Yosef Chaguel, whose rescue during the 1967 Six-Day War by medic Shlomo Apstein became the subject of a popular Israeli song, has died at 80. He honored his rescuer's memory throughout his life, naming his firstborn son after him and serving decades in reserve duty.
Thousands of Israeli tourists remain stuck in Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan after FlyDubai flight cancellations. With rescue operations focused on Dubai, stranded travelers face expensive alternative routes costing up to 18,000 shekels ($5,000) per ticket.
The father of Uria Litman, killed in the October 7 Nova music festival attack, objected to celebrants dancing at the massacre site during a holiday. He invoked a prior agreement to keep festivities away from the location.
Three years after the October 7 Simchat Torah massacre, bereaved parents are revisiting painful recordings of final conversations with their children, haunted by missed opportunities to say goodbye.
Rabbi Samuel David, Chief Rabbi of Afula, has issued a special call for a funeral prayer service dedicated to Israel's war casualties, particularly those who fell in the recent conflict. The initiative reflects growing emphasis on honoring military sacrifices across Israeli communities.
Student demonstrations over teacher shortages and deteriorating school conditions have spiraled into arson attacks and police clashes across France, resulting in hundreds of arrests and widespread school closures.
Patrick Branleur, who has led the Eiffel Tower operating company since 2018, will step down after female employees were excluded during a visit by members of an Indian religious sect whose practices involve avoiding contact with women.
Guy Kapulnik, 46, an Israeli-American actor and flight instructor based in Los Angeles, was killed when his small aircraft crashed. A passenger traveling with him also died in the accident.
Yosef Hadad returned from Hungary wearing a shirt with a QR code linking to October 7 footage, sparking conversations about digital activism and Israel's messaging abroad.
Tens of thousands of worshippers assembled at Jerusalem's Western Wall on Monday morning for the traditional Priestly Blessing ceremony, one of the most significant religious observances in the Jewish calendar.
Ami Yogev, an Israeli hiker, has been missing for a week on Greece's Mount Olympus after sending his mother photos from the summit. Volunteers and drones are searching the mountain as his family appeals for public help to fund the operation.
Following a landmark report documenting 330,000 cases of child sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church, France establishes a compensation mechanism and support system for thousands of survivors seeking justice.
