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Senior defense official: IDF concluded preparations for Rafah op ■ Hamas claims it offered to release 40 hostages in first phase of cease-fire deal ■ Hamas releases video of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin with amputated arm ■ Defense Minister Gallant: 'Half of Hezbollah's commanders in southern Lebanon have been eliminated' ■ Pelosi calls on Netanyahu to resign ■ Here's what you need to know 201 days into the war

Goldberg-Polin was seriously wounded in Hamas' attack at the Nova festival on October 7, and appears in the video with an amputated arm. Hundreds of protesters march in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in what they're calling a 'rage demonstration' prompted by the video's release

Germany joined the list of countries that announced they will be renewing funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Israel is concerned that the U.K. and U.S. will also reverse their decision to freeze funding

Israeli feature film 'The City' was set to be screened at the Chinese festival this month, but after weeks of close contact with the Israeli distributor the festival suddenly canceled the production team's flights and the film's screening, without explanation

The bill includes $26 billion for Israel, as well as $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Gaza, along with aid to Ukraine and Taiwan. Opponents in the Senate, like the House, included left-wing senators who are opposed the aid due to the killing of thousands of Gazans in Israeli bombardments

Global team led by the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens analyzed over 9,500 flowering plants to figure out how so many evolved, so fast

Mere hours after the U.S. Senate approved a landmark $14 billion military aid package to Israel, Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli said that he would vote for former President Trump if he could, due to the Biden administration 'not allowing Israel to operate as it would like in Rafah'

They dream of rebuilding the Temple, re-instituting animal sacrifices, and a Jewish religious monopoly over one of the world's most contentious, incendiary sites, the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque. Once a fringe movement, its activists are now backed by Itamar Ben-Gvir and other far-right extremists in Netanyahu's government. This is the story of the Temple Movement

The departure of Israel's military intelligence chief likely paved the way for other public exits in the near term. Netanyahu, who has done nothing but try to exonerate himself since October 7, will likely use it as evidence of his innocence

Israel's regional partners – Jordan, Saudi Arabia and others – helped fend off Iran's attack. But the resilience of these alliances, already under pressure because of the Gaza war, let alone more comprehensive integration, require Israel to commit to an independent Palestinian state

  The heart of London witnessed a chaotic scene on Wednesday morning as several horses from the prestigious Household Cavalry, the King's official bodyguard, broke free during a routine exercise. The British army swiftly responded to the incident, managing to recover the horses after they bolted through the city streets. The dramatic event left a […]

The decision comes after an investigation requested by the UN found no evidence to back up Israel's allegations that a dozen UNRWA employees took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel

The far-right finance minister said that Military Intelligence Chief Aharon Haliva's claiming of responsibility for the failures of Oct. 7 is an opportunity for change in the Israeli army command structure, while failing to mention the government's responsibility

  This year marks a significant centennial in the financial realm, as the United States and global markets commemorate a century since the pioneering establishment of the Massachusetts Investors Trust, the world's first mutual fund, founded by Benjamin Franklin Jackson in 1924. The advent of mutual funds a hundred years ago represented a watershed moment […]

The American Technion Society have produced the Booklet of Wonders: a fascinating insight into just some of the mind-blowing innovations that have come from the brilliant institute.

The American Technion Society have produced the Booklet of Wonders: a fascinating insight into just some of the mind-blowing innovations that have come from the brilliant institute.

'Left to die in our homes': A Haaretz investigation details the Israeli army's failure to defend Kibbutz Nir Oz, where 117 people were murdered or kidnapped by Hamas to Gaza on October 7

  For the first time, a public campaign has emerged within the ultra-Orthodox and national Haredi communities in Jerusalem against the harassment of Christian clergy and pilgrims. Ahrale Friedman, a resident of Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, hung signs throughout the Old City on the eve of the Passover holiday calling on the public to avoid […]

In an interview in the London-based Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid newspaper, the official added that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar continues to command the organization in Gaza, and according to the official, even exited the tunnels where he was hiding and patrolled battle zones above ground

  In an interview with Israel Hayom taking place against the backdrop of violent anti-Israel protests in the US, right-wing activist Laura Loomer issued an ominous warning, urging American Jews to arm themselves in self-defense against what she claims is a rising tide of Islamic antisemitism actively enabled by the Biden administration. She shared her […]