Defense Minister Katz Visits Philadelphia Corridor:

"In Gaza too, we will ensure that there will be security spaces, buffer zones and command posts that will ensure the security of the communities.

And with all this, we will work to achieve the two goals of the war – to release all the hostages home and to defeat Hamas."

A passenger plane from Azerbaijan crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan earlier today with 67 people on board.

At least 32 survivors have been accounted for, while more than 30 people are feared dead. The flight was traveling from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia.

Minister of Transportation Miri Regev: "I have now spoken with the Minister of Transportation of Azerbaijan, and with the senior advisor to President Aliyev. In my conversations, I conveyed our deep sorrow on behalf of the Prime Minister of Israel, the government of Israel, and the State of Israel, following the plane crash."

MOSSAD @75

To mark its 75th anniversary: ​​The Israel Post Philatelic Service launched a new stamp for the Intelligence and Special Functions Institute. The new stamp was issued yesterday and can be purchased on the Israel Post website.

Happy Chanukah! Tonight begins the festival of Chanukah!

Need a menorah? Want to join a public menorah lighting in your town? Find your local chabad center at Lubavitch.com/centers and reach out to your local Chabad for more information!

An empty building might be the most fitting representation for a Palestine Museum because there is no history 😂😂🤡

The Netzarim corridor in Gaza today. Hanukkiah, giant hostage ribbon, and the destruction of evil in the background. Bonus: a cute dog and her puppies.😂🔥

Should never trust a terrorist 💯✅

Defense Minister Katz on the Philadelphia Route in Gaza🇮🇱

Chief Rabbi David Yosef: "On the issue of releasing the terrorists - I stand and say in a loud voice: 'Yes, terrorists need to be released in order to free the hostages'"

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Don’t mess with the people who are still standing after all these nations tried to wipe them out:

1.Pharaoh of Egypt
2.Amalekites
3.Haman (Persian Empire)
4.Antiochus IV Epiphanes
5.Titus (Roman Empire)
6.Hadrian (Roman Empire)
7.Christian Crusaders
8.King Edward I (England)
9.King Philip IV (France)
10. Spanish Inquisition
11. Bogdan Chmielnicki (Cossacks)
12. Adolf Hitler (Nazi Germany)
13. Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)
14. Arab Nations
15. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Radical Islamic Groups

REPORT | Houthis raise combat readiness to the highest level expecting Israeli retaliation

A senior Houthi official warns Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Iran-backed group will not be cowed.

“Netanyahu, do you think you will do to us what you did to Hezbollah? Ask the Yemeni Jews who we are,” says Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, former head of the Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Council, according to Channel 12 news.

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Netanyahu: Wait and see‼️

Lighting the first candle of Hanukkah in Lebanon before operational activity. On Hanukkah Eve last year, the reserve paratroopers from Company 3 of the 66th Battalion lost their sharpshooter, Neria Sha'er, in the battle on the Kissufim axis.

After two years, Hanukkah candles are lit again in Kiryat Shmona, at the Hesder yeshiva