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In a shocking act of violence on Friday, Lyudmila Lipovsky, an 83-year-old woman, was stabbed to death in Herzliya, in what Israeli authorities are treating as a terrorist attack. The assailant, a 28-year-old West Bank resident, attacked Lipovsky at the entrance to an assisted living complex on Holocaust Martyrs Street where she lived

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent a successful prostate removal surgery on Sunday evening at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The procedure lasted approximately two hours and was carried out under general anesthesia. The medical team described it as a success. Prof. Ofer Gofrit, Director of the Urology Department at Hadassah, confirmed that the surgery went as planned and that Netanyahu is in stable condition

Sergeant Yuval Shoham (22) from Jerusalem, an armored fighter in the 9th Battalion of the "Iron Footprints" (401) formation, fell today (Sunday) during a Givati ​​attack in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. "The child is not us and I am I am I am coming. Yuval Shoham, our dearest beloved in Adam, was killed this morning in the Gaza Strip. Funeral details will be provided later," his family announced

The Chief Military Defense Attorney’s Office has confirmed a significant increase in the number of defense attorneys providing legal advice to soldiers and reservists regarding investigations related to the ongoing war. This surge in consultations is linked to multiple investigation mechanisms that have been put in place since the conflict began, including internal military probes and external audits

General Joseph Awan’s election as Lebanon’s new president marks a significant turning point for the country, ending a political deadlock that had lasted more than two years. His rise to power, supported by the United States, Saudi Arabia, and several Arab countries, is expected to prompt increased pressure on Israel to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon by the end of January, as stipulated in a ceasefire agreement

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement to the Israeli public on Saturday evening, explaining the recent cabinet approval for the hostage release deal. The statement came following a government meeting that reviewed the details of the deal, which has faced both support and opposition from within the coalition

A series of conflicting statements regarding the continuation of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas have surfaced following a cabinet meeting in Israel on Tuesday. The issue has sparked political confusion and raised tensions ahead of the planned release of hostages on Shabbat

Sasha (Alexander) Tropanov, Sagi Dekel-Chen, and Yair Horn, who have been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, were released today as part of the sixth phase of the hostage deal. The three men arrived at the junction point in Khan Yunis, where they were handed over to the Red Cross before being transferred to IDF forces at the border for medical assessments

In a significant shift from previous statements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed this evening that his military secretariat had received a message on the night of October 7th indicating that Hamas was preparing for an attack. This is the first time Netanyahu has acknowledged the existence of such a message, contradicting earlier claims from his office that no warning signs had reached them

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas has resumed after nearly two months of ceasefire, with the Israeli government launching extensive airstrikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz had instructed the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to take forceful action against the Hamas terrorist organization. The decision comes after Hamas refused to release hostages and rejected offers from U.S. President’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and other mediators