The Health Ministry reports an early and sharp rise in influenza cases, with 166 children hospitalized and eight in intensive care as the highly contagious A/H3N2 strain drives widespread infection.

The point of the Torah is not that great people are saints who never do wrong. They are ordinary humans who are imperfect beings and capable of serious mistakes.

<p>US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will announce the membership of Gaza's Board of Peace in early 2026, adding it will include world leaders.</p><p>"It will be one of the most legendary boards ever," he said.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/419131"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>

<p>US President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States seized an oil tanker near Venezuela’s coast. He noted it is the largest tanker ever captured by the US to date.</p>

<p>The IDF reported that a short while ago, several Israeli civilians crossed the border from Israeli territory into the Gaza Strip.</p><p>The civilians were under constant monitoring by IDF observation posts. IDF troops present in the area were dispatched to the scene and returned them to Israel territory. The civilians were transferred to the Israel Police for further processing.</p><p>The IDF emphasizes that any entrance to a combat zone is forbidden, endangers civilians, and disturbs IDF operations in the area. </p>

During his visit to southern Israel, Casey Wasserman, Jewish-American businessman and chairman of the LA Olympic Organizing Committee, meets survivors of the 10/7 massacre and underscores his support for Israel amid ongoing challenges.

Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, calls conscription law draft 'a negative incentive for enlistment,' prompting fierce backlash from haredi leaders who accuse her of targeting Torah study.

Trump may have abandoned Europe, but Europe abandoned itself first. Opinion.