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Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service

A segment of Israeli society – largely comprising traditional, Religious-Zionist, and secular Jews – carries the overwhelming weight of military service.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
A STATUE of Deborah dated 1792 stands in Aix-en-Provence, France.
IDF works to identify body of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, January 26, 2026.

‘It felt like victory’: IDF dentist on identifying last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili - interview

“We started hearing [celebratory] shouts from soldiers all around. It was indescribable, a significant moment,” 'L' recalled. “There wasn’t a single dry eye.”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
THE BIG question, postwar, is how Israelis will respond at the ballot box to the trauma. Here, political opponents Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid shake hands during a special session in honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, at the Knesset on Monday.

Middle Israel: Entering the post-war political era - opinion

Israeli voters emerged from Israel’s most costly war imbued with the kind of wrath, humiliation, and resolve that makes decadent establishments fall, and their successors rise.

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

IDF strikes eight terrorists emerging from tunnel in Rafah, kills three

Later in the morning, additional strikes were made against the areas to which the remaining terrorists attempted to escape. The results from these strikes are currently under review.

|ByTZVI JASPER, SHOSHANA BAKER

IDF suggests limiting humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza as part of deal's Phase II

The IDF proposes reducing humanitarian aid trucks to 200 per day as Phase II of the ceasefire plan begins.

JANUARY 29, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A truck carries aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, October 21, 2025.

IDF confirms some 70,000 Gazans died in Israel-Hamas war, none from starvation

Additionally, according to the IDF, throughout the war, 112,000 aid trucks were brought into Gaza, including 1,700,000 tons of food and 1,800,000 tents and tarpaulin covers.

JANUARY 29, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

Ex-US ambassador Nides rejects Netanyahu’s claim Biden embargo killed IDF soldiers - interview

“The idea that somehow Joe Biden didn’t do everything he could to protect the state of Israel is not only insulting - it’s just plain wrong,” Nides said.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Ambassador Tom Nides in his office at the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

IDF arrests 12, disperses Hebron clashes following reported assault, theft

An Israeli civilian and three Palestinians were wounded and evacuated for medical treatment, the military said. 

JANUARY 28, 2026BySHIR PERETS
IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.

'False and ungrateful': Biden envoy Hochstein slams Netanyahu’s claim US embargo killed IDF troops

Netanyahu’s remarks were “not only decidedly false but also ungrateful to a US President and American people who saved Israel repeatedly at their most vulnerable moments,” Hochstein said.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, SAM HALPERN
Amos Hochstein, Managing Partner, TWG Global speaks onstage during the Semafor World Economy Summit Fall Edition at Gallup HQ on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Border Police neutralize suspect in possible terror stabbing near Jerusalem

Border Police identified the suspect approaching the checkpoint on foot from the West Bank, and pulled a knife on the officers, causing police to open fire and neutralize the suspect.

JANUARY 28, 2026BySHIR PERETS
The site of a reported car ramming in Kfar Yona, Magen David Adom and police forces arriving at the scene, July 24, 2025.

Any solution but the obvious: Israel can't rely on aliyah to fill IDF manpower shortage - opinion

The Israeli government and the army should never look to aliyah and the military service of young olim as a solution to a numerical or political problem.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByYIZHAR HESS
AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.

Gov’t legitimacy, elections: High Court hears arguments on decision to shutter Army Radio

The government decided in December to close the 75-year-old military broadcaster, following a committee’s recommendation and months of pressure from Defense Minister Israel Katz.

JANUARY 28, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
The hearing in the Supreme Court in Jerusalem to examine the legality of the government’s decision to shutter Army Radio on Wednesday January 28, 2026.

Ran Gvili's funeral procession in pictures: Last hostage heads to final rest as crowds line streets

The day that St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili received his proper funeral in Israel, more than two years after the October 7 massacre.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Police and IDF solodiers in line to pay their respects as the funeral procession of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage from Gaza, makes its way to Gvili's Negev hometown of Meitar on Jan. 28, 2026.

Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

A society can endure war; but without faith in its leadership and a steady moral compass, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

JANUARY 28, 2026ByABIR GITLIN
Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.