The English edition of his book Hostage is honored as “Jewish Book of the Year” at the 75th National Jewish Book Awards 2026 in the United States.
Gaza
Lavish sympathies and abundant budgets are reserved for the attacking Palestinians, not for the attacked Israelis.
IDF says civilians violated orders and endangered troops; incident follows earlier border breach attempt and a widening political campaign to restore Jewish communities in Gaza.
“This is not what disarming looks like,” an IDF spokesman says after a string of violations by the Islamist group.
The international billion-dollar initiative for Gaza, with its 20,000-strong stabilization force, sparks growing skepticism in Jerusalem.
At inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting, Israeli foreign minister backs demilitarization and “deradicalization,” framing the plan as the first to target Gaza’s “root problem.”
The recipe for deradicalizing the Strip may be a dangerous pipe dream.
Washington touts billions for Phase 2 governance and reconstruction, while Israeli intelligence warns Hamas is rebuilding power “from the bottom up.”
Staff Sergeant Ofri Yafe from Moshav HaYogev, a member of the Paratroopers Brigade Recon Unit (Sayeret Matkal), was fatally struck by friendly fire in the southern Gaza Strip; the IDF has launched an investigation.
Billionaire Yakir Gabay joins the Trump-backed initiative to rebuild Gaza.
