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The six-year-old boy ran up to a police officer. “There are terrorists,” he sobbed. “My father is dead.” His father, Yonatan Havakuk, was one of three men hacked to death by terrorists with an axe and a knife during an attack just as an Independence Day celebration was ending in central Israel. MAGEN DAVID ADOM, Israel’s emergency services organization, had multiple ambulances on the scene within minutes. Teams of paramedics and EMTs began treating the four other people who had been seriously wounded by the terrorists. Two were critically injured. As soon as the four victims had been stabilized, they…

Troy A. Miller Brings Broad Leadership Experience and Passion for Israel New York (July 24, 2025) – Troy A. Miller, president and chief executive officer of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), has been appointed to the American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) National Board of Directors. Troy A. Miller was elected president and CEO of NRB, an international association of Christian communicators, in 2022, having served as Interim CEO since 2019. “Troy and NRB have demonstrated an unflinching commitment to Israel and Magen David Adom,” said Catherine Reed, CEO of AFMDA. “We are honored to welcome him to the board…

When I first saw him, he was unconscious, and there was a lot of blood on his face and chest,” recalled Yair Schussheim, a MAGEN DAVID ADOM paramedic, upon first seeing Yarin, an Israeli soldier. “I did not think he would survive.” Yarin was on patrol on Highway 60 in Israel when a terrorist struck him with a car. He suffered broken bones, head injuries causing brain damage, and extensive internal bleeding. His leg was nearly severed. There would have been no chance for this young soldier unless one of the most seasoned and well-trained paramedics in the world arrived…

IDF and Israel Security Agency (ISA) special forces successfully eliminated Hussein Fiad, the Commander of Hamas’ Beit Hanoun Battalion, in an underground area in Jabaliya. Fiad was a high-ranking terrorist responsible for launching numerous anti-tank missiles and mortar attacks on Israeli territory and communities near the northern Gaza Strip.

The Head of the National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, and the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oren Marmorstein, on Friday released a statement responding to the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to halt its operation in the Gazan city of Rafah. “The charges of genocide brought by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice in the Hague are false, outrageous and morally repugnant,” they said. “Following the horrific attack against the citizens of Israel on October 7th, 2023, Israel embarked upon a defensive and just war to eliminate Hamas and to secure…

In the wake of the recent release of a video showing the abduction of female soldiers from the Nahal Oz base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to release a modified version of the 43-minute video documenting the brutal events of the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7. This video, which includes graphic content such as murders and severe visual assaults, is intended to be shortened and slightly censored for global distribution. Following the directive from the premier, the IDF is now working to “prepare” the video by seeking consent from the families of those killed…

Avivit and Orit Yablonka, sisters of Israeli hostage Hanan Yablonka, described how they felt on Friday morning when the IDF informed them that they had retrieved their brother’s body from Gaza. “We woke up to a black morning, we are crushed and broken, don’t know how to cope, couldn’t have imagined this,” the sisters said. Hanan’s father Reuven describes receiving the sad news, “At seven in the morning, friends called me and asked if it was true, I had no idea what they wanted from me.”

The bodies of three more hostages: Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez Radoux, were rescued during a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation. Based on verified intelligence obtained by the IDF, the hostages were murdered already during the October 7th attack and were abducted from the Mefalsim Intersection to Gaza by Hamas terrorists. The bodies of the hostages were rescued during a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation in Jabaliya, based on precise intelligence obtained and analyzed by the IDF Intelligence Directorate’s Headquarters for the Hostages and Missing Persons. At the beginning of the operation, intense combat was carried…

Israel’s ambassador to Germany strongly criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office for saying that if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues a warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he would be arrested if he steps on German soil. When asked if Germany would obey the ICC’s warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest, Chancellor Scholz’s spokesman, Steffen Hebestreit, responded, “Of course. Yes, we abide by the law.” Israel’s ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor condemned the statement on X, and wrote, “This is outrageous! The public statement that Israel has the right to self-defense loses credibility if our hands are tied as soon as…

In this ALL ISRAEL 101 video, we join the people of Israel as they commemorate Yom HaZikaron, Memorial Day, and transition into the joyous celebrations of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day. Against the backdrop of Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery and memorial site in Jerusalem, we explore the profound symbolism of these two days, which are observed back-to-back. Keep reading this article at allisrael.com