Degal HaTorah MKs consulted this week with HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch about an outline for a new conscription law. It has become apparent in recent weeks that due to the public debate following the Supreme Court’s decision to force the government to rationalize why they can’t draft Chareidim, along […]

In a speech marking Ramadan, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah asserted that Israel will ultimately lose the war in Gaza, even if it enters Rafah. Directing his comments at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Nasrallah declared, “Even if you go to Rafah, you have lost the war.” Nasrallah emphasized that Gaza’s residents will not surrender to Israel, […]

During a visit to Gaza City, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hinted that a ground operation in Rafah is imminent. “Extraordinary work is being done here above and below ground, the forces reach everywhere and the conclusion is that there is no safe place in Gaza for terrorists,” Gallant said, according to comments provided by […]

A very senior Israeli official excoriated the Biden administration for the US intelligence report claiming that the Netanyahu government “may be in jeopardy.” “We expect our friends to work to bring down the terror regime of Hamas and not the elected government in Israel,” the official said in a statement issued to Channel 12. “Those […]

The White House attempted to carry out damage control regarding US President Joe Biden’s comments over the weekend saying that Israel’s invasion of Rafah would be a “red line.” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday: “The President didn’t make any declarations or pronouncements or announcements. The red line came […]

Lebanese media reported that a drone strike attributed to Israel hit a car near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday morning, killing two people. Subsequent Arabic-language reports said that one of those killed was Hadi Mustafa, one of the leaders of Hamas’s military wing in Lebanon. Early Wednesday afternoon, Hamas confirmed the death […]

Two Israelis were injured in a stabbing attack at the checkpoint at the tunnel road, near the entrance to Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning. The terrorist arrived at the checkpoint on an electric bike, stabbed two people, and was then quickly shot and neutralized by Israeli security forces at the checkpoint. Witnesses said that the terrorist […]

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want. The outcome of contests across Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state was never in doubt. Neither Biden, a Democrat, nor Trump, […]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a speech via teleconference at the AIPAC conference on Tuesday, and used the opportunity to pass a veiled message to US President Joe Biden, saying that “our friends in the international community can’t say they support Israel’s right to defend itself, and then oppose Israel when it exercises that right.” […]

In a dramatic political step, New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar announced on Tuesday evening that he is breaking from Benny Gantz’s National Unity Party and also demanded to join the war cabinet. Speaking at a National Unity conference, Sa’ar began by speaking about the war and the need to continue the military campaign until the […]