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Former Mossad chief Zvi Zamir dies, had warned of Yom Kippur War
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Born Zvicka Zarzevsky in 1925 in Lodz, Poland, Zamir immigrated to Israel when he was just 7 months old.
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'Fauda' star Lior Raz volunteers 'Brothers in Arms' movement in Israel, wi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
From the southern Israeli town of Sderot, the actor shared a video on social media that showed him accompanied by the president of the Israel Democracy Institute Yohanan Plesner, and journalist Avi Yissascharov.
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Israel-Hamas conflict: "Violence not pathway to resolution," says UNGA Pre
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel has begun its retaliation after a surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday morning which led to the death of as many as 700 Israelis.
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Over 700 dead, 2300 injured in "worst massacre of Israeli civilians" in hi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a major escalation on October 7 (Saturday), Hamas launched a "surprise attack" on Israel, firing a barrage of rockets into the southern and central parts of the country.
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Timing of Hamas attack "symbolic, picked": Israeli researcher
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel saw unprecedented bloodshed beginning in the morning of a Jewish holiday, as a barrage of rockets slammed into southern and central Israel on Saturday morning after Hamas launched an attack, the Times of Israel reported.
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Benjamin Netanyahu: "Expanding the circle of peace is a historic opportuni
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, together with President Isaac Herzog, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant attended the state memorial ceremony on Mount Herzl for the fallen of the Yom Kippur War.
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Israel cuts fees for Mikvahs – Ritual Baths
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services announced to the general public a reduction in the entrance fees to mikvahs – religious ritual baths. And entry will be free on Rosh Hashanah Eve and Yom Kippur.
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Reporters to fly with Netanyahu, ending threat of press boycott of US visi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The decision, announced by the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday, defused a crisis with journalists who had threatened to boycott the premier’s American trip over an earlier decision not to allow them to travel back to Israel on the same plane because of his rush to get back home ahead of Y
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Israeli reporters threaten to boycott Netanyahu’s US trip
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office’s announcement, the unusual decision relates to the time pressure of leaving after Shabbat and the urgency of arriving in Israel before the start of Yom Kippur.
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Israelis asked to avoid using live chickens in annual atonement ritual
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In preparation for the upcoming Yom Kippur holiday – the Jewish Day of Atonement – Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasized to the public the importance of observing the custom of redeeming atonements with money and not chickens
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Former Israeli PM Netanyahu released after hospitalization
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 6 (ANI): Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from a medical centre in the city of Jerusalem on Thursday after being hospitalized overnight for observation.
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Israel halts celebration of Jewish festival
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], September 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel decided to halt on Sunday afternoon the marking of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, under a nationwide lockdown to battle the resurgence of COVID-19.
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