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The United States has imposed sanctions against Tzav 9, an organization whose activists reportedly  blocked humanitarian aid trucks en route to the Gaza Strip and attacked some of the truck drivers. The sanctions were imposed after activists with the organization allegedly  set two trucks on fire near Hebron.    Tzav 9 officials have insisted for several weeks that the organization only engages in...

IDF announces weekend deaths of 11 IDF soldiers in Gaza fighting. Israeli military launches daily "tactical pause" along humanitarian aid route in Gaza Strip. Cabinet delays expected discussion of extending reserve military service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," the 1961 multi-award-winning classic satire by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows is this year’s production by Israel’s veteran English-language musical theater group, LOGON . The musical comedy follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, as he uses a handbook of the same title to help him climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-power...

Rocket attacks resume in the north. Uni students in hostage solidarity strike. Blinken blames Hamas for ceasefire impasse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas is responsible for the impasse in the efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement and a hostage deal. Palestinian affairs expert Dr Ronnie Shaked from the Truman Institute at Jerusalem’s Hebrew university says that Hamas has not changed its position on a ceasefire since October 7th and aims to continue to control Gaza after the war. He told KAN's Mark Wei...

In his debut book " In the Third Person ," (בגוף שלישי) author Ariel Dloomy explores conceptions of Israeli manhood, and the internal tensions his protagonists grapple with in their identities. While not autobiographical, the 10 stories in the collection draw from touchstones in Dloomy's life, including his kibbutz childhood on Nahal Oz in the Gaza periphery. Dloomy spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal abou...

Heavy barrage of rockets launched from Lebanon, sirens over Haifa, Four IDF servicemen killed and five wounded in Rafah, Knesset passes ultra-orthodox draft exemption bill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SOS Israel is an organization that works to raise awareness about the growing PTSD phenomenon, especially after October 7 and the ongoing war. Its new initiative: "Thank you for your Service" is a mentoring project that pairs IDF veterans dealing with PTSD with those most recently affected – in the Iron Swords war, providing support and building resilience together. One of the mentors in the progr...

Far-right parties made big gains in the European Parliament in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Dr. Miriam Rosman, a historian and expert European and Israel-French relations and member of the Forum Devora, said that Macron was making a big risk with his call for snap elections. She told reporter Arieh O...

A special exhibition is opening at the Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv that honors the contribution of members of the LGBT community in the defense of the state. It’s called Pride in Uniform” and curators Yoav Meir and Gili Sivan have dedicated it to Maj. Saguy Golan who fell in battle against Hamas in kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, just a week before he was to have married his partner Omer Ohana. Th...

National Unity Party quits emergency government, Drone interceptions in the Western Galilee, US Secretary of State Blinken to arrive in Israel to push for ceasefire/hostage deal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World leaders paid tribute to veterans and pledged to continue to stand for democracy as they marked the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D Day landings , when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers invaded France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. With the numbers of veterans fast dwindling, this year's event is likely to be the last major ceremony in Normandy honoring them i...

Shavuot , commonly known in English as the Feast of Weeks, is one of the biblically-ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. Shavuot marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel in the Bible  . In addition, rabbinic tradition teaches that the date also marks the revelation of the ten Commandments  to Moses  and the Israelites  at Mount Sinai....

Funeral to be held for Israeli officer who fell in battle during hostage rescue raid in Gaza. Cabinet minister Gantz scheduled to issue statement amid expectations will pull party out of coalition. Rocket fire on northern Israel from Lebanon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF soldier falls in battle with terrorists trying to infiltrate Israel from Gaza Strip. IDF reservist killed, 10 hurt, in Hezbollah drone attack in north. World leaders urge Hamas to agree to hostage release-truce deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cabinet votes on drafting 50,000 more reservists. PM: We are prepared for very intensive op in the north. Troops operate in central Gaza camps.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the war cabinet  discussed Israel’s options in response to the mounting Hizbullah rocket and drone fire on northern Israel, PM Netanyahu toured Kiryat Shmona and vowed that Israel is ready for a very powerful response.  IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi  said Tuesday that the political leadership would have to come to a decision soon whether to launch an offensive in Lebanon. KAN's Ma...

While Germany demonstrated strong support for Israel in the immediate aftermath of the October 7th Hamas-led attacks, other frictions have emerged as the military offensive against Hamas in Gaza continues. Are Israel-Germany relations at a crossroads against the backdrop of the Gaza war? KAN's Naomi Segal put the question to Jeremy Issacharoff. a former Israeli ambassador to Germany and former Vic...

The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel has released its annual “Picture of the Nation” today, presenting findings on the economy, health, education, health and more. Prof. Avi Weiss, President of the Taub Center and professor of economics at Bar Ilan University said the war was impacting strongly but that Israel’s economy was showing itself to be resilient. He told reporter Arieh O’Su...

War cabinet to discuss escalation in north. IDF forces killed armed gunmen near Tulkarm. IDF probing circumstances of deaths of four Israeli hostages declared to have died in Hamas captivity in Gaza, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An expanded panel of nine High Court justices heard six petitions against the widespread military service exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox men and the government stipends to yeshivot for students who no longer have a legal exemption. The petitions come after the recent expiration of a contentious government decision extending an arrangement for the draft exemptions, which itself expired a year...

 Body of Dolev Yehud identified. Al Akhbar: Hamas seeks written document on deal. PM promises war will continue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Joe Biden on Friday presented what he called the latest Israeli proposal for a hostage release and ceasefire deal to end the Gaza war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said over the weekend the conditions for ending the war in Gaza have not changed. Prof. Eytan Gilboa, an expert on US-Israel relations from Bar-Ilan University and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, spo...

Ben Gurion airport reopened Terminal One this week for low-cost carriers. However, Mark Feldman , CEO of Ziontours, told KAN's Mark Weiss that the move will not lead to cheaper flights in the foreseeable future. (Photo:Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel accepts famework for hostage release/Gaza ceasefire, Far right ministers threaten government if it agrees to deal with Hamas, High Court of Justice hears petitions to compel IDF to draft haredi men See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.