Established in 2017, Hakehillah is an open-minded congregation offering members of South Korea's small Jewish community and tourists a place to celebrate Jewish holidays and meet other Jews in one of the least Jewish places in the world
Ofir was buried shortly after his body was retrieved from Gaza in late 2023, and months later another ceremony took place after further remains were found. This week, his family once again found themselves at his grave
Although everyone agrees that international engagement in the form of soldiers on the ground is an essential part in moving forward from the Gaza war, almost no one is willing to commit to anything beyond vague statements
Gold is being elevated by central banks, signaling the dollar's declining reserve status. Price dips are often market manipulation, a buying opportunity.
New evidence suggests senior legal officers were involved in both the leak of violent footage from Israel's Sde Teiman detention facility and its alleged cover-up, which were reportedly coordinated in advance through a WhatsApp group that included senior officers from the IDF's legal corps
Legal sources told Haaretz that if senior officials in the Military Advocate General's office are found to have deliberately leaked the recording, it could impact the trial of the soldiers accused of abuse
According to police, the 14-year-old reached out to Hamas and ISIS and photographed security sites in Israel for them. The boy has been held as a security detainee for over two weeks in harsh conditions, and is suspected of membership in a terrorist organization and conspiracy
Former hostage Segev Kalfon told an Israeli news outlet he considered escaping during captivity: 'What's preferable – the torture and starvation or a 50 percent chance of survival?' He added that he and two other captives were moved to underground tunnels after the June 2024 IDF operation that rescued Noa Argamani and three other hostages
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that Yamin Samed Hamed was seriously wounded but that soldiers prevented an ambulance from reaching him. He was left on the ground and only later allowed medical treatment. He was pronounced dead at the hospital
In a statement Friday morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz cited the 'severity of the suspicions' against Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi in the Sde Teiman affair, saying she won't be reinstated. Shortly after, the legal chief met with the army's chief of staff and resigned. Legal sources say she is expected to be questioned under caution on a series of offenses, including obstructing justice
Compiled days before the Israel-Hamas cease-fire began earlier this month, the classified U.S. report casts doubt on whether Israel will be held accountable, citing a 'large backlog of incidents' and a review process described as biased in favor of the IDF
The officer, a man in his 40s, has long been recognized within the Defense Ministry's rehabilitation department as struggling with both physical and mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress. The traumatic incident that triggered his condition occurred roughly a decade ago
Recent headlines in Israel reveal how the investigation into the leaked video of a Palestinian detainee being allegedly abused at the Sde Teiman detention facility could set off a chain reaction, while the IDF's extensive focus on internal investigations may inadvertently advance Netanyahu's interests
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Members of the emergency response team and other residents also extricated, treated and evacuated the wounded that day, 'independently and in a praiseworthy manner,' the report said