The home of Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv, who was chosen to light an Independence Day torch, was built illegally on private land in the Beit El settlement. Zarbiv works as a judge in the rabbinical court of the West Bank settlement of Ariel.
On Tuesday, a…
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Israel killed 38,000 women, girls in Gaza by end of 2025: UN
More than 38,000 women and girls were killed by Israel in Gaza by the end of 2025, accounting for over half of the total death toll reported in the war, the U.N. women’s agency said Friday.
“Between October 2023 and December…
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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’; Trump says U.S. blockade ‘will remain in full force’ until peace deal
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have welcomed the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The leaders convened a summit in Paris intended to address the Hormuz crisis today, attended in person or…
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Undeterred by War, North American Jews Continue to Immigrate to Israel
New immigrants from North America arrive at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport on March 25, 2026. (Yonit Schiller) Mordechai Deluca never considered delaying his move to Israel from the United States…
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Dust cloud blankets Israel as haze, hail and rain hit parts of country
A cloud of dust swept into Israel around midday Friday, with haze intensifying through the afternoon and expected to linger at least until midday Saturday, as forecasters warned of reduced visibility and strong winds across much of the country.
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Iran foreign minister says Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ | US-Israel war on Iran News
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels and will remain so during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of…
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These Israeli-Palestinian ‘brothers’ are preaching peace. Can their message make a difference?
At a time when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict feels perhaps farther than ever from a solution, Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon are offering something else: a story of hope.
Inon, a Jewish Israeli, and Abu Sarah, a…
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Trump says Israel ‘prohibited’ from striking Lebanon
Israeli forces remained in southern Lebanon on Friday, with residents and local media reporting sporadic strikes even as President Donald Trump declared that the United States had barred Israel from carrying out further bombing there and pressed…
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IDF on high alert amid fragile, temporary ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon
The Israeli military said Friday that it remains on high alert and ready to return to fighting in both Iran and Lebanon if the fragile ceasefires in both countries collapse or expire without an extension in the coming weeks, in a somewhat…
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Aner Shapira, hero of October 7, is heard in duet with Yehudit Ravitz
The family of Aner Shapira, a soldier, artist, and rapper, known for his October 7 heroism, is releasing a single featuring his voice in a duet with renowned Israeli musician Yehudit Ravitz.
In the two and a half years since Shapira’s…
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