Hourly Roundup 00:00 Israel · 29 Jun 2026
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- WATCH: IDF demolishes 200-meter-long terror tunnel in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu announcesThe tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement.
- US officials say attacks halted, Qatar talks to be held this weekIran said they didn't take part in technical talks slated for Sunday due to recent attacks and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU, while a senior US official told the Post 'nothing has been canceled.'
- A Judicial Coup by Others. Don't Learn from TrumpAggressive, erratic, failing, leaky: A new book exposes the Trump administration in all its weaknesses. The book describes how Netanyahu dragged the president into war – and the price he paid.
- Love of Torah Cannot Come at the Expense of Shared ResponsibilityPrecisely at this time, it is difficult to accept a law that uses the name of the Torah to blur the distinction between those who bear the burden of defending the people and those who…
- Bride-to-be in Shock: The Surprise Marriage Proposal – in the Middle of the Supermarket | WatchLove met the supermarket shelf when Hadar discovered that on the lids of 'Al-Laham' pesto jars, the question that would change her life awaited her • For two weeks, Ziv Sherman planned the surprise together…
- Iran, Lebanon, and Hezbollah: All Signatures in the AirThe exchange of fire between the United States and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continues even in recent nights, reminiscent of the days before the announcement of an agreement between the two countries, when nightly…
- Pianos, Safes, and Israelis Abroad: The Target – Film Review"The Target" is a small crime drama that relies more on story and characters than on spectacular action scenes. Although the film can feel a bit drawn-out and old-fashioned at times, it is still an…
- In the 91st Minute: Canada Celebrates Historic Advancement to World Cup Round of 16Jesse Marsh's squad achieved a historical feat and advanced to the next stage after a huge drama at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles • Stephane Ostekie decided the contest in extra time and sent South…
The claim that love of Torah comes at the expense of shared responsibility is a false dichotomy. The Talmud in Berakhot 35b records a dispute: some say one should study Torah entirely, others say one should work. The conclusion is extraordinary, many followed the first opinion and succeeded, many followed the second and succeeded. What matters is kavanah, the heart's direction. When a person sits in the beit midrash with genuine love of Torah and awareness that their learning sustains the nation spiritually, they too bear the burden. The problem is not Torah study itself but the severing of connection, when the scholar forgets he is part of Am Yisrael, and when the soldier forgets that מַגֵּן דָּוִד is the merit of Torah. Shared responsibility begins not by leveling differences but by each recognizing how the other's service completes what their own cannot.