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PM Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet following Gantz's resignation ■ Source close to Netanyahu says sensitive decisions regarding war would still be made in limited forum excluding far-right ministers ■ Biden's Mideast special envoy Amos Hochstein is in Israel for meetings with senior Israeli officials before heading to Lebanon in attempt to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Hezbollah ■ Here's what you need to know 255 days into the war

The UN expert panel contradicts findings of human rights organizations but warns against using the report to deny 'that extreme human suffering is without a doubt currently ongoing in the Gaza Strip'

Do you know what ipcha mistabra is? You should – and Israel's military and political leaders should be considering it right now with regard to a potential full-on war in Lebanon

Attorney General Ahmed Usham said it was 'a matter of great concern for some people' that the ban would also affect Palestinians with Israeli passports

The Construction and Housing Minister claims the defense establishment isn't interested in drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews; IDF Chief Halevi: Drafting Haredim is an obvious necessity, every battalion will lessen burden for thousands of reservists

Accompanying pilgrims to Mecca for Hajj, Haaretz reporter Deiaa Haj Yahia met worshippers who didn't know there are Muslim Arab citizens in Israel, others who railed against the 'Zionist regime,' deep solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and Saudis who fear normalization with Israel could 'harm our position in the Muslim world'

  A bug in Apple's Screen Time parental control system allowed children to bypass content restrictions and access inappropriate or dangerous online content, including pornography and drugs, by entering a specific string of characters into Safari's address bar. The bug involved prefixing a certain sequence of characters to a blocked website address, allowing users to […]

In the last five years, the scope of Israel's defense exports has doubled, and the record of exports has been broken each year in the last three years, according to the report

  Joey Chestnut, the 16-time Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion with 55 world records, will face his former rival Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix special titled "Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef" on September 2, marking their first competition since 2009. The event aims to settle a 15-year rivalry between the two iconic competitors, […]

  If you are active on social media, Jewish-American Talia Khan is no stranger to you. The doctoral student at MIT and president of the MIT Israel Alliance club, has gained significant attention on social media for her posts regarding the events of Oct. 7. Her vocal advocacy against antisemitism in the US and on […]

  A 50-year-old Canadian woman from Toronto experienced symptoms of alcohol intoxication like slurred speech, extreme sleepiness, dizziness, and elevated blood alcohol levels, despite not consuming alcohol due to her religious beliefs, which her husband confirmed. After visiting the hospital seven times over two years and being misdiagnosed with alcohol intoxication, she was eventually diagnosed […]

  Last Shabbat in the Washington periphery was an extremely pleasant one. The crowds thronged the National Mall lined with its many museums, extending from the Capitol grounds to the Washington Monument, while downtown Washington DC was the scene of a vibrant, multi-colored Gay Pride march that snaked its way across the hub of the […]

'He solved the Middle East! It's the Jewish comedians, that's who we have to get. They're the ones doing everything,' Seinfeld can be heard saying in footage from the incident, as the man was escorted out by security

  According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the number of nuclear weapons and models continues to rise globally, with China's nuclear arsenal growing at a faster rate compared to other nations. The report states that the nine nuclear-armed states – the United States, Russia, Britain, France, India, China, Pakistan, […]

  'That '90s Show' art 2, a sequel to the popular sitcom 'That '70s Show,' is set to premiere on Netflix June 27, with Part 3 scheduled for October 24th. The series is set in 1996, featuring appearances by original characters like Red and Kitty Forman. It follows Leia Forman, the daughter of Eric Forman […]

France's President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said he threw a grenade between his political rivals by calling a snap election. Two weeks before the first round of voting, the repercussions of that move are already causing much unease among French Jews

A political source says the dissolving of the cabinet is strictly declarative and is meant to prevent the involvement of far-right ministers in sensitive decisions; The war cabinet was initially formed when centrist lawmakers Gantz and Eisenkot joined Netanyahu's wartime government in October

  Oyo, the Indian budget-hotel chain startup, is finalizing a fresh fundraise of around $100 million to $125 million from family offices, investors, including corporate strategy advisor Anand Jain, and others. The fundraise values Oyo at about $2.5 billion, a significant decrease from its peak valuation of $10 billion in 2019 and $9 billion in […]

  Netflix is releasing a new docuseries titled "America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders" that will provide an unfiltered look into the lives of the iconic Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad. The series, directed by Greg Whiteley (known for "Cheer" and "Last Chance U"), follows the 2023-2024 squad from auditions to the end of the NFL season, […]

Bell Real Estate Group reports an annual average increase in apartment prices in Cyprus of 12.7%. What drives this price surge?