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Dalia Kushnir, sister-in-law of freed hostage Iair Horn and of Eitan Horn, who is still held in Gaza, told Haaretz that the hostages' survival in captivity 'depends on clinging to hope and the belief that someone is still fighting for them'

36-year-old Natthapong was taken hostage alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and killed shortly after by the Kataeb al-Mujahideen group, the same organization that had held the bodies of Gadi Haggai and Judy Weinstein-Haggai, which were recovered from Gaza earlier this week

In 1999, Kathy McDaniel, then 53, fell ill with a severe strain of influenza after caring for a friend in Seattle.

The first book by Israeli writer Paulina Tuchschneider sold just 2,000 copies at home before sinking into oblivion. Then it was translated into Spanish

Azerbaijan has decided to stop direct exports to Israel in an attempt to subdue pressure from the Erdoğan government, which is facing protests at home over the sale of oil from its pipelines to Israel, the source said

Israeli liberals meet their 'Dred Scott moment': It's not possible to go on repressing the direct link between the occupation and the political radicalization, the collapse of the rule of law, the downgrading of Israel's international status and, ultimately, the disintegration of Israeli society itself

ISRAEL: Four Israeli soldiers killed in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza ■ GAZA: Israel retrieves body of Thai citizen Natthapong Pinta, kidnapped on Oct. 7, killed in Gaza; Gaza aid sites closed on Saturday due to Hamas threats, GHF says ■ U.S.: Trump says Iran will not be allowed to continue enriching uranium ■ IRAN: Lebanese media reports Iran obtained sensitive Israeli intel

For Amnon Shemi and his wife, Diane, the Gaza hostages are a more personal issue because a member of their extended family was kidnapped.

The rabbi said he was hit in the head with a chair while sitting at a cafe in a Paris suburb on Friday, after he was punched in the stomach several days before in a town in Normandy

Friday's incident follows another in the town of Deauville in Normandy last week, when Elie Lemmel said he was punched in the stomach by an unknown assailant.

Syria's new president must maneuver between the Western and Arab worlds and his foreign-militia allies who feel marginalized. Trump's consent to let the fighters join the Syrian army serves both presidents

About 3% of participants believe the Second Coming will occur, yet over $140,000 has been bet.

The IDF has yet to release the names of two additional soldiers killed in the incident. It was later confirmed that the building collapsed due to the detonation of an explosive device

In his farewell speech, David Zini said, 'We are all messianic – like David Ben-Gurion and the founding fathers.' With reports of his hardline stance on the Gaza war and opposition to a hostage deal, Zini has been nominated to head the Shin Bet – a move the AG has deemed unlawful

The Gaza Humanitarian Fund isn't meant to end hunger. While Israel claims it aims to weaken Hamas, there's no transparency on who receives aid – but it clearly misses single mothers, the disabled, and elderly who can't carry heavy food boxes

Israel's High Court issued a conditional injunction ordering the government to explain its severing of ties with Haaretz. After six months, the State Prosecutor called the move 'declarative' to avoid judicial review, but Haaretz demanded a binding order, calling it an illegal economic boycott

The eviction of residents from a Bedouin community marked the final piece in a chain of Palestinian communities that have vanished. In today's political climate, settlers no longer feel the need to hide their goal: the ethnic cleansing of Area C

Just hours after the recovery of the bodies of U.S.-Israeli hostage couple Judy and Gad Haggai on Thursday, hostage families spoke at a conference about the home and country they want their loved ones to return to

The IDF said that outside designated hours, the aid distribution sites will be considered closed military zones, and entry will be deemed extremely dangerous. The organization operating the sites said it halted operations early Friday due to overcrowding