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Hotels are empty in Bethlehem and other cities this year, and the worshippers are nowhere to be found. 'Christmas is about joy,' says one tour operator, 'and what is happening in Gaza is a massacre'

The Israeli soldiers who were killed in Gaza went to war on October 7 with a strong feeling that there was no other choice. But over time, the public will find it difficult to ignore the heavy price, and the growing suspicion that the war's lofty goals are still far from reach

Report: Egypt offers Hamas a two-week fighting halt in exchange for the release of 40 hostages ■ IDF names ten soldiers killed in Gaza, raising the number of killed IDF soldiers in Gaza combat over the weekend to 15 ■ Biden and Netanyahu discuss 'objectives and phasing' of Gaza war in call ■ Thousands protest for Netanyahu's ouster in Tel Aviv, northern Israel, ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; at least 130 hostages held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run health ministry: 20,424 killed, 54,036 wounded in Gaza

  Israel withdrew in 1994 from most areas of the Gaza Strip for a reason. Governing the lives of a million hostile Arabs was an unbearable burden. As a soldier who was sent for a few days to stand guard in the strip, I remember well how unpleasant it was to cross streets while hateful […]

Among the speakers at the rallies were relatives of those murdered on October 7 and MK Yair Golan, who called on Benny Gantz to leave the war cabinet: 'All Netanyahu wants is an endless war, without timetables or clear goals'

Senior Israeli officials said that Netanyahu delayed striking Hezbollah until the establishment of the war cabinet with Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot, who opposed the move. WSJ reported that Biden convinced Netanyahu to halt the move four days after Hamas' October 7 terror attack

Staff Sgt. Nir Rafael Kananian and Staff Sgt. Birhanu Kassie were killed and ten other soldiers were injured in an explosive device incident on Friday. Reserve troops Shay Termin and Alexander Shpits were killed in south Gaza on Saturday, while Capt. Oshri Moshe Butzhak was killed in the Strip's north on Saturday.

A lack of effective government highlights the necessity for substantial reform in Israel's civil infrastructure, increasing investment in several areas.

  When walking by the terrorists from Hamas' Nukhba unit, I saw no change in the facial expression of the commander of the Israel Prison Service security team, Advanced Staff Sgt. Maj. Mowafaq Asakla, who oversees a prison facility whose location is prohibited from publication.  Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram They had […]

Putin's critics say decision shows no one with oppositional views to the Russian president will be allowed to stand against him in next March's presidential elections, see it as fake process with only one possible outcome

The months since the war started, another front has developed: Antisemitism. This front does not comprise soldiers, artillery, or tanks, but it is still important.

The two East Jerusalem residents, 21 and 31 years old, were declared dead at the scene

Remembering a time as a war correspondent in Lebanon while the country returns to daily headlines for attacking Israel.

Since the Palestinian Authority took control of Bethlehem in 1995, the Christian population has massively declined. Today, only around 10,000 Christians live in the city of about 75,500 residents.

Earlier on Saturday, British maritime security firm Ambrey said that an Israel-affiliated merchant vessel off India's west coast was struck by a drone