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by Ifi Reporter
Category: Government
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
Apr 29, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Government
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)
May 1, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Health
Ten days after the first ballistic missile was launched from Yemen toward northern Israel, the Houthis launched another missile at the country. Shortly after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a warning about a potential launch from Yemen, rocket and missile alarms were activated across large parts of northern Israel
May 2, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Air raid sirens were activated this morning at 06:25 in the Jerusalem and Judean Lowlands regions following the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen, according to an official IDF statement. The missile was successfully intercepted mid-air
May 3, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Law
Captain Noam Ravid, 23, from Shaare Tikva, and Sergeant Yahli Sharor, 20, from Omer, were killed on Saturday during an IDF operation in Rafah. The two soldiers, members of the elite Yahalam unit of the Combat Engineering Corps, were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated while they were clearing a booby-trapped shaft
May 4, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Law
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Tuesday evening that Israel knows for certain that 21 hostages held by Hamas are alive, while the fate of three others remains in serious doubt. His statement followed mounting pressure on the government after U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli media outlets suggested the actual number of living captives may be lower than previously stated
May 7, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Government
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
May 7, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
U.S. President Donald Trump made notable remarks Tuesday night during a White House ceremony appointing Steve Witkoff as the official U.S. envoy to the Middle East. Among the most striking were unverified claims regarding the status of hostages held by Hamas and a sudden shift in U.S. military policy in Yemen
May 7, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Health
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced plans to lay off approximately 2,900 employees — about 8% of its global workforce — by 2027 as part of a sweeping cost-cutting strategy to boost profitability. The move is part of the company’s goal to achieve a 30% operating profit margin by 2027
May 7, 2025

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Yonatan Urich, a senior advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was arrested late Wednesday night for a second time in the unfolding Qatar influence affair, as suspicions mount over improper ties between Israeli officials and foreign interests
May 8, 2025