Over 65% turnout:
In Gaza-border communities, incumbents win new terms
Sderot Mayor and two other incumbents win additional terms, runoffs likely in Sha'ar Hanegev.
Sderot Mayor and two other incumbents win additional terms, runoffs likely in Sha'ar Hanegev.


'Terrorists receive stipends until a special law is passed, but a yeshiva student loses stipends in a single day,' Jerusalem Affairs Minister Meir Porush tells Knesset plenum.

Joey and Pnina Savery, who immigrated from London to Carmay Hanadiv in Kiryat Malachi, share their Aliya story and explain that when 'People opened up their arms to us,' they realized that this is the perfect neighborhood for them.

The two companies plan to lease European aircraft and operate ten weekly flights using foreign crews in order to lower prices for consumers.
The new law stipulates that benefits will be denied to those who have been convicted of terrorist offenses or declared terrorist operatives. MK Yulia Malinovsky: "An end to the disgrace."

Yelena Troufanov celebrated her son Sasha's birthday, the second while he is still held captive by Hamas: 'He is my heart, my soul, my entire life. Without him, I have no life.'

The police reported to the committee a dramatic increase in incitement against elected officials. Committee Chairman: "If we don't deal with this, it will end in disaster.

Court verdict ruled that Palestinian Authority and PLO must compensate victims of 2001 Sbarro restaurant bombing in Jerusalem with tens of millions of Shekels.

Shlomo Mansour, 86, one of the founders of Kibbutz Kissufim, was taken hostage by Hamas. His family hid the kidnapping from his 100-year-old aunt to avoid distressing her.

Families living in a building in Ashdod undergoing reconstruction, experienced disturbing incidents in their building.

On the anniversary of his disappearance, Yoram Fliter's brother found his prepaid bus card in a densely wooded area near Beit Shemesh.

Faction leaders from the United Torah Judaism party say they won't allow the judicial reform to proceed unless the Draft Law is passed.

The average family is expected to pay an additional five NIS monthly; price hike due to cost of desalination and infrastructure.

Hiker rescued after falling from cliff near Ramon Crater dies of his injuries shortly afterwards, police investigating.

One of the suspects in the case is a senior reserve officer who is thought to have supplied the flares. He is forbidden from speaking with a lawyer.

The construction company Amana and its founder Ze'ev Hever respond to the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration and believe they will be lifted by Trump.

Sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claim that he has been considering in recent days removing Shin Bet head Ronen Bar from his position.

A Kiryat Malachi man was found dead outside the city with signs of violence on his body. A family member of the victim was arrested for his murder.

New poll examines two different scenarios for Knesset elections - a party led by Bennett versus a party led by Gallant | A party led by Gallant would not take seats from the right-wing bloc.

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, denounced the wording of a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza today at a meeting of the UN Security Council.

Governor Yossi Dagan called the sanctions against Israelis announced earlier today 'an act hostile and cynical towards the only democracy in the Middle East.'

A Hezbollah rocket killed a woman, mother of four, this evening when it struck her apartment building in northern Israel.

ISA director Ronen Bar met last Saturday with his Turkish counterpart, Ibrahim Kalin. The two discussed the possibility of Ankara renewing the negotiations for a hostage deal.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly confirmed for the first time that Israel's attack damaged the Iranian nuclear program.

Captain Yogev Pazzi, killed in action in Jabaliya, was laid to rest today in the Gva'ot Bar cemetery.

Prime Minister's Office Spokesman Eli Feldstein, who was arrested for allegedly leaking classified documents, was moved to a closely supervised cell to prevent suicide after a noose was found in his cell.

'IDF is not measured by whether soldiers give water to a woman in Gaza, but by whether it defends the citizens of Israel,' Tzvika Mor, father of hostage Eitan Mor, tells Knesset committee.

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef expresses to the Gerrer Rebbe concern for Sephardic-haredi youth in Israel's periphery, who he says are likely to be drafted into the IDF first.

'If, G-d forbid, something happens to the Netanyahu family, the blood will be on the hands of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara,' Deputy Minister Avi Maoz warns.

Amnon Abramovich hinted that Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, who was born in Florida, was not fit for his position because he did not have 'an Israeli experience.'

Attorney Yair Nehorai, who waged legal battle against the pre-military academy in Eli, warns against drafting haredim: 'The face of the IDF will change because more and more units will fight the wars of G-d.'

On October 7th, 2024, thousands gathered at the Gaza border to honor the memory of the victims of the horrific Hamas massacre one year ago.

One dead, one moderately injured, after vehicle explodes in Petah Tikva; police investigating.

Two and a half years after Moishe Kleinerman mysteriously disappeared, his mother Gitty gave birth to a son. 'The family hopes that the new baby will get to see Moishe healthy and safe back at home.'

Haredi leader, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, to draft recipients: 'You are upholding the Land of Israel. You can be defectors; it's a mitzvah'

Great-grandmother of Idan Kenan, who fell in Gaza, eulogizes her eldest great-grandson in tears, 'I am 88. You should be burying me.'

Prime Minister's Office spokesman allegedly attempted to influence public opinion on the hostage negotiations and circumvent the IDF censor by sending classified Hamas documents to the foreign press.

Director Ronen Bar says the launch of two illumination flares at the Prime Minister's home in Caesarea is far from a legitimate form of protest and will be dealt with with the utmost severity.

A young Jewish man was brutally attacked by Arabs in Be'er Sheva after he "dared" to look at a Bedouin who was following a Jewish girl.

James and Judith Mandel, who immigrated to Carmay Hanadiv in Kiryat Malachi, share their Aliya story and why the openness and the Israeliness of Carmay Hanadiv made it the perfect neighborhood for them.

Yuval Kahan and Aviv Bar-David, heads of the Bnei Zion Academy, were convicted of ten counts of negligent manslaughter for a school hike gone wrong.

Among the three suspects arrested on suspicion of firing flares towards the Prime Minister's residence last night is a senior reserve officer.

Northern farmers urgently need support: 'Green landscapes have been replaced by scorched earth.'

In February 2017, Bezalel Smotrich warned against 'a massive attack from Gaza with hundreds of casualties and hostages.' His warning was laughed off.

Projectiles land in Netanyahu family's yard, police and ISA open investigation, arrest three suspects. No one was injured.

Hostages' families hold protest in Tel Aviv, call on US President-elect Trump to intervene - and bring about the release of their loved ones.

Supreme Court accepts the State Attorney's Office appeal and rules that the two suspects in the case will remain in custody until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin responds to firing of illumination bombs at Netanyahu's private home: Rampant violence by those who are trying to dismantle the country from within.

A hasidic resident of Haifa said that the city has not had an explosion as big as the one during a rocket strike on a local synagogue this evening since the war broke out.

Ivri Dickshtein sent his wife flowers and chocolate for Shabbat, along with a chilling letter; she received it following his Friday afternoon funeral.

US official who recently visited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is surprised by a central display: Books of Tanya printed in Lebanon during the First Lebanon War.

Residents of the town of Eli, which has lost several soldiers in the war, sing together with families of hostages during a special evening in Eli dedicated to prayers for the hostages' welfare.

The incident began after a young man approached a MDA team near an ambulance in the hospital's emergency area - and spontaneously entered the ambulance and escaped the scene quickly.

Yonatan Urich, adviser and spokesman for Netanyahu and a Likud spokesman, questioned under caution on suspicion of involvement in the case involving the leak of classified documents from the Prime Minister's Office.

Incoming Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited Binyamin last month as a guest of Binyamin Regional Council Governor Yisrael Ganz.

The family of Asaf Dagan intends to petition the Supreme Court demanding a military burial ceremony for him following a dispute with the IDF over whether he counts as a military casualty.

Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard speaks to i24NEWS, revealing details about his interrogation, how the Israeli government betrayed him, the US' attitude towards Israel, and how he predicted the October 7th massacre.

Lieutenant Ivri Dickshtein, killed in action in southern Lebanon, was laid to rest today on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem.

Defense Minister Israel Katz approves 7,000 draft orders decided upon by predecessor Yoav Gallant; the orders will be sent out at a pace decided by the IDF.

'Huge opportunities are waiting ahead, to apply sovereignty, to do what Israel needs to,' MK Ohad Tal says, praising US President-elect Donald Trump's newest cabinet picks.
