January 16, 2026 — With clock ticking, Israel moves to resolve passport crisis for Winter Olympians. Knesset okays cabinet decision to grant Netanyahu temporary powers of interior minister in order to issue passports to 3 athletes caught in bureaucratic and political quagmire

January 16, 2026 — Kibbutz Be’eri chooses single burned-out house to bear testimony to October 7. Home on community’s periphery belongs to the Dvori family, who were overseas when Hamas went on killing spree; other wrecked structures scheduled for demolition

January 16, 2026 — Holocaust survivor Dugo Leitner honored as falafel becomes a national symbol of remembrance. On Jan. 18, people in Israel and worldwide will eat falafel in memory of Holocaust survivor David ‘Dugo’ Leitner, whose story gains added meaning this year with a commemorative stamp and the birth of a great-grandson named for him

January 16, 2026 — Israeli woman indicted for working with Hamas, spreading false terror information online. The suspect allegedly assisted fictitious Hamas profiles throughout the world spread false information online, in order to sow fear among Israeli society.

January 16, 2026 — Majority of Israelis favor joint US-Israel action against Iran – poll. The responses were divided into those who support Israel joining the attack only if Iran first attacked or prepared to attack (29%) and those who would support Israeli participation regardless (44%).

January 16, 2026 — ‘If Israel falls, we fall’: Fate of West tied to Israel, Former French PM tells ‘Post’ – interview “The stakes of the world… the fight against the regime of the Mullahs and its dangers, the links between Iran and Russia, the future of France and Europe is being decided here,” he said.

January 16, 2026 — Israeli forces search for terrorists after pipe bomb, Molotov cocktail attack in Samaria. No injuries or damage were reported in the attempted attack, according to the Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit.

January 16, 2026 — IDF strikes Hezbollah in response to ‘repeated’ truce violations. No details were provided in the initial army statement about the operation.

January 15, 2026 — The warning embedded in Parshat Vaeira. If antisemitism looks like this during prosperity, what will happen when the inevitable downturn arrives?

January 15, 2026 — ‘My paradise had turned into hell:’ ex-Gaza hostage releases memoir Shoshan Haran was held captive for 50 days, along with six of her family members, including a 3-year-old girl.

January 15, 2026 — Israel’s Dead Sea area trembles as 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt. “Immediately go out into the open,” the Home Front Command advised those in the area. “If not possible, enter [a] protected room or stairwell.”

January 14, 2026 — Israeli captive freed from Venezuelan regime prison arrives in Tel Aviv. Yaakov Harari, a 72-year-old Israeli-Argentinian citizen, was freed as part of a goodwill gesture to President Donald Trump.