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Apartment prices continued to rise in the second half of 2024 after these price increases resumed in the first half of 2024.

  A recently released hostage has provided the first confirmation in months that Omri Miran, held captive in Gaza, was alive and in relatively stable condition as of July. "We received confirmation of Omri's condition through one of the returned hostages," his brother Boaz revealed today (Tuesday), speaking about Omri who has now been in […]

  Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia since 2021, is heading back to the United States following successful negotiations by the Trump administration, Fox News reported Tuesday. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz announced that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff secured Fogel's release in what officials describe as a gesture of diplomatic goodwill from Russia. […]

Hostages recently released from Hamas captivity said Gali and Ziv Berman are alive and being held separately. Their aunt said the news bring 'a sigh of relief, but also fear. It echoes the importance of getting them out of that hell'

  Shlomo Mantzur, 86, the eldest hostage in Hamas captivity, was expected to be released in the first phase of the hostage deal. However, the Israeli Defense Forces declared today that he was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body has been held by Hamas in Gaza ever since. "With heavy hearts, we received […]

First sign of life from twins Gali and Ziv Berman, after nearly 500 days in Hamas captivity. The twins were abducted from the youth neighborhood of Kibbutz Kfar Aza along with Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher, and Amit Soussana. Their aunt, Makabit Meyer, confirmed that the family had received the news. "On one hand, we can […]

  At Madame Tussauds in London, my son Nimrod posed beside Donald Trump's wax figure years ago – a carefree moment from a family vacation that held no hint of what was to come. No one could have imagined then that the real person behind that wax figure would become the most influential force in […]

  President Donald Trump escalated diplomatic tensions Tuesday by suggesting he might cut US aid to Jordan and Egypt if they reject his proposed Gaza development strategy, ABC News reported. Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House – marking the first visit by an Arab leader since Trump returned to office last month. […]

  A comprehensive Anti-Defamation League survey reveals that an overwhelming majority of Jewish students on US campuses – 83% – have directly experienced or witnessed antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023. The study found that 41% of Jewish students felt the need to conceal their Jewish identity, while a quarter of Jewish students reported having to […]

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center estimates that uncertainty regarding the duration of Gaza's reconstruction, particularly in the northern part of the Strip, is expected to increase frustration among residents. Many are likely to return to displacement camps in the southern part of the Strip, where basic infrastructure for survival exists and humanitarian […]

While Netanyahu is focused on political trickery and dodging responsibility for October 7, Hamas is responding to Israel's unwillingness to advance to the second stage of the deal and is taking advantage of the pressure created by the growing fear for the lives of the hostages. Their fate is in the hands of Trump, whose volatility is endless

ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASE-FIRE: Netanyahu says if Hamas doesn't return hostages by Saturday at noon, Israel will resume Gaza fighting ■ GAZA: Jordan's King Abdullah offers to take in 2,000 sick children from Gaza in meeting with Trump; says let's 'not get ahead of ourselves' regarding U.S. president's Gaza plan ■ ISRAEL: IDF mobilizes reservists amid increased alert level, reinforcement of troops around Gaza

Israel yet to formulate official position on Trump's Gaza plan, but is examining the possibility of linking the evacuation and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip to 'de-radicalization' of returning residents

Speaking to reporters, U.S. president said that he may speak to Netanyahu ahead of next deadline in cease-fire deal

Kholoud Abu Ahmad received a string of hate messages, including threats, from right-wing activists but also from school students. 'The school made crazy efforts to hold this day. What should really worry us is the fact that there is an extreme political group that what the students exposed to nothing,' she said

Prime Minister Netanyahu made a variety of claims at Monday's Knesset session: His Israeli opponents were helping Hamas, the recent return of hostages was due to his insistence, and his meeting with Trump was the most important with a U.S. president in Israel's history