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IDF reserve Lt.-Colonel Jonathan Conricus, a senior fellow at the FDD, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and former international spokesperson for the IDF, said the dichotomy of the tragic, mistaken killing of the aid workers in Gaza juxtaposed with a highly accurate strike against top Iranian generals in Damascus, according to foreign reports, was a challenge for the image of the IDF. He...

Rockets launched toward Western Galilee, drone downed in Arava, Iran threatens to avenge killing of top generals in air strike inside Damascus blamed on Israel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

English theatre in Israel. Hadar Galron, a writer, director and actress is staring in a mono-drama play, in English, this spring called Whistle - My mother was Mengele’s secretary . which tells the story of a 2nd generation Holocaust survivor. Galron spoke to reporter Arieh O’Sullivan about the production as well as her mini-series Harem, based on the true story of a cult in Tel Aviv led by a guru...

Prof. Eyal Zisser, an expert on Syria and Iran from Tel Aviv University, said that the killing - allegedly by Israel – of Iranian general Mohammad Reza Zahedi, along with his deputy, in Damascus was a message that Israel will go after Iranians anywhere in the world who encourage and support attacks on Israel. Zisser told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the Iranians don’t have the military capabilit...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was dealt a major election blow this week as the main opposition group claimed victory in key cities including Istanbul and Ankara. Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the significance of the vote. (Photo: Associated Press) See omnystudio.com...

IDF to probe deaths of relief organization staff in Gaza. Day after senior Iranian commanders killed in Damascus strike Iran blames on Israel, Defense Minister Gallant says Israel will act every day, every where, against its enemies in the region. Drone explodes in Jordan near southern Israel's Ramon airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel's urban centers are undergoing a revolution – creation of transportation hubs that integrate commercial space and public transit, to streamline travel and create economic activity. Leading this urban design effort is architect Amir Mann, a founding partner of Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Planners, who spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the process. (Photo: Courtesy)  See omnystudio.com...

A recent study by the Brookdale Institute found that residents of the periphery in the north and south of the country are more inclined to forego certain medical services because of distance to access, compared to residents of the center. The study assessed characteristics of health service use among residents of the periphery and the center of the country, with the aim for improving access for al...

IDF ends Shifa operation. Sgt Nadav Cohen is the 600th fallen soldier in the Gaza war. 3 seriously inured in Gan Yavne stabbing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has informed the Defense Ministry and Education Ministry that the process of drafting members of the ultra-Orthodox community into the army must begin now. She also warned against any attempt to continue funding yeshivas that harbor students who dodge their army service, against court orders.  In a letter to legal advisers for both ministries, Baharav-Miara and...

In a covert laboratory under the streets of Tel Aviv, Akiva Cohen, an Israeli scientist, clones Hitler from old samples of his DNA. Akiva wants to change the world for the good; but he is betrayed by those who want to use this new Hitler for unimaginable terror. This is the premise for Alex Sinclair's debut novel, Perfect Enemy , a thriller that takes a deep dive into Israeli society, and raises p...

IDF soldier lightly wounded in stabbing at Beer Sheva bus station; attacker neutralized by another soldier. Israeli delegation traveling to Cairo for talks on hostage release deal. IDF forces find weapons in maternity ward of Shifa hospital in Gaza See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the nearly six months of war most of the Gaza Strip, swollen with over a million refugees, is heavily damaged with large swaths of urban areas destroyed and riddled with a vast network of destroyed Hamas tunnels. Many say it is uninhabitable for the near future even if or when efforts start to rebuild begin. Sinai is the solution. Joel Roskin, a professor at the department of environment, susta...

A new survey from the non-profit organization Tmunat Nitzachon (Image of Victory) finds that a significant majority of Israelis – 62 percent – support Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's declared "Day After" plan for the post-Gaza war period, but there is significant skepticism in the public over the ability to realize the plan's civil and political goals. Tmunat Nitzachon co-founder Danel Ben Nam...

In science, the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists were announced this week. the prestigious award went to three scientist from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel in recognition of their groundbreaking work in various fields. Each recipient will also receive a 100 thousand dollar prize.  We spoke with one of the recipients, Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami, a senior scientist at the Weizmann Ins...

Three people wounded in Jordan Valley shooting attack. Rocket fire on northern Israel. Parents of IDF soldiers held hostage in Gaza to meet with prime minister for first time since October 7 attack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zahar Bashara, a resident of the Golan Heights Druze village of Ein Qiniyye, was killed on Wednesday in a Hizbullah rocket barrage on the Upper Galilee. He was pulled dead out of burning rubble of the building where he was trapped in Kiryat Shmona after a rocket hit a factory in the city's  industrial zone. Hizbullah claimed responsibility for the attack. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Kiryat Shoma’s...

Man killed in rocket barrage on Kiryat Shmona hours after IAF strike in Lebanon. War cabinet to convene on hostage release talks. Prime minister's meeting with haredi Orthodox party leaders on military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox ends without agreement See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas says no to ceasefire deal. Israel links Hamas  decision to UNSC vote. Hizbullah again hits Mt Meron radar base. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 The cabinet vote  on the new military draft bill , scheduled to take place on Tuesday, has been postponed because ministers failed to agree on an acceptable compromise. No new date has been set for a cabinet discussion. Before the postponement , Prime Minister Netanyahu assured the members of his own party who are opposed to the bill that its wording would be changed before being put to a Knesset...

Air Force pounds Hizbullah compound in Lebanon after heavy barrage of rockets on north, Netanyahu warns ministers coalition would fall if they don't support law exempting ultra Orthodox from military service. Purim parade in Jerusalem See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 soldiers KIA buried today. IDF begins new op in Khan Yunis. IAF hits Hizbullah site in Baalbek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The leaders of the Israeli delegation to the ceasefire and hostage release talks in Qatar have returned to Israel while the other members of the delegation remained in Doha.    The prevailing assessment in Israel is that Hamas will respond within 48 hours to the proposals that were put on the table in the most recent round of talks.    Muhammad Nazzal, a senior Hamas official, said last night that...

As Israel prepares to commemorate the Purim holiday amid the ongoing war, the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization together with the Ohr Torah Stone educational network are planning hundreds of community events including readings of the Megillah at hotels hosting evacuees, on IDF bases on Israel's northern and south fronts, and at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.  Rabbi David Stav, chair and founder of Tzoh...

IDF kills dozens of terrorist in ongoing Shifa hospital operation. Four terrorists killed during anti-terror operation in Tulkarm area refugee camp. US Secretary of Blinken describes "narrowing gaps" in hostage release deal contacts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.