Israel's Transportation Minister Miri Regev in charge of Independence Day celebrations, announced on Sunday that this year's festivities will not include fireworks, including silent displays, due to the ongoing war and in consideration of PTSD-affected veterans and the general public.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said that Saturday afternoon, its forces began ground operations in the Al-Jenina neighborhood of Rafah in Gaza, with the aim of expanding the security zone in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces in Gaza located and returned items that belonged to the late Menachem Godard (73), who was murdered during the October 7 massacre and his body was taken to the Gaza Strip by terrorists, where it is still being held.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed that an Israeli professional rescue and aid team be sent to Thailand to help with the aftermath of the earthquake there.
Hamas has accepted a new proposal put forward by Egypt to release five hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in exchange for a renewed ceasefire, CNN reported, citing a Hamas source statement.
The Academy released a statement on Wednesday condemning "harming artists," but did not name Palestinian director Ballal in it who was detained by the Israeli forces.
Palestinian protests against Hamas in northern Gaza entered their third day while Israeli forces encircled a Rafah neighborhood in the southern part of the Strip on Thursday.
Oscar-winning director Yuval Abraham called out the US Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts Association (AMPAS) for not publicly supporting his colleague and Palestinian co-director of 'No Other Land', Hamdan Ballal, after he was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by Israeli soldiers
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Wednesday emphasised the need for updated, modern, and advanced training technique in national capital's law enforcement force, as they incorporated the Israeli martial art Krav Maga into its training program with the assistance of the Indo-Tibetan B
Videos circulating on Telegram show hundreds of Palestinians in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya in an unprecedented demonstration against Hamas and war on Tuesday.
Addressing the Knesset plenum before the voting, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the budget "will support growth and allow the Israeli economy to maintain its strength and continue to prosper."