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  Day 390 of the war: CIA Director Bill Burns has proposed a 28-day ceasefire plan involving the release of eight hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners, Axios reported Monday. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported at least 60 casualties in Israeli military strikes on the eastern city of Baalbek. Former hostage Mia Shem testified about […]

Maayan Zin's daughters, Dafna and Ella, were released from Hamas captivity during the cease-fire in November 2023. Their father was murdered on October 7. She never imagined that so much time would pass and there would still be 101 hostages in Gaza. 'There are older people there, for over a year; maybe they're being abused and aren't eating and aren't being cared for.'

The smugness exuding from coalition lawmakers' speeches signals that by the end of the Knesset's winter session, Israel will be even less tolerant, and more racist, corrupt, and oppressive than it already is. One thing will remain unchanged: the ultra-Orthodox still won't serve in the army

IRAN: Iran's President says Tehran doesn't want war, but will respond 'appropriately' to Israel's attack ■ GAZA: At least 94 Palestinians killed in strike on Gaza's Beit Lahiya, medical officials say ■ LEBANON: Hezbollah elects Naim Qassem to succeed slain head Hassan Nasrallah ■ HOSTAGE DEAL: Netanyahu says Israel trying to promote release of several hostages in exchange for temporary Gaza cease-fire

  The past few weeks have been significant for the aviation and tourism sector in Israel, with over twenty airlines canceling flights to Israel amid Iranian threats of retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the elimination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, and the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, followed by […]

Party leader said he would oppose the budget without a conscription bill approved first, but a UTJ source says 'if he resigns that doesn't mean the rest have to follow him'

Speaking in Pittsburgh, one day after the sixth anniversary of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, the Second Gentleman slammed 'antisemitic and racist speeches at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally'

For two experts working in the field, the immigration debate in the U.S. election campaign is as bad as they can remember it. 'Folks will just point to immigration as the explanation for everything wrong in the country,' says the head of a center for the study of hate

As industrial demand soars and physical supplies dwindle, the silver market approaches a historic breaking point. Could the looming 'silver squeeze' create the investment opportunity of a generation?

The two bills would make it substantially more difficult for UNRWA, the agency tasked with providing education, social welfare, food and other services to millions of Palestinians, to operate in Israel, including East Jerusalem

  The Knesset plenum voted Monday evening to approve two bills effectively ending Israel's relationship with UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees. The legislation passed its second and third readings, with two separate bills sponsored by multiple lawmakers prohibiting UNRWA from maintaining any representation, providing services, or conducting activities, either directly or indirectly, […]

My friend Omri Miran – a father of two young girls who was kidnapped on October 7 – remains in Gaza, while we wait for the urgency of his release to overcome the cynical political calculations of Israel's prime minister

The new project, which will include a spa hotel, conference center, and a shopping arcade, will provide over 1,200 jobs and strengthen tourism and the economy.

The new project, which will include a spa hotel, conference center, and a shopping arcade, will provide over 1,200 jobs and strengthen tourism and the economy.