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Recently the public saw photos and videos of of terrorists prisoners in Gaza stripped and bound being rounded up by troops, some surrendering their weapons, most semi-naked to make sure they were not carrying bombs as they were forced to kneel or sit on the ground. The photos were leaked by IDF soldiers and were not part, apparently, of the IDF’s psychological warfare operations. But it sparked co...

Deadly ambush in Gaza kills nine soldiers including a colonel and a Golani battalion commander  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF intercepts three hostile aircraft that penetrated Israeli air space from Lebanon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Egypt has played a key mediation role in previous rounds between Israel and Hamas. This time Cairo is concerned that hundreds of thousands of Gazans displaced by the fighting will seek refuge in Egypt. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof Yoram Meital , a Middle East affairs expert from Ben-Gurion university, about the Egyptian role in the war.  (Courtesy:Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

The Iranian-backed Houthis are not necessarily in a command-and-control relationship with Tehran, and may be acting against Israel for their own Yemeni interests. But their belligerent actions could definitely lead to an expansion of the war as international forces move to stop their attacks on shipping. Dr. Raz Zimmit, expert on Iran from the Institute of National Security Studies at Tel Aviv Uni...

Military downs two drones that infiltrated from Lebanon. More rockets in the south as intense fighting wages in the Gaza Strip.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just ahead of the Hanukkah festival, the English language edition has been published of From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar , by Rabbi Professor Dalia Marx, of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Jerusalem. Translated by Rabbi Peretz E. Rodman, with a forward by Rabbi David Ellenson, the book  blends traditional and contemporary perspectives on each Hebrew month a...

Thursday marks  the 1st night of the festival of Hanukah. With a special message for the holiday is Rabbi Eliezer Weisz, a member of  the Council of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. (Photo:Courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The goal of Hamas is to have Israel kill as many Palestinians as possible in order to draw world condemnation and isolate Israel. But the performance of the IDF was actually keeping civilian casualties lower compared to all other militaries engaged in war. This according to Colonel Richard Kemp, former British army commander, who has been in Israel almost since the war began. Colonel Kemp, who has...

The Gaza war with Hamas has inevitably put back on the agenda a two-state solution, with US President Joe Biden’s administration and others repeatedly pushing it as part of the day after plan. And yet, a new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute has found that a growing number of Israelis no longer support a two state solution.  It also found a belligerent huge majority supporting a resumption of...

IDF expands operations in southern Gaza Strip See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s olive picking season and the approaching holiday of Chanuka is the festival of lights which also celebrates the miracle of the olive oil. Only this year, it’s taking place in the shadow of the war with Hamas. The annual Galilee olive festival is now coming to Tel Aviv and the public is invited to taste and purchase high quality olive oil grown by Israeli farmers. We spoke earlier with Dr. Adi...

Ground and air assault on Khan Yunis intensifies, rockets fired at Ashkelon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kan:100 commandos transferred from Gaza periphery to West Bank on October 5th. Fighting rages across Gaza. Rocket alert in Gush Dan.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trevor Asserson, a lawyer of British origin, is today the founder and senior partner in Asserson Law Offices, Israel’s largest international law firm, with some 60 lawyers. He  has for years been monitoring  the BBC’s coverage of Israel and of its conflict with the Palestinians, and  claims the BBC  is biased against Israel.  Asserson  is drawing up a  complaint, in accordance with the BBC’s own g...

Over 11,000 rockets have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip and numerous rockets launched from Lebanon since the war began nearly 60 days ago. As the temporary ceasefire ends and fighting continues so has the rocket threat. Colonel Gili Shenhar, the national spokesman for the Home Front Command was in our studios earlier and refreshed us on the proper actions to take at this stage of the war...

Rocket fire on north and south. IDF tells residents of some Khan Younis areas to evacuate to safe zones. Military says Israeli has uncovered some 800 tunnels, destroyed 500.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Rocket fire from Gaza Strip toward Israel continues. Israeli fighter aircraft hit Hamas targets in Gaza. President Herzog meets Qatar's emir at UN climate conference See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News update December 1, 2023 9 am: IDF says it has renewed combat after Hamas violated truce, fired rockets at Israel. Reports say mediators continue efforts to renew truce through additional captive release. On Thursday, eight Israeli women returned to Israel from Hamas captivity in Gaza.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veteran politician and diplomat Zalman Shoval, who was twice Israel's envoy to Washington, spoke with reporter Arieh O'Sullivan about Dr. Henry Kissingers’s legacy and impact on Israel the country.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three Israelis murdered, six wounded in shooting attack at entrance to Jerusalem; 2 gunmen neutralized. Temporary truce extended by a day after Hamas provides list of Israeli hostages to be freed in seventh pulse. US Secretary of State Blinken in Israel, meets leaders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty five kids from the Gaza periphery communities are being hosted by the Mexican Jewish community with the help of the KKL-JNF. After being forced from their homes by the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th, many youngsters have been living in hotels around the country. Traumatized, many having lost their family members, they are now being  hosted by their Jewish peers in Mexico City in a sa...

Sixth group of 10 Israelis due to be released on Wednesday from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip; terror group says 2 hostages with Russian citizenship will also be freed in gesture to Moscow. Hamas says open to possibility of extending truce. IDF forces operate against wanted terrorists in Jenin refugee camp See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5th hostage release Tuesday. Contacts continue for another 2-day extension. Mossad chief in Doha. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.