Col. Itzhak Ben Basat laid to rest after falling in Gaza
Edna Ben Basat says she "was sure you had a special protector" at her son's funeral a day after he fell defending Israel.
Edna Ben Basat says she "was sure you had a special protector" at her son's funeral a day after he fell defending Israel.


Analyst Zvi Yehezkeli says that the key to victory will be allowing the war to be led by the younger generation and lower ranks of the IDF.

United Hatzalah volunteers save man lying on ground in Ezrat Torah neighborhood after resident sees him from his window.

Towards weekend, temperatures will rise and the rain will let up, forecasters say.
Members of Netanyahu's party say that campaign-style political declarations need to be avoided while the war is underway.

My heart aches and I don’t think it will ever stop hurting.

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

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

Netanyahu acknowledges there is disagreement with the US about how Gaza will be run after the war.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rabbi Benzion Mutzafi calls on students to improve spirituality, says 'we, and only we, are at fault' for soldiers' deaths in Gaza.

Akiva, resident of Shlomit in southern Israel, suffered direct hit on his home, yet still rushed to help the injured.

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross expected to meet Herzog, Netanyahu, and families of hostages still held by Hamas.

Netanyahu: The difference between Hamas and the PA is only that Hamas wants to destroy us here and now and the PA wants to do it in stages.

Reports say Israel is more willing to discuss a new agreement that will include the women who were supposed to be released in previous deal.

A party led by Bennett will win 19 seats and change the political map. A party led by Cohen, according to the poll, will win 12 seats.

Shas chairman: The Palestinian Authority is unable to control Judea and Samaria - it does not have the capabilities to control Gaza.

Daniella Weiss: "Today, more than ever, it is clear that Jewish communities in Gaza are no longer just a solution, but a necessity "

'Holding large parties at the present time may cause a desecration of G-d's Name,' Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein warns.

Singer Shlomi Shabat lights Hanukkah candles, performs, at Sheba Medical Center, bringing joy to the injured and their families.

Itzik Bonzel spoke with Arutz Sheva about his son, Amit, who fell in battle in Gaza and voiced his request for his opposition to the media.

Finance Min. Smotrich: 'Our citizens' security is what is most important, polls show 80% of Arabs in Judea & Samaria support the massacre.'

Naama Dopelt, fiancee of fallen soldier Kfir Franco, speaks with INN about her beloved: 'To remember him, love the Land.'

Hundreds of evacuees from Sderot pray the morning prayer, sing Hallel, with Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu.

Defense Minister to the families: May the Hanukkah candles illuminate the future and we will be able to see all the hostages return.

Discussion on allowing entry of Palestinian Arab workers from Judea and Samaria into Israel ends without agreements.

Vaad Hatzdaka decided to get into action and help the soldiers in the field with warm equipment and winter clothing

Prime Minister's Netanyahu’s wife meets in Kiryat Gat with IDF soldier Ori Megidish, who was rescued from Hamas captivity by Israeli forces.

When Shai Hermesh returned to his destroyed home he found his tefillin (phylacteries) and Menorah were among the only items left unscathed.

A Cabinet meeting has decided not to readmit Palestinian workers into Israeli territory, with some ministers calling for alternatives.

Mayor Alon Davidi tells the Cabinet the first step they must take to rehabilitate Sderot and the Gaza region.

MK Smotrich: "No blood is redder than other blood. I will not agree to endanger lives of Jews in Judea and Samaria"

President of the Feuerstein Institute, works with the elderly evacuated from their homes: “We offer a solution that involves cognitive work”

Children of the communities evacuated from the southern and northern borders decorated 800 menorahs for IDF soldiers in Gaza.

Family of woman held by Hamas without her needed medication shocked when ICRC criticizes them for caring about their daughter.

PA reportedly plans to bypass, with the help of Norway, Minister Smotrich's decision to delay transfer of funds to Gaza.

Senior Fatah member Marwan Barghouti calls on PA security forces to join the fight against Israel. His wife: He didn't issue the statement.

Despite opposition of multiple ministers, cabinet to discuss whether or not to allow Palestinian Authority Arabs to work in Israel again.

Since the first day of the war, Saad V’Marpeh has worked to ensure that every wounded IDF soldier is swiftly brought to the hospital.

As rockets and intercept missiles fly overhead, a plane lands at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.

Ofelia Roitman, 77-year-old released from Hamas captivity, recalls, 'I was almost without any light and almost without any food.'

Elderly hostages all have 'serious underlying medical conditions' and are without proper medications, released hostage Adina Moshe says.

'For 49 days, I did not sleep,' 77-year-old Margalit Moses, released from Hamas captivity, recounts.

2 months into the war, soldiers still lack basic necessities.

Soldiers are receiving special Hanukkah packages designed to brighten their spirits during these difficult days

Officials claim the Biden administration has given Israel until the end of the year to wrap up its war on Hamas.

The Chabad school of the Givati Mordechai neighborhood in Jerusalem created a musical clip of a Hanukkah prayer for IDF soldiers.

Prosecutors received permission from the family of Yuval Kestelman to exhume his remains as part of the investigation of his death.

PM Netanyahu, Presiden Herzog attend funeral of son of Minister Gadi Eisenkot, who fell in battle in Gaza.

US official says Israel has agreed to open Kerem Shalom crossing but only for screening of humanitarian aid delivered via Rafah crossing.

US President, in conversation with Netanyahu, stresses "critical need to protect civilians", White House says.

Families of hostages lit the “Hostages' Menorah” with 138 candles, representing all the hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza.

Kaplun's wife, Dr. Marcelle Frailich Kaplun, was also murdered in the massacre. His remains were found near the kibbutz in recent days.

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