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'They planned to hold the hostages for ten years,' Hirsch says, arguing that Hamas exploited internal divisions and that parts of the Israeli media 'echoed enemy propaganda.' Families of hostages accuse him of rewriting history, as Hirsch defends the government's conduct

In the absence of an immediate justification for an attack, Trump may give Turkey credit for resolving the crisis in Iran, which understands that Turkey could be a more effective mediator than Saudi Arabia. A senior Turkish official told Haaretz that Istanbul may propose transferring enriched uranium to Turkey, pledging it would never be returned to Iran

Greg Bovino, who led recent federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, is said to have referred mockingly to Jews as the 'chosen people' in a January call with prosecutors

The pro-Israel group's Super PAC has the most cash on hand since its establishment ahead of the 2022 midterms, and has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars ahead of next week's New Jersey Democratic primary

According to the Times, Bovino, in a phone call made to Rosen's office on January 12, complained about Rosen being difficult to reach over the weekend due to Shabbat.

After a planned November auction of hundreds of Holocaust-era items, including yellow stars and postcards from Jewish Holocaust victims, was canceled following international backlash, a majority of the items have now been given to the foundation for public remembrance purposes

Stemming the bloodshed of Arab citizens is an issue that concerns all sectors in Israeli society, across lines of identity and religion, and Tel Aviv's protest had the level of participation the issue deserved. Now the ball is in the policymakers' court

Likud argued that law enforcement turned a blind eye to alleged wrongdoing under the Bennett–Lapid government, but is now opening daily probes against ministers and lawmakers in Netanyahu's right-wing coalition, calling it proof of discriminatory enforcement by the 'deep state'

On Monday, far-right influencer Roi Star was among five who attacked human rights activists in the West Bank. Star, who activists say pepper-sprayed them, was seen later on Monday at President Herzog's Jerusalem residence at an event with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee

Speaking to reporters in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said it was "nonsense" to say he was unhappy with OpenAI, adding that OpenAI is "one of the most consequential companies of our time."

After a protest against violence in Arab communities in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin earlier this month drew tens of thousands, demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima square to call out the police and government's indifference to spiking insecurity for Arab citizens of Israel

The state-run Tehran ‌Times reported one explosion at a residential building in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, near Iran's border with Iraq, which killed four people. A separate explosion occurred at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas. Israeli officials denied the country's involvement

While the sovereign rating remains at BAA1, the shift reflects a clear easing of risk compared with the peak of the war period.

While the sovereign rating remains at BAA1, the shift reflects a clear easing of risk compared with the peak of the war period.

While the protest remains nonpartisan and civilian-driven, reflecting a simple demand for safety despite little expectation of action from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, it may send a crucial message of sanity in an otherwise insane reality