New data on the Hesder yeshiva program shows a 99% enlistment rate (vs. 68.9% in the general public), 85% combat service, and about 90% reserve compliance up to exemption age. The number of new entrants rose 13% in the past year to 2,808, across approximately 75 active yeshivas with some 12,000 total students.
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Rabbi Moshe Chaim Dandrovič, a leading figure in the Gur hasidic yeshiva, urged the community in a recorded message to attend Friday's vehicle protest and declare 'Enough!' against the enlistment order.
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Hezbollah senior official Wafiq Safa stated in a new interview that the late Hassan Nasrallah was so shaken by the September 2024 pager attack that he stopped eating and barely drank. Safa claimed Nasrallah would have died of grief even if the Israeli strike had not killed him.
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A column by journalist Shilo Freid in Yedioth Ahronoth describes impressions from conversations with residents of Ramat Beit Shemesh who oppose the State of Israel, reject Haredi political parties, and have led some of the most intense protests—including those that reached the doorstep of Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg. The report offers a window into milieus within the extremist Haredi community.
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Police assess that the gunman's target was the responding officers, not Jewish institutions, according to sources quoted by CNN. The assessment contradicts the Jewish community's insistence that the attack was aimed at Jewish businesses and the Chabad center.
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A Telegram news channel reports that Flamingo or Storm Shadow cruise missiles are currently heading toward several Russian oblasts. The specific targets, extent of the barrage, and any impacts or interceptions are not yet known. As The Zioneer has reported, Ukrainian Flamingo missiles have been used in recent strikes on Russian military and industrial infrastructure.
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President Donald Trump plans to meet Wednesday with Pentagon officials and defense industry executives to discuss accelerating munitions and weapons production after the war with Iran, according to a Hebrew-language the source. The meeting would follow up on earlier White House discussions regarding a short but extensive military campaign against Iran.
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A single source assesses that Lebanese citizens acting for Iran are attacking Israel with the Lebanese government unable to control them, emphasizing Hezbollah's role as a foreign proxy. The assessment aligns with earlier reports of internal Lebanese and Iranian tensions over Hezbollah's autonomy.
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Authorities in Costa Rica arrested a person allegedly connected to the Hamas terror organization, according to a report by the news channel Newssil. Further details on the individual and the circumstances of the arrest have not yet been disclosed.
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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri informed President Aoun that the two Shia parties in Lebanon oppose the 'pilot zones' contained in the Washington Declaration proposal, according to a report on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior US State Department official told Al Jazeera that Israel-Lebanon talks will continue to advance peace and end 'the cycle of violence once and for all.'
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A fire has broken out in the Avnei Hachoshen neighborhood of Ma'ale Adumim, according to initial reports. Fire and rescue crews are responding; details on injuries, cause, and extent of damage are not yet available.
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Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Sariel, who commanded Unit 8200 on October 7, cancelled his planned appearance this morning at a security conference at Jerusalem's Jerusalem Academic Institute, citing 'scheduling constraints.' It would have been his first public appearance since retiring over his responsibility for the October 7 events.
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A relatively new wine bar was set on fire overnight in central Herzliya, according to Israeli media. The motive is not yet clear; police opened an investigation and collected evidence at the scene. No injuries have been reported.
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Bereaved families from the High Ground Forum held an emergency meeting at their Jerusalem encampment on Tuesday morning, against the backdrop of the ceasefire in Lebanon and continued IDF casualties in the buffer zone. The families urged the government to continue the campaign until a decisive victory is achieved and to reject arrangements they say do not ensure long-term security for northern residents.
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According to reports from Iranian media (Hadshotiran the source), the price of several popular bread varieties in Tehran nearly doubled overnight. The cost of "Barbari" bread rose from 5,300 to 10,000 Toman, "Sangak" from 7,600 to 15,500 Toman, and "Lavash" from 1,400 to 2,700 Toman — an increase of nearly 100% for some of the most widely consumed staple foods in the country.
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A 67-year-old man was shot dead Tuesday morning on Route 70 near the Kabol Junction in northern Israel, according to Israeli media. A burned vehicle was found near the scene. Police are investigating the incident.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial began this morning, Tuesday. His defense team refrained from committing to when they will conclude their questioning, Israeli media report.
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Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik, the revered head of the Brisk yeshiva, is in critical condition after an infection failed to respond to intravenous antibiotics, according to Yisrael Weisberg reporting for BeChadrei. Thousands gathered outside the yeshiva in Jerusalem last night for prayers that continued past midnight.