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'I will be a former hostage forever': Andrei Kozlov tells his story through paintings

He is alive and filled with gratitude, but feels the weight of those not yet free; He is no longer a hostage but knows the world may always see him as one; 'It will forever be a part of my life'

Associated Press | 05.27.25

הרב דוב לנדו מכינוס שערך אמש ובו אמר את דבריו כנגד חוק הגיוס

Top rabbi warns of ‘actions we don’t wish to take’ if yeshiva students are drafted

Rabbi Dov Landau urges resistance IDF enlistment, warns of coalition withdrawal if conscription proceeds as ultra-Orthodox leaders push for legislation ahead of Shavuot deadline

Shilo Freid | 05.27.25

יחידה מיוחדת מאתרת ממצאים מאירועי ה-7.10 בסיוע כלבים על כביש 323 סמוך למפלסים

IDF probe into Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Mefalsim: Hamas controlled key crossroads, massacred dozens

Internal investigation finds failures in force deployment and preparedness, revealing how Hamas overran strategic sites, including Kibbutz Mefalsim and a major junction near Sderot, killing 77 civilians and 13 security personnel

Yoav Zitun | 05.27.25

שיגור מיירט באזור חדרה בעקבות שיגור טיל מתימן

Missiles from Yemen intercepted hours apart; air raid sirens sound in Jordan Valley, West Bank

Houthis continue attacks, prompting early morning air raid sirens across the country; IDF says both missiles were intercepted; no injuries, damage reported

Yoav Zitun | 05.27.25

Israel’s new buffer zone in Syria begins to stabilize, but the ground is shifting fast

Ynet reporter at Syria security zone on border in Golan Heights: Months after Assad's fall and the IDF's entry into Syria, a fortified buffer zone is taking shape; 'No reckless missions,' says the 474th Golan Brigade commander, who monitors his troops' performance via Syrian social media

Yair Kraus | 05.26.25

IDF outlines phases of Hamas defeat in Gaza: 'Hamas playing games — will hold onto hostages'

Military plans to seize up to 70% of Gaza territory, dismantle Hamas rule and control aid; Senior IDF official says Hamas is weakened but not yet broken, with a two-month timeline ahead

Yossi Yehoshua | 05.25.25

הרמטכ״ל רב-אלוף אייל זמיר, קיים הערכת מצב וסיור שטח בחאן יונס עם מפקד פיקוד דרום אלוף יניב עשור

IDF chief rebukes incoming Shin Bet head: 'This is not an endless war — we'll shorten it'

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told troops in Khan Younis: 'We seek decisive victory — and we’ll achieve it'; Zamir reiterated that the mission remains to create conditions for the return of the hostages and eliminate the threat to border communities

Yoav Zitun, Roni Green Shaulov | 05.25.25

Israel controls 77% of Gaza territory, Hamas claims

Terror group claimed 40% of the Strip was under IDF control just over one month ago; the Military deploys five divisions to the fighting against Hamas in expanded offensive

Niv Shaiovich | 05.25.25

Eyal Zamir, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, Israel Katz

IDF chief pushes back after Katz muzzles top army lawyer, says her role is vital to Israel’s image

Defense minister bars IDF advocate general from Bar Association event, citing need to avoid political debate; Zamir says her work is vital to defending army from war crimes allegations

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.25.25

Soldier seriously injured in Gaza following altercation with fellow troop, IDF says

Military Police open investigation after Nahal Brigade soldier struck in the head with a weapon and a kettle; attacker suspended from combat duty

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.25.25

Member of Hezbollah who lost fingures in Israel's pagers' detonation casts his vote in Lebanon municipal elections

Hezbollah fares well in strongholds in Lebanon local elections, but turnout low

Low voter participation is attributed to the anger among Lebanese over the long war and violence; 'The will of life is stronger than death and the will of construction is stronger than destruction,' President Joseph Aoun says

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 05.25.25

Aid trucks looted in Gaza as Israel prepares to expand aid distribution under armed US guards

Families told to arrive at four dedicated distribution areas to receive aid packages; IDF prepared to establish more distribution in areas 'cleared of terrorists'; UN says aid must come to residents not the other way round, Israel says UN objection is political

Yoav Zitun | 05.25.25

IDF intercepts missile fired from Yemen

Alerts sounded in Jerusalem and West Bank after a missile launch is detected in Yemen

ynet | 05.25.25

Report: Israel behind US contractors set to deliver aid to Gaza

Investigative report finds the initiative meant to circumvent the UN, considered to hold an anti-Israel bias, and prevent aid from reaching Hamas; the source of funding for Safe Reach Solutions, headed by a former CIA official, is unclear

ynet | 05.25.25

Diary of an Israeli sniper: War, routine and the human cost

For 5 months in Gaza, Givati sniper Staff Sgt. Tomer eliminated 27 terrorists, often from a long distance; 'They dropped one after the other,' he recalls; now back home, he’s facing the moral weight and psychological toll of life behind the scope

Amihai Attali | 05.25.25

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