Israel-Iran Conflict: Updates and Travel Options
Chaim V’Chessed offices remain open to serve the community at this challenging time. However, across the country, significant restrictions are now in place.
LIVE FEED: The Attack On Iran As It Happened
As Israelis sat through Shabbos, US and Israeli military assets began a massive series of strikes on the Iranian regime and its military. Here is a timeline of events, complete with videos and pictures of what took place.
BREAKING NEWS: Israel Launches Major Strike on Iran; Khomeini Is Dead
Sirens sounded across parts of Israel Shabbos morning as the Israeli Air Force launched what officials described as a pre-emptive strike against strategic Iranian military targets.
HY’D: IDF Soldier Killed in Friendly Fire Incident in Gaza
The soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe, 21, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit, from HaYogev.
Second Temple Period Vessel Production Facility Discovered In Yerushalayim
A large stone vessel production facility from the Second Temple Period was found in Jerusalem during the arrest of antiquities thieves.
Chaim V’Chessed: Israel Renews Travel Rule for Dual Citizens
The Interior Ministry has now announced that the accommodation will remain in place through September 30, 2026. Dual citizens will therefore continue to be permitted to enter and depart Israel using a valid foreign passport during this period.
Israel’s Competition Authority to Fine ELAL 121 Million Shekel Over ‘Excessive’ Wartime Pricing
Israel’s Competition Authority announced Sunday that it intends to declare El Al a monopoly on inbound and outbound flights from October 7, 2023, through May 2024, and to impose the maximum statutory fine of NIS 121 million, subject to a hearing.
Jerusalem of Stone: A Massive Quarry and a 2,000-Year-Old Key
During excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in 2007 in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Jerusalem, ahead of development works, a massive quarry from the Second Temple period was uncovered, dated to the 1st century CE.
Three arrested: Attack on Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan Foiled
Police in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku arrested three suspects who allegedly planned an attack on the Israeli Embassy in the city.
HY’D: Final Hostage Is Identified, Body Returned To Israel
The body of the last hostage held in the Strip, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was identified on the ground by Israeli forensic experts, according to the military.
HY’D: IDF Soldier Succumbs To His Wounds Received In Gaza
An IDF reservist wounded in a Hamas attack in the southern Gaza Strip in October succumbed to his wounds overnight, the military said.
Earthquake shakes Dead Sea area, Jordan Valley
The Home Front Command on Thursday morning activated earthquake alerts for Dead Sea region and Jordan Valley. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicenter as near Dimona, and the magnitude as 4.2.
Steve Witkoff Announces Move to Phase 2 of Gaza Peace Plan
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced today that the US would now move to implement the second phase of the Trump Administration’s Gaza peace plan.
Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus Joins Chaim V’Chessed in Landmark Appointment
In a major development for the English-speaking community in Israel, Chaim V’Chessed, the leading organization supporting Olim with guidance, resources, and advocacy across all areas of life, has appointed former Knesset member Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus as Senior Governmental Liaison.
HY’D: Two Victims In Coordinated Stabbing and Ramming Terror Attack
Aviv Maor (19) was stabbed dead Friday afternoon near Kibbutz Tel Yosef in northern Israel, nearly immediately following a ramming attack in which a 68-year-old pedestrian man was rammed and critically injured.
Chaim V’Chessed: Israel Poised to Extend Flexible Passport Rule for Dual Citizens
Dual citizens who hold both Israeli and foreign citizenship will be permitted to continue entering and exiting Israel using their foreign passport.
Impressive Section From the Wall of Yerushalayim Dating To The Time of Chanukah Unburied
An impressive section of Jerusalem‘s Hasmonean period city wall – from the longest and most intact segments ever discovered — was unearthed in the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum
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