Hourly Roundup 10:00 Israel · 16 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Hayom Yom: Parashat Hashavua: BamidbarThis week’s Torah reading begins with a census. God counts every person and assigns each a specific place in the camp. The message is universal: you have a unique role that no one else can…
- Eisenkot says he would sit with haredim as Liberman talks loomHis comments come after reports of contacts regarding a possible merger between his party and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu, who has repeatedly criticized 'draft-dodging.'
- No one here is pro-Israeli, but everyone wants Hezbollah to be defeatedUntil a year ago, uttering the word 'normalization' in Beirut was a death sentence. Today, amidst immense war fatigue and hope that Hezbollah will be disarmed, Lebanese politicians dare to talk about returning to the…
- Mothers can protect babies from gum disease before birth, Hebrew University study findsNew research shows maternal antibodies may shape a baby’s oral immune system before and after birth, offering long-term protection against gum disease.
- "It's all because of you Jews": The Republican race that reveals the rift over support for IsraelThe Republican primaries in Kentucky have become a test of power for Trump. Meanwhile, the race reveals growing tensions on the right over support for Israel and the war in Iran.
- The Guru from India Revealed as an Attacker, the Yoga Group Turned into Something Dark: 'We Were Slaves Inside a Cult'Testimonies from the control mechanisms: They sought faith, community, and meaning — and found themselves inside systems of isolation, exploitation, fear, and dependence on a leader. In Israel and most of the world, there is…
- Egypt fears: Gaza on verge of immediate explosion - Hamas and Israel in a deadlock with no way outAgainst the backdrop of the stalled negotiations over the future of the Gaza Strip and Hamas's insistence on not disarming, senior Egyptian officials are raising concerns about a breakdown in talks and a return to…
- Trump Announces Elimination of No. 2 in ISIS: 'He Thought He Could Hide in Africa'The president announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who was already designated in 2023 by the Biden administration, was killed in an operation by the US and Nigerian armies: 'He was the most active terrorist in the…
Torah perspective
For a year, the word normalization was a death sentence in Beirut. Today, Lebanese politicians dare to speak of returning to the 1949 armistice, and Hezbollah's monopoly on resistance rhetoric is cracking. The kabbalists teach that the greatest veils fall not through force alone but through the exhaustion of falsehood. When a society that funded its identity on rejection of Zion begins to whisper about peace, even cautiously, it signals a shift in the spiritual atmosphere. The stone that the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone. What was impossible last year becomes thinkable this year, and what is thinkable today becomes policy tomorrow. The world is not a jungle.