Death
Clive Davis, towering Jewish music executive who reshaped American sound, dies at 94
Davis was born in the New York borough of Brooklyn on April 4, 1932, and eventually went on to win five Grammys for several works and contributions to music.
Sampling flaws may have inflated Lancet's Gaza mortality survey death toll, researchers argue
Alan Greenspan, Jewish economist, longtime head of Federal Reserve, dies at 100
Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13, injures 66
Israeli artist, pioneer of kinetic art Yaacov Agam dies at 98
The Israeli artist was celebrated around the world for vivid works that engage and delight viewers.
Ben-Gvir appoints bereaved family members as official inspectors under terrorist death penalty law
The official inspectors will play a central role in overseeing the conditions of the terrorists sentenced to death, and are granted supervisory powers regarding the implementation of the law.
Head of IDF Ground Forces Planning Department, Col. Netanel Lasri, dies at age 40
Lasri, an armored corps officer, had previously served as commander of the 9th Battalion in the 401st Brigade and in the Golan and Hermon Brigade.
Pioneering Israeli rock singer-songwriter Astar Shamir dies at 71
ACUM, the Israeli composers, authors, and music publishers’ rights organization, mourned Shamir as “a creator, author, singer, ACUM board member, and extraordinary woman.”
Military helicopter crash in Pakistani Kashmir killed all 22 personnel on board, military confirms
The Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off due to a technical fault, the military said in a statement on Wednesday.
US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms
"We can confirm the death of a US government employee assigned to US Embassy Rangoon," a State Department spokesperson said, without providing additional details.
Explosion in China's Guangxi region kills seven, injures 17
Seventeen people were taken to the hospital, but none were in critical condition.
At least 12 killed, nine wounded, in Johannesburg shooting, South African police say
The South African Police Service stated that, at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers had responded to a report of a shooting in progress at the Jumpers informal settlement.
Israeli singer Yishai Levi passes away at 63 after being hospitalized in serious condition
Levi’s most recognizable songs include “Rikud Romanti” (2008), “Ha’achat Sheli” (2011), and “Od Hayom” (2014). His first and most famous album is called Hafla Im Ben-Mosh (1990).
Car bombing in broad daylight: Woman killed in suspected assassination on Ayalon Highway
The woman's identity was later revealed to be Liya Malka Cohen. Police have arrested her husband, whom Cohen was in the process of divorcing, under suspicion of his involvement.
