Netanyahu is first foreign leader invited by Trump to White House, Israel saysJoe Biden waited 20 months after Netanyahu was re-elected in 2022 to invite him to the White House.
Freed hostage Naama Levy: ‘I saw how you were fighting for me’'I’m safe and protected, surrounded by family and friends, and feeling better with each passing day.'
WATCH: IDF strikes weapons depot in southern LebanonTensions in southern Lebanon reached a boiling point when Hezbollah supporters attempted to enter multiple villages occupied by the IDF, despite the extension of a ceasefire.
Defense Minister Katz says Israel will remain on Mount Hermon ‘indefinitely’This is the most far-reaching statement Katz has made so far regarding the length of time Israeli troops would be stationed in the Syrian buffer zone.
‘Single Palestinian more important than 1,000 Israelis,’ says prominent Gaza journalistAzaiza has spent much of 2024 on a speaking tour in the United States, where he has met with US Rep. Rashida Tlaib, an outspoken critic of Israel, and visited the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia University to praise demonstrators.
Trump’s pick for FBI director faces accusations of jeopardizing special missionsThe mounting evidence of Patel’s alleged misconduct has galvanized opposition to his nomination hearing this Thursday.
WATCH: Senior terror leaders greet released prisoners at welcome ceremony in EgyptFollowing the release of over one hundred prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, many were sent to Egypt, where they were met with a hero's welcome by senior Hamas and PIJ leaders.
UNSC to address crisis at UNRWA ahead of Israeli banDanon stressed that months of talks with the United Nations to address the situation have been met with 'blatant disregard.'
Ireland’s Chief Rabbi blasts president for conduct, anti-Israel tirade during National Holocaust MemorialIsrael’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa’ar, denounced Higgins’s comments as a 'despicable provocation,' accusing him of using International Holocaust Remembrance Day to 'echo Hamas’s antisemitic propaganda, leading Jews, descendants of Holocaust survivors, to walk out of the event.'
WATCH: Popular British morning show omits Jews and antisemitism from Holocaust Remembrance DayDuring Good Morning Britain's three-minute introduction to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the show omitted any mention of Jews and antisemitism when referencing the Holocaust and Auschwitz.
Israel shuts down Raed Salah’s ‘Afsha’a Al-Islam’ committees for ties to HamasSalah, who heads the committees, has been arrested several times for incitement in sermons and on social media, and for fundraising for Hamas.
Trump invites Netanyahu to the White HouseThe full details of Netanyahu’s trip could be announced after Wednesday’s scheduled visit to Jerusalem by U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
WATCH: IDF constructs new outposts on Syrian side of Mt. HermonIDF Northern Command are installing 'equipment that can withstand various weather conditions, including temporary structures with an additional layer of insulation, heating equipment, generators and a water heating system,' according to the military.
The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruinsSeven old Jews, a locked synagogue, and a ruin. That’s what remains of the Jewish community of Syria.
PA continues unbridled building on nature reserveIsraeli groups demand government action with the Judean Desert ecosystem under dire threat from the massive illegal construction projects.
WATCH: Senior Hamas official – ‘We are willing to negotiate with the Trump administration’Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior leader in Hamas' political bureau, expressed the group's openness to negotiations with the Trump administration, calling it 'pragmatic'.
Iranian FM calls to ‘expel Israelis to Greenland,’ warns against ‘crazy’ attack on Iran’s nuclear programIran's foreign minister denounces Donald Trump's proposal to relocate 1.5 million Gazans, mockingly calls for deportation of Israeli Jews to Greenland, while warning of a 'very bad disaster' if US or Israel attack Iran's nuclear program.
Trump uses Holocaust Remembrance Day statement to celebrate establishment of IsraelIn statement marking 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Trump calls for 'end to antisemitism,' while celebrating the 're-founding' of the Jewish national home in Israel.
Freed hostage: ‘There are two million terrorists in Gaza’Albag was one of four soldiers released Saturday who disrupted Hamas’ attempt to humiliate them onstage, showing their spirits were unbroken.
Auschwitz survivor would rather ‘shake hands’ with SS guard than Holocaust denierOut of nine siblings, only he and one brother survived the gas chambers.
WATCH: Iranian professor – ‘You’ll be surprised at the number Iranians who hate Palestinians’Sadegh Zibakalam, a renowned professor at Tehran University, stated that he could never have imagined a time when Benjamin Netanyahu would be called a hero by the Iranian people.
Sanctuary cities were always anti-AmericanIts core motivations were countering America’s defense against Communism and Islamism.
Washington Post cites sanctioned terror financier in sympathetic pieceThe U.S. Department of Treasury slapped sanctions on Samidoun just months ago for providing material support to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a terrorist organization that participated in Hamas's Oct. 7 terror attack.
WATCH: IDF destroys terror observation room during Jenin raidThe IDF has killed over 15 terrorists, including the commander of Al-Qassam in Judea and Samaria, in a drone strike near Tulkarm, and confiscated dozens of explosives and weapons.
Jewish groups in Italy decry ‘dramatic increase’ in antisemitism while marking Holocaust Remembrance DayThe Jewish community of Milan withdrew from the main municipal Holocaust commemoration ceremony, citing concerns that it could be exploited to promote anti-Israel rhetoric.
House reps reintroduce bipartisan Holocaust education billCo-sponsors of the bipartisan bill include Reps. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) and Young Kim (R-Calif.).
WATCH: PIJ releases sign of life video of Arbel YehudArbel Yehud was meant to be released earlier this week per a specific Israeli request, but Hamas failed to let her go, sparking a tense standoff until Hamas acquiesced and promised her release on Thursday along with Agam Berger and a male hostage.
Iranian FM: ‘Crazy’ US or Israeli attack on nuke sites won’t happenTrump said he hoped that Israel would not attack Iran’s nuclear faculties but appeared to suggest that this was a possibility if the Islamic Republic does not accept a deal on its nuclear program.
Palestinian statehood a ‘red-line’ for Saudi-Israel normalization deal, says Saudi prince'There is no other solution than the two-state solution,' says Saudi prince and diplomat, insisting that any deal between Riyadh and Jerusalem must include Israel's agreement to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Trump pushes Gazan relocation plan in call with Egyptian president'I'd like to get Gazans living somewhere they can live without disruption,' Trump says, doubling down on call for Egypt and Jordan to take in Gazan refugees.
‘Don’t return home, Hezbollah still a danger’ – Mayor to northerners'If someone thinks these concrete slabs will stop Hezbollah, they are mistaken,' says Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern.
‘I wanted to make easy money’ – IDF reservist on spying for Iran'My son is an Israeli patriot, he was raised that way, in uniform from the age of 14,' says father of accused Iranian spy.
Israeli president accuses UN of ‘moral bankruptcy’ during Holocaust Memorial Day addressSpeaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Israel's president castigates the UN, claiming the body has become 'weaponized' by terrorists and demonstrating 'moral bankruptcy' after October 7th.
Jerusalem braces for release of Second Intifada-era terrorists'The terrorists being released to Jerusalem were critical actors within the murderous terror infrastructure of the Second Intifada,' warns NGO head.
Trump mulls adapting Iron Dome technology for US defenseDefense experts disagree on whether such a system is necessary or even feasible for the United States. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Preside...
Freed hostages report spending months in tunnels without human contactSome of the hostages were held in underground tunnels with no daylight and were deprived of human contact, sometimes for as long as eight months.
Israeli minister says Trump plan to relocate Gazans is ‘only solution’Trump is pressuring Egypt and Jordan to accept large numbers of refugees from the Gaza Strip.
WATCH: IDF uncovers bomb hidden in washing machine in JeninIDF forces uncovered an observation room with gas canisters intended for making IEDs, located a bomb hidden in a washing machine in Jenin, and destroyed dozens of IEDs planted on roads to target their troops.
Survey: Half of British Jewry want to leave over rising antisemitismThe BBC’s reputation for impartiality has been called into question, with 92% of respondents viewing its coverage of Jewish-related matters unfavorably.
WATCH: Herzog speaks at UN headquarters in NY on International Holocaust Remembrance DayPresident Isaac Herzog criticized the organization for failing the Jewish people and aligning itself with antisemitism and terror—actions completely contrary to its founding principles.
Holocaust survivors fear losing reparations over new facial recognition appFor these individuals, the task of downloading and using a smartphone app, managing a steady camera, and navigating technical instructions is daunting.
WATCH: Holocaust survivor discusses important lessons on 80th anniversary of liberation of AuschwitzRena Quint, a Holocaust survivor, reflects on the essential lessons that must be learned if the world is to uphold its promise of 'Never Again.'
Qatar’s ‘day after’ plan for Gaza: Keeping Hamas in power – analysisThe Qataris do not want the PA in the Gaza Strip to rein in Hamas or to prevent attacks against Israel, instead, they want the PA to act as a front to maintain Hamas's hold on power.
Israeli female astronaut will go to space with NASA'Israel, despite being a small country, stands at the global forefront of the space field and serves as a significant factor in leading international space programs,' President Isaac Herzog said in a recorded video address from New York.
WATCH: Tunisian soccer fans raise massive banner of dead Hamas leader Yahya SinwarClub Africain fans displayed a large poster depicting Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seated in an armchair in Gaza, holding a cane, alongside the message: 'The enemy is broken, raise the flag of victory.'
Israel: Eight dead in Hamas list of 33 hostages to be freedDefense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to the truce and warned of severe consequences for violations.
Holocaust survivors make new lives in Israel despite warIsrael is home to 123,715 Holocaust survivors, according to the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority.
WATCH: Hezbollah official defies Israel, stands south of Litani RiverSalman Harb, head of Hezbollah media in southern Lebanon, stated that children are carrying Hezbollah flags and the elderly are holding posters of the late leader Hassan Nasrallah in support of the terror group, despite Israel's insistence on keeping Hezbollah north of the Litani River.
‘An insult’ – Holocaust museum chairman blasts Elon Musk’s address to German nationalistsDani Dayan, chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem and a former Israeli diplomat, blasts pro-Trump billionaire over video address to German nationalist party calling for rejection of war guilt, restoration of German national pride.
WATCH: Israeli aircraft eliminates terror commander in Tulkarm airstrikeAn Israeli airstrike killed Ihab Abu Atiwa, the military commander of Al-Qassam in Tulkarm, following a widespread crackdown on terror in Palestinian towns in Judea and Samaria.
Hamas rejects Gaza relocation plan but hints it may surrender control of GazaSenior Hamas officials blast Trump's proposal to relocate 1.5 million Gazans to Egypt or Jordan while expressing openness to talks with the US to give up on post-war control over the Gaza Strip.
‘Concrete warnings’ force Diaspora minister to cancel trip to BrusselsAmichai Chikli said his physical safety was the concern, while an anti-Israel NGO claimed potential legal action against him had deterred the minister.
Irish president bashes Israel at Holocaust memorial eventIreland's Michael Higgins 'resorted to cheap and despicable provocation,' said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
Palestinian Authority pays 506 million shekels to released terrorists in current exchangeThe terrorist who has received the largest amount of money is Muhammad Al-Tous, who was paid 2,254,200 shekels since his arrest for involvement in terror attacks and murder in 1985.
Colombia backs down on deportation flights after Trump threatens steep tariffsWithin an hour, Gustavo Petro arranged to have his presidential plane pick up the migrants.
WATCH: Israel’s UN envoy honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day with survivorInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the liberation of Auschwitz, the most notorious death camp created by the Nazis to exterminate the Jewish people during World War II.
Families of returned hostages speak out'Our family, the family of the hostages, need to see all of them returning home. We want to say thank you to all who were with us all this time. We continue to pray for everybody,' said Orly Gilboa mother of returned hostage Daniella.
Israel bans plane landings at Cyprus’s Paphos airport amid security concernsThe Israeli government currently does not advise against traveling to Paphos, and the decision to prohibit Israeli carriers from landing there reportedly stems from security considerations related to the airport.
WATCH: World adopted Palestinian narrative because of protests in the US, says Hamas repHamas representative in Lebanon, Ahmad Abdel Hadi, also claimed that the United States offered Hamas full control of the Gaza Strip, Judea, and Samaria, along with money, to stop fighting indefinitely.
What led to IDF op in Jenin—and why it won’t be the lastIDF presence in the area has primarily been on the fringes, allowing terror infrastructure to fester and grow, which in turn requires periodic large-scale incursions.
