Hourly Roundup 12:00 Israel · 23 Aug 2026
Stories in this hour
- Iran deadline expires as Hamas tests Gaza ceasefire“The Quad” is a dynamic weekly panel show hosted by Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Israel’s innovation envoy and former deputy mayor of Jerusalem. The series brings together a powerhouse lineup of bold, insightful women to tackle the…
- Eisenkot brands Shas election video featuring haredi IDF enlistment as 'illegal propaganda'Eisenkot is a leading candidate in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.
- Why Israel struck Syria amid Turkish military buildup“The Meira K Show” brings a fresh, unfiltered look at society and politics in Israel and the Middle East. With her trademark energy and candor, she tackles stories too often ignored or distorted by mainstream…
- IDF tracks rising number of Gaza kites launches as border residents warn of pre-Oct. 7 complacencyAn official military source told Walla that the IDF “is not underestimating the threat, is monitoring it and treating every incident seriously."
- Netanyahu warns Israeli voters that left wing parties would approve a Palestinian stateThe Israeli prime minister was reacting to a speech by United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas
- Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard joins Sharren Haskel's Israel First party ahead of electionsHaskel welcomed Pollard’s support, describing his decision to join the party as a significant boost for Israel First
- Hamas in talks with former Fatah rival Mohammed Dahlan ahead of Palestinian electionsThe election, set to be held on November 28, 2026, will be the first Palestinian legislative election in two decades, following Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip a year after the previous election
- Gal De Paz cast as Shoshana Damari in new musical about Israeli iconRising Star runner-up Gal De Paz will make her theatrical debut portraying Israeli music icon Shoshana Damari in a new biographical musical tracing the singer’s life and career
- Is the UK safe for Jews? ‘Everyone Jewish that I know is having a conversation’ says Vanessa FeltzThe Jewish broadcaster, who has been the target of several incidents over the last few years, opened up about antisemitism
- Documentation of the brawl that led to the murder in Silwan, and the attack by Ben GvirA violent conflict between families in East Jerusalem escalated into the murder of a man about 30 years old and riots in Silwan, during which two rioters were shot dead who according to the police…
- "Netanyahu is not my reference point": This is Yoaz Hendel's vision | ListenYoaz Hendel spoke with Ron Kofman and Eli Ohana on Radio 103fm and clarified that his goal is to establish a broad Zionist government, without Haredi and Arab parties.
- British-born Israeli actress Caroline Langford dies at 68 after battle with cancerBorn in London in 1958, Langford was the daughter of British television director Barry Langford and moved to Israel with her family when she was 14
Torah perspective
The border residents' warning about pre-Oct. 7 complacency cuts to a deep Torah truth. The command to remember Amalek is not about ancient history. It is about the human tendency to normalize threat, to let vigilance erode when danger becomes familiar. The same dynamic appears in the wilderness: after the manna fell each day, some tried to hoard it for tomorrow, refusing to trust that tomorrow would come with its own needs. The Torah insists on fresh eyes, on waking each morning to reality as it is, not as routine has dulled it. Complacency is not peace. It is the slow forgetting that what saved us yesterday will not save us today unless we remain awake.