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Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir at the launch of the party's election campaign in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UN data points to rise in illegal building demolitions under Ben-Gvir

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Israeli demolition of illegal Arab construction has risen sharply under Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, according to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Between Jan. 1 and...
Outgoing Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, Dec. 22, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Lapid extends political backing to planned strike over judicial reforms

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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid extended political backing on Wednesday to a planned general strike next week over the government’s judicial reform plan. “On Monday, we will head to Jerusalem to defend and fight for...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the scene of a deadly Palestinian terrorist attack in Jerusalem, Jan. 27, 2023. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel’s national security minister seeks fivefold increase in gun permits

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on Tuesday to push through a fivefold increase in weapon permits in the wake of last month’s Palestinian terrorist attack that killed seven people at a synagogue...
Members of an Israel Defense Forces delegation search for survivors in earthquake-ravaged Turkey, Feb. 7, 2023. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry.

IDF delegation lands in earthquake-stricken Turkey to set up field hospital

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An Israel Defense Forces delegation arrived in Turkey on Wednesday morning to set up a field hospital in the wake of the massive earthquakes this week that have so far claimed the lives of more than...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to IDF soldiers in the elite Duvdevan commando unit, Feb. 7, 2023. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu: Israel cannot count on the PA to fight terrorism

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Israel is engaged in a battle against extremist Islamic elements led by the Iranian regime and cannot rely on the Palestinian Authority, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. The remarks came during a...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Jan. 8, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli leaders offer condolences, aid after quakes rock Turkey, Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday extended condolences to the victims of the massive earthquakes that killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria. “On behalf of all citizens of Israel, I send condolences...

‘I tell IDF soldiers: You’re doing one of the most incredible things done in...

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Capt. Rabbi Joshua Gerstein, chaplain of the Israel Defense Forces Artillery Corps 282 Fire Brigade, is a man on a mission—both spiritual and national. It’s one to which he has dedicated his life. Having immigrated...
Guy Hever. Credit: guyhever.com.

IDF resumes search for soldier missing since 1997

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The Israel Defense Forces has resumed its search for missing Artillery Corps soldier Guy Hever, who disappeared on the morning of Aug. 17, 1997, after leaving his base on the Golan Heights. The investigation was...
Flowers blossom in Bitronot Ruchama, a nature reserve of badlands in the Western Negev, March 9, 2021. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.

Welcome to Hanun: Israel to establish new community along Gaza border

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Israel’s Cabinet voted on Sunday to establish a new community along the border with the Gaza Strip. The future town, to be named Hanun, will be located in the Sdot Negev Region and eventually be...
Then-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Knesset, announcing he will not be running in the next election, June 29, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Former Israeli PM: Putin said he would not kill Zelenskyy

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who worked briefly as a mediator at the beginning of Russia’s war with Ukraine, says that President Vladimir Putin assured him he would not have his Ukrainian counterpart...