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All are home now

With the return of the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, Israel closes one painful chapter of October 7—without relief, without triumph, and without forgetting.

And Then There Was One

With the return of a Thai worker’s body from Gaza, Israel now waits only for the remains of police officer Ran Gvili, and Netanyahu vows Israel will do whatever is required to bring him home.

Strike in Beirut Kills Hezbollah Chief of Staff

Israel targets top Hezbollah commander in rare Beirut strike, raising tensions and testing cease-fire durability. Haytham Ali Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s top military officer, was confirmed dead in a precision strike. Heightened alert on northern border, residents warned of possible retaliation.

Trump Asks Herzog to Pardon Bibi

Herzog praises Trump’s support yet rules that any pardon must follow Israeli law, while Netanyahu thanks Trump but refuses to request clemency that requires admitting guilt in what he calls an “absurd” trial.

Mamdani’s Victory, Jewish Alarm

The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City has stirred fear across Israeli and American Jewish communities. Many view his anti-Israel stance and anti-Zionist rhetoric as hostile to Jewish interests and potentially antisemitic. Liberal Jewish New Yorkers obsequiously applaud his outreach but remain queasy about the implications for safety and communal ties.

Report: UN Draft Resolution for US-Led Gaza Occupation

Resolution would authorize a U.S.-commanded International Stabilization Force to administer Gaza for two years, disarm Hamas, and coordinate reconstruction with Israel and Egypt while the Palestinian Authority undergoes reform. Israel seems inclined to go along, but wants to keep out representatives of Turkey, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and Islamic forces.

Israel Rejects a Two-State Future, but Trump May Demand It

As Trump eyes postwar diplomacy, Israel’s leaders resist renewed calls for Palestinian statehood. Senator Lindsey Graham warns annexation would erode U.S. backing, while talk of a Jordanian-Palestinian confederation quietly re-enters the debate. History and Security demand that there be no Arab state between “the river and the sea.”

After Being Fired, MAG “Shtinker” Quits in Disgrace

Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi admits authorizing media leaks in the Sde Teiman detention case and resigns after her dismissal, saying, “I bear full responsibility.” Her duplicitous leak of alleged mistreatment of Arab prisoners, later proven false, blackened the IDF’s name around the world. In Israel, a “shtinker” is an informer, an odious offense, especially in her high position.

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