Yocheved Lifshitz, who was kidnapped by Hamas and freed after 17 days, lights Hanukkah candles at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv: The 449 days that have passed are now one painful day until all our hostages return.
Yeshiva staff and students, as well as Ashdod's mayor, attend Torah scroll dedication honoring Major Chen Bouchris, who fell in battle on the morning of October 7 while defending southern Israel from the invading Hamas terrorists.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered from UTI caused by benign enlargement of his prostrate gland, and was treated with antibiotics.
Parha Yousouf, mother of Druze IDF soldier Madahat Yousouf, who the Ehud Barak government abandoned to death, dies at 85.
'Report highlights horrors the hostages endured, reveals the brutality of the enemy with whom Israel is engaged; global community must utilize all available means to end this cruelty and bring the hostages home,' Health Minister Uriel Busso says.
Sara Netanyahu's attorney claims the legal inquiry against Sara is politically motivated, illegal and biased.
Israel Police open investigation into incitement against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, MK Yair Lapid.
In the German cities of Berlin and Brandenburg, the Muslim name 'Mohammed' ranks as 2024's most popular name for baby boys.
Large Hanukkah menorah made of rocket fragments, created by artist Eli Gross, is set up in Hostages Square.
Three youths plan to sleep outdoors in the Galilee, find themselves caught in a storm, suffering from brutal cold, and unable to leave the area. Police officers arrive to rescue them.
Rain, snow, and flooding expected over weekend as temperatures drop below seasonal average.
Ido Malka, a Golani Brigade reservist, auditioned for 'The Next Star' with a moving performance dedicated to his comrades in the field.
Minister of the Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, harshly criticizes Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, accusing her of selective enforcement.
Fire breaks out in children's room due to Hanukkah menorah, father and daughter lightly injured due to smoke inhalation.
Brothers of fallen IDF soldier Amit Levi speak about the memories he left them and the lessons he wished to leave behind.
MK Mansour Abbas calls on Palestinian Arab factions to unite, agree on political solution based on two-state solution.
One hundred vehicles, one for each hostage still in Gaza, form the hostage ribbon symbol in Sde Boker.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar discusses situation in Syria, noting threats to Israel and instability of new government.
Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef supports freeing hostages in exchange for dangerous convicted terrorists, claims his words on drafting haredi yeshiva students were misunderstood.
President Isaac Herzog lights Hanukkah candles with families of hostages: Without the return of the hostages, a scar will remain that will cut through our society and our people forever.
Israeli airline suspends operations on the Tel Aviv-Moscow route for one week, cites "developments in the Russian airspace."
Prime Minister speaks on the importance of the fight against Iran: We did not make all of Jewish history so that the Ayatollahs and their proxies could put an end to the Jewish story.
Tzur, the nine-year-old son of Cpt. (Res.) Amit Levi who fell in battle in Gaza, recited the Kaddish prayer over his father's grave.
Attorneyt General Gali Baharav-Miara and the State Attorney have ordered the police to open an investigation against the Prime Minister's wife on suspicion of witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
Minister Yariv Levin addresses event marking 20 years since the murder of District Court Judge Adi Azar.
Captain (Res.) Amit Levi who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip was laid to rest in Jerusalem.
A court released the suspects to house arrest, saying that the prosecution has no evidence for the indictments filed against the four defendants.
MK Moshe (Kinley) Tur-Paz says he made great efforts for discourse on Draft Law, claims haredim 'tricked' him. 'It's time for sanctions - they will all enlist.'
Amichai Eliyahu claimed dismissing the Attorney General is crucial while downplaying Iran's nuclear threat.
The largest Hanukkah menorah in the world stands in Schneider Children's Medical Center and was constructed by a team of 100 volunteers and a rappelling crew.
The Minister of National Security visited the Temple Mount and prayed for victory, the welfare of Israeli soldiers, and the return of the hostages.
A rare ceramic oil lamp from the Late Roman period, decorated with depictions of the Temple menorah, incense shovel and lulav (date palm branch used in Jewish ritual), discovered during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation.
Eliyahu Libman, whose son Elyakim was murdered on October 7, explains his opposition to the hostage release deal in its current form.
Herzl Hajaj, father of Lieutenant Shir Hajaj who was murdered in a terrorist attack, warns in a conversation with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News: Releasing terrorists as part of a hostage deal will have serious consequences.
Likud weakens, but maintains its position as the largest party in the Knesset. Naftali Bennett's candidacy will yield him, according to the poll, 22 seats.
The family of IDF Sgt. Gur Kehati, who was killed in the same incident in which civilian Ze’ev (Jabo) Erlich was killed in Lebanon, stormed into an event held in memory of Erlich in Samaria this evening to protest the event.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit the first Hanukkah candle with Orna and Ronen Neutra, the parents of Capt. Omer Neutra who fell on October 7 and whose body was taken hostage by Hamas.
President Isaac Herzog lit Hanukkah candles with injured veterans and IDF soldiers and called on the government to finalize a hostage deal: 'This is your duty. This is your responsibility. You have my full support!'
At Assuta Hospital in Ashdod, Noam Levy lit a Hanukkah candle in the nursery alongside the doctor who treated him in the field.
Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef noted that while he does not know all the details of the negotiations, he is sure that Israel must release terrorists, even those who murdered Jews, in exchange for the hostages.
MK Osher Shkalim sharply criticizes opposition head and responds to government criticism from the National Unity party: 'They acted with false unity.'
After second consecutive day of early-morning Houthi missile launch, MK Avigdor Liberman urges: 'We need to deal the Houthis and Iran a crushing blow - now!'
Unvaccinated 17-year-old from the Jerusalem area diagnosed with polio, Health Ministry conducts epidemiological investigation.
'A piece of shrapnel fell in our garden and we saw the damage it caused to our property; scared to think what it could do to people,' says Mor Steinberg-Golan, from Be'er Yaakov.
97-year-old Holocaust survivor, Yosef Winner, who lost his grandson Yahav Winner, his granddaughter Hadar Berdichesky and her husband Itay, on October 7, passes away.
Elazar in Gush Etzion has suffered heavy losses since the outbreak of the war: 8 residents were murdered or fell since October 7.
Prime Minister's Office announces that the Israeli negotiation team, which had been in Qatar over the past week, will return to Israel for consultations.
Otzma Yehudit accuses Smotrich of blocking the transfer of hundreds of millions of shekels to the police, votes against budget laws in the Knesset.
A grandfather urges the media to promote unity and understanding in the wake of his grandson's death.
Yossi Dagan, Head of the Samaria Regional Council, says "The new ambulances are a critical addition to strengthening preparedness and enhancing security in the region."
Dozens of haredi protesters are blocking Jabotinsky Street in Bnei Brak in protest against draft notices sent to young haredi men.
Defense Minister Israel Katz directed the IDF to release nearly complete recordings from the night of October 7th to the families of soldiers killed in the massacre.
IDF and ISA forces conducted and completed a limited operation against terrorist operatives and infrastructure in the area of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza.
IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari apologized for his criticism of the 'Feldstein Law', admitting he overstepped his boundaries.
Rabbi Avi Zarbiv, member of the Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court who fought in Gaza, returns to the scene where terrorists fired at him just a few weeks ago.
A young man in Jerusalem was attacked by three individuals for asking them to clear a blocked road.
First sergeant Netanel Pessach was laid to rest today in Gush Etzion after being killed in action in Gaza yesterday.
'Report issued on Gaza by FEWS NET relies on data that is outdated and inaccurate; at a time when inaccurate information is causing confusion and accusations, it is irresponsible to issue a report like this,' US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew says.
Eyal Eshel, father of the fallen soldier Roni Eshel, criticized the IDF's release of the radio recordings from the night before the October 7th massacre.
