Professor Meir Litvak is a historian and chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. Q: The surprise attack by the Hamas terrorist organization on Oct. 7th has proved several Israeli assumptions wrong. As an expert on the Middle East, would you say the concept that Hezbollah Secretary-General […]
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Israeli security forces found instructions for producing cyanide gas on the body of one of the Hamas terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 attacks, Israeli President Isaac Herzog revealed on Sunday. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Speaking with Sky News, Herzog said that troops found a USB flash drive with instructions […]
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US Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday accused Iran of involvement in the Oct 7 Hamas onslaught that triggered a Gaza counter-offensive by Israel and warned that any escalation of the war could exact a cost from Tehran. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram "We're here today to tell Iran: 'We're watching you. […]
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Although many Israelis would desperately like to believe that the Biden Administration's demonstration of support for Israel is motivated by a sincere desire to aid an endangered sister democracy, it has become painfully evident that Washington's offer of assistance is, in fact, a poisoned chalice. Starting with the fact that during a 7-hour meeting […]
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Two weeks after Hamas' monstrous attack, the war is still Item no. 1 on the world's agenda, and for good reason. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram We in Israel focus on lifting the threat that we face, of course, but abroad the war is triggering domestic demonstrations and sometimes even riots. […]
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Two weeks after it succeeded in completely surprising Israel in the abominable murderous attack on the Gaza belt communities on October 7, on Friday Hamas entered the next stage of attempting to wear down Israel using the last card in its pack – that of the soldiers and civilians taken as prisoners and hostages. […]
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Twenty-five new immigrants arrived in Israel Thursday as the country wages a war with the Hamas terror organization. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The olim arrived courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh that worked in partnership with the Aliyah and Integration Ministry led by Minister Ofir Sofer, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren […]
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hezbollah on Sunday against opening a second war front with Israel, saying that doing so would bring Israeli counter-strikes of "unimaginable" magnitude that would wreak "devastation" upon Lebanon. In an official transcript of a briefing Netanyahu gave Israeli commandos near the Lebanese border, he also said: "I cannot tell you right now if […]
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Popstar Madonna has been given extra security after becoming the target of hateful comments online for expressing solidarity with Israel as it wages a war against the Hamas terrorist organization, according to the Daily Mail. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The singer was criticized despite also speaking out in support of […]
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I usually go out jogging at 6 a.m. on Saturday mornings. On the infamous Shabbat of October 7, I happened to go out later than planned. My friend Ofra, who went out before me, did not come back. At 6:31 I heard the first rockets being fired at the center of the country. The […]