Both Joseph and Agam were rescued from imprisonment.
The Druze of southern Syria are optimistic about a recent Israeli pledge to protect their communities.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Anyone who chooses to act against the State of Israel and take part in terrorist activity has no place within it,” Arbel said.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Doron Buchbaza allegedly contacted Iranian intelligence and offered to sell information regarding Israel's Dimona nuclear power plant.
The Druze community renounced the terrorist and ordered that no one go to his funeral.
Security forces intensified their operations in Judea and Samaria.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move comes amid reported preparations to resume the war against Hamas in Gaza.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The incoming IDF chief is devising a plan to “eradicate Hamas” with more than 50,000 soldiers and a reduction of aid, Israeli sources say.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel has an "absolute right to determine what happens in Judea and Samaria," said Sen. Ted Cruz.
Shahin worked with various traders or smugglers who operate on the Syria-Lebanon border.
A senior official from the terrorist group urged an escalation of "resistance in all its forms in Jerusalem."
Hamas’s attack plans, Katz said, were discovered in files seized by the Israel Defense Forces.
The completion of Wednesday night’s exchange will mark the conclusion of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Countering claims by former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Mossad chief said that the operation was far more effective than it would have been if conducted months earlier.
The three will be laid to rest in Zohar, near the family’s home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The regime's air defenses "may not be effective in the event of a large-scale strike," one Iranian official told The Telegraph.
The terrorists were from Qabatiya, near Jenin.
Turkish media has been conspicuously silent about Netanyahu’s remarks.
The ski slope's cable lift was damaged by a Hezbollah rocket barrage.
By Canaan Lidor
If the captives, both living and dead, are not returned, Israel will expand the agricultural areas of the kibbutzim Be'eri and Nir Oz into the Gaza perimeter, said the Israeli finance minister.
“We will not allow the Palestinian Authority to continue rewarding terrorists for murdering and harming Israeli citizens,” Katz declared.
Ukraine almost never supports Israel in the anti-Israel UN votes.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rejected by Abbas, it would have ceded more than 94% of Judea and Samaria.
"On the 7th of October, not only Israeli citizens were murdered but also the idea that was mistakenly called 'the two-state solution."
The IDF said some of the launchers posed an “imminent threat.”
Adi Jenga noticed a bag on the bus with Arabic writing on it.
Netanyahu said Israel will not accept the humiliation of the hostages anymore.
Na'el Abid was released a week ago as part of the hostage deal with Hamas.
More than two in three Israeli Jews fear Arab terrorists based in the biblical heartland could commit such a bloodbath.
"Our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her children, her husband, her sister, and all her family for her final rest."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We demand that Hamas return Shiri home along with all our hostages,” the Israeli military said.
Israeli officials confirmed that Hamas will release six hostages on Saturday as the terror group seeks to expedite the handovers of the ceasefire’s first phase.
The International Criminal Court issued unprecedented arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November, the first time warrants have been issued against leaders from a democratic country.
Khalil Jabarin is set to be deported and permanently banned from re-entering Israeli territories.
By David Isaac
The current debate swirls around the NGO Blue and White Future, which was heavily backed by non-Israeli sources.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
Separately, Jerusalem trying to persuade the terrorists to free six live captives instead of three in the next round slated for Saturday.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
"You decided to negotiate, you decided to go for an agreement — bring everyone back together," said Tikva Forum co-founder Tzvika Mor.
The suspects, Yusef and Hadi Nasser, are accused of acquiring military equipment and learning to build explosive devices in preparation for a terror attack.
Egypt has constructed military bases in Sinai "that can only be used for offensive operations," the Israeli ambassador to the United States confirmed.
Rav Ashi was laid to rest in the Upper Galilee near the present site of Kibbutz Manara.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“As I warned, if there are drones, there will be no Hezbollah,” said DM Katz.
One of the terrorists was from Gaza.
The IDF is preparing for an uptick in terror.
After 498 days in brutal Hamas captivity, Israeli hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Alexandre (Sasha) Trufanov, and Yair Horn were freed on Saturday and reunited with their families."
“The entire region is shaken now, and it's good,” Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Effie Defrin told reporters. “Because for more than seven decades, eight decades, we have repeated the same mistakes.”
By Joshua Marks
Lebanon barred Iranian airlines Mahan Air and Iran Air from flying to Beirut because they are used to transfer funds to Hezbollah.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The military order that establishes the municipal boundaries is the first step in legalizing Adorayim and Ahiya.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"It's a big development. It's a lot of money going to be spent and we've already spent some, but we're going to spending a lot more."
“Hamas is not what it was before October 7, but it still has the capacity to harm our forces, plant explosives, fire a certain number of rockets, and achieve tactical successes.”
"The presence of tanks near Israel's border is a blatant violation of the peace agreement," says IDF Lt. Col. (res.) Eliyahu Dekel.
The rocket was launched from Nuseirat.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Amir Ohana told visiting European Parliament President Roberta Metsola that only Trump's plan for Gaza offers a path forward.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
An indictment is pending for the driver linked to a stabbing attack on Jan. 18.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The terrorist was shot by Israeli soldiers.
“The fact that the official legal language of the State of Israel still includes the disgraceful term ‘West Bank’ is an insult to the Knesset, the Jewish people, and our history.”
Roey Weiser and his squad managed to kill over 150 Hamas terrorists until they ran out of bullets.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
An "almost inconceivable" amount of foreign funding was behind the "so-called 'popular and spontaneous' protest movement," said the Israeli premier.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Echoing the demand by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister issued Hamas an ultimatum and threatened its “total defeat.”
Mansour is survived by his wife of 60 years, children and grandchildren.
DM Katz, "We will not allow a return to the reality of October 7.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Cairo's recent military buildup in the Sinai "requires clarification," said Knesset member Ruth Wasserman Lande
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"[T]here is an opportunity for a better future in Lebanon, and maybe even for better relations between our countries," said Gideon Sa'ar.
The IDF located the drone and three weapons.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The redeployment was conducted as part of the implementation of the truce struck with the Hamas terrorists in January.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Before their release, Hamas paraded the hostages in front of a raucous crowd of Palestinians in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah
While Israel's defense establishment touts ongoing cooperation with Cairo, observers have concerns.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Security forces arrested five alleged terrorists from Ramallah, who are facing trial for conspiring to commit murder and gun offenses.
“I think it’s actually quite evil to suggest that people should live in such dire conditions,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters about life in Gaza.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Anyone who accepts the package and later attempts to return to Gaza would, under the bill, be required to repay it plus a 100% penalty adjusted for inflation and interest.
“The fact that terrorists are being released into Judea and Samaria—it's just mind-blowingly pathetic that they would even take that chance," said Hillel Fuld, whose brother's murderer was released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
“Thank you Mr. President. I’m honored that you invited me to be the first foreign leader to visit the White House in your second term..."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Jewish state risks becoming "the punching bag of all its enemies in the Middle East," warned Israel's Settlements and National Missions minister.
By Joshua Marks
Several operatives from Iran's Lebanese proxy were killed, according to the IDF.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"That's not good," the president said about the Jewish state's dimensions, adding that the country's achievements have been "amazing."
Six more soldiers were wounded in the attack.
At least 82% of the Arab terrorists freed in November 2023 returned to terror.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Border Police said troops found a wallet, cell phone, ID card and driver’s license belonging to 19-year-old Sgt. Shay Germay of Karmiel.
While some of the terrorists have been deported to Gaza or abroad, most are returning to their homes in Judea and Samaria.
The books were being sold in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied.
“J Street’s activities, beyond being immoral, can cause actual harm to the State of Israel in its most sensitive situation in many years,” wrote attorneys Shai Mark and Yotam Eyal.
By David Isaac
More than half of respondents would oppose a "Palestinian" state even if it were part of a Saudi-Israel peace deal.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move is part of a broader plan to counter the threat from Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“I’ve heard all these ideas of not provoking Russia. But given everything, Russia hosting Hamas leaders, supplying Hezbollah with weapons, and more, what else can you provoke?”
Abdel Hadi Kamil was released in November 2023 as part of a deal to release of some of the hostages taken during the October 7 massacre.
By Merav Sever
Berger, released Thursday, found the siddur, apparently left behind by a soldier.
Eyal Zamir has been appointed as the next IDF Chief of Staff, succeeding Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi following his resignation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli soldiers shot back toward the area from which the attack came.
A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.
Zakaria Zubeidi was one of six prisoners who briefly escaped from Gilboa prison in 2021.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Ofer Kalderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35, are expected to be released.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Hazi’s unit was conducting house searches when it encountered a group of armed terrorists who opened fire on the troops at close range, the report said. The terrorists escaped.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The drone and weapons were handed over to security forces for examination.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Witkoff is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Jerusalem.
“Whether they were directly involved in rebellion is still an open question, but the implications of their case cannot be ignored.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In Egypt, the released terrorists were welcomed by representatives of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Gadi Moses, Arbel Yehud, and Agam Berger are set to be released.
Israel considers the 1974 ceasefire agreement void until order is restored in Syria.
“Golan Buys Golan” offers direct sale of Golan produce from farmers to consumers.