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  Iair Horn, 46, the eldest of the Horn brothers, was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his younger brother Eitan, 37, who had been visiting that fateful weekend of October 7. In an impossible Solomon-like judgment, Iair is set to be released while Eitan remains absent from the list. Signs […]

  As you read these lines, a tall, slightly hunched man stares through the expansive window of his apartment atop a skyscraper in Moscow City, examining the view with a melancholic gaze. Over the past two months, his eyes have grown accustomed to this vista, though they've never learned to draw comfort from it. The […]

In the quiet moments at their home, three young girls await their father's return. For Sagui Dekel-Chen's family, the pain of his absence reverberates through every daily routine – especially for his newborn daughter, who knows him only through stories and photographs. Chen, 36, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack, […]

Climbing the paths leading to the summit of Gellert Hill is no simple task on January mornings. Though we're ascending on a day that isn't particularly cold by Central European standards, the ground is covered with a thin layer of ice that accumulated during the night, causing members of our group to occasionally slip. At […]

As the hostage deal narrowly clings to life, its completion remains uncertain. Netanyahu continues to maneuver against it, placing legacy and grand strategy top of his priorities. However, unlikely heroes of the hostage return movement have emerged and are the only things standing in the way of Israel's right and their call for war

The prime minister is thriving in the chaos created by the president ■ The absence of Netanyahu, Levin and Ohana from Isaac Amit's inauguration ceremony is a badge of honor for the Supreme Court president ■ The opposition received a treasure, and came out a loser

The Israeli American Council is selling a version with the swastika replaced by a simple black Star of David, undercutting Yeezy’s price to land on the Jewishly meaningful price of $18

LEBANON: Lebanon, France say IDF must withdraw by February 18; Pro-Hezbollah protesters wound UNIFIL deputy chief ■ ISRAEL: Israel confirms receiving names for Saturday hostage release; PM calls reports linking his aides to Qatar 'fake news' ■ GAZA: Thirty-six Palestinians serving life sentences and 333 Gazans to be released Saturday, Hamas says; Report: Leaders of five Arab states will discuss Egypt's plan for Gaza's reconstruction ■ WEST BANK: Six Palestinians wounded in settler attack

  As the sixth wave of Phase One in the hostage deal approaches, Israel stands by Friday morning for the announcement of three names scheduled for Saturday's release. Officials are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of six additional hostages being freed next week, marking a potential acceleration in the release process. The roster of 17 […]

The leader of the Democrats Party commented on a Channel 12 News report claiming that one staffer provided PR services to Qatar on hostage negotiation and on Haaretz's revelation that two others provided similar services to the Gulf state in 2022. Netanyahu's Likud party dismissed the reports as 'fake News'

West's Swastika-adorned shirts were Censori's 'final straw,' sources say.

Critics condemn King Abdullah II for what he said and also how he conducted himself during his meeting with Donald Trump while discussing a U.S. 'takeover' of Gaza. 'An American president humiliated the Jordanian state's sovereignty,' wrote one

Eli Ben-Meir, a former head of research at Military Intelligence and current CEO of Amidar, is one of the owners of Koios, which carried out the campaign crafted by Netanyahu advisers Urich and Einhorn for Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Ben-Meir: 'I'm a silent partner, I never met the two'

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Young Jews from Down Under arrive in Israel for a gap year during a tense time, and two Israelis explain what it's like being secular West Bank settlers

At a panel on energy solutions in the aftermath of war, experts stressed that with Israel's natural gas reserves expected to last only another 20-30 years, the government must prioritize energy security, including through clear legislation with no room for loopholes