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The Desk14:00 bulletinBar-Ilan University Professor Accused of Planning Mass Terror Attacks Against Arabs1:31
Nova Festival Looters Sentenced for Stealing Equipment of Slain Sound Engineer
Security · 22 outlets · 23m ago

Nova Festival Looters Sentenced for Stealing Equipment of Slain Sound Engineer

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Bar Ilan University Professor Identified as Plotting Mass Arab Murder

Bar Ilan University Professor Identified as Plotting Mass Arab Murder
26 sources · 58m ago10

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Israeli Aviation Officials Probed for Conflicts of Interest

Israeli Aviation Officials Probed for Conflicts of Interest
19 sources · 45m ago

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Politics

Israel Designates Gaza Border Roadside Shelters as National Heritage Sites

Israel Designates Gaza Border Roadside Shelters as National Heritage Sites
6 sources · 29m ago

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Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder After Rejection

9 sources · 14m ago

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IDF Chief of Staff Warns Against Surprise Scenarios

IDF Chief of Staff Warns Against Surprise Scenarios
4 sources · 34m ago

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ZAKA Volunteers Detail Horrors of Oct. 7 Gaza Envelope Massacre

ZAKA Volunteers Detail Horrors of Oct. 7 Gaza Envelope Massacre
2 sources · 57m ago

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Israeli Court Bars Supermarket Chain From Deducting Cash Shortages From Employee Wages

Israeli Court Bars Supermarket Chain From Deducting Cash Shortages From Employee Wages
14 sources · 1h ago

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IDF Overhauls Doctrine After October 7 Failures, Focuses on Fighting Through Surprise

IDF Overhauls Doctrine After October 7 Failures, Focuses on Fighting Through Surprise
6 sources · 56m ago

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Across the Israeli press

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Economy · 7 sources · 17m ago

British Airways to Resume Flights to Israel in October

Security · 22 sources · 2h ago

Israeli Mother and Daughter Arrested in Namibia After Using Forged Passports

Politics · 17 sources · 3h ago

Netanyahu Ordered to Remove Campaign Video Featuring Military Aircraft

Security · 24 sources · 8h ago

Haredi Mob Blocks Military Police Arrest of Draft Dodger in Modi'in

World · 5 sources · 4h ago

Israel Marks Third Anniversary of October 7 Attacks

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Israel Plans Extensive Commemorations for Third Anniversary of October 7th Attacks

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Israel Eases ID Card Application Process Ahead of Elections

Israel Eases ID Card Application Process Ahead of Elections

Israel's Population and Immigration Authority and the Central Elections Committee are now allowing walk-in applications for new identity cards at all offices nationwide. This change, implemented before the October 27th elections, aims to help citizens obtain necessary identification without prior appointments. While other forms of ID like passports and driver's licenses are valid for voting, the new process simplifies obtaining an ID card for those who need one.

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Omani Pilot Who Attempted Flydubai Hijacking Trained in UK, New Zealand

Omani Pilot Who Attempted Flydubai Hijacking Trained in UK, New Zealand

Omani pilot Hammam Al-Hammami, who attempted to hijack a Flydubai flight to Israel, received professional pilot training in the UK and New Zealand. He was removed from his job at Oman Air in 2024 due to extremism concerns and confessed to planning to crash the plane in Israel, targeting Ben Gurion Airport or a Tel Aviv skyscraper. Israeli security forces are investigating the incident and have interrogated the pilot.

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19 Groups to Compete for Israel's NIS 65 Billion Metro Project

19 Groups to Compete for Israel's NIS 65 Billion Metro Project

Nineteen groups of Israeli and international companies have qualified to bid on the first phase of Israel's NIS 65 billion metro project, the country's largest infrastructure undertaking. The Infra 1 tenders cover tunnel boring and station construction, with Infra 2 tenders for operational systems to follow. The project aims to create a 150 km metro network with 109 stations serving the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. Minister of Transportation Miri Regev expressed pride in the global interest, viewing it as a vote of confidence in the Israeli economy.

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World

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Idan Amedi Reflects on Life-Altering Photo Before October 7

Idan Amedi Reflects on Life-Altering Photo Before October 7

Israeli singer and reservist Idan Amedi shared a photo taken the day before the October 7th attack, calling it the last before "all our lives changed." He described subsequent phone images showing the horrors of the attack and war, including burnt cars and fallen friends. Amedi, who was severely wounded in Gaza, thanked bereaved families, stating, "Because of you, we are here."

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Tech

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Global Glitch Halts Wolt Delivery Orders

Wolt is experiencing a global technical failure that is preventing customers from placing new delivery orders via its app. The company advises customers to retry later and notes that self-pickup orders are still possible. The cause and expected resolution time for the widespread outage are unknown, but this is the latest in a series of similar disruptions affecting the service throughout 2025 and 2024.

3 newsrooms

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Culture

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Memorial Plaza Completed at Zikim Beach Three Years After Massacre

A memorial plaza has been completed at Zikim Beach, three years after the October 7th massacre. The monument, designed by the late artist Lev Abramson, honors those killed and fallen. The Head of the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, Itamar Revivo, stated the project fulfills a commitment to remembrance. The plaza is intended as a place of honor and reflection for families and the community.

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