander Nael Abu Obeid involved for years in holding Israelis captive, including Hadar Goldin and Nimrod Cohen.
Nearly a decade after the shooting that sparked a national controversy, President Isaac Herzog grants Elor Azaria’s request ahead of Yom Kippur.
Two IDF soldiers lightly wounded after Hezbollah explosive device hits engineering vehicle in southern Lebanon; IDF retaliates.
UN chief Guterres says he “deeply regrets" the US decision to deny Mahmoud Abbas a visa, preventing him from attending the UN General Assembly in person.
President Trump announces a deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the US permanent security control and barring adversaries from military bases: “This is a dream come true for the United States of America."
Ireland will not compete in or broadcast Eurovision 2027, citing the Gaza war, joining the Netherlands in boycotting the contest over Israel's participation.
President Trump tells NewsNation the US is talking with the Houthis and claims Iran wants a deal, as tensions with Tehran and the rebels continue to rise.
Rabbi Marc Schneier urges NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to apologize to Jewish New Yorkers and change his rhetoric on Israel, Zionism and Netanyahu.
Israel’s defense establishment reportedly opposes the planned $24.3 billion US sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia over military concerns.
President Trump bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing the outlets of repeatedly reporting “fiction and lies" about his administration.
CNN reports that a false AI-assisted intelligence report nearly led the US military to intercept a Chinese ship after wrongly claiming it carried nuclear weapons components.
Mother of October 7 victim Libby Cohen Meguri confronts former IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, accusing him of failing to take responsibility: “My daughter was buried because of you!"
Robert Kraft told Ed Sheeran that Macklemore’s claims about Israel and Gaza were hate speech in a 40-minute call, according to The Wall Street Journal.
