Humans aren’t the only creatures that need to snooze.
A peer-reviewed study by Bar-Ilan University researchers shows that sleep is an ancient process, dating back through evolutionary history, and an essential mechanism for survival —…
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The need for sleep can be traced back millions of years – Israeli research
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Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarmament plan of non-state groups like Hezbollah
BEIRUT — The Lebanese military said Thursday it had concluded the first phase of their plan to fully deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, notably Hezbollah.
The effort to disarm Hezbollah comes after a Washington-brokered…
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Lebanon’s army declares south weapon-free, Hezbollah disarmed
Lebanon’s army announced Thursday morning, as expected, that it has achieved its goal of disarming Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, saying the only exception is a small number of areas that are “still under Israeli control.” The military…Continue Reading
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JTLV exits Duniec with over NIS 500m total gain
Yesterday, real estate fund JTLV sold all its remaining 22% stake in developer Duniec Brothers for NIS 530 million.
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Uri Lupolianski, only ultra-Orthodox mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 74
Former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski died overnight Wednesday, aged 74. Lupolianski had suffered from a lengthy illness and was recently hospitalized.
Lupolianski was the capital’s first, and so far only, ultra-Orthodox mayor, serving…
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Gideon Sa'ar: International community must condemn Syria violence
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar responds to attacks against Kurdish minority in Aleppo, Syria, warning of potential escalation.
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Trump envoy Ortagus leaves Jewish husband for Lebanese banking tycoon
Morgan Ortagus, a U.S. diplomat closely associated with President Donald Trump, has divorced her Jewish husband and begun a romantic relationship with Lebanese tycoon Antoun Sehnaoui, whose bank was previously accused of assisting Hezbollah. The…Continue Reading
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Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy during a protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators against a law seeking to draft them into…
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Gaza children return to school after years without formal education
Shaimaa KhalilBBC News, Jerusalem
BBCAccording to Unicef, more than 97% of schools in Gaza were damaged or destroyed during the war In Gaza City, the sound of children learning can be heard once again.
The tents that now serve as classrooms are…
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‘Operation New Order’: 30 arrests in Negev police raid
As part of “Operation New Order” in the Negev village of Tarabin, law enforcement personnel, led by the Southern District and Border Police, and in conjunction with civilian authorities, arrested 30 suspects, Walla reported on Wednesday.The…
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