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B’Yachad submits bill to expand benefits for soldiers and reservists, as UTJ moves to cement yeshiva students’ draft exemptions
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According to a preliminarily assessments by the Geological Survey of Israel, the earthquake felt in the Eilat area a short while ago measured 4.5 on the Richter scale.
The source of the tremor is assessed to be in the Taba area in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, at a depth of 8 kilometers.
There are no reports of damage or injuries as a result of the earthquake.
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Due to the earthquake felt in the Eilat area a short while ago, flight operations at Ramon Airport have been suspended, the Israel Airports Authority says.
The airport was evacuated after the Home Front Command instructed people in the area to distance themselves from structures.
IAA says that flight operations will resume after the "completion of inspections and infrastructure checks" at the airport to ensure safety.
Flight tracking sites show an Arkia flight from Ben Gurion Airport to Ramon circling above the southern airport after being denied landing due to the suspension of operations.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday delivered a furious address to the newly sworn-in Knesset, demanding a national unity government and warning his rivals against setting up a “narrow” government backed by either or both of the Arab parties, whose members he accused of seeking Israel’s destruction and supporting terrorism.
Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot said Netanyahu’s “hate-filled” speech only further proved that he was unworthy of remaining in office, while Arab lawmakers panned him as a “racist” and said his words made them more determined to help oust him from office.
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Israel's Rafael defense contractor unveils this morning a new long-range cruise missile, with a much larger warhead and an extended range compared to its predecessors.
The Super Ice missile is capable of carrying a 1,000-pound warhead, compatible with the Mark 83 bomb, and supports being launched from different platforms, including fighter jets, naval vessels, and ground-based launchers, "providing maximum operational flexibility," according to the firm.
Previous cruise missiles developed by Rafael, including Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker, were capable of carrying 250lb warheads, with ranges of up to 300 kilometers.
Rafael does not disclose the range of Super Ice, but says it was "designed to address complex operational requirements and engage high-value strategic targets across challenging environments and extended operational ranges."
"The missile incorporates advanced capabilities, including robust autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and high-precision engagement of diverse targets," the firm says.
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An earthquake warning is issued by the Home Front Command in the Eilat area in southern Israel a short while ago.
Earthquake sirens sound in Eilat area of southern Israel
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Using Oct. 7 lessons, Israel leading global efforts to create guide for documenting sexual violence in terror attacks
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Abbas: Netanyahu ‘took advantage of his position to incite against Arabs,’ even as his confidant was recently in contact
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US Treasury Secretary Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats — NYT
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In this week’s episode of Lazar Focus, host and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman speaks with Michael Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, about what the US midterms mean for Israel’s relationship with Washington.
Oren argues that the midterms ended the US-Israel special relationship as we’ve known it for 50 years. He expects the two countries to remain close, but says Israel can no longer assume the alliance will weather political shifts in Washington as it has in the past.
Learn more by streaming the newest episode anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Feuerstein is in Israel filming the YES intelligence thriller "Midair” produced by Paramount-owned Ananey Studios in collaboration with KODA and Jaya Entertainment.
Feuerstein plays a CIA agent in this latest role, racing to neutralize a mysterious weapon aboard a fighter jet flying above Israel, before the crisis turns into a catastrophe.
The actor arrived in Israel a month ago for his first trip to the country in 40 years, and he discusses his New York Jewish upbringing, raising his three kids in Los Angeles, and the existential realities of being an "October 8" Jew.
Find out more on Still Life in Israel with Jessica Steinberg, streaming on all podcast platforms.
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With Israel withholding money needed to fully fund government salaries, Palestinian public schools have been shuttered for half the week since 2023, and test scores may be starting to show the damage.
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Settler extremists seen in Palestinian village of Qusra this morning stealing olives from Palestinian olive growers after attacking the activists and Palestinian workers who harvested them...
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Welcome to the swearing-in ceremony of the 26th Knesset! 🇮🇱
Today my feed will be in English and focused entirely on the Knesset swearing-in. Follow along for live updates.
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More from Qusra incident this morning:
Extremist settler clubs an activist with the Rabbis for Human Rights group whose volunteers were helping Palestinian olive growers harvest their crop...
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Here's footage of the earlier attack of numerous settler extremists against volunteers in Qusra...
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When the new Knesset is sworn in Tuesday, 46 of its 120 members will take their seats as first-time lawmakers. The incoming class cuts across party lines, from former defense officials to political commentators. But a striking number also have a personal connection to Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught and the war that followed.
Among them are bereaved parents and siblings, reservists, hostage advocates, and a former general who raced to rescue his family from terrorists near the Gaza border.
Their presence gives the new parliament an unusually direct link to the attack and its aftermath: relatives of those killed or taken hostage will sit alongside lawmakers who were in office when their loved ones were abducted or killed.
Though shaped by the same national trauma, these newcomers have joined parties across the political spectrum, bringing a wide range of views with them.
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6 injured in settler attack on rights activists in northern West Bank; no arrests made timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…
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Hundreds of thousands of students in the West Bank are now in their fourth year of reduced schooling, amid Israel's withholding of Palestinian tax revenues. Worrying signs of declining educational standards are already emerging: timesofisrael.com/unable-to-…
