The legislation to extend men's service by 4 months will be brought to the Knesset on Sunday. The decision comes as the army faces a shortage of troops amid the Gaza war and escalations on the Lebanese border

In pre-state Yishuv, a decadent gay poet who refused to dance to the Zionist-socialist tune was worse than the devil. Jacob de Haan's assassination was aimed at deterring anyone who dared to step out of line. That terror remains pervasive in today's Israel

A likelier scenario is that Netanyahu – who depends on his far-right partners – will delay his response until after his Congress speech. After that, an excuse to back away from talks won't be difficult to find

Biden: Gaps remain between Israel and Hamas, but we're making progress ■ U.S. issues sanctions of Israeli individuals and entities accused of undermining West Bank stability, most notably the Lehava organization ■ Netanyahu's office says delegation led by Shin Bet chief to head for Cairo for continued talks ■ Hamas claims Israel continues to 'stall' to win time and foil the current cease-fire talks ■ Palestinian Red Crescent: Teen killed by IDF in West Bank

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli high school seniors ponder their future in a post-October 7 world, and a couple takes its first vacation abroad – after 15 years of marriage

When so many people attack Jewish individuals, synagogues, cemeteries and Holocaust memorials in the name of Gaza and the Palestinian cause, what matters is that Jews everywhere, including Jews who are no longer even alive, are being attacked in the name of anti-Zionism

The progress reported in talks over a Gaza cease-fire and hostage-release deal are purely theoretic, since the far-right ministers in Israel's government have veto power ■ The battle over a deal with Hamas could be Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's political swansong

Master Sgt. (res.) Valeri Chefonov was critically wounded after Hezbollah attacked northern Israel, and later died of his wounds