US Ambassador Mike Waltz says the Gaza "famine" narrative is a blood libel, and now everyone knows it.

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, pressed both Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization on their obligations under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal while speaking in an appearance before the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

Mladenov said the process was currently being held up by both sides:

Israel – for carrying out strikes unrelated to imminent threats.

Hamas – for continuing to walk around armed, work its tunnel systems, and steal aid.

Many believe that Israel is on a conquest to reclaim biblical lands, but let’s clear the air.

The truth is, even the most radical voices here aren’t advocating for direct control over neighboring countries.

It’s madness—more problems than solutions!

Instead, the focus is on protecting those who see Israel as a safe haven.

Are we really looking for conquest, or just a peaceful coexistence?

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Foreign headlines showed an Israeli lawmaker with a sledgehammer.

But what did the hammer strike?

Not a neutral “Palestinian monument,” but a memorial glorifying a terrorist involved in attacks against Israelis and presenting him as a “martyr” to the next generation.

Zvi Sukkot was right about the danger of honoring terrorists. But a Knesset member cannot replace the state, use soldiers as political cover and turn a serious security issue into a viral clip.

Israel needs strength. It also needs wisdom.

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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on Thursday ordered the alert level raised in Judea and Samaria ahead of the Jewish holidays, citing tensions in the area and directing the military to prepare additional forces for rapid reinforcement.

Former Hamas hostage Evyatar David said he was in “extreme starvation” when the terror group forced him to dig his own grave on camera. 

He described this situation in his first international interview aired by CNN on Wednesday.

When they brought him into what he called “the terrorist room,” David said he could hear his captors “laughing and eating cakes and drinking tea.”

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday expressed his condolences following the death of Norway’s King Harald V at the age of 89.

“I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of King Harald V of Norway,” Herzog said. “King Harald V, who loved his people and was loved by them in return, served his nation as King with loyalty and devotion for more than 35 years.”

He added, “On behalf of the people of Israel, I extend condolences to the people of Norway, the Royal Family, and the Government of Norway. May his memory be a blessing.”

Britain’s double standard against Israel

The British government is threatening sanctions over Israeli homes in Judea and Samaria—while demanding that Jews be removed from parts of their own ancestral homeland.

Is this really about peace, or is “settlements” simply the latest excuse to pressure, isolate and delegitimize Israel?

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Three polls. Three completely different Israels.

Within hours, Likud is projected to win anywhere from 19 to 26 seats—and Ofer Winter’s new party is forecast to win eight seats in one poll, but fail to enter the Knesset in another.

What do the numbers really tell us? Remember: only one poll truly counts.

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In response to the launch of explosive drones toward Israeli soldiers in the Security Zone, the IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the Nabatieh area in Southern Lebanon.

The IDF eliminated a Hamas commander who took part in holding Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu hostage in the Gaza Strip.

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The IDF on Saturday struck a Hamas commander in the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip while he was hiding within the compound of the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital.

The terrorist recently advanced attacks on IDF troops and Israeli civilians and was targeted to remove the threat, the army said.

The Hamas operative was moreover involved in efforts to rehabilitate his organization’s capabilities, in systematic violation of the ceasefire.

Finland suspends UNRWA funding and signs security agreement with Israel

That a European country is currently forging closer ties with Israel is anything but a given.

The Finnish government has quietly signed a comprehensive framework agreement in the security sector with Israel in recent days. According to the agreement, both countries will cooperate for a period of ten years in the production and procurement of military equipment – ​​with a particular focus on air defense.

Following the announcement of the agreement, there was sharp criticism from parts of the Finnish opposition. The agreement with Israel was even called a "disgrace." However, the Finnish Defense Minister defended the decision.

Furthermore, Finland has decided to freeze $20 million in funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) after that organization was found to have collaborated with Hamas.

Netanyahu condemns Israeli ‘rioters’ clashing with Palestinians in Samaria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening called out a handful of Israeli “rioters who are violating the law” and who had earlier in the day committed “criminal acts of violence” against Palestinians in central Samaria.

The incident occurred near the Palestinian Arab villages of Qusra and Jalud. 

Israeli security forces rushed to the scene following a report of Israelis hurling rocks at Palestinians and removed “dozens of rioters who had barricaded themselves in a Palestinian home.”

Netanyahu said the suspects are “causing a grave injustice to the law-abiding Jewish community, interfering with the IDF in carrying out its missions, and harming Israel’s standing in the world.”