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The latest Melnick report gives one of the first concrete indications about the war’s effect on the Israeli economy.

  The extension of the ceasefire by two more days is welcome. Israel will be able to bring home 20 additional captives, which will advance one of the operation's main objectives. Although a return to fighting will be delayed, senior political-security officials are united in the belief that it is a reasonable price in exchange. […]

Historians must be guided by the facts, not political agendas. But when Omer Bartov in The New York Times charged Israel with ‘verging’ into genocide and ethnic cleansing, he grounded his argument in assertions, not evidence

Amir Raz, who was a cop, tied the couple's four children with a rope, prevented his daughter from calling for help and then stabbed Diana and shot her. He was convicted of assaulting a minor in addition to murder, and the court ordered that he compensate his children to the sum of 285,000 shekels

International legitimacy is running out fast; tensions with the U.S. could boil over. But Netanyahu can't manage this complexity. Unfit to lead, he must go before the consequences of his flaws become irreversible

  An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and people became hungry. She was kept in a "suffocating" room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram In one […]

"When it comes to antisemitism, there is no room for equivocation. There is no fence-sitting. It is our duty to address and tackle it," Lachlan Murdoch said.

"Our hearts are hostage in Gaza," read the metal tag he received from Malki Shem-Tov, the father of hostage Omer Shem-Tov.

"Our hearts are hostage in Gaza," read the metal tag he received from Malki Shem-Tov, the father of hostage Omer Shem-Tov.

46 of the detainees on the latest list were arrested following the Hamas attack on October 7. Unusually, about 20 of the women on the list are Israeli citizens from the country's Arab community, and some have been convicted of attempted murder

In an interview with a German newspaper, Mohammed Al-Thani said that his country 'identifies with the Palestinian population, not with political parties.' He added that it is Doha's connection with Hamas that enabled the hostage released deal and 'saved lives' due to days-long cease-fire

With the White House facing strong criticism over its backing of Israel’s military aims, it is now spotlighting the efforts to get necessary aid into Gaza. Biden, Blinken, Sullivan and others are on the phone with their Israeli counterparts 'every single evening to work these issues through,' said one official

Orphans are multiplying in the streets, the bombing survivors are traumatized and once the truce ends, everybody knows death may fall again from the sky at any moment. Many are left without medicine, and there is also almost no clean water or food

  A particularly touching meeting took place last on Monday at the Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel when Oria, Yuval, and Ofry Brodutch, who were released from captivity in Gaza after 50 days, reunited with their dog Rondi. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The family members knew that there is nothing […]

Hostages speak out about the state of their captivity.

Hostages speak out about the state of their captivity.

Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was killed on Oct. 16, 2020, near his school in a northwest Paris suburb by an 18-year-old of Chechen origin who had become radicalized. The attacker was in turn shot dead by police

November 28, 2023 Israeli emergency services were down overnight, in what was initially blamed as a cyber attack, since the phone centers were inaccessible for a few hours A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for two more days, which will allow the release of 20 more Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners […]

It is patently clear that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is trying to employ “Hunger Games”-style psychological warfare: using various excuses to separate parents and children, and brothers and sisters, and allowing only some of them to return to Israel

IDF: 12 hostages, including ten Israelis, arrive in Israel ■ Aunt of 12-year-old freed hostage: He was forced to watch footage of October 7 atrocities in captivity ■ Soldiers lightly wounded after explosives detonated in north Gaza, in violation of cease-fire, army says ■ Israel and Hamas agree to extend cease-fire for two additional days in exchange for 20 hostages ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since October 7; over 150 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-controlled health ministry: 14,854 dead in Gaza