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Twenty-two people were killed in the overnight airstrikes, which hit two residential buildings in Rafah and damaged a kindergarten-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians

  The IDF reportedly pressed on with airstrikes on terror targets in the Gaza Strip Friday after criticism by US President Joe Biden, who called Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught in which 1,200 Israelis were killed "over the top."  Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Palestinian health officials said at […]

  A Bedouin Israel has been indicted for crossing into the Gaza Strip and joining the Hamas terror organization and then attempting to return to Israel. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Juma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima, 26, from Hashem Zana in the northern Negev, had crossed into Gaza in 2016 and was arrested […]

  1. In the prison of inverted commas Many of us have an intuitive feeling about the tragic connection between the dreadful year we went through before October 7, the year of the "Wars of the Jews," and the massacre and war that followed. It is a deep, almost spiritual feeling of "Crime and Punishment." […]

  Voltaire once said, "It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." In other words, most countries in the West will punish the common murderer. In the United States, the common murderer can even be put on death row. But the […]

  Hundreds of Jerusalem residents attended Monday a demonstration in front of the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem calling for the closure of the organization's headquarters. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The demonstration was held with the participation of Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King, bereaved families and relatives of kidnapped victims, and dozens […]

  Ireland's women's basketball team draw criticism this week for refusing to shake hands with Israeli opponents. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Basketball Ireland said in a statement that the refusal stemmed from "inflammatory and wholly inaccurate accusations of antisemitism made by Israeli players and coaching staff." Ahead of the game, the […]

  At the Rondebosch Golf Club, the gardener tells me there is a problem with the water hazard on the course: The level is low and the water is not very clean. But other than that, everything is fine. On a hot workday morning, the spectacular course is bustling with beautiful women and men in […]

Biden said that he has been in constant contact with the leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to enable the entry of maximum humanitarian aid into Gaza. 'There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, in trouble and dying,' the president added. 'It's got to stop'

The subtext from the prime minister's 'total victory' slogan is that a hostages-for-cease-fire deal will prevent the IDF from getting the job done ■ The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, meanwhile, is getting ready to reimpose martial law on Gaza

Contrary to the impression created by the prime minister, Hamas' answer seems to leave room for maneuver for an agreement ■ The tactical achievements during the war don't guarantee Israel a 'total' strategic victory ■ The burden of service is expanding, but not for the ultra-Orthodox

Prime Minister Netanyahu tells IDF to prepare dual plans for evacuating civilians from Rafah and defeating Hamas forces ■ Anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon to northern Israel, IAF launches retaliatory strikes ■ Syria says it shot down two drones near Damascus ■ Hungary, Czech Republic sink EU effort to impose sanctions on violent Israeli settlers

This week at the Ben-Gurion airport: A father and son grapple with the latter's decision to leave Israel

He used to view Israel as a model for the safe use of firearms. Now an American gun policy expert warns that Israel is making the same mistakes as the United States

Women who belong to all of Israel's diverse populations are having fewer children. Secular society is hovering dangerously close to the so-called replacement level, at which point their numbers begin to shrink

Thousands demonstrated against a hostage release deal outside the Israeli government compound in Jerusalem while in Tel Aviv, hostages' families and their supporters protested in favor of a deal