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  • Israel reportedly strikes Iranian targets in Syria; casualties reported
    Israel Hayom - 07:48 May 20, 2024
      An Israeli airstrike near the city of Homs in central Syria has left one person killed and five injured, Syrian sources have reported online. The strike is believed to have targeted two locations in the Homs area. Al-The Hezbollah-linked outlet Al-Mayadeen television reported that an Israeli missile struck a truck in the city of […]
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  • Israel's dangerous trap: Why Biden's day-after proposals will only bolster Hamas
    Israel Hayom - 07:43 May 20, 2024
      "The Israelis go on the trajectory, potentially, to inherit an insurgency with many armed Hamas left or, if it leaves, a vacuum filled by chaos, filled by anarchy, and probably refilled by Hamas. We've been talking to them about a much better way of getting an enduring result, enduring security," Secretary of State Antony […]
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  • 'It wasn't us,' Israeli official says after Iranian president dies in crash
    Israel Hayom - 07:18 May 20, 2024
      Israel was not involved in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that also killed several members of his entourage, an Israeli official told Reuters on Monday. "It wasn't us," said the official, who requested anonymity.  Raisi, a hardliner and potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in […]
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  • Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting
    Israel Hayom - 13:42 May 15, 2024
      Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting after a government meeting, news agency TASR reported on Wednesday. The agency cited parliament's vice-chairman Lubos Blaha as saying Fico was shot and injured. A Reuters witness said he heard several shots and that he saw a man being detained by police. He also […]
  • British embassy hosts Holocaust event to safeguard memory for future generations
    Israel Hayom - 11:22 May 15, 2024
      The British Embassy in Israel held an event Thursday to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, titled "Securing the Holocaust Memory to the Future." The event marked the first of the UK's yearlong presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for 2024. The UK has set its focus for the presidency on safeguarding the remembrance of […]
  • Tensions escalate as Hezbollah strikes northern Israel
    Israel Hayom - 09:29 May 15, 2024
      In yet another escalation of the 222-day war, Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets toward northern Israel today, with at least 30 projectiles reported to have struck the Mount Meron area. Air raid sirens blared across the Galilee region, sending residents scrambling for shelter. The attack comes just a day after Israel took responsibility […]
  • Architect of US victory in Iraq has advice for Israeli leaders on Hamas
    Israel Hayom - 08:10 May 15, 2024
      Retired Gen. David Petraeus, the former commander of coalition forces in Iraq, on Wednesday, weighed in on how to resolve the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza while speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum powered by Bloomberg. Drawing on his hard-learned lessons from the troop surge in Iraq, Petraeus says the basic […]
  • US sending $1B more in military aid to Israel, congressional aides say
    Israel Hayom - 05:14 May 15, 2024
      The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it would send more than $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday. But it was not immediately known how soon the weapons would be delivered. It's the first arms shipment to Israel to be revealed since the administration put another […]
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  • Senior Hezbollah field commander eliminated in IAF strike
    Israel Hayom - 05:14 May 15, 2024
      Israel has eliminated a senior Hezbollah field commander in southern Lebanon, the military announced Wednesday. Hussain Ibrahim Mekky was responsible for various acts of terrorism against the Israeli home front, the IDF said, adding that he previously served as the commander of Hezbollah's forces in the coastal region. Makki was targeted while driving near […]
  • 'When I learned how Israel had fought for me, I saw hope,' released hostage says
    Israel Hayom - 05:12 May 15, 2024
      Released hostage Sapir Cohen conveyed a message of gratitude and hope at a unity conference marking Israel's Independence Day on Tuesday. Cohen voiced appreciation for the national solidarity displayed during efforts to secure her freedom from the Hamas terror organization, saying it filled her with hope. "After my return, when I saw how much […]
  • Halt Rafah offensive or face strained ties, EU warns Israel
    Israel Hayom - 04:51 May 15, 2024
      The European Union is urgently calling on Israel to immediately cease its military operation in Rafah – a city in the southern Gaza strip considered a central hub for the remaining brigades of the Hamas terrorist organization – warning of damage to relations if the operation continues. In a special statement released by EU […]
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  • Beating antisemitism is the real victory at Eurovision
    Israel Hayom - 04:14 May 15, 2024
      As someone who grew up in Toronto, watching the European Song Contest was not relevant or popular at the level that it is for Israelis. Yet, the Eurovision finals are treated like a national holiday on this side of the world. Groups get together and host viewing parties for the competition, where we all […]
  • Princeton students end 10-day hunger strike 'due to health concerns'
    Israel Hayom - 04:13 May 15, 2024
      Students at Princeton University protesting Israel's war with Hamas terrorists in Gaza have terminated their initial "hunger strike wave" after just 10 days, citing health concerns. The Princeton Divest Now group, which has been urging the prestigious New Jersey institution to divest from America's Middle Eastern ally due to the civilian death toll in […]
  • Israel marks 76th Independence Day as nation remembers Oct. 7
    Israel Hayom - 17:08 May 13, 2024
      Israel transitioned somberly from its annual Memorial Day commemorating fallen soldiers and civilian victims of violence to celebrate its 76th year of independence on Monday, with the traditional Torch-Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony, normally the peak of celebrations on Mount Herzl, with hundreds of dignitaries in attendance, including Israel's most senior officials, was prerecorded, dedicated […]
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  • International Bible Contest to feature 'Rachel from Ofakim' who bravely stood up to Hamas terrorists
    Israel Hayom - 02:38 May 13, 2024
      Israel's Independence Day tradition – the International Bible Contest featuring contestants from all over world – will be held Tuesday at the Jerusalem Theater, with 16 youth competing: 12 from the Diaspora and 4 from Israel. All will vie for the title of World Bible Champion. The final list of contestants was determined through […]
  • 'We must find the courage to choose life; we shall not rest until they all return home'
    Israel Hayom - 18:41 May 12, 2024
      Memorial Day events Sunday with a heart-wrenching siren echoing across the country. Millions of Israeli citizens stopped in their tracks and bowed their heads in remembrance of the fallen who sacrificed their lives defending the land. The official state ceremony opening the memorial day events took place at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, attended […]
  • Israel remembers its fallen, victims of terror as Memorial Day begins
    Israel Hayom - 16:36 May 12, 2024
      Israel on Sunday started observing Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism After a one-minute siren nationwide at 8 p.m., a state ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, led by President Isaac Herzog and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi will be broadcast live on all major outlets. Meanwhile, […]
  • Somber Independence Day celebrations as Israelis'' heroism takes center stage
    Israel Hayom - 16:30 May 12, 2024
      The traditional torch lighting ceremony kicking off Israel's 76th Independence Day celebrations was broadcast Monday night after being pre-recorded at the Mount Herzl plaza in Jerusalem. In a video message aired during the ceremony, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "In the War of Independence, we stood alone as five Arab nations invaded our land […]
  • A portion of the Land of Israel in exile
    Israel Hayom - 15:42 May 12, 2024
      1. The poet Abba Kovner remarking on the difference between Jewish existence at the time of the Holocaust and at the time when the State of Israel was fighting for its independence observed disintegration versus crystallization.  The blows systematically rained down on Jewish communities in the Holocaust caused what he labeled "atomization of the […]
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  • Nations' juries turned their backs on Eden Golan – but the public worldwide embraced her with love
    Israel Hayom - 15:32 May 12, 2024
      Throughout all its stages, the Eurovision Song Contest has put the Israeli delegation through many hardships. Hostile looks, public shunning, massive anti-Israel protests, and even deliberate slumbering as a form of opposition and boycotts reminiscent of the American high school movie "Mean Girls" – these were just some of the challenges Eden Golan, the […]

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