IDF slays top Hamas commander who helped plan Oct. 7 massacre The attack was reportedly carried out by a drone with three missiles that hit a moving vehicle in the western part of Gaza City.
Iran accelerates ballistic missile production, Israel warns Many experts believe the nuclear program has been set back by multiple years; however, Iran’s missile arsenal may have suffered less damage.
WATCH: IDF eliminates Hamas leader and key Oct. 7th planner Ra’ad Sa’ad, Hamas’ weapons chief and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre, was eliminated in a strike that greatly weakens the terror group’s ability to rebuild.
WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah training camps in southern Lebanon For the second time this week, the IDF targeted Hezbollah training camps and military infrastructure in southern Lebanon, aiming to thwart the terror group’s preparation for attacks on Israeli civilians and forces.
Israeli Farmers welcome Storm Byron after multi-year drought Agricultural officials said rainfall totals in some locations reached tens of millimeters within hours, enough to trigger early germination in fields planted ahead of the storm.
Anti-Hamas militias vow to continue fight in Gaza as Israel stands firm on disarmament, Turkey’s post-war role Instead of immediately surrendering its weapons, as stipulated in the ceasefire deal, Hamas is proposing a long-term ceasefire of up to ten years and a freeze on its arsenal, provided that Israel fully withdraws from Gaza.
Israeli tourists could soon be required to show 5 years of social media history to enter the US It was not immediately clear how tourists would submit their social media history under the proposed regulations, or even what such a request could constitute.
WATCH: Freed hostages, the Berman twins, welcomed back at the festival they worked at before Oct. 7 After 738 harrowing days in captivity following their kidnapping from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, Gali and Ziv Berman returned to Festigal—where they had spent five years as lighting technicians.
Freed hostage Eitan Mor said ‘to just accept I would die in Gaza’ made captivity ‘easier’ In captivity, Mor said his emotional state shifted over time, moving from cautious hope to resignation.
Talia Sommer becomes first Israeli athlete to join US national women’s soccer league Sommer has also played for Israel’s women’s national team, most recently in the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League, where she started four matches and delivered three goals and two assists.
Diplomatic shock: Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for Ben-Gurion incident Israel has not detailed its version of events at Ben-Gurion, but strict questioning, detentions, and occasional deportations are routine there because of real and ongoing terror threats against Israeli aviation and the state itself.
WATCH: ‘Iran isn’t the country it was before the US struck their nuclear sites,’ says Trump President Trump warned that Iran—once a nation feared across the region—has been "downgraded," adding that any attempt to rebuild its missile infrastructure would be quickly obliterated.
Neo-Nazis deploy AI apps as new creative weapons against Jews, watchdog groups reveal 'The decentralized nature of open-source AI presents both opportunities and risks,' said Daniel Kelley, director of the ADL’s Center for Technology and Society.
Alon Leichman becomes first Israeli head pitching coach in the MLB In March, Leichman is expected to be the head pitching coach for Team Israel at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
WATCH: Negev crime wave erupts as Israeli forces scramble to take control Israeli police and army officials have launched a sweeping crackdown on the crime wave hammering the country’s south, targeting drug and weapons smuggling along with a range of other criminal activity.
Speaker Johnson ‘The Bible is clear: Judea and Samaria are the Land of Israel’ Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan traveled to the U.S. capital for three days of marathon meetings aimed at promoting Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, his office announced.
Anti-Israel, antisemitic views of US Republicans concentrated among ‘new entrants’ to party, new poll finds Among newer Republicans, 38 percent believe that Jews are more loyal to a foreign country than the US, compared to 24 percent of more traditional Republicans.
WATCH: 2024 Eurovision winner returns trophy over Israel inclusion Nemo, Switzerland’s 2024 Eurovision winner, announced he is returning his trophy to the EBU, citing his anti-Israel stance and opposition to allowing the Jewish state to compete in next year’s contest.
‘We keep it, I guess,’ Trump says of sanctioned oil US seizes from Venezuelan tanker Venezuela, which primarily sells oil to China, has been offloading it at a steep discount as it competes with Moscow and Tehran on the black market.
Anti-Israel celebrities accept major Saudi payday to attend Jeddah film festival The festival—and the presence of actors known for bashing Israel—follows backlash against U.S. comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in September despite Saudi Arabia’s strict speech controls and entrenched human rights abuses.
