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Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:55:14 GMT
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)
According to the report, Caine recently made clear to other US officials that available military options may not be enough to achieve US President Donald Trump’s stated war objectives.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:30:19 GMT
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IDF soldiers conduct a manhunt for a terrorist who shot Israeli hikers in the West Bank, July 24, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
According to the IDF, a suspected car thief broke through the checkpoint while attempting to flee security forces before exiting the vehicle and being apprehended while trying to escape on foot.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:17:37 GMT
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A Wizz Air flight takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport. July 22, 2019; illustrative. (photo credit: MOSHE SHAI/FLASH90)
Footage posted on social media showed Israeli passengers standing inside the aircraft as police officers climbed the stairs toward the entrance.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:03:25 GMT
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A senate staffer walks near the U.S. Capitol as negotiations for the Senate
Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last month, was among Kyiv's most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-long war with Russia.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:04:13 GMT
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HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September. Iran has reportedly lost control of the Houthis, the writer notes. (photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)
Yemen's army said early on Saturday it had responded against Houthi forces on several fronts along the lines of contact. The army did not give details of the operations or say when they took place.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:45:02 GMT
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A satellite image of Kharg Island, Iran, before US strikes, February 25, 2026. (photo credit: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS)
Satellite images revealed that all three berths on the island had been "empty for an extended period of time" after operations on Kharg Island halted on July 31.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:46:42 GMT
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‘THE FEAR of accidental contact with allergenic foods often leads to persistent anxiety and significantly affects the quality of life of both children and their families.’ (photo credit: RAMBAM HEALTH CARE CAMPUS)
Findings from a recent study by experts at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa offer reassuring, evidence-based guidance that can help ease unnecessary food allergies anxiety.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:59:01 GMT
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The sefer torah. (photo credit: Avner Ben-Zvi)
A closing Connecticut synagogue, a chance Facebook connection, and a retired rabbi helped a Torah scroll dedicated to a young boy complete its journey to Jerusalem.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:54:11 GMT
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Chateau D
When identifying ourselves, we did not hide the fact that we are Israeli, and reactions were polite. I consider visiting places of Jewish interest a way of supporting the local community.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:25:25 GMT
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (C) holds a news conference with fellow Republican senators (L-R) Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), at the U.S. Capitol on May 09, 2024 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
El-Sayed, a 41-year-old physician and former Detroit health director, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens and secured the Democratic nomination.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:37:28 GMT
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Aerial footage of ancient bathing complex found at Tell Nasser archaeological site, August 7, 2026. (photo credit: EGYPTIAN TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES MINISTRY)
Leithy added that the layer is marked by remnants of ancient Cypriot pottery and Greek amphorae, confirming that settlement of the site began before the construction of the bathing complex.
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:06:10 GMT
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THE JEWISH TEACHERS AWARD (photo credit: UnitEd)
The Jewish Teachers Award will recognize up to 7 exceptional educators whose dedication is strengthening Jewish identity, connecting young people to Israel, and shaping Jewish communities worldwide.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:55:43 GMT
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DF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: FLASH90)
The return of the American coordinator signals progress in attempts to deploy the Lebanese Army and expel Hezbollah from some areas in southern Lebanon.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:05:30 GMT
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Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
A rally is planned in the city for Thursday amid escalating tensions, arrests, and accusations of selective police enforcement.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:37:56 GMT
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel
“President Trump’s been incredibly clear that he’ll stay with his commitment that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” Huckabee said. “They’re not going to be able to be a continued threat."
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:16:35 GMT
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 Members of the Azeri Jewish population. (photo credit: COURTESY/Rabbi Shneor Segal)
Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:44:01 GMT
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa
The moral question, however, never changed. If recognizing the Armenian tragedy is a moral imperative today, why was it not one in 2006, or in 1996?
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:42:31 GMT
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Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as the town of Metula, Israel, appears in the distance, June 27, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
Beirut and Jerusalem held talks in Rome last week, with some sessions ending early in response to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:48:30 GMT
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The Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
Following the discovery of the cut, Kibbutz Zikim informed residents that military forces and security teams would conduct searches of the streets, according to Walla.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:32:36 GMT
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Sbarro bombing scene, 9 Aug, 2001.  (photo credit: Courtesy)
A quarter-century after the Jerusalem bombing, Malki Roth's parents are still confronting the decisions, prisoner deals, and international failures they believe allowed Ahlam Tamimi to remain free.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:09:22 GMT
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 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car. (photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)
The arrests all occured on major Israeli highways as the drivers were transporting the Palestinians.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:25:41 GMT
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Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.  (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Speaking during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Zini said Hamas believes it should have pursued the demilitarization agreement with the Board of Peace in order to "trap Israel."
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:54:59 GMT
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Meital Covo
Given that deplorable, increasingly challenging state of affairs, a visit to the Overtones: Sound and Art exhibition, curated by Talia Amar, makes solid remedial sense.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:57:03 GMT
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Rachel Kainy, Road Sketch, workshop during Manofim Festival 2026. (photo credit: YAIR MEYUHAS)
Rachel Kainy documents the capital of Israel, with all its social and cultural shades and contrasts, creating the story of the city on paper scrolls – in a way, a megillah of Jerusalem.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:47:54 GMT
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Chinese medicine:
I found a specialist in Tel Aviv that I’d read good things about. While not a licensed medical doctor, he tests all his tonics in the oncology department at Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:13:59 GMT
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Emphasizing European-style sanctuary and coexistence right outside  Jerusalem, this dusk panorama over the Gorney Monastery captures the  valley’s unique atmosphere – feeling like a tranquil Mediterranean enclave  nested directly in the mountains.  (photo credit: NOAM BEDEIN)
What we found is a village that functions as an absolute anomaly within the Israeli landscape, an intact historical capsule closer to an ancient Italian or Greek mountainside than to the city above.