Professor Noa Eliakim-Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at Rabin Center-Beilinson: 'Despite the joyful images, these former hostages still have a long path ahead toward full rehabilitation'

Surge in the number of hunting licenses and almost 400,000 animals hunted in the past three years, most of them for recreational purposes; A new Knesset report reveals a disturbing trend in the legal hunting industry in Israel

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died of her wounds and her fellow Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, was 'fighting for his life'; shooter was part of a CIA-backed unit in Afghanistan before coming to the US in 2021 under a resettlement program.

IDF force was ambushed during patrol in the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside, and clashes broke out, including exchanges of gunfire; At the same time, there were reports of gunfire from combat helicopters and artillery fire in the area 

After fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, 55th Paratroopers Brigade troops must stay alert on the Golan; 'ISIS, al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Iranians and regime forces are here,' a reserve major warned two days before six soldiers were wounded; their commander says the enemy is gathering intelligence and waiting for weakness but must get through them to reach civilians

Sgt. Guy Bazak enlisted in Golani’s 51st Battalion, 25 years after his father commanded it; on Oct. 7, he texted his sister that 'the ground is shaking,' then joined the fight at Kibbutz Kissufim, killing Hamas terrorists and stopping a cell from entering; his father Yuval said he was exceptional from birth — 'we just didn’t know how much'

IDF footage shows the Beit Jann arrests and the moment gunfire erupted on the troops: 'Terrorist! He’s sticking his head out'; six soldiers were wounded; Israel sent messages to al-Sharaa and prepared response options, while Syria called the retaliatory strikes a 'war crime' that killed at least 13; the suspects had been detained in their beds before the clash

Within weeks, Israel will field its first operational high powered laser batteries, adding a cheap, rapid answer to drones, UAVs and rockets; developed in deep secrecy at Rafael, 'Or Eitan' promises to transform air defense and slash interception costs