Sderot schools reopen 5 months after massacre
60% of students return to school today, 5 months after October 7 massacre, with many parents and students still fearful for their safety.
60% of students return to school today, 5 months after October 7 massacre, with many parents and students still fearful for their safety.


Ambassador Michael Herzog told not to deal with Minister Gantz's visit to Washington in any way due to alleged failure to properly clear visit with PM Netanyahu.

Thousands demonstrate in Tel Aviv against the government. Seven arrested after some of the protesters blocked roads in the area.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev criticized Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for demanding that the Draft Law be supported by all members of the emergency government.
Israel has agreed to hostage deal, progress on deal and ceasefire now depend on Hamas' agreement, US official says.

Ditza Or, mother of Avinatan, and Meirav Leshem Gonen, mother of Romi, go on stage together at Families Forum event in Jerusalem: 'We're united for them.' Watch.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Batrak claims that Netanyahu was presented with six different plans to assassinate Hamas leadership, and refused all of them.

Meitar Eliyahu, widow of fallen reservist Sergeant First Class (res.) Eliyahu who was killed three months ago in Gaza, gave birth to the couple's third child and first son.

Sources close to Netanyahu say he "made it clear to Minister Gantz that the State of Israel has only one Prime Minister".

Israel tells Qatar and Egypt there will be no more talks on hostage release deal, until Hamas provides a list of hostages who are still alive.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for a new policy in which main roads would be closed to Palestinians until Ramadan had ended.

Graffiti found by election workers at the school's ballot box included praise for Hamas and a number of swastikas.

Zeiger, 57, was a volunteer with multiple organizations. He was laid to rest in the presence of MKs, the Chief Rabbi, and his friends and family.

50 Years since the negotiations on a Separation of Forces agreement, in Syria following the Yom Kippur War, PMO releases summary of Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy between Assad and Golda Meir.

A new poll shows that if elections were held today, the National Unity party would win more than a third of these seats, and the Religious Zionist party would not be part of the Knesset at all.

Norway says PA received 407 million shekels from Israel as part of deal to release the frozen tax funds through Norway.

Former US Ambassador to Israel's new proposal calls for full Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, alongside Palestinian enclaves with maximum civilian autonomy subject to Israeli overriding security control.

Uriya, a resident of Shomria in Binyamin, leaves behind his parents and five siblings.

Yitzhak Zeiger, 57, murdered by terrorist at entrance to Eli, remembered as a volunteer medic who worked to ensure all Jews had proper burials.

Minister Smotrich: ‘We have a major disagreement with the haredim on the conscription issue, but it would be a grave mistake to break the political alliance with them over it.’

One hundred police officers, along with Civil Administration inspectors, demolished every building at two farms and confiscated farm equipment.

Residents of the southern Israeli town of Shlomit return home after nearly five months of exile, lay cornerstone for new nursery building.

Two injures by smoke inhalation after Bnei Brak store set on fire.

MK Amit Halevi points out 'the elephant in the room' regarding calls for haredim to enlist.

'Since October 7, question of enlistment is no longer a social question, but an existential one,' MK Matan Kahana says.

Defense Min. Gallant briefs US Defense Sec. Austin on progress of Israel-Hamas war, importance of international pressure in securing hostages' freedom.

Cabinet ministers say that they will not use the Attorney General as legal counsel in the Supreme Court if she does not change her opinion on the haredi Draft Law.

Former CEO of the Yesha Council, Yigal Dilmoni, spoke to Arutz Sheva on the battle in Gaza and the impending IDF victory.

The PLO flag was flown at State Cup soccer match between the champions and leader of the Premier League table Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Umm el Fahm from the National League.

Ministers Gallant, Gantz, and Eisenkot reportedly tell PM to not allow National Security Minister to implement sweeping restrictions on access to Temple Mount during Ramadan.

Families of Nova festival victims filed a lawsuit against Reuters and AP at the Jerusalem District Court: "Those journalists infiltrated Israeli territory alongside Hamas operatives. Nothing can justify someone documenting a heinous crime in real time."

Defense Minister Gallant says he will not support Draft Law unless Gantz also supports it, says victory in the war requires all parts of society to share the burden of service.

Yossi Dagan, elected by an overwhelming majority of 80%, begins his third term as head of the Samaria regional council. 'Together we will raise Samaria to heights we never knew before.'

Genesis Prize, dubbed the 'Jewish Nobel Prize,' awarded to 5 organizations that have assisted the families of the hostages kidnapped on October 7.

Former Foreign Minister and current Energy Minister Eli Cohen tells Arutz Sheva Israel must disagree with US even while being grateful for American support, Palestinian state cannot be created after October 7.

The incumbent head of the Kiryat Ye’arim Council won the local elections, but will have difficulty functioning in the absence of a majority in the city council. 36.1% put a green protest ballot in their envelope.

One of the organizations searching Tzfat for a missing nine-year-old girl calls for immediate involvement of the ISA to help find her, as long as a terrorist incident cannot be ruled out.

Soldiers in Khan Yunis found a house sign in Hebrew, and in short order located the Israeli couple to whom it had belonged as well.

Shas candidate Yossi Kakon defeats incumbent Shuki Ohana, winning 52.2% of the vote. 'We are brothers, and we will work together for the benefit of all the city's residents.'

Gusts of 100 kilometers per hour expected in Kinneret region, forecasters predict high temperatures and strong winds until weekends.

The march will make its way from Gaza to Jerusalem to demand the government secure the immediate release of the hostages.

Rotem Greenglick, whose brother Shauli was killed in Gaza, chastises anti-Israel protesters: 'Gazans not worthy of mercy so long as our hostages are being held by barbarians who have lost all semblance of humanity.'

The polling stations in municipal elections closed and counting has begun. The voter turnout, without the “double envelopes” which contain the votes of IDF soldiers and reservists, is 49%.

Thomas Hand, father of nine-year-old Emily who was freed from Hamas captivity after 50 days, says Israel must “finish the job” against Hamas.

Officials tell Axios that Biden administration gave Israel until mid-March to sign letter that provides assurances that it will abide by international law while using US weapons in Gaza.

Rambam hospital says child's cause of death not known after she passes away in emergency room and tested positive for the flu.

9-year-old Haymanut Kasau has been missing since Sunday night when she disappeared after distributing election leaflets in Tzfat.

Ariel Danino, who coordinated civilian reports of alleged Palestinian Authority terrorism, was supposed to be released from administrative detention after 4 months. Instead, he will remain in prison for another 3 months.

Opposition leader Lapid rebuked Prime Minister Netanyahu after he went to vote together with his wife Sara, "They believe that there is no problem holding elections even in these times."

The boy was given initial treatment and taken by ambulance to hospital in serious condition, where he underwent emergency surgery.

Well-known Israeli singer who made miraculous recovery after being seriously wounded in combat in Gaza will see his song used by Israeli bank in new campaign.

Elections for local authorities are taking place almost without any incidents. The percentage of voting, as of 8 pm, stands at 45%. Police arrested a Beit Shemesh resident on suspicion of election bribery in the city.

Students for Rabbinical Ordination will not be given any leniencies on their tests due to lengthy periods of reserve service.

Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid says Yesh Atid won't join emergency government, but may provide government with security net for hostage deal - under certain conditions.

Piers Morgan claimed that Israel's response to the Hamas invasion had been disproportionate. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sharply rebuffed the assertion.

Recent trends in political engagement, particularly among young voters in Israel, mirror broader global trends around electoral apathy.

Past and present connections to Merchant of Venice. Op-ed.

Widespread search efforts are underway for a girl who disappeared two days ago from her house in southern Tzfat.

Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton at the Jerusalem conference: I would like elections, but not right now, as they will only tear us apart from the inside.

Over 11,000 polling stations will operate in 242 municipalities across the country. Voting among soldiers and reservists began already last week.
