After more than a year of focus on the Gaza war, the Israeli military has now set its sights on southern Lebanon, launching a series of devastating blows to Hezbollah and beginning “Shaping Operations” on the ground.
Over the past hours, the IAF struck thousands of launcher barrels that were ready for immediate use to fire toward Israeli territory. Additionally, IDF artillery struck a number of areas in southern Lebanon.
Delta Air Lines announced on Thursday that it is suspending direct flights between New York and Tel Aviv through the end of the year, citing rising tensions in the Middle East.
Still reeling from a massively humiliating operation that saw thousands of beepers used by Hezbollah operatives explode Tuesday, another wave of explosions tore electronics used by the terror organization apart.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and several others were wounded during fighting in southern Gaza’s Rafah yesterday, the IDF announces. In the same incident in which the four soldiers were killed, an officer and two soldiers in the Shaked Battalion were seriously wounded, and another two soldiers of the battalion were moderately wounded.
Hundreds of members of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, including fighters and medics, were seriously wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, a security source told Reuters.
One of the unique items in the display is a beautiful conical glass vessel, made of colorless translucent glass, decorated with blue glass drops. This vessel, found years ago during an excavation in the Western Galilee, dates to the 4th century CE, the late Roman period and the beginning of the Byzantine period in the land.
The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against six senior leaders of Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charges relate to the defendants’ central roles in planning, supporting, and perpetrating the terrorist atrocities that Hamas committed in Israel on Oct. 7.
The Lufthansa Group, which also includes Swiss International Air Lines and Austrian Airlines, announced on Monday evening that it will resume flights to Israel starting next Thursday.
Silver coins dated to the Hasmonean period (between 135 and 126 BCE) were hidden in a rock crevice adjacent to the wall of an impressive agricultural estate. They were uncovered during an excavation conducted several years ago at Horvat Ashun, prior to the construction of the Moreshet neighborhood in Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut.
In this interview, Rabbi Perez delves into the deep historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel, explores the reasons behind Israel’s frequent portrayal in the media, and discusses the rise of antisemitism and the Jewish response in the aftermath of October 7th.
US President Biden has released a statement following the news that hostage Hersh Goldber-Polin HY’D, a US citizen, was discovered murdered in a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza city of Rafah.
The families of four hostages held in Gaza announced their deaths Motzei shabbos after the IDF reportedly discovered their bodies along with two others during operations.
It was sunset on an August night, in a forest just a minute’s drive from the gate to Gaza. Gathered between the trees were about 150 combat soldiers; each with eyes that told a story of pain, love, faith—and most of all—determination.
An extremely rare and unusual stone seal from the First Temple period, about 2,700 years old, bearing a name inscribed in paleo-Hebrew script and a winged figure, was discovered near the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount, in the Davidson Archaeological Garden.
Hundreds of thousands of young men and women from all over Israel – and from all types of backgrounds – are (still!) giving their all to protect their country, its citizens, and Western civilization itself. They are sacrificing their freedom, their comforts, and their safety – for us. How do they stay motivated? Where do they find the inspiration?
The IDF last night rescued the body of hostage Sergeant (Redacted at families request) HY”D, a fighter in the 77th Armored Battalion who was killed in battle after his tank was attacked near kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th.
