Avreich (yeshiva student) Akiva Rand, 29, from Jerusalem's Chernobyl Hasidic community, was killed in a fatal road accident in Moldova during a trip to visit graves of tzadikim. Two other avreichim traveling with him were injured, according to the B.D.H. emergency network.
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A senior IDF Southern Command officer said Wednesday that 245 Hamas operatives have been killed since Operation Roaring Lion began. The officer stated Hamas is an organization that must be destroyed, that ground units have established 40 new outposts inside the Gaza Strip, and that areas under Israeli control have been fully cleared both above and below ground.
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A protest is underway at the entrance to Kfar Yona, according to reports from the scene. The demonstration comes amid ongoing protest convoys targeting the nearby Prison 10 and military draft enforcement. Police have previously blocked the route to prevent the convoy from reaching the prison.
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Miriam Shani, whose husband Captain Uri Mordechai Shani was killed fighting Hamas at the Kissufim outpost on October 7, married Ofek — Uri's former commander in the Egoz Unit — on Wednesday evening. Ofek said under the chuppah that Uri 'is with us at every stage,' calling their marriage 'a second floor built on deep foundations.'
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Former IDF chief of staff and Israel Resilience party leader Gadi Eisenkot toured the Gaza border area today and met with freed hostage Doron Steinbrecher in the neighborhood from which she was abducted. The meeting was reported by N12.
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The Israeli Air Force struck a vehicle carrying two suspects who crossed the security perimeter in the Ali Taher ridge area and posed a threat to troops, the IDF said. The military stated it will not allow Hezbollah to harm Israeli civilians or forces and will continue targeting immediate threats.
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A fire has broken out in the Agamim neighborhood of Netanya. Firefighting crews are responding to the scene. No details on injuries, damage, or the cause of the blaze are yet available.
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France recorded its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said Wednesday. The new all-time high, set on Tuesday and surpassed again today, comes amid a severe heat wave across Western Europe.
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According to Arab affairs reporter Yossi Eliezer of the 301 Arab World channel, Israeli forces have been concentrating significant attention on villages surrounding Hebron in recent days. No specific operations or results have been detailed.
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The judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial are pressing to hold hearings five days a week, partly due to Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman's concern that she will not reach a verdict before her retirement, according to a report. The court has already announced a move to five weekly sessions after the holiday period.
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The Israeli security establishment will focus its counterterrorism effort in Judea and Samaria ahead of the High Holidays, boosting the order of battle to roughly 26 battalions, according to an exclusive report by journalist Hillel Bitton Rosen. The Paratroopers Brigade will operate alongside the Nahal Brigade and Home Front Command units, with an emphasis on 'terror camps' that have not yet been addressed.
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Colonel Yoav Schneider, commander of the IDF's 401st Armored Brigade, gave an interview with journalist Maggie Tabibi, discussing ongoing operations and the brigade's role in securing Israel. The full interview airs on channel C14.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Israel is trying to sabotage the agreement between the United States and Iran. He added that if peace comes to the region, it will come despite Israel.
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ASA College, a Jerusalem-based school for gifted and outstanding students, will open a boarding-school branch in Netivot, the first such institution in southern Israel, at a cost of millions of shekels, according to N12.
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Six people were injured Wednesday evening in a collision between two vehicles on Route 60 near the settlement of Otniel in Judea and Samaria, according to Magen David Adom. A 27-year-old woman was evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in serious condition with multi-system trauma; a 40-year-old man was moderately injured with head and limb wounds, and four others were lightly hurt. Israeli police have opened an investigation.
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National Security Adviser Shmuel Ben Ezra held an urgent meeting to advance voluntary emigration from Gaza, seeking countries willing to accept Gazans. Mossad representatives reportedly told attendees no state has yet agreed to take part.
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Coalition sources say Defense Minister Israel Katz is obstructing the advancement of the bill to halt arrests of Haredi draft evaders and will not allow it to move forward at this stage, according to political reporter Michael Shemesh.
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Home Front Command chief Major General Shay Kleper said at the MUNI EXPO local government conference that the home front has become a front line, emphasizing the importance of cooperation with local authorities, according to N12.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he believes the technical teams involved in negotiations with Iran will reconvene on the 30th of the month, as reported by Israeli media. A separate Pakistani statement said talks would resume next week, leaving the precise date unconfirmed by other sources.
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The Iranian daily Kayhan published an infographic titled 'Unity of the Resistance Front,' depicting the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen, Iran's IRGC, and Hezbollah in Lebanon — but omitting Hamas entirely. The graphic quotes Iran's supreme leader crediting 'the devoted armed forces of Islamic Iran, together with the fighters of the resistance front, especially dear Lebanon' for victories against 'the American-Zionist terrorist armies.' The absence of Hamas is notable given its central role in the axis, according to the report.