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Under construction since 1882, the basilica is due for completion in 2026 at 172.5 meters, coinciding with Gaudí's centenary.

Within hours of the endorsement, three top leaders of the community released a joint statement rejecting the decision and endorsing Cuomo. According to a source, the X account, which announced Cuomo's endorsement, isn't an official account of the Satmar community

In Be'er Sheva, where an Iranian missile struck Soroka Medical Center, the government and philanthropist Sylvan Adams are funding a rocket-proof tower. Adams, donating $100 million, vowed to turn 'hate and destruction' into 'a beacon of medicine, progress and hope'

While the justice minister found another opportunity to retroactively justify his judicial overhaul, Netanyahu, the criminal defendant, saw another opportunity to lock horns with the legal system, while winking at his base

According to an Al Jazeera report, the mediators suggested that armed militants above and below ground would leave using Red Cross vehicles, avoiding confrontation with the IDF. Israeli military officials said they have not been asked to provide an opinion on the matter

After three years with China's Chery Tiggo 8, the Israeli army is swapping 600 vehicles for Mitsubishi Outlanders amid data-security fears. The IDF now bars Chinese models near sensitive bases, though some MG cars still operate inside Tel Aviv's Kirya compound

Chechen Mufti Salah Mezhiev's antisemitic remarks sparked backlash from the Russian Chief Rabbi, urging Muslim leaders to condemn his hateful statements.

Israel's national security minister knew that his words and actions were provoking brutal Hamas violence against the hostages – but ignored repeated warnings. Now that the hostages are back and are speaking out, extent of the damage he caused is coming to light

Judge Shlomo Benjo declined to order compensation, noting Farah had already won damages in a civil case. Farah denounced the lenient sentence, saying it 'will fail to prevent future police violence' and accused the system of protecting abusive officers

According to Israeli authorities, the suspect worked at a Dead Sea hotel, passed to his Iranian handlers information and photographs of hotels in the area

Cooper is the final hostage from among the Kibbutz Nir Oz members to have been returned to Israel. He was kidnapped alive on October 7 with his wife, Nurit, who was later released

8,300 Israelis working in the high-tech sector had left the country between October 2023 and July 2024,

The IDF reservists accused of abusing the Palestinian at the Sde Teiman facility held a press conference calling for their charges to be dropped and for the military advocate general who took responsibility for the leak to be prosecuted instead. Meanwhile, Israel's justice minister and attorney general continue to clash over the latter's jurisdiction to investigate the leak

Israel has been escalating its strikes on Lebanon in recent days while senior officials are escalating their rhetoric against it. The Israeli narrative was that Hezbollah had been weakened and deterred, one official said, but now it is shifting to justify strikes and pressure Beirut

Donovan Hall carried out a three-month campaign of intimidation, terror, and harassment against the Jewish victims, amounting to over 1000 threats.

Gitai's 'Yitzhak Rabin: Chronicle of an Assassination' explores the incitement in 1995 that Benjamin Netanyahu helped stoke. After 30 years, the play has finally been put on in Israel

He was an officer in the reserves who a few weeks before his suicide said the war would have unforeseen consequences and had to stop. Other drone operators are suffering just as he did. A Haaretz exposé