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Israel’s Defense Ministry and the National Insurance Institute released updated figures: 25,644 fallen service members and 5,313 civilians killed in terror since 1860; 59,583 bereaved family members today. Ceremonies may be limited due to security; 79 civilians were murdered since last Memorial Day.

In her hardest moments, help arrived just in time. Only years later did she understand where it truly came from.

Record opposition in Senate exposes deep party shift, as lawmakers denounce Netanyahu, claim US aid to Israel is “not making us safer"

The security situation didn’t deter families and solo arrivals. Most came from Russia (6,094), with 3,469 from the U.S. and 3,277 from France.

After a marathon ten-hour hearing, justices took under advisement a petition to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. The attorney general’s office floated a compromise: immediate judicial oversight of limits on the minister’s role, plus a two-week window to nail down formal ground rules.

At just 12, Elena Yeshiwork set out alone from Ethiopia for Israel, surviving hunger, prison, and danger until she finally reached home, a journey she calls her own Exodus.

An Israeli citizen from Nazareth allegedly spent months taking direction from a foreign handler, photographing sensitive sites—including security facilities, IDF bases, and the Haifa oil refineries—in exchange for digital payments. Prosecutors have filed an indictment and requested that she remain in custody until the end of the proceedings.

An unfathomable tragedy: Yissachar Dov Spiegel z"l, 21, passed away overnight after being swept out to sea. The search for his 17-year-old brother—who jumped in to save him—has continued for six days.

In a rare expanded hearing behind closed doors, Israel's Supreme Court is considering petitions to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Outside the courtroom, Ben-Gvir blasted the process, insisting voters chose him to set policy and declaring: "This is not democracy; I demand investigations and arrests of Gali Baharav-Miara and Ronen Bar."

On a visit to Israel, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Mzinka placed a note between the stones at the Western Wall, toured the new 'Gate of Heaven' exhibit, and urged: "Keep showing this unique site to the whole world so everyone recognizes its importance."

Belgrade announces an equal-ownership partnership: Israel supplies the tech and expertise; Serbia provides local manufacturing and development infrastructure. The plan aims to stand up a large-scale UAV production line for the region.

In a blunt interview, President Donald Trump tore into Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over security and Iran, citing Italy’s refusal to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and the government’s reported move to block U.S. use of Italian bases for a potential war with Iran.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel Katz says Iran’s nuclear program and its ability to produce a nuclear weapon have been destroyed, and that the U.S. and Israel require the removal of enriched material from Iran as a precondition to ending the campaign; he adds that Tehran’s proxies have been dealt heavy blows but vows to finish the job.

At Yad Vashem’s state ceremony, the 88-year-old Holocaust survivor and former deputy president of the Haifa District Court led a moving El Malei Rachamim. In a heartfelt interview, he recalls his father risking beatings to bring home potatoes for Passover—and credits Hashem for his family’s survival.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Rome is suspending the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel. Israel's Foreign Ministry responded that there is no security agreement with Italy, only an old memorandum of understanding with no real substance, and that the move will not harm Israel's security.

Peter Magyar says he won’t automatically block EU decisions on Israel, promises zero tolerance for antisemitism, and plans to rejoin the International Criminal Court; Netanyahu congratulates him and thanks outgoing Viktor Orban.

Bianco, a firetruck driver with the Barak (188th) Armored Brigade, was killed when an IDF vehicle overturned; one reservist was moderately wounded and two others were lightly hurt.

The IDF killed several armed Hamas militants who approached the Yellow Line in central Gaza. Among those killed was Yousef Ibrahim Mahmoud Bashiti, a Hamas operative who was part of the cell that launched anti-tank missiles at buildings where IDF forces were operating.

At a Monday cabinet meeting, the prime minister said fighting around Bint Jbeil continues, claimed U.S.–Iran talks collapsed over Iran’s “blatant” violations, voiced full support for a U.S. naval blockade on Iran, and vowed “there will not be another Holocaust.”

Prosecutors say a 22-year-old from Haifa worked with Iranian intelligence, built a home bomb lab, manufactured TATP, and plotted attacks in Israel, including targeting former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. According to the indictment, he even offered to act as a suicide bomber.