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Did you change your clocks ahead?
At 2 a.m. on Friday, clocks jumped one hour ahead to 3 a.m., robbing Israelis for one hour of sleep but allowing them to enjoy daylight for longer in the evening hours; DST expires October 27
Ynet
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08:41 | 03.29.24
Senior Hamas official eliminated at Al Shifa Hospital
Military says Ra’ad Thabat attempted to flee the hospital with other terrorists when IDF forces found and clashed with them leading to his death
Yoav Zitun
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00:46 | 03.29.24
PM scraps war cabinet meeting, disappoints families of captive soldiers
Ministers in war cabinet outraged Netanyahu brings hostage negotiations question to security cabinet where concessions would be blocked; Netanyahu in 1st meeting since war with parents of soldiers held hostage, says only military pressure can end captivity
Liran Tamari, Itamar Eichner
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22:59 | 03.28.24
Israel has not received everything it has asked for, top US general says
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says some requests turned down because U.S. is unable or unwilling to deliver adding there is a constant dialogue between the nations
Reuters
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22:20 | 03.28.24
Court stops funding to Haredis not serving in IDF
Prime minister consults with ultra-Orthodox coalition partners after ruling to prevent coalition crisis if they chose to resign; Shas leader says he can understand those who refuse to serve in the military of a country that fights against the Yeshiva world
Tova Zimuky
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22:07 | 03.28.24
Palestinian PM Mustafa forms cabinet with emphasis on economy
New government to be sworn in on Monday claims plans to reform institutions, includes financial expert Omar al- Bitar as finance minister, and Muhamad al Amour, who served as the president of the Palestinian Businessmen Association
Einav Halabi, Reuters
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20:32 | 03.28.24
Israel issues travel warnings ahead of Passover
National Security Councils statement tells Israelis planning a vacation abroad to obscure their Israeli identities amid increasing antisemitism and violence against Jews amid Gaza war
Itamar Eichner
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20:09 | 03.28.24
World court orders Israel to take action to address Gaza famine
Court says new provision needed because the 'catastrophic living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have deteriorated further, in particular in view of the prolonged and widespread depravation of food and other basic necessities'
Itamar Eichner, Reuters
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18:54 | 03.28.24
Captured terrorist admits raping woman on Oct. 7
PIJ terrorists captured by IDF recounts horrific assault in a Kibbutz home says does not know if victim and her mother were abducted or killed by Hamas when he left Warning: viewer discretion advised
Yoav Zitun
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18:00 | 03.28.24
Students rally for dismissal of professor demanding US halt arms sales to Israel
Dr. Regev Nathansohn of Sapir College signed petition accusing Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza and urging US to halt weapon and financial aid, faces calls for his ouster by students accusing him of defaming the troops
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad
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14:40 | 03.28.24
After dodging, Netanyahu greenlights delegation to Washington
PM informs War Cabinet will dispatch team to US early next week after meeting scrapped due to US refusal to veto UN Security Council resolution on Gaza cease-fire
Itamar Eichner
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13:22 | 03.28.24
Hostage Luis Har almost gave up in Gaza, then rescuers came: 'Terrorists treated us like dogs'
70-year-old broke down in final days in captivity, but didn't stop dreaming about his grandchildren; 'I would wake up crying'; the poor conditions, brutality of the terrorists and heroic operation that saved him
Ynet
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11:50 | 03.28.24
Iranian dissidents in Israel: 'Islamic Republic is our common enemy'
Iranian regime opponents visit Western Wall, Vashem and October 7 massacre sites; 'Their scars and stories remind us all who is behind Hamas - the terror regime in Tehran'
Itamar Eichner
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10:48 | 03.28.24
Shooting attack on school bus, cars in the Jordan Valley
At least three people injured, one seriously, in the attack on Route 90 near the West Bank town of Al-Auja in the Jordan Valley
Elisha Ben Kimon, Adir Yanko
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07:40 | 03.28.24
Alan Dershowitz: 'Israel is no longer a bipartisan issue'
Renowned US attorney and Harvard professor emeritus speaks on American-Israeli ties during war against Hamas in Gaza, saying terrorist organization seems to think it is winning
Natasha Kirtchuk/i24NEWS
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23:38 | 03.27.24
Israeli Nobel Prize-winning economist Prof. Daniel Kahneman dies at 90
In 2002, Prof. Kahneman became the fifth Israeli to win the Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in behavioral economics; in 2013, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama; colleagues remember him as a visionary
Yaron Drukman, Daniel Edelson, New York
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22:03 | 03.27.24
IDF names soldier killed in battle in southern Gaza
Staff Sergeant Nisim Kachlon killed by terrorist gunfire during a repeat raid on the Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis
Yoav Zitun
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21:54 | 03.27.24
Israel deploys extensive facial recognition in Gaza to locate terrorists
Three Israeli intelligence officials sound alarm on employment of facial recognition technology, raising concerns over potential misuse
Ynetnews
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20:11 | 03.27.24
Netanyahu: US failure to veto Security Council resolution encouraged Hamas
Meeting Republican Senator Rick Scott, PM blasts Biden administration's policies; 'My message to Hamas is clear - pressure will not work'; Senator Graham calls starvation accusations 'bullsh*t and a blood libel'
Itamar Eichner
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19:56 | 03.27.24
IDF pessimistic about settlement with Hezbollah on northern border
Army officials say significant military operation against Hezbollah clearly needed to allow northern residents to return to home, and decisions regarding northern front, as well as Rafah, nearing resolution
Yoav Zitun
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17:47 | 03.27.24
Islamic Sunni group targeted by IDF on radar of US, Israeli intelligence
Hezbollah-affiliated Al Akhbar reports group member offered $5 million by US intelligence to provide information on Saleh al-Arouri, later assassinated in Beirut
Lior Ben Ari
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16:52 | 03.27.24
Memorial plaque confirms Mossad operative drowned in Italian lake during spy op
Plaque honoring two Italian intelligence agents who drowned in Lake Maggiore in 2023 during a 'birthday celebration' on a 'tourist boat' states they died while on a covert operation with colleagues from foreign intelligence, including an Israeli man
Zeev Avrahami
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14:39 | 03.27.24
Zahar Bashara, 25, killed in Hezbollah rocket attack on north
Bashara, from Druze town of Ein Qiniyye, killed in Kiryat Shmona paper plant where he was employed as a driver; 'He was the soul of the place,' a co-worker says, 'I don't know what to say, this is a heartache'
Yair Kraus, Hassan Shaalan, Einav Halabi
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13:18 | 03.27.24
Hard-line Haredim stand outside IDF recruitment center to dissuade others from joining
Members of the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta faction are standing outside a Jerusalem recruitment center and try to talk other Haredi Jews from joining the IDF; 'The secularists choose to engage in wars, so they should handle the consequences'
Liran Tamari
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12:00 | 03.27.24
'Biden and Democrats betrayed Israel,' ex-US envoy David Friedman says
Concern about whether the alliance between Israel and the US is still strong is 'fair question,' former US ambassador to Israel under former US President Donald Trump tells Ynet Studio
Nir (Shoko) Cohen
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10:49 | 03.27.24
Amit Soussana's sexual assault testimony proves deniers wrong, worries families of remaining hostages
She told one of the world's leading newspapers about abuse in Hamas captivity, provoking a host of emotional reactions and increased fear for the well-being of those who have not yet been released; She is 'a real hero'
Yael Ciechanover, Hadar Gil-Ad, Adam Kutub
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10:37 | 03.27.24
Popular English-language government spokesman Eylon Levy fired following fumbles
He targeted the UK's foreign minister on social media, had an unauthorized audition for 'Dancing with the Stars,' and distributed fake news; Officials stress that while there's no doubt he has natural skill and talent, his repeated missteps left them no choice
Itamar Eichner
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09:03 | 03.27.24
At least 1 killed, another injured in Hezbollah rocket strike on north
Zahar Bashara, 25-year old resident of the Druze town of Ein Qiniyye, pulled dead out of burning rubble in wake of attack in a barrage of 30 rockets after IDF confirms strike on senior member of Palestinian Sunni group in the village of Hebbariyeh in Southern Lebanon
Yoav Zitun
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08:10 | 03.27.24
Senior Hamas official Marwan Issa confirmed killed in Israeli air strike
Hamas' No. 3 in Gaza, and deputy to Hamas' supreme military commander Mohammad Deif, was killed in an air strike in Nuseirat refugee camp, IDF announces: 'We checked all the intelligence and we are certain'; This is the most significant killing in Gaza since the outbreak of the war
Adam Kutub
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23:44 | 03.26.24
Hostage Uriel Baruch killed, body held in Gaza, family told by IDF
Family of the 35-year old father of two, abducted from the Nova music festival during the October 7 atrocities, told by military that their intelligence shows he was murdered and his body is being held by the terrorists
Yael Ciechanover
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22:56 | 03.26.24
US rejects Netanyahu's claim that UN vote hurt hostage talks
State Department calls Netanyahu comments 'unfair' and says Hamas' rejection of agreement proposed in Qatar negotiations preceded the vote on the Security Council cease-fire resolution, which the US failed to veto
Itamar Eichner
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22:29 | 03.26.24
White House official calls father of Hamas victim Itay Chen to say US policy on war unchanged
Ruby Chen an American-Israeli whose murdered son is held in Gaza receives a call from an official who assures him the U.S. refrained from vetoing the UN resolution calling for a cease-fire because it included a call for hostages to be freed
Yael Ciechanover
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20:54 | 03.26.24
South African leaders arrive in Israel to show support
Religious and community leaders tour southern Israel and visit the Knesset, saying they disagree with their government's actions and statements alleging Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Itamar Eichner
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20:31 | 03.26.24
Captured terrorists reveal how Al Shifa Hospital used as base, sanctuary
Watch terrorist admit to hiding in hospital: During interrogation, senior member of Hamas who commands over 140 terrorists says hospitals used by group as shelters because of humanitarian law protecting them; Terrorists are everywhere, 'in all of the buildings'
Yoav Zitun
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20:15 | 03.26.24
'I was sexually assaulted in Hamas captivity,' ex-hostage Amit Soussana goes public with her story
Released hostage told the New York Times that she was sexually assaulted by one of her captors and was also beaten; She decided to go public with her traumatic story to tell her story to raise awareness about the plight of the hostages remaining in Gaza
Ynet
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19:42 | 03.26.24
At least 40 rockets target northern Israel in latest Hezbollah barrage
IDF says fighter jets struck targets 120 kilometers from border including Hezbollah aerial unit while strikes continued on the south of the country where from where rockets are launched at the Galilee and Golan Heights
Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari
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18:06 | 03.26.24
Israeli official confirms 'significant targets' struck in Syria
Syrian opposition group identifies senior IRGC member Behrouz Vahedi as one of at least 15 casualties; officials say targets related to smuggling of weapons into Israel for terrorist attacks
Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun
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17:18 | 03.26.24
Herzog: Getting to Sinwar, dead or alive, only way to bring hostages back
President says everything begins and ends with Hamas leader in Gaza as architect of October 7 massacre who has been seeking to shed blood of the innocent ever since
Itamar Eichner
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15:03 | 03.26.24
IDF troops hail elderly reservists as they rejoin the ranks
At 71, both Itzik Grossman and Itzik Mishael didn't hesitate for a minute and re-enlisted in the IDF following October 7; 'This is what needs to be done, it gives us great satisfaction and pride,' they say
Iris Lifshitz Klieger, Nina Fox
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13:59 | 03.26.24
Israeli embassy removes provocative 'Palestine' post after Singapore backlash
Foreign minister slams post as 'inappropriate' after Israeli mission says Quran mentions Israel while making no references to 'Palestine'
Itamar Eichner
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13:30 | 03.26.24
Israeli team recalled after hostage talks in Qatar break down
PM office says Hamas intransigence result of UN Security Council cease-fire resolution; after 10 days of negotiations, Mossad and Shin Bet teams to return to Israel
Itamar Eichner
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12:17 | 03.26.24
UN Security Council resolution will only harden Hamas stance in hostage talks, envoy says
Gilad Erdan says 'disappointed by the decision, which essentially harms our war efforts and the chances of freeing the hostages'
Itamar Eichner
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07:45 | 03.26.24
'At least she wasn't taken straight to a tunnel': Family of Liri Elbag breaks silence on images of where Gaza hostage was held
Mother Shira Elbag says she felt sense of relief upon seeing a picture of a room; at least at the beginning her daughter was in a girl's room and not taken straight into an underground tunnel and darkness
Yael Ciechanover
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00:06 | 03.26.24
Terrorists hid among women and children in Hamad neighborhood during IDF op
Some 300 terrorists were arrested and more were killed during the operation, which lasted about 10 days in the 'Qatari neighborhood' in Khan Younis
Yoav Zitun
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22:35 | 03.25.24
The significance of the historic UN vote: 'Decision in the Security Council is dangerous,' senior officials says
Analysis: Resolution's 'demand' for an immediate cease-fire is non-binding - but it could have worrisome consequences for Israel, and even have an impact on the contacts for the hostage deal; More fighting in Gaza will lead to an international discourse on violation of the resolution, and will strengthen arguments in The Hague
Itamar Eichner
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22:22 | 03.25.24
IDF thwarts major weapons smuggling op from Iran to West Bank
Israeli intelligence and military forces exposed an attempt by operatives from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli targets, uncovering dozens of handguns, M4 rifles, explosives and anti-tank missiles
Yoav Zitun
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20:09 | 03.25.24
Hamas praises UN Security Council resolution; Israel's UN envoy says it gives Hamas 'hope'
Israel's ambassador to the UN says all countries should have vetoed the resolution: 'Demand for cease-fire without making it conditional on the release of our hostages gives Hamas hope of achieving a cease-fire without releasing them'
Itamar Eichner
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18:39 | 03.25.24
Lebanese media surprised by massive IDF re-entry into Gaza's largest hospital
As multiple terrorists from the upper echelon of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been killed or arrested during the IDF's latest raid on Al Shifa, Lebanese media has shone a spotlight on the massive operation; 'We distinguish between Hamas terrorists and the civilians they are hiding behind,' says IDF spokesperson
Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun
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18:02 | 03.25.24
Without a US veto: UN Security Council voted in favor of an immediate cease-fire for rest of Ramadan | Direct from the UN
After vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels sending high-level delegation to Washington; Resolution called for release of the hostages, but did not condition cease-fire on their release
Itamar Eichner
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16:39 | 03.25.24
Ashdod comes under rocket fire for 1st time in months
Rocket sirens blare during Purim holiday as eight projectiles target southern city; 6 rockets land in open fields; Hamas claims responsibility
Matan Tzuri, Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun
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15:18 | 03.25.24
See where 19-year old hostage was held captive in Gaza
In an interview to the UK's Daily Mail Liri Elbag's family says the IDF confirmed she and others taken hostage, initially held by a family of Gazan's made to cook and clear before being moved 40 meters underground where conditions dire
Ynet
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11:43 | 03.25.24
A sad Purim: Northern Israeli towns sheltering instead of celebrating
Constant security threats, missile and drone launches and endless rocket sirens leave many in the north stuck in safe rooms without any government support in Judaism's most festive holidays
Yair Kraus
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09:59 | 03.25.24
UN to vote on resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza during current Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China and the 22-nation Arab Group at the United Nations
Associated Press
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07:00 | 03.25.24
Gallant in quest for humanitarian solutions and strategic gains on US trip
Defense minister travels to US in first since Oct. 7 to discuss IDF's planned Rafah operation, additional F-35 squadron and potential hostage deal
Itamar Eichner
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00:13 | 03.25.24
Israel agrees to US-brokered Hamas hostage deal outline, hundreds of prisoners set for early release
Jerusalem raises offer for return of 40 hostages but demands veto rights over identities of prisoners to be released from Israeli jails; willingness to accommodate daily return of thousands of Palestinians to northern Gaza; ‘We’re waiting for Hamas' response,’ senior official says
Itamar Eichner
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22:29 | 03.24.24
Israel behind alleged sabotage at Iran's covert nuclear arms site, report says
Iranian dissident media outlet reports 9 suspects, allegedly hired by 'anonymous individual' thought to be Mossad, set fire to nondescript workshop in Tehran suburb, suspected to be undeclared nuclear site
Benjamin Weinthal/i24NEWS
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18:44 | 03.24.24
Israeli children take cover as sirens sound during Purim festivities
Rocket sirens sound across communities in the Golan Heights disrupt traditional Purim celebrations forcing children to take cover
Yair Kraus
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14:33 | 03.24.24
Gallant says does not back Netanyahu bill for Haredi military service
Defense minister comes out against planned cabinet vote scheduled on the day he is to travel to US while Netanyahu insists on bringing proposed legislation, likely in hopes of avoiding coalition crisis
Moran , Ynetnews
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13:29 | 03.24.24
IDF names fallen soldier killed in fighting at Al Shifa Hospital
Military says Staff Sergeant Lior Raviv fell in battle with terrorists inside the hospital complex; comrades describe him as 'top of the line' ; 252 soldiers killed since start of war
Yoav Zitun, Nina Fox
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11:36 | 03.24.24
'Everything that's on the table' in Gallant U.S. trip
Defense Minister, to meet with high-ranking US officials to discuss Rafah offensive, IDF re-entry into al-Shifa hospital, humanitarian aid, Hezbollah and Iran's regional ambitions
Itamar Eichner
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10:02 | 03.24.24
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