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A day of intense fighting unfolded across the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued its military operations against Hamas, encountering resistance in several locations and responding with targeted airstrikes. The most serious incident occurred in the Tel al-Sultan area near the Philadelphia Corridor, where a reserve IDF soldier was seriously wounded by RPG fire

Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet security service, announced Monday evening that he will resign from his post effective June 15. The announcement came during a memorial event at the Shin Bet headquarters for the organization's fallen members

The joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony was held for the 20th time on Tuesday evening, amidst heightened tensions and tight security restrictions. For the first time since the October 7 massacre and the ensuing war in Gaza, the ceremony took place in a limited format, held with small audiences in Jaffa and Beit Jala, and was broadcast to over 160 locations around the world

The battle against one of Israel’s largest wildfires resumed Thursday morning as 126 firefighting teams continue to combat massive blazes in the Judean Hills and Plains. The fire, which erupted Wednesday morning and rapidly spread due to high winds and dry conditions, has scorched approximately 20,000 dunams, according to the Jewish National Fund (JNF)

The Tel Aviv Labor Court issued a decisive ruling on Tuesday, ordering teachers and kindergarten teachers across the country to "immediately return to regular, full and proper work" and to cease any further disruptions — including the coordinated use of sick leave as a form of protest

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday that it successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen using its Arrow defense system. The missile was aimed at Israel’s central region, triggering air raid sirens across several communities in the Shephelah and central Israel

Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Thursday in separate incidents in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as ground operations resumed following the collapse of the ceasefire with Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Orbach, 20, from Zichron Yaakov, and Sergeant Yam Fried, 21, from Selait, lost their lives in explosions that occurred during combat operations

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday evening released emotional footage showing the reunion of freed Israeli soldier Idan Alexander with his parents, Yael and Adi, and his brother, after spending 584 days in Hamas captivity. The meeting took place shortly after Alexander was transported by helicopter to an Israeli hospital for medical evaluation

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security service launched a joint operation Tuesday evening targeting senior Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip. The primary target of the strike was Muhammad Sinwar, a top Hamas commander and brother of the late Yahya Sinwar

A Houthi missile launched from Yemen toward Israel was intercepted Thursday evening by the Arrow 3 missile defense system, triggering air raid alerts across dozens of communities in the central region, the Sharon, the Shephelah, and Judea and Samaria. The launch temporarily suspended landings and takeoffs at Ben Gurion Airport and caused widespread public disruption during Lag BaOmer festivities