Hamas had claimed to have lost contact with the group holding Alexander hostage following a strike on their location.
MK Yuli Edelstein has spent a year holding talks on ultra-Orthodox enlistment without delivering a draft law, exposing a gap between his rhetoric and real progress.
Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch met with IDF Chief Rabbi Brig. Gen. Rabbi Eyal Krim to discuss burying Jewish soldiers in full accordance with halacha (Jewish law).
Lebanon and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire in November, which halted the fighting and mandated that southern Lebanon be free of Hezbollah fighters and weapons.
I understand that many of you wonder, What’s new? Why bother fighting? Aren’t we returning to the same Gazan stalemate?
These vehicles, equipped with the latest medical technology, are designed to evacuate injured soldiers even under fire.
Zamir has emphasized the shift to sending a draft notice to every 16.5-year-old haredi male, something which has generally not been done in the past.
As Israel expands its Gaza campaign, reservists who once questioned the system now report for duty.
The IDF will fall short of its 2024 goal of 4,800 Haredi recruits, with only about 2,800 expected. Challenges include outdated data, identification issues, and limited enforcement.
This incident follows the IDF sending out call-up orders for tens of thousands of reservists starting Sunday.