Police have announced that 16-year-old Efrat Menachem from Kokhav Ya'akov, who had been missing for 11 days, has been found safe and sound.

US President said he is prepared to authorize a large-scale military strike against Iran but stressed that he would rather avoid such an operation.

<p>Axios is reporting that the Gaza Board of Peace high representative, Nickolay Mladenov, and Board of Peace senior adviser Aryeh Lightstone met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and asked him to stop the strikes in Gaza in alignment with President Trump's 20-point plan.</p>

Reserve soldiers in the Paratroopers Brigade purchased eSIM cards from Lebanese sources during the fighting in Lebanon, in violation of military regulations and without security authorization.

Six Saudi ships divert around Africa, adding two weeks to their voyages, to circumvent a Houthi-declared shipping blockade in the Red Sea chokepoint.

<p>Gaza media outlets reported Monday evening that an IDF drone struck a vehicle in Gaza City, ending a period of approximately 30 hours without strikes in the Strip. Casualties were reported at the scene.</p>

Mediating nations accuse Israel of violating the ceasefire following IDF strikes targeting Hamas terrorists, hours after the Board of Peace clarified key terms.

<p>The NYPD released new data today showing that confirmed hate crimes in New York City rose 9.4% during the first seven months of 2026. Anti-Jewish hate crimes increased 8.5%, from 189 to 205, and accounted for nearly 57% of all confirmed hate crimes, despite Jewish New Yorkers making up only about 10% of the city’s population.</p><p>Sydney Altfield, CEO of Teach Coalition, responded to the new figures: "These statistics don't just measure hate crimes. They measure the growing number of Jewish families who think twice before wearing a kippah, attending synagogue, or deciding where to send their kids to school. When Jews make up just 10% of New York City's population but account for nearly 57% of its confirmed hate crimes, these numbers remind us that antisemitism has real consequences for how people experience Jewish life. No family should have to weigh their identity against their sense of security. The answer isn't for Jews to become less visible. It's for our community to become more engaged. That means advocating for policies that protect Jewish life, strengthening partnerships with government and law enforcement, and ensuring our elected leaders treat the safety and security of Jewish communities as a priority."</p>