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Smotrich confirms plan to allocate funds toward emergency Gaza aid efforts, shifting gears

"Right now, the funding is international, but if necessary, we’ll do it ourselves," Somtrich said.

Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on August 6, 2025.
An IDF armored personnel carrier manuvering next to other military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

'Five IDF Divisions, five months': Netanyahu's Gaza occupation plan to defeat Hamas - exclusive

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

IDF, Microsoft collaborated on cloud megastorage project for Palestinian surveillance - report

 Haredim protest against the IDF draft outside Tel Hashomer recruitment base, April 28. 2025.

'Israel has declared war on Torah scholars': Haredi leaders call for global protest


IDF backtracks after widespread texts for reservists to reimburse gov't vacation vouchers

The military’s retraction letter followed reports of text messages sent nationwide on Tuesday, informing reservists using government vouchers to return the money.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 2, 2025.

Taiwan has better claim to statehood than Palestine, ex-UK PM Johnson says - report

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson denounced incumbent Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson delivers a keynote speech at the annual Ketagalan forum in Taipei, Taiwan August 5, 2025.

'It is possible, necessary to conquer Gaza': Ex-senior official lays out plan to defeat Hamas

Ex-IDF planning chief Erez Wiener says Israel should seize Gaza City, control aid, and relocate civilians, which he says will end the war in 100 days.

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

IDF: UN enabling Hamas through aid mismanagement in Gaza

In a closed-door briefing, Israeli defense officials accused UN agencies of legitimizing “false data” from Hamas and failing to protect the humanitarian aid system from systemic exploitation.

Military personnel prepares humanitarian aid packages for Gaza before they are loaded into an aircraft, at a military airport in Cairo, Egypt, July 30, 2025.

78% of Jewish Israelis believe IDF tries to avoid harming civilians, majority of Arabs disagree

Similarly, most Jews trust the IDF’s reports on Palestinian civilian casualties and soldier suicides, while a majority of Arab Israelis express skepticism. 

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 30, 2024.

Ex-IDF gen.: Israel already occupies Gaza, refuses to allow new regime in Strip

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Israel Ziv, a former head of the IDF's Operations Directorate, expressed his frustration with how Israel is carrying out its operations in Gaza.

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist who directed Syrian cells to attack Golan Heights

Hassam Kassam Ghraib was directing terrorist cells in Syria to launch rockets at the Golan Heights.

Lebanon's Hezbollah members hold party flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters via a screen during a rally marking the anniversary of the defeat of militants near the Lebanese-Syrian border, in al-Ain village, Lebanon August 25, 2019.

Pushback against Israeli artists' petition criticizing IDF conduct in Gaza matters - editorial

The petition may have been cloaked in moral language, but the substance – particularly its tone and framing – was anything but constructive.

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Future of haredi draft law to shift as new FADC chair Bismuth calls for 'new path'

The draft of the law set graduated conscription targets for yeshiva students over five years, with a gradual annual conscription requirement.

MK Yuli Edelstein speaks with MK Boaz Bismuth during a discussion on the proposal to apply sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 23, 2025.

How American Jews are helping Israel’s communities near Gaza rebuild and return to life

UJA-Federation’s Project Horizon provides vital support to Kibbutz Erez and nearby communities, aiding recovery and resilience in the wake of the October 7 attack.

Community leaders from Israel's Gaza envelope area meet with the the CEO of UJA-Federation of New York, Eric Goldstein, third from left, and Itzik Shmuli, the director general of UJA’s Israel office, second from left.

IDF calls for urgent action amid rising soldier suicides

"What drew attention is the unusual number of suicides recently,” Stern said. “We've addressed this before, but it has become more urgent after soldiers returned from fighting in Gaza.”

 Family and friends of Israeli soldier St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Zvika Lavi mourn at his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on December 12, 2023, Lavi succumbed to his wounds last night after being wounded fighting in the Gaza Strip.