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Ron Kriovi, who was released in the November 2023 hostage deal, told Matan's parents that they were held in a small cage in a tunnel, starving. He says that Angrest, while severely wounded, was electrocuted by his captors

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed “[Israel] is trying to change the historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy places, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

The Trump administration's unprecedented decision allows families of October 7 attack victims to sue the UN agency, following Israeli allegations that some agency staff were involved in the Hamas rampage

President Donald Trump has said that he would not let Israel drag him into a war with Tehran, however, if a deal is not made, he would 'go in very willingly' on an attack on Iran

Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump, who clashed with Francis on numerous occasions over their starkly contrasting positions on immigration.

According to the letter sent to Washington, President Ahmed al-Sharaa formed a committee to monitor Palestinian armed factions. Earlier this week the country detained two Palestinian militants from the Islamic Jihad terror group

Dystopia wasn't a popular genre in Israel's early years, but gradually local artists began to imagine a dark future that portended national destruction. But could the present period actually produce a wave of consoling utopias?

The political center's silence about settlers stems not from naivete but from full partnership. It offers conciliation, unity – anything not to be branded 'leftist'

Another shepherd community in Masafer Yatta is being suffocated. It's surrounded by violent settlers, and since the start of the war, it's become impossible to take the animals to pasture. A fence the shepherds built on their land for protection against the thugs was also vandalized

ISRAEL: IDF officer and Israel border police officer killed in north Gaza combat ■ CEASE-FIRE: Hamas reportedly willing to release all hostages for five-year cease-fire ■ GAZA: dozens killed in last 24 hours, Gazan health officials say ■ IRAN: five killed, hundreds wounded in explosion in Iranian port ■ SYRIA: al-Sharaa forms committee to eliminate Palestinian militants, says it will not be 'a threat to Israel' ■ VATICAN: Israeli leaders missing from Pope Francis funeral

Citing Gaza war crimes, Iceland's foreign minister said Israel's inclusion in Eurovision was 'strange and unnatural,' stopping short of calling for a boycott. Spain and Slovenia have also urged a union-wide debate

This comes after several Israeli diplomatic missions deleted condolence messages after Pope Francis's passing.

In his visits to Gaza, new IDF chief Eyal Zamir has found a worn-down army, with Hamas now trying to attack Israeli weak points. A stab at 'total victory' means soldiers' deaths, a threat to the remaining hostages, the extensive killing of Palestinian civilians and rising criticism abroad

No, there is no 'arson intifada' by mysterious Palestinian sleeper cells. Still, it's very likely that in the next few years we'll suffer a blaze lasting a week or more, and fire chief Eyal Caspi is preparing

In an interview with Time Magazine, Trump said he 'didn't stop' Israel from attacking Iran, adding that the U.S. wouldn't be dragged in to war, but rather 'may go in very willingly if we can't get a deal'

The UN organization said it had run out of both humanitarian and commercial supplies since all crossings in to the Gaza Strip have been closed for nearly two months

The protests targeted the embassy as the institute had the Israeli flag at half-mast in memory of the six million Jews murdered by Nazis.

Mohamad Hamad, 23, and Talya A. Lubit, 24, a Jewish Pittsburgh resident, were previously indicted for defacing synagogues with pro-Palestinian graffiti.

Eyal Gur, who leads the Jerusalem protest for the return of the hostages, says the rallies aim to bring in religious and right-wingers alienated by the Tel Aviv protest. 'The hostages were being abandoned, and there was a disregard for responsibility and life. Our country needs us now more than ever'

A striking number of Diaspora Jews fundamentally disagree with Israelis on the Gaza war, the policies of Netanyahu and Trump. But the events of October 7 and since have also heightened many Diaspora Jews' connection to Israel. Where is this crucial relationship heading?