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Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. The pause came
We hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov and wish you success in the upcoming year. Tonight/Tomorrow is the yahrtzeit of the holy Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l – he supported our
Germany on Wednesday pledged more than $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine, as the government in Kyiv signaled that it would need $120 billion in 2026 to stave off
President Trump says Hamas has told his top aides that it will disarm, and that the terror group could be dealt with “violently” if it refuses do so. “I spoke to Hamas, and I said, ‘You’re going to disarm, right?’ ‘Yes, sir. We’re going to disarm.’ — That’s what they told me. They will disarm […]
Israel has confirmed the return and identification of two more hostages killed in Hamas captivity, as efforts intensify to locate the remains of 19 others still held in Gaza. Since
A Ukrainian government delegation has met with prominent American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit, a senior Kyiv official said Wednesday, before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week. A delegation led by the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andrii Yermak, and Prime Minister Yuliia […]
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President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey on Tuesday in signing a declaration aimed at cementing the Gaza ceasefire, as dozens of world leaders gathered for a summit in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. “The document is going to spell out rules and regulations and lots of other things,” […]
Israel is accusing Hamas of deliberately delaying the return of the bodies of slain hostages, rejecting the terror group’s claim that it needs more time to collect all 28 remains promised under the ceasefire deal, Channel 12 reports. Hamas has so far released only four bodies, which are currently being transferred out of Gaza by […]
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In an extraordinary moment during his address to the Knesset on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “I have an idea, Mr. President,” Trump said, turning toward Herzog in the visitors’ gallery. “Why don’t you give him a pardon? Cigars and champagne — who […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned attendance at Tuesday’s high-profile Gaza summit in Cairo, following reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to walk out — or not land at all — if the Israeli leader participated. According to Yisrael Hayom, Erdogan phoned Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi while his plane was en route […]
Hamas announced it will transfer the bodies of just four slain hostages to the Red Cross on Monday. The hostages — Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and Capt. Daniel Perez — are among the 28 Israelis and foreign nationals confirmed to have been killed while in Hamas captivity. The terrorist group did not specify […]
President Donald Trump received a rapturous welcome in the Knesset on Monday as Israel celebrated the release of the last 20 living hostages from Hamas captivity — a moment he declared marked not only the end of a war, but the end of “an age of terror and death.” “After two harrowing years in darkness […]
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is set to visit Israel tomorrow, making him the first Indonesian head of state to travel to the country During his speech at the United Nations in September, Subianto spoke about Israel in unexpectedly positive terms, closing his remarks with the word “Shalom.” Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, currently does […]
Following earlier reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would travel to Sharm El-Sheikh to take part in today’s peace summit with world leaders, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced that he will not attend due to the Shemini Atzeres–Simchas Torah holiday beginning tonight. Israeli leaders traditionally refrain from international travel on Shabbos or Jewish holidays, […]
More than 50,000 people gathered at the Kosel for Hoshanah Rabbah Tefillos. The highlight came at sunrise, as tens of thousands joined in heartfelt tefillos near the remnant of the
Bichasdrei Hashem, after 738 days, there are no longer any living hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Hamas first handed over a group of seven hostages, and a few
The family of freed hostage Yosef Chaim Ohana is preparing this morning, along with other families, to welcome their son home after two long years in Hamas captivity. His father
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