MK: Trump’s call for hostage release vital for pressure on Hamas
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's call for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza plays an important role in maintaining international pressure on Hamas, Knesset member Shelly Tal Meron (Yesh Atid) told JNS on Wednesday.
Tal...
Herzog lights eighth Chanukah candle with freed hostages
Israel's President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog lit the eighth Chanukah candle in Kibbutz Hatzerim, west of Beersheva, on Wednesday evening together with former Hamas captives Shoshan Haran, Shiri Weiss, Raaya Rotem...
Israel sending delegation to Guatemala to help with Lev Tahor cult
Israel's Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs is sending a delegation this week to Guatemala to help local authorities counter the Lev Tahor (“Pure Heart”) cult.
The delegation, which includes senior professionals, will share knowledge...
IAF hits Houthi terror sites across Yemen, including airport in Sanaa
The Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on the western coast of and deep inside Yemen on Thursday evening, including Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-controlled capital, the IDF said.
The targets included the Hezyaz and...
Ben-Gvir makes Chanukah trip to Temple Mount
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday morning to pray for Israel's soldiers and the hostages in Gaza.
"This morning, I ascended to the site of our Holy Temple...
On Chanukah, Netanyahu invokes Maccabees, threatens Houthis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday threatened Yemen's Houthi militia while lighting the menorah on the first night of Chanukah at his office in Jerusalem.
Attending the lighting were Orna and Ronen Neutra, the...
Ben-Gvir: IDF must stay in Netzarim Corridor
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday visited Israeli communities near Gaza and the Netzarim Corridor that divides the Strip between north and south. He warned against IDF withdrawal from the corridor and advocating...
Six airlines resuming service to Israel
Six airlines will restore their Israel routes by next week. Most airlines canceled flights due to ongoing tensions in the region.
On Friday, Romanian low-cost airline Biz Airlines, which only started flying to Israel in...
‘Whoever harms Israel will pay a heavy price,’ Netanyahu says
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists "are learning—and will learn the hard way—that whoever harms Israel will pay a very heavy price for it," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday after the Israeli Air Force...
Israel calls HRW ‘genocide’ report a ‘blood libel’
Israel's Foreign Ministry on Thursday slammed as a "blood libel" a report by Human Rights Watch in which the NGO accuses the Jewish state of genocide.
The report alleges that Israel did this by depriving Palestinians in...