Hourly Roundup 11:00 Israel · 18 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Israeli Foreign Ministry calls on Turkish-led Gaza flotilla to turn aroundIsrael will not allow "any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza," the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, calling on participants in a Turkish-led attempt to sail to the enclave to abandon their plans.…
- ICC denies issuing secret warrants against Israeli officialsThe International Criminal Court on Sunday dismissed an Israeli report saying that it is planning to issue five arrest warrants against Israeli politicians and military generals over alleged “settler violence” in Judea and Samaria and…
- Haredi MK promises: We will vote to dissolve the KnessetMK Yitzhak Pindrus says Degel Hatorah faction will vote to dissolve the Knesset, says 'time will tell' if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is serious about Draft Law.
- The incoming Ambassador of Somaliland is currently being officially received at the Israeli President’s Residence.
- On the Way to a Degree: The Good News for Released Fighters"Whoever gives more, receives more": The barrier preventing double scholarships for male and female fighters in institutions of higher education has been removed. The Council for Higher Education and the Ministry of Defense will allow…
- Iran's Secret Instruction to Surfers: "Make It Look Natural"The new extortion method of the Ayatollahs' regime is exposed: citizens who posted criticism online discover their SIM card and internet have been completely blocked • To regain access to the world, they are forced…
- Pedro Sánchez: Two Disasters, Andalusia and EurovisionVery bad weekend for the antisemite Pedro Sánchez. One is the cause of the other. When you want to attack the Jews, bad news starts raining from the sky. Apart from the couple Sánchez, this…
- Dad and Mom are getting divorced and the nation of Israel pays the priceLike a couple of parents going through a tough divorce, instead of taking care of the child carrying a heavy load on his back, they simply decide to look the other way. Let him manage.…
- The moving name chosen for the son of Rabbi Zeira, who lost both his legsOne week after the exciting news of the birth, the brit milah ceremony was held yesterday for the son of Rabbi Liraz Zeira, the officer who lost both his legs in an explosion on the…
- Reuters: Pakistan delivered revised Iranian proposal last night to end war with USA Pakistani source told the Reuters news agency that Islamabad transferred a revised proposal from Iran to the United States as part of negotiations to end the war. According to the source, the proposal was…
- Neither Hamas nor Abu Mazen: Senior Fatah Official Speaks of a Third OptionSamer Sinjilawi, an activist in the Fatah movement, said in a conversation with Gideon Oko and Amichai Attali that the Palestinians are in a post-Hamas era and that there is a real opportunity today to…
- We Are Not Grinding Anything Down – Expert Criticizes Lack of Strategy in WarThe ongoing eliminations of high-ranking terrorists in Lebanon bring Israel only temporary operational achievements, but do not bring the country closer to strategic victory. This was stated on the 103FM radio station by Ofer Shelah,…
Torah perspective
A child enters the covenant, and his name carries the memory of those who are gone. Rabbi Zeira named his son for two friends who fell, not merely to remember loss, but to declare that life continues and that their legacy is not sealed in death but planted forward into the next generation. In naming a child, we do what the first humans did: we define reality through a name's essence. Asaf means "gathered", gathering the scattered sparks; David means "beloved", the root of love that outlasts destruction. These two friends are not only remembered; they are woven into a living soul who will carry their light forward. There is no greater victory over darkness than a brit milah on the eighth day, affirming that holiness and life endure.