With White House approval, US House Speaker Mike Johnson arrives in Ariel, the "capital" of Samaria, becoming the highest ranking American official to visit the area. Johnson said that the mountains of Judea and Samaria are the rightful property of the Jewish people.
The pleasant weather of recent days is expected to give way to a severe and prolonged heatwave starting this Friday, with Israel bracing for what could be one of the most intense and enduring bouts of extreme heat in nearly 100 years.
What began as a 1990s tourist attraction in the Jordan Valley deteriorated into a public safety hazard.
"What enabled the Holocaust of October 7, which led us to horror and the continuing war, is directly the expulsion from Gush Katif and northern Samaria," Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan said.
Government ministers including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir participated in the unprecedented Temple Mount visit as police implemented new procedures allowing previously prohibited religious expressions during the solemn fast day.
The prime minister expressed shock over the videos released by Hamas and assured the families that efforts to bring the hostages home would continue without interruption. Netanyahu accused the organization of deliberately starving the hostages and cynically documenting their suffering. “Hamas terrorists are also deliberately starving Gaza’s residents,” he said.
The 36-year-old man was transported to the hospital unconscious with serious neck injuries, but he died from his wounds. Police have initiated an investigation into the fatal incident.
Wednesday witnessed a march in northern Gaza border communities where thousands of participants – including hostage families, bereaved families, Gush Katif evacuees, soldiers, rabbis, and Knesset members – called out "returning to the Gaza region."
Blueground's month-to-month rental model addresses specific pain points created by the Gush Dan housing crisis.
"Yafo precinct officers who responded immediately to the location detained two individuals at the police station, including one suspect possessing a legally registered handgun," police stated.