The Bibas family—father Yarden, mother Shiri, baby Kfir, and four-year-old Ariel, pictured before they were taken on October 7, 2023. Photo Credit: Courtesy.
01-17-2025

Israel convened its cabinet on Friday to vote on the hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas. While some celebrate it as a victory for Hamas, many Israelis remain uneasy. After months of wrangling and last-minute obstacles, the hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been... 

Israeli hostage posters
01-16-2025

Hostages were supposed to be coming out of captivity in Gaza starting this Sunday as a result of a deal that could free all of the hostages and end the war. However, last-minute revisions by Hamas caused Israel's Security Cabinet on Thursday to postpone approval of the deal, which had been in the works for more than a week.

Israeli protesters call for Hamas to release hostages outside the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
01-15-2025

Mediators reported Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing the 15-month war against the terrorist rulers of the Gaza Strip.

 Israeli soldiers overlook the Gaza Strip from a tank, as seen from southern Israel, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
01-14-2025

Both the outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Trump's people are pushing hard for a hostage deal and ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Many in Israel see reports about this possible deal as excruciating.

Israeli social media influencer Tal Oran speaking to Gazan woman. Photo Credit: Screenshot, @TheTravelingClatt, Youtube.
01-13-2025

Israeli social media influencer Tal Oran is a significant voice in the digital space, exposing antisemitism and jihadist ideology on his Instagram posts. One of his latest videos gives a sobering glimpse into how some Gazans think – and how they might speak when they don't think they're talking to a Jewish Israeli.  

Vice President-elect JD Vance is congratulated after a joint session of Congress confirmed the Electoral College votes, affirming President-elect Donald Trump's presidential victory, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
01-12-2025

Vice President-elect JD Vance provided further definition this weekend concerning President-elect Donald Trump's warning to Hamas that "all hell would break loose" if the hostages held in Gaza aren't released by Inauguration Day. Meanwhile, reports indicate...

Hula Valley Nature Reserve in northern Israel. Photo Credit: CBN News.
01-11-2025

While Israelis have suffered in many ways over the past 15 months, so have the country's forests and animals. CBN News traveled north to visit an important park that reopened after more than a year.

The IDF's Kfir Brigade in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo Credit: IDF.
01-10-2025

After more than a year of war, many are wondering how Hamas still has the capacity to launch rockets at Israel. Meanwhile, a terrorist arrested by the Israeli military has explained how Hamas is using a Gaza hospital as a base to carry out its attacks against Israel.

sraeli soldiers and relatives carry the flag-draped casket of 1st Sgt. Matityahu Ya'akov Perel, who was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, during his funeral at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
01-09-2025

Fifteen months of war in Gaza and skirmishes in Judea and Samaria may have dramatically changed the Israeli outlook on a Palestinian state. For the first time since 2008, a majority of the Israeli Jewish population opposes a Palestinian state of any kind, according to a Swords of Iron survey taken in December.

The IDF located and recovered the body of the hostage Youssef Alziyadni from an underground tunnel in Gaza after he was abducted on October 7th and was killed in captivity. Photo Credit: Courtesy family.
01-09-2025

The body of at least one Hamas-held hostage who had been thought to be alive was found this week, adding new urgency to the talks for the hostages' release. It comes at a time when the negotiations appear to be moving forward.

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