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ormer Israeli minister and Knesset member Gonen Segev has been arrested and charged for spying for Iran, the Israeli government has revealed.

If there is any other contentious issue in Israel that does not deal with politics or the Palestinians, it is the internal demographic issue and concern by some that the haredi sector will grow to more than half the total Jewish population of Israel in just a few short decades—with all the ramifications that entails.

More than two-dozen mortar shells were fired in three waves from Gaza at Israeli civilians on Tuesday morning, the largest attack on Jewish communities since the 2014 “Operation Protective Edge.”

The Israeli Defense Forces struck 35 “terror sites” in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon local time after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas terror groups fired at least 28 mortars at on southern Israel earlier in the day—the largest barrage since 2014.

Ron Dermer might have been the least well-rested among the hundreds of people gathered to celebrate one of the most historic dates on the Jewish state’s calendar, but Israel’s ambassador to the United States had a crucial task in front of him. After having been on hand for the much-anticipated opening Monday of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, the American-born Dermer was back in Washington, D.C., that night to officially give thanks to the American people and the chief executive who made the celebration possible, President Donald Trump.

The remains of Private Livka Shefer, who fell during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence battles near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, were finally found after an extensive army investigation, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit on Sunday.

Ten students were killed during a field trip on Thursday due to flash floods that pummeled Israel. A group of 25 students, ages 17 and 18, who were accepted to the Bnei Tzion pre-military academy in Tel Aviv for the coming year, were hiking in the Judean Desert along the Nahal Tzafit riverbed trail that empties into the Dead Sea when gushing water poured through, causing the drownings.

For the first time, the head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) arrived in Israel for an official meeting with top Israeli military officials.

If you’ve ever been in Israel for Yom Hazikaron — the Memorial Day for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the Jewish homeland — chances are you will never forget it.

In a dramatic turnaround, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen a plan reached with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the deportation of African migrants just hours after it was announced.

An Israeli security guard was killed on Sunday after being stabbed by a terrorist in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. The terrorist, a West Bank Palestinian, was shot dead by an Israeli police officer.

Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director general of the Population and Immigration Authority at Israel’s Interior Ministry, said Israel’s policy of deporting illegal migrants is “nothing new.”

Former Phoenix Suns star star Amar’e Stoudemire effused over his new line of kosher-for-Passover wines, grown and produced in Israel.

The operators of Israel’s Tamar and Leviathan offshore natural gas fields have announced a landmark $15 billion, 10-year deal to sell the gas to Egypt.

In the early hours Saturday morning, Israel and a Syrian-Iranian alliance became engaged in a confrontation that left an Israeli F-16 destroyed, in addition to the downing of an Iranian-made drone, and numerous military targets within Syria destroyed. While the shooting down of the Israeli fighter jet was an accomplishment widely touted by Israel’s enemies, the destruction of significant Syrian air defense systems appear to leave Syria and it’s Iranian backers in a much weaker position to defend against future Israeli air raids.

Israel has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful and innovative countries in the world in two separate surveys published this week.

President Donald Trump said he does not expect the U.S. Embassy in Israel to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within a year, contradicting comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In her short career, 21-year-old pop star Lorde has made undeniable waves in the music industry and landscape. But now, the New Zealander has made waves in the Jewish community for something other than catchy songs.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party has downplayed a Dec. 31 meeting in Beirut between Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad and Hezbollah terror leader Hassan Nasrallah, in which the two reportedly agreed to instigate a violent Palestinian uprising in Israel.

Israel is naming a new train station after President Donald Trump in honor of his recent recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Two archaeological discoveries with highly symbolic value dating back to the ancient Jewish kingdoms of Israel were revealed just before the start of Chanukah.

Israel reportedly offered humanitarian aid to Bangladesh to help the southeast Asian country cope with the hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees that have been expelled from Myanmar.

President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have led to a rise in foreign registration for the Jerusalem Marathon, officials said.

Clashes between Palestinian rioters and Israeli security forces erupted last Friday in Jerusalem, as well as the West Bank and Gaza, amid Palestinian “day of rage” protests over President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.