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Air Force · 48 stories
Air Canada will resume flights to Israel in November, offering lower fares to New York than direct flights from Delta, Israir, and El Al. The cheapest option requires a layover in…
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Senior political correspondent Shirit Avitan Cohen will join i24NEWS as a regular political commentator for the upcoming election period, in addition to her role at Israel Hayom…
Shin Bet agents are assisting in the interrogation of Hamam al-Hammami, the flydubai copilot who attempted a terror attack. Al-Hammami reportedly confessed to planning to crash th…
Israel's traffic police are using a new laser speed gun with video capabilities to issue speeding tickets remotely, sending them to drivers' homes. This initiative aims to increas…
Britain is considering expelling 27 Israeli diplomats in response to Israel's planned closure of its consulate in East Jerusalem. Israel has warned of retaliation for any such mov…
An attempt by Military Police to arrest a deserter in Modiin led to a siege of a building where soldiers and the deserter were trapped, with protesters outside allegedly using pep…
Influential ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Dov Lando has been recorded denouncing the State of Israel, Zionism, and Religious Zionist and secular Jews, suggesting a pre-state era under UN r…
Police responded to public disorder in Modi'in caused by ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrating against a military police operation to arrest a draft dodger. Forces worked to res…
An Omani pilot, Muhammad al-Hamami, attempted to hijack a Flydubai flight, citing revenge for Gaza as his motive. Interrogations in the UAE are ongoing, with Israeli security forc…
President Donald Trump confirmed U.S. bombers were removed from a base in England due to a threat, which he attributed to Iran. He also stated Iran was behind an attempted bombing…
The Rabbi shared memories of the Rabbi, focusing on his teachings about spiritual strengthening, guarding one's tongue, and embracing the positive aspects of returnees to religiou…
Israel is facing a security scandal after it was revealed that authorities do not track pilots from hostile nations flying into the country. The incident follows an attempt to cra…
Jaffa community leaders held an emergency meeting to condemn an alleged police assault on Priest Constantine. They denounced the police's actions as excessive and called for commu…
Lt. Col. Aryeh Amidror, the former Gaza Division intelligence officer, claims in a defense statement that he is the only IDF commander facing severe consequences for the October 7…
Israel's Police Internal Investigations Department is investigating five officers for allegedly kidnapping and severely assaulting Yadin Wit in Eilat. The officers are under cauti…
President Donald Trump stated that U.S. bombers were moved from RAF Fairford due to specific threats and believes Iran was responsible for an attempted hijacking of a Flydubai fli…
A memorial event was held in Ra'anana for Rabbi Ben Zion Bilitzky, former rabbi of the "Yavneh" synagogue and ex-chairman of the city's Religious Council. Speakers remembered his…
A Palestinian detainee, Maha Al-Rifa'i, alleges severe medical neglect and physical and psychological abuse during her detention in Israeli prisons since February 2026. She report…
A TUS Airways flight from Italy to Israel was delayed for three hours after three Georgian passengers were removed due to using forged Israeli passports and being barred from entr…
Russian airline Red Wings received stricter crew vetting requirements from Israeli aviation authorities following an incident involving Flydubai. The airline stated its compliance…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legal team has asked to postpone 18 trial hearings in his corruption case, citing conflicts with testimony in the submarine affair inquiry. The…
Yesh Atid Chairman Gadi Eisenkot's challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a televised debate is intended to solidify Eisenkot's leadership within his political bloc, r…
Hapoel Tel Aviv awaits news on EuroLeague expansion. Owner Ofer Yanai was moved by rival Maccabi Tel Aviv chairman Shimon Mizrahi's pledge to support Hapoel Tel Aviv's bid.
The IDF is conducting a night training exercise in the eucalyptus forest near Binyamina. Residents have been notified of potential increased military activity in the area.
Residents of Hanania Farm in the Benjamin region neutralized an armed terrorist who attempted to stab them and set a vehicle on fire. Security forces later arrested a second suspe…
Fidelity has sold a large stake in Israeli drone camera maker NextVision for approximately $350 million, reducing its ownership to below 5%. The sale attracted both Israeli and fo…
Maccabi Tel Aviv Chairman Shimon Mizrahi is attending a EuroLeague owners meeting in Italy to push for the return of games to Israel and support bids by Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel…
Gaza border communities are experiencing a significant shortfall in defense forces, with local officials warning of serious security gaps. The IDF acknowledges a need to adapt res…
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that travel agencies cannot charge commission fees on refunds for canceled flights. The court ordered travel company "Issta" to repay a customer the w…
Israir Airlines has moved up the launch of its new direct flight to Manila, the Philippines, from January 2027 to December 2026. This decision follows Flydubai's cancellation of i…
A new poll indicates Gadi Eisenkot's party leading ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, with Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc showing a decline. The survey also revealed public opini…
A Flydubai pilot, Hamam al-Hamami, is under investigation for allegedly attempting to crash his plane into Ben Gurion Airport as an act of revenge against Israel. Shin Bet agents…
Iran is training women for combat roles against the US and Israel as part of the "Jan Fada" movement. The initiative has seen massive registration, with plans to expand units and…
Israeli Shin Bet officials are assisting the UAE in investigating an Omani co-pilot accused of attempting to crash a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, r…
The EuroLeague's 13 founding members will vote on expansion and awarding eight licenses.
Alireza Sepahi, arrested for protesting in Iran, was executed on Monday after surviving a heart attack that halted his initial execution attempt. His case highlights concerns over…
Channel 12 is facing accusations of presenting old remarks by Rabbi Dov Lando as a new exposé to incite against the Haredi public during an election period. The material was previ…
Shas Party Chairman Aryeh Deri criticized the arrest of yeshiva students evading military service, stating parents fear their sons will be jailed for studying Torah. Deri vowed to…
Gaza City residents fled the Shejaiya neighborhood today due to reports of booby-trapped robots from the IDF entering the area. The IDF has not yet commented on the incident.
Israel's Shin Bet is assisting the UAE in investigating a FlyDubai pilot's attempted hijacking of a flight to Israel. The pilot, Hammam al-Hammami, attacked the captain and is sus…
The Israeli Ministry of Transportation retracted its earlier defense of an official holding a second job, now stating he lacked the necessary permit and must stop working immediat…
A Bar Ilan University professor has been indicted for allegedly planning a mass terror attack against Arab Israelis, East Jerusalem residents, and Palestinians. The plan, named "A…
A new Channel 12 poll shows the Am Israel party, led by Ofer Vinter, has fallen to 1.5% of the vote, failing to pass the electoral threshold just three weeks before the elections…
Shin Bet chief David Zini has threatened to reinstate administrative detention for Jewish extremists if violence against Palestinians in the West Bank continues unabated. The meas…
Israel returned the body of Muhammad Ayman Daabour, a 22-year-old Palestinian-Syrian, to Syrian authorities after he was killed attempting to infiltrate an IDF post in southern Sy…
President Isaac Herzog revealed he warned the U.S. Congress three months before the October 7th attacks that terrorism undermines Middle East peace. He also discussed the investig…
Shin Bet agents are in Dubai investigating an Omani co-pilot who attempted to hijack a Flydubai flight to Israel and crash it at Ben Gurion Airport. The co-pilot had gathered inte…
Two traffic accidents, one involving a bicycle in Majdal Shams and another in Jerusalem, resulted in a total of nine injuries, including two children. One child was airlifted to R…
