Haredi leadership believes that any students enlisting could mean a crack in the traditional stance against service in the IDF.
As part of the "Decisive Victory" encampment led by wounded soldiers near the Knesset, Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi visits to express gratitude and support their call for a complete victory over Hamas.
Opposition leader blasts government policy in Gaza and warns of continued escalation. Ministers and right-wing figures strongly condemn his remarks.
Minister Orit Strock visits wounded soldiers' encampment near the Prime Minister’s Office and declares: A plan for swift victory is essential, or we will leave the government.
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel pauses IDF operations daily to enable humanitarian aid into Gaza, accusing Hamas of stealing supplies and staging media manipulation. He calls the war against Hamas a moral battle for Israel’s survival.
A man in his mid-30s was killed this evening when a tree fell on him on the grounds of Shamir Medical Center, where his wife had arrived to give birth.
In a wide-ranging interview, MK Dan Illouz calls for expanding IDF enlistment to include haredi youth, warns of political consequences if soldiers are ignored, and urges full victory in Gaza.
Dr. Hagi Ben Artzi likens President Trump to biblical King Cyrus and urges Netanyahu to seize this divinely-ordained chance to reshape Israel’s future.
Official accuses Bennett of breaching norms by attacking government during US visit; Bennett's camp fires back, blaming official for October 7 massacre and failed Gaza policy.
Tensions erupted at the prayer plaza as Women of the Wall attempt to bypass regulations with concealed Torah scroll.
Defense Minister Israel Katz warns 'gates of hell' will open on Gaza if hostages aren't released, stresses IDF's superhuman efforts to protect Gaza civilians.
As extreme heat sweeps across Israel, the Ramat Gan Safari is keeping its animals cool with weather-specific care.
COGAT has confirmed that photos of a 'starved' Gaza child are fake news; child suffers unrelated genetic illness and was evacuated from Gaza to receive medical treatment in Italy.
At Dimona protest, teen protester tries to block aid truck to Gaza, driver drags him over the road; police beat young girls attending protest.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says strategic move underway, rejects idea of quitting government. 'Inappropriate political considerations during wartime.'
Advanced flint industry dating back approximately 5,500 years was uncovered, providing first-ever evidence of blade production in southern Israel.
Infant girl, too young to receive protective vaccine, in critical condition and connected to ECMO machine due to measles infection.
MK Yitzhak Goldknopf says statements about pain 'distorted,' clarifies words referred only to Draft Law. 'Your sons are the holiest, your pain is everyone's pain,' he clarifies to bereaved families.
Mother of fallen soldier Yinon Nuriel Vana shares emotional tribute: 'Nothing prepares a mother for the knock at the door.'
A state prosecutor filed an indictment against Ch Chaim Rotter from Bnei Brak, chairman of the Shomrim neighborhood watch organization, for rape and indecent acts committed against minors over the years.
The Hilltop Youth in Judea and Samaria are outraged about the distribution of defense measures, claiming discrimination between communities despite existing security threats.
Miriam Peretz shares inspiring moments, saying that on the day Eliraz fell, she asked to merit dancing with his newborn son Or Chadash under the chuppah. 'That is victory over the enemy—building new life,' she says.
Gush Katif Rabbis visited Sderot and the surrounding communities to mark 20 years since the Disengagement.
Soldiers injured in Gaza set up a protest tent opposite the Knesset, demanding the government bring the war to an end.
Likud claims investigation opened against MK Hanoch Milwidsky is politically motivated, accusing the Attorney General of pursuing a campaign of persecution.
Raviv Kaner releases emotional tribute song 'Bnei Ma’arouf' in memory of Druze children killed in Hezbollah missile attack.
While some students are still fighting in Gaza, their parents took their place at the Har Bracha Yeshiva's end-of-year ceremony.
Minister Itamar Ben Gvir criticized the aid delivery to the Gaza Strip, calling it "nonsense and hallucination that endangers soldiers."
Two young men killed, mother and young son injured, in Saturday afternoon traffic accident near Binyamina.
Emily Damari, freed from Hamas, shares her 471-day ordeal: tiny cages in fetid tunnels, severe injuries, and constant fear. She details her defiance against captors and pleads for the release of 50 remaining hostages, including her best friends Gali and Ziv Berman.
About 25 men dressed in Nazi-era Wehrmacht uniforms marched through Bernese Oberland, alarming hikers and prompting police action. No legal charges followed, as Switzerland has yet to ban such displays.
Aryeh Ehrlich, editor of Mishpacha magazine, harshly condemned MK Yitzhak Goldknopf’s statement distancing himself from the grief of bereaved religious-Zionist families amid the war with Hamas. Calling the remarks 'un-Jewish' and 'callous.'
Michal Salomon, widow of Elad Salomon, who was murdered in the Halamish terror attack eight years ago, tells of her husband’s bravery as he fought the terrorist with his bare hands to protect his family.
Ben Gurion Airport employees reportedly conducting slowdown claim delays caused by staff shortage, not slowdown.
Twelve children hospitalized due to measles, three of them in serious condition; Health Ministry urges vaccination.
New poll published by Maariv shows Likud leading as largest party, opposition bloc totaling 61 Knesset seats; new parties could bring opposition bloc to 62 seats.
Explanatory notes to proposed new bill state: “17-year-olds in Israel are active citizens engaged in social, political, and economic issues.”
Israel’s US Ambassador and Prime Minister Netanyahu disavow Minister Eliyahu’s Gaza hunger remarks, calling them “foolish” and unrepresentative. Israel, they affirm, is committed to defeating Hamas while ensuring aid reaches Gaza’s civilians—not through Hamas.
Netanyahu condemns French President's decision to recognize a Palestinian state: “Palestinians don’t want a state beside Israel—they want one instead of it.” Sa’ar: "A Palestinian state will be a Hamas state."
Deputy Minister Almog Cohen urges the government to designate "Brothers in Arms" as a terror organization after a member was arrested for plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister.
MKs are calling for an investigation after Justice Kabub delayed the demolition of Mufti Sabri’s illegal home, despite having received an award from him in the past.
Tom Bivtikov, who was severely injured in the head during a battle in Jabalia and spent a month in a coma, returned home after eight months of medical rehabilitation.
Gantz warns international pressure on Israel aids Hamas, undermines hostage deal prospects; calls for unified stance against terrorists.
United Torah Judaism Party chairman says the haredi community would leave Israel entirely if they are faced with a mandatory IDF draft, tells religious Zionists who serve, 'don't transfer your pain to me.'
Israel and Moldova reaffirm strong bilateral ties while commemorating Holocaust victims in Chișinău.
According to the Minister of Heritage, Israel will wipe out Gaza. 'Thank G-d we are erasing this evil.'
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ruled that an Arab minor who attacked a Hasidic Jew and pulled his sideburns will compensate him 100,000 NIS.
Shuvael Ben Gvir, son of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, completes 'beret march' in elite unit; father Itamar joins him for the last kilometer, helping carry the stretcher. Watch.
Rabbi Dovid Povarsky slams government hostility toward Torah learners, urges yeshiva students to stand firm in faith and avoid public disputes.
A year and eight months after being severely wounded in combat, an IDF officer was attacked on his way to rehabilitation - by Jews.
Binyamin's rabbis published a letter to residents stating that one of the summer shows "may normalize a phenomenon opposing the values of the holiness of Israel and the family unit."
Tel Aviv woman active in anti-government protests indicted for attempting to orchestrate the assassination of Prime Minister Netanyahu using an RPG.
Rabbi Dov Lando met with Ambassador Mike Huckabee and asked to convey a message to President Trump regarding the status of Torah scholars in Israel.
A 13-year-old yeshiva student from central Israel was awarded compensation of NIS 106,000 this week following an injury caused by glass shards from a broken air monitoring station.
Hamas officially submits its response to the ceasefire proposal. An Israeli official says the latest reply shows improvement. Israel is reviewing it, and key diplomatic talks are set to take place Thursday in Sardinia between US, Israeli, and Qatari officials.
During a Knesset plenum debate, MK Yuli Edelstein reveals past efforts to remove him from office: "They tried to oust me during the disengagement, but I always remained true to my values."
US Ambassador to Israel expresses support for Israel's stance and says Hamas is solely responsible for the continuation of the fighting.
A public opinion poll conducted by the Smith Institute shows that the majority of the public rejects the terms of a potential hostage deal with Hamas when the associated costs are clearly presented.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu challenges Iranian leaders with scriptural and historical arguments, urging them to recognize Israel’s divine legitimacy.
