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‘When I die, I want them to say I was Palestinian’: This is Bishara Bahabah, the American mediator between Hamas and the US

‘When I die, I want them to say I was Palestinian’: This is Bishara Bahabah, the American mediator between Hamas and the US

Disillusioned by Biden and Harris, he backed Trump in the presidential election and helped PA President Mahmoud Abbas draft a congratulatory message while still publicly… Read More ›

Forces cleared major junction, stopped abduction of 12 workers in Mefalsim on Oct. 7

Forces cleared major junction, stopped abduction of 12 workers in Mefalsim on Oct. 7

Military probe finds Yamam and Shin Bet officers’ actions halted Hamas’s advance during onslaught, enabled troops to reach other areas under attack Members of the… Read More ›

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Visits Israel, Expresses Support For Its Policies

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Visits Israel, Expresses Support For Its Policies

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday evening, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, with US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who expressed… Read More ›

Netanyahu appoints IDF Maj.-Gen. David Zini as Shin Bet chief, despite court ruling

Netanyahu appoints IDF Maj.-Gen. David Zini as Shin Bet chief, despite court ruling

The appointment was made despite a High Court ruling that the dismissal of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar was illegal due to Netanyahu’s conflict of… Read More ›

Missile launched from Yemen intercepted over central Israel, sending over a million residents to shelters

Missile launched from Yemen intercepted over central Israel, sending over a million residents to shelters

IDF confirms Arrow 3 defense system intercepts missile; flights at Ben Gurion Airport briefly halted; no casualties reported Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel… Read More ›

New US intel suggests Israel readying to strike Iranian nuclear facilities — report

New US intel suggests Israel readying to strike Iranian nuclear facilities — report

CNN says it’s unclear whether Israeli leaders have made a final decision to attack, though one source says likelihood they will do so ‘has gone… Read More ›

Yuval Raphael: ‘There will be no real victory without the hostages’

Yuval Raphael: ‘There will be no real victory without the hostages’

The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor said that she felt the spirit of Israel came across plainly in the song. Yuval Raphael told Israeli media that… Read More ›

Israel is approaching the day when it can’t say ‘no’ to the US

Israel is approaching the day when it can’t say ‘no’ to the US

Opinion: U.S.-Israel relations fracture under Trump as diplomatic blows mount, forcing a crisis over lost leverage, fractured unity and a future where defiance of Washington is… Read More ›

Woman en route to hospital to give birth killed in West Bank terror shooting

Woman en route to hospital to give birth killed in West Bank terror shooting

Tzeela Gez succumbs to wounds after doctors perform emergency C-section to deliver baby who is in serious condition; husband, who was driving, lightly wounded; IDF… Read More ›

Hamas Says Edan Alexander, the Last Living American Hostage in Gaza, Will Be Released as Part of Ceasefire Efforts

Hamas Says Edan Alexander, the Last Living American Hostage in Gaza, Will Be Released as Part of Ceasefire Efforts

JERUSALEM – Hamas has officially announced that it will release Israeli soldier Idan Alexander, who also holds U.S. citizenship, following direct negotiations with the Trump… Read More ›

IDF releases names of two fallen soldiers killed in Rafah, Gaza, at least three others wounded

IDF releases names of two fallen soldiers killed in Rafah, Gaza, at least three others wounded

The two soldiers fell in separate incidents hours apart in Rafah on Thursday afternoon. The IDF on Friday morning released the names of two soldiers who fell… Read More ›

Hundreds of Israeli workers could be affected by Teva layoffs

Hundreds of Israeli workers could be affected by Teva layoffs

Analysis: The pharmaceutical giant has announced an 8% cut in its workforce to improve efficiency;  About 300 employees in Israel are expected to be laid… Read More ›

Trump announces US truce with Houthis, who say their strikes on Israel will continue

Trump announces US truce with Houthis, who say their strikes on Israel will continue

President says rebel group agreed to cease attacks on US vessels, in what Omani mediator says will ensure Red Sea freedom of navigation; Israel caught… Read More ›

Netanyahu: ‘We’ve acted against Houthis in past, and we’ll act again in future’

Netanyahu: ‘We’ve acted against Houthis in past, and we’ll act again in future’

Since Trump took office, partly due to his request, Israel has refrained from striking targets in Yemen. Israel has acted against the Iran-backed Houthis in… Read More ›

Trump to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status: ‘It’s what they deserve!’

Trump to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status: ‘It’s what they deserve!’

Move latest in administration’s campaign against anti-Israel and antisemitic elements within American higher education U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he planned to strip… Read More ›

Communities evacuated as massive brushfires rage near Jerusalem, Route 1 closed

Communities evacuated as massive brushfires rage near Jerusalem, Route 1 closed

Neve Shalom, Beko’a, Ta’oz, Nachshon and Latrun cleared of people as roads blocked; dozens of firefighting units, planes battle flames Large brushfires were blazing Wednesday… Read More ›

IDF aerial defenses intercept Houthi missile strike on Arava

IDF aerial defenses intercept Houthi missile strike on Arava

No injuries or damage reported in ballistic missile attack that comes just over 24 hours after Houthis target the southern city of Beer sheva  The… Read More ›

Israeli soldier killed, three wounded during fighting in northern Gaza

Israeli soldier killed, three wounded during fighting in northern Gaza

Initial IDF probe finds Master Sgt. Asaf Cafri, 26, was hit by sniper fire close to military post in Israeli-held buffer zone, while the other… Read More ›

Turkey’s spy chief meets with Hamas leaders for talks on Gaza aid delivery

Turkey’s spy chief meets with Hamas leaders for talks on Gaza aid delivery

Turkish state media says Ibrahim Kalin and delegation from terror group also discussed efforts to reach permanent ceasefire in Strip Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin… Read More ›

Hamas claims it lost contact with group holding Edan Alexander hostage

Hamas claims it lost contact with group holding Edan Alexander hostage

Hamas kidnapped American-Israeli Edan Alexander on October 7, 2023 and has been held in Gaza since. Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades claimed they have lost contact with… Read More ›