Trump’s ceasefire holds, but Turkey and Qatar cast shadows over Israel’s future

Emotions are still raw as the entire nation processes the return of the living hostages who were held in Hamas captivity for 738 days. Across the country, we continue to see videos... Read more »

Hovers like a butterfly and stings like a bee

The Blue Sky Warden aircraft, the result of a collaboration between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the US company L3Harris Technologies, embodies an innovative concept in light strike and reconnaissance aircraft. It... Read more »

Renewed fighting tests Gaza ceasefire and Israel briefly halts aid

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security official said the... Read more »

Israel says resuming Gaza ceasefire after deadly attack on troops led to massive strikes

The IDF announced the resumption of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening after a deadly attack on troops in the southern Gaza Strip in the morning, and a subsequent... Read more »

Miriam Miedzinski-Ballin, trailblazer who made mental health part of first aid, dies at 48

Miriam Miedzinski-Ballin, a US-born immigrant who pioneered the practice of providing psychological first aid at mass trauma scenes, including terror attacks and other emergencies, died Friday. She was 48. The death was... Read more »

Government said working to appoint own Oct. 7 inquiry, angering bereaved families, opposition

Bereaved families and opposition lawmakers accused the government of working to absolve itself of any responsibility over the October 7, 2023, failures, amid reports the coalition is considering establishing and appointing its... Read more »

US warns of imminent Hamas ‘attack on Palestinian civilians,’ says it would violate truce

The US State Department issued a rare weekend statement Saturday, saying it had informed fellow mediating countries Qatar, Turkey and Egypt of a “credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas... Read more »

Egypt said expected to lead UN-backed Gaza stabilization force; Azerbaijan to contribute

A multinational team meant to help secure the Gaza Strip following the end of Israel’s war with Hamas will likely be headed up by Egypt, according to a report Saturday, which came... Read more »

How hospitals prepare rooms for hostages

When Yom Kippur War hostages returned home, they were taken to what were called “convalescent homes” in Zikhron Yaakov and Netanya, where security personnel interrogated them for days, relentlessly pursuing the goal... Read more »

The guide of survivors for newly returned hostages

Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen, who are planning to marry soon, can barely express their excitement in words. Sasha missed his good friends Ariel and David Cunio and Rom Braslavski, with whom... Read more »