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Neighborhood Corner: From biblical roots to modern-day demographic shifts, Ramot’s story is one of transformation and growth.

Neighborhood Corner: From biblical roots to modern-day demographic shifts, Ramot’s story is one of transformation and growth.

Anyone following the Nir Oz community's hardships since the October 7 massacre, through funerals, uncertainty over missing members and hostages and dilemmas about temporary housing and the future, could sense a shift on Thursday when hostages Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Moses returned

As Stage 1 continues, Israel and Hamas are expected to discuss the next stage of the deal. Officials fear that a crisis in the talks could lead to delays in the release of hostages ■ Starting Friday, hundreds of wounded people will leave Gaza for Egypt daily

Yarden Bibas, 35, Ofer Kalderon, 54, and Keith Samuel Siegel, 65, will be released in the next phase of the cease-fire agreement with Hamas on Saturday. Bibas and Kalderon were taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz, Siegel from Kibbutz Kfar Azza

Israeli prime minister opposed promoting Maj. Gen. David Zini to be his military secretary. It was reported this week that Sara Netanyahu wanted him to be a candidate for IDF chief of staff

Israel received a list of the names given by Hamas for the three Israeli hostages it would release on Saturday as part of a new exchange deal for Palestinian prisoners The three men set to be freed are Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel, and Ofer Kalderon, Israeli officials confirmed. Yarden Bibas was taken captive along with […]

A directional read: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington equipped with one request from his government partner, Religious Zionism Party Chairman Bezalel Smotrich: to present portions of the October 7 horror footage at the outset of his meeting with President Donald J. Trump.* While Palestinians maintain their narrative as the primary victims of […]

Fresh testimony has emerged Friday about Agam Berger's 482-day ordeal in Hamas captivity. Yaffa Deri, wife of Shas party chairman Knesset member Aryeh Deri, and their daughter Margalit Peretz, visited the released observers at the hospital Friday, revealing intimate details of Agam's spiritual resilience. During the visit, Deri shared that "Agam found a Siddur (Jewish […]

Netanyahu's upcoming trip to Washington may be historic and decide the fate of the hostage deal and the government ■ The first signs of election season were also observed this week in Jerusalem ■ Who takes first place in the parade of distortion and gaslighting?

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Israel already had a thriving startup scene, with some companies already winning orders from abroad and aiming to shape the battlefield of the future.

A spate of attacks in recent months have alarmed the country's Jews, placing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Eighty-year-old Gadi Mozes, released Thursday from Hamas captivity as part of the hostage deal, endured his entire captivity in isolation, paralleling the experience of fellow hostage Arbel Yehoud. Their first human contact with other Israelis came when they met each other – both residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz. Their release photos generated widespread concern as […]

Just as Hamas' victory trumpets are pathetic, there are not grounds for the prime minister's blind supporters' bragging about 'total victory' in Gaza ■ Trump's plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza is still along way from being implemented

Foreign hostages were invisible to the Israeli public and the government did not negotiate for their release. While they were greeted by a handful of well-wishers from the embassy and hospital staff – who prepared clothes, food and prayer area for them – their families celebrated thousands of miles away

A British Anglican priest lost his position after mimicking Elon Musk's controversial gesture at a major pro-life summit, sparking fierce debate over his intentions and the church's swift response.

ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas set to be released from captivity on Saturday ■ LEBANON: IDF strikes Hezbollah targets deep in Lebanon ■ GAZA: Foreign ministers of the U.K., France and Germany express 'grave concern' over Israeli bill banning UNRWA ■ WEST BANK: Crowds greet Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza hostage/cease-fire deal

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel of Shas also called on the government to 'reach out to Arab society in all areas – social, economic, energy, transportation, education, and the fight against crime'