Government

In a dramatic vote on Thursday night, the Knesset rejected a bill to dissolve itself in a preliminary reading, effectively blocking any chance of new elections for the next six months. The bill was defeated with 61 members voting against and 53 in favor, after days of political wrangling, rabbinic influence, and intra-coalition negotiations centered on the contentious ultra-Orthodox draft law

A serious anti-Semitic incident has rocked Spain, after 50 French Jewish children and teenagers, aged 10 to 15, were forcibly removed from a Vueling Airlines flight in Valencia for singing traditional Jewish songs in Hebrew. The group, accompanied by their summer camp staff, was en route back to France following a summer program

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday night the beginning of what it called “a series of actions to improve the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip,” amid growing international pressure and worsening reports of famine conditions in the enclave

The IDF announced that Captain Amir Saad (22) and Sergeant Yinon Nouriel Vana (20) were killed Saturday in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, when an explosive device detonated near their armored vehicle. The two served in the Golani Patrol’s technology and maintenance unit and were inside a Nimr armored personnel carrier at the time of the blast

A video released Thursday evening by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization has reignited anguish and urgency in Israel, showing kidnapped Israeli citizen Rom Breslavsky, 21, who has been held captive in Gaza since the October 7 Hamas-led terror attack. The terrorist group claims the video was filmed approximately a week and a half ago and that contact with Breslavsky and his captors has since been lost

In a major development for the region’s energy sector, New Med Energy, part of the Delek Group, along with the Leviathan gas field partners, announced the signing of a landmark agreement to export natural gas to Egypt worth $35 billion through 2040