Pakistan’s interior minister landed secretly in Iran in an urgent bid to mediate between Tehran and Washington, as Iranian television airs weapons lessons for civilians.
A clear, direct line connects the milestones in Irina Nevzlin’s journey, from the moment she discovered her roots as a Jewish teenager in the Soviet Union to her role as chairwoman of ANU, the Museum of the Jewish People. In an interview with Israel Hayom, she describes the moment she knew she would make aliyah, reveals the secret to drawing the younger generation to the Jewish story (“There is something genuine here that manages to touch people”), and stresses the importance of strengthening the Jewish people’s identity in the face of waves of hatred: “When you are built on something real that is yours, you stand taller, and no one can take that away from you.”
James (not his real name) was a member of a gang that has been terrorizing Tel Aviv. Today, he is the first released prisoner without Israeli citizenship to undergo rehabilitation. Now he talks about his life of crime ("I stole from a different store every day") and tries to persuade the IDF chief of staff: Let me enlist.
Following the strike in Gaza, an Israeli security official said there are indications that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ military wing and considered one of the architects of the Oct. 7 massacre, had been eliminated.
The US State Department said that following talks held over the past two days between Israel and Lebanon, the ceasefire would be extended to allow talks to continue. Negotiations are expected to resume in June, alongside the launch of a security track involving military delegations from both countries.
