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  The Biden administration is taking advantage of the ongoing war with Hezbollah to influence Lebanese politics, aiming to bring about the election of a new president in the country, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein recently […]

  The "Iron Swords" war started with an unprecedented brutal attack, leaving a broad swath of the Israeli population – soldiers, civilians, residents of the southern region, and the Re'im festival's partygoers – reeling from painful and deep traumatic injuries. In the days following Oct. 7, the public went through or was exposed indirectly, to […]

  Swedish authorities have launched a major police operation in Gothenburg following reports of gunfire directed at an Israeli-linked site in the Kålltorp area. A young suspect, reportedly under the age of 15, has been arrested in connection with the incident, which is being investigated as attempted murder and a serious weapons offense. Law enforcement […]

  In a poignant interview for the "Children of October 7" social media project, 13-year-old Eitan Yahalomi from Nir Oz, shared the harrowing details of his captivity in Gaza. The young survivor, who was released in November as part of a hostage release deal, recounted instances of physical abuse, persistent hunger, and being forced to […]

The Central Bank of Iraq has continued to accumulate gold, adding 4 tonnes in June and July. Total gold holdings now stand at 153 tonnes.

Target of Beirut strike was senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa, according to Saudi report ■ IDF says it aerially attacked a terror cell in West Bank city of Tul Karm ■ Israel's UN envoy tells UNIFIL to relocate north to avoid danger after the peacekeeping group says its HQ, nearby positions 'repeatedly hit' ■ IDF says strike on Gaza school targeted militants; rescuers say 28 killed

Israeli hostage Omer Wenkert was abducted from the Nova Festival on October 7. He was documented alive in a Hamas video, tied up in a pickup truck next to lifeless bodies. 'We then realized that Israel doesn't have him, and our crusade to get him back home began,' says his mother, Niva Wenkert

University heads said in a statement that 'Brown's mission doesn't encompass resolving or adjudicating global conflict,' after rejecting a proposal to divest from 10 companies student groups say enable 'Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory'

Stumbling stones like those in Zeitz have been placed across Europe and serve as a memorial to Jews and others persecuted by the Nazis.

Two senior Israeli officers are suspected of abusing their authority, fraud and breach of trust after ordering the arrests of women who handed out leaflets calling to release Israeli hostages in a synagogue attended by MK Yuli Edelstein. One is also suspected of obstruction of justice

Split into five separate stories, the film features the parents of those who were victims or taken hostage on that day and also explores the resilience of the Jewish people.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency now recommends that airlines 'implement a stringent monitoring process and risk assessment for each flight when intending to operate within the airspace of Israel.' The new recommendations are valid until the end of October

The judges criticized the Tel Aviv municipality for their decision of prohibiting segregated services, saying the city seeks to discriminate against orthodox worshipers, and ordered that they hold the prayer service with a gender partition

Paul Ronzheimer, who serves as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the German Bild newspaper, was detained, interrogated and held overnight in the Lebanese capital after he gave a brief interview to the Israeli Kan news channel. He was released after efforts by the German embassy in Lebanon

Primordial Earth was graced by giant bugs but the identity of the biggest of them all – Arthropleura at 8 feet and counting – has been a mystery. Now one with a head has finally been found