Since the beginning of hostilities in this round of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, more than a thousand rockets have been fired at Israeli civilians, taking the lives of two people in Israel. Here is an overview of the hostilities in numbers.
A rocket fired by terrorists from the Gaza Strip struck a residential building in Rehovot, causing significant damage and killing one person.
From Sderot to Tel Aviv, Israeli civilians are running to shelters as nearly 100 rockets have been fired from Gaza in the last few hours.
Israel’s military targeted the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement early Tuesday. The Israeli army spokesperson’s unit said it killed three leaders of the terrorist organization.
Hundreds of thousands of Jews will be in Meron Monday night and Tuesday to celebrate Lag Ba’Omer. The holiday marks the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi). Join the Simcha through a live broadcast.
As reported by Chaim V’Chessed, Israeli citizens who also hold another citizenship are currently allowed to travel utilizing their foreign passports when entering or leaving Israel. This rule was set to expire on June 30, 2023.
Old and new aircraft took to the skies of Israel Wednesday in celebration of Israel’s Independence Day. Chabad photographer Dov Ber Hechtman captured the moments on camera.
At least five people have been injured in a ramming attack near Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehudah market this afternoon (Monday). The suspected attacker has been shot and neutralized by security forces.
On Monday afternoon, Hadassah Medical Center sadly announced that Lucy Dee, critically injured in last Friday’s terrorist attack, had succumbed to her wounds.
Tens of thousands of Jews participated this morning in a glorious Birkat Kohanim at the Kotel on Chol Hamoed Pesach.
Following a press conference given by Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David earlier on Monday, announcing a general strike in protest against the government’s judicial reform program, all flights due to take off from Ben Gurion International Airport have been grounded until further notice.
Chaim V’Chessed is pleased to relate that today, the US Embassy reversed last week’s announcement. Effective immediately, the Embassy has reinstated emergency passport appointments for newborns.
In recent months, it has been extremely difficult to obtain appointments for passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA) for US citizens in Israel. Disappointingly, on Friday, March 10, the Embassy announced changes to a new system that basically closes the only avenue available to those with newborn children seeking to travel to their native United States for Pesach.
Chabad photographer Dov Ber Hechtman presents a gallery of photos of the scenes of Purim in Yerushalayim.
In December 2022, Eylon Levy, international media advisor to the President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog, and his friend Yakov Ashkenazi, visited the Tel Lachish National Park and chanced on a small potsherd with some inscribed letters. The Aramaic inscription on the fired potsherd reads “Year 24 of Darius,” dating it to 498 BCE.
US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides revealed Monday evening that the 27-year-old man who was killed in a terrorist shooting attack on Route 90 between the Dead Sea and Jericho earlier today was an American citizen.
A Chabad mother driving with her children on her way to Yerushalayim was stoned by Palestinians Thursday, shattering a window with a stone that miraculously landing on an empty seat.
