“The claim that the commanders who were attacked yesterday in Bnei Brak arrived in order to distribute recruitment flyers in the city is incorrect," IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said.
Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage.
On Thursday, in comments to the press, Trump said that Netanyahu should receive a pardon for corruption charges and that Herzog should be "ashamed of himself" for not granting one.
The poll also finds that 47% of Israelis do not believe Netanyahu’s version of events regarding October 7. By contrast, 28% say they believe his account, while 25% say they don't want to know.
At an event for olim, Bennett discussed his plan to "fix Israel together."
Many of the scenarios the IDF trained to defend against were based on special intelligence the IDF obtained from a highly placed Hezbollah secret naval commander.
The CPI score measures how corrupt a country's government is perceived to be by its citizens, with 0 being the most corrupt and 100 being the least corrupt.
Pro-Israel activist and IDF veteran Yoseph Haddad is contemplating a political party for Israel's next Knesset elections, with recent polls showing strong support, especially from Jewish voters.
The bill seeks to promote a new investigative framework that diverges from the traditional independent state commission of inquiry mechanism overseen by the Supreme Court.
In a sharply reasoned decision, Judge Menahem Mizrahi rejected the police request to extend Braverman’s release conditions through February 24, canceling the prohibition on leaving the country.
According to the index's findings, 73% of Israelis rate Trump as a better-than-average US president in terms of Israel's interests, with 49% describing him as one of the best in history for Israel.
