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In the quiet moments at their home, three young girls await their father's return. For Sagui Dekel-Chen's family, the pain of his absence reverberates through every daily routine – especially for his newborn daughter, who knows him only through stories and photographs. Chen, 36, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack, […]

  Iair Horn, 46, the eldest of the Horn brothers, was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his younger brother Eitan, 37, who had been visiting that fateful weekend of October 7. In an impossible Solomon-like judgment, Iair is set to be released while Eitan remains absent from the list. Signs […]

The Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported Saturday morning that Egypt's plan for Gaza's reconstruction is centered on forming a Palestinian committee overseen by the Palestinian Authority, excluding Hamas from the process. According to Egyptian sources, this committee is expected to take responsibility for Gaza's reconstruction as part of the proposed framework. Additionally, Egyptian and other companies […]

■GAZA: Released hostages Alexander Troufanov, Iair Horn and Sagui Dekel Chen are back in Israel ■ ISRAEL: Shin Bet is examining connection between Netanyahu's top aides and Qatar ■ LEBANON: Two killed three injured in IDF strike in south, Lebanese media says ■ WEST BANK: Six Palestinians wounded in settler attack

Palestinian media sources reported Friday that the sixth phase of the hostage exchange agreement will involve the release of 369 Palestinian prisoners, comprising 36 individuals serving life sentences and 333 detainees arrested in Gaza following October 7, 2023. The distribution plan indicates that 334 prisoners will return to Gaza, while 24 face deportation abroad, 10 […]

Vance met with co-leader anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party after lecturing European leaders about the state of democracy

Israel and the U.S. see Gaza as a tactical problem that will disappear with Hamas's destruction – or through the mass expulsion of its residents to make way for a Riviera. Arab states, however, view eliminating Hamas as little more than a fantasy

Troy Miller, head of National Religious Broadcasters, says Christians now connect with Israel in the present, not just its biblical past or future role.

Despite his periodic health issues and reduced mobility, Francis has kept up a busy schedule, including foreign travel.

To help the more than 500 Jewish families who lost their homes in California's wildfires, a group of women launched Rebuilding Judaica, hoping to replace precious Jewish objects, many of them passed in families for generations. 'It just makes you feel like you can start to move forward,' one recipient says

Ron and Maayan Kehati, whose son Gur was killed in November, met with Herzl Halevi at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, where the latter took responsibility for the fatal incident

By attacking Iran, with or without the United States, Israel's prime minister seeks to turn the October 7 calamity into an epic strategic triumph. Will the Saudis help Trump avert this?

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that Yadai, a former Ground Forces Command and Central Command chief, will serve as Eyal Zamir's deputy

Rom Braslavski worked as a guard at the Nova music festival – eyewitnesses say he could have saved himself, but stayed to help others. His family hasn't received signs of life of the 21-year-old from former hostages

A man was arrested after he video called 27-year-old Pia Bernstein and threatened her with a gun, she told German media.

Sagui Dekel Chen, Iair Horn and Alexander 'Sasha' Troufanov, all Nir Oz residents, have been announced as the hostages to be released in the next weekly phase of the cease-fire deal

As one battalion commander says about the Gaza war, 'If a child or an old man enters a forbidden area and isn't directly endangering you, morally you're not allowed to shoot them. Here the IDF needs a very large correction'

The bill would also impose an 80-percent tax on donations from foreign state entities, with one NGO official saying the criteria are designed to target government critics

  The Prime Minister's Office of Israel confirmed Friday that three more Israeli hostages are slated for release from Hamas captivity on Saturday through Qatari and Egyptian mediation: Alexandre Sasha Troufanov (29), Sagui Dekel Chen (36), and Yair Horn (46). Alexandre Sasha Troufanov Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was taken from Kibbutz Nir-Oz alongside his mother […]

  Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from his family home in kibbutz Nir Oz, where he had grown up and where he was visiting that Saturday with his girlfriend Sapir Cohen. The terrorists breached the house while the family was sheltering in the safe room, seized control of the property, […]