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The demonstrations took place amid Israel's intensifying offensive in the Gaza Strip. A hostage's father said he prays his son can survive the 'Israeli bombings' and implored U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to issue an ultimatum to Netanyahu and Hamas to end the war

Silver prices climb amid inflation fears, with projections suggesting a return to 2011 highs by 2026. Investors eye precious metals as economic uncertainties persist.

Israel's prime minister is begging for time from the ultra-Orthodox rabbis who can stave off his coalition's collapse. But don't overdose on the schadenfreude: Despite his disasters, Netanyahu still has core campaigning advantages over his key rival, Naftali Bennett

Despite its lack of influence or military prowess, the Palestinian Mujahideen Brigades represent a significant phenomenon in the Gaza Strip: The ability of small groups to integrate themselves into the fighting against Israel alongside larger forces such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad

Doctors Without Borders warns Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis is on the brink of collapse due to restricted access and supply shortages. The WHO says its closure could wipe out 40 percent of Gaza's inpatient care

Dalia Kushnir, sister-in-law of freed hostage Iair Horn and of Eitan Horn, who is still held in Gaza, told Haaretz that the hostages' survival in captivity 'depends on clinging to hope and the belief that someone is still fighting for them'

36-year-old Natthapong was taken hostage alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and killed shortly after by the Kataeb al-Mujahideen group, the same organization that had held the bodies of Gadi Haggai and Judy Weinstein-Haggai, which were recovered from Gaza earlier this week

In 1999, Kathy McDaniel, then 53, fell ill with a severe strain of influenza after caring for a friend in Seattle.

The first book by Israeli writer Paulina Tuchschneider sold just 2,000 copies at home before sinking into oblivion. Then it was translated into Spanish

Azerbaijan has decided to stop direct exports to Israel in an attempt to subdue pressure from the Erdoğan government, which is facing protests at home over the sale of oil from its pipelines to Israel, the source said

Israeli liberals meet their 'Dred Scott moment': It's not possible to go on repressing the direct link between the occupation and the political radicalization, the collapse of the rule of law, the downgrading of Israel's international status and, ultimately, the disintegration of Israeli society itself

ISRAEL: Four Israeli soldiers killed in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza ■ GAZA: Israel retrieves body of Thai citizen Natthapong Pinta, kidnapped on Oct. 7, killed in Gaza; Gaza aid sites closed on Saturday due to Hamas threats, GHF says ■ U.S.: Trump says Iran will not be allowed to continue enriching uranium ■ IRAN: Lebanese media reports Iran obtained sensitive Israeli intel

For Amnon Shemi and his wife, Diane, the Gaza hostages are a more personal issue because a member of their extended family was kidnapped.

The rabbi said he was hit in the head with a chair while sitting at a cafe in a Paris suburb on Friday, after he was punched in the stomach several days before in a town in Normandy

Friday's incident follows another in the town of Deauville in Normandy last week, when Elie Lemmel said he was punched in the stomach by an unknown assailant.

Syria's new president must maneuver between the Western and Arab worlds and his foreign-militia allies who feel marginalized. Trump's consent to let the fighters join the Syrian army serves both presidents

About 3% of participants believe the Second Coming will occur, yet over $140,000 has been bet.

The IDF has yet to release the names of two additional soldiers killed in the incident. It was later confirmed that the building collapsed due to the detonation of an explosive device

In his farewell speech, David Zini said, 'We are all messianic – like David Ben-Gurion and the founding fathers.' With reports of his hardline stance on the Gaza war and opposition to a hostage deal, Zini has been nominated to head the Shin Bet – a move the AG has deemed unlawful