A new red heifer born in Israel’s Galilee region has reignited calls among Temple-focused rabbis, educators, and activists for a broader national movement to prepare the Jewish people for the restoration of Temple service in Jerusalem.
The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is preparing to launch a pilot program in the coming weeks to manage humanitarian shelters in parts of the Gaza Strip not controlled by Hamas, beginning in Tel Sultan near Rafah, according to an exclusive report by Israel Hayom.
A growing number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are warning the Trump administration against reopening the door for Turkey to acquire advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets, arguing that such a move would reward an unreliable NATO ally while potentially weakening Israel’s security and exposing sensitive American military technology.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has completed a new series of advanced tests of the Iron Dome air defense system, validating major upgrades intended to strengthen the nation’s ability to confront increasingly complex aerial threats, including rockets, cruise missiles, and drones.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will remain inside the Security Zone in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah no longer poses a threat to Israel, warning that the Iran-backed terror group will not be permitted to rebuild along Israel’s northern border.
The Israeli government has unanimously approved a proposal to recognize the mass killing of Armenian Christians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide, a historic step that acknowledges one of the darkest chapters of Christian suffering in the modern Middle East.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed a major underground Hezbollah complex in southwestern Lebanon on Sunday, uncovering hundreds of weapons, rocket launch silos, and infrastructure the military said was built with Iranian technology and expertise.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pressing for Turkey’s full integration into Europe’s defense and security framework, arguing that Ankara’s military strength and NATO role make it indispensable to the continent’s future security.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a new U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon a “historic accomplishment,” saying the understandings could move the two countries toward ending hostilities and eventually reaching a peace agreement while dealing a major setback to Iran and its proxy Hezbollah.
Hamas moved aggressively Friday to suppress planned protests across the Gaza Strip, using arrests, intimidation, armed patrols, and threats of deadly punishment to prevent Gazans from publicly challenging the terror group’s rule.
Israel and Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed framework agreement Friday in Washington, a move officials described as a first step toward ending months of conflict along Israel’s northern border and opening the door to a broader peace settlement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will not withdraw from its security zone in southern Lebanon, insisting the Israel Defense Forces will remain in key positions for as long as necessary to protect Israeli citizens from Hezbollah and other jihadist threats.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Wednesday that Israel and Lebanon are discussing a possible scale-back of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon as part of U.S.-mediated negotiations in Washington.
The fifth round of U.S.-brokered talks between Israel and Lebanon opened Tuesday in Washington, with negotiators focused on a proposed pilot program that would see Israeli forces withdraw from selected areas of southern Lebanon so the Lebanese army can prove it is able to dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure there.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement with Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties to advance key Haredi-backed legislation before the Knesset dissolves, clearing the way for a likely national election on October 20.
Israeli and Lebanese delegations are set to meet in Washington on Tuesday for three days of talks focused on the disarmament of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and the possibility of future normalization between the two neighboring countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran has created the conditions for the Islamic Republic’s eventual collapse, declaring that Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, military leadership, missile program, navy, and terror network have been severely degraded.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel will maintain its security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary, even as U.S.-Iran talks opened in Switzerland and appeared to stall after fresh threats from President Donald Trump.
Israeli strikes killed at least 10 people in Lebanon on Saturday despite a ceasefire that took effect hours earlier, officials said, with Israel claiming it was responding to attacks by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that was to begin Friday afternoon, Worthy News learned.