Hourly Roundup 23:00 Israel · 12 Aug 2026
Stories in this hour
- ZAKA responds nonstop during the organization’s busiest 24 hours of 5786The intense period demonstrated the breadth of operations, with teams responding across Israel while the organization’s network coordinated with authorities and community partners overseas
- Israeli venture firm Team8 raises $365m. to invest in AI-native start-upsThe latest fundraising brings Team8’s total assets under management to nearly $2b. across eight funds launched since the firm was founded in 2014
- West Bank annexation supported by nearly 40% of Israeli Jews, JPPI poll findsNotably, 19% of Arab Israelis said they support Israel annexing the West Bank, assuming citizenship would be granted to the Palestinians living there
- Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in 'precision' operation this year, Zelensky saysUkraine's military has sought to heap pressure on Moscow's war effort in recent months, counterattacking on parts of the 1,200-km front and striking logistics and energy infrastructure
- Alert in Gaza - Likud enters into conflict with LiebermanActivists of the Likud party sharply reacted to statements by Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman about the actions of the political leadership during a recent operational incident on the border with the Gaza Strip.…
- "An Unknown Ability": The Discovery That Changes What We Thought About the BrainA study conducted in mice reveals a previously unknown repair mechanism: after damage to brain tissue, special cells located around it begin to act to refill the damaged area • The researchers even managed to…
- The Rebellion of the Jurists, Chapter 4: How the Prosecution Became a Body Immune to CriticismThe fourth and final chapter of the documentary series 'The Rebellion of the Jurists' sketches the figure of former State Attorney Shai Nitzan as the executing link in a system that turned the judicial system…
- Surprise departure: Karoline Leavitt to exit White House Press Secretary roleKaroline Leavitt will step down as White House Press Secretary at month's end to spend time with her family while continuing as an outside advisor to Trump
- At age 90: The beloved actress announces the end of her legendary acting careerOne of the greatest stars in cinema history clarifies that she no longer sees herself returning to acting in front of the camera • Julie Andrews confirmed that she will not return to the role…
ZAKA volunteers worked through a succession of tragedies across Israel and in Mexico over a single 24-hour period, responding to drownings, accidents, and deaths of children and adults. The Torah teaches that every human being is created in the image of God, and therefore the dignity of the dead is not a luxury but a sacred obligation. The Sages call this chesed shel emet, true kindness that can never be repaid, because the recipient is gone. ZAKA's volunteers embody this: they arrive at scenes others flee, they handle the unhandleable, and they ensure that no family faces the moment alone. In the busiest 24 hours of the year, they showed that the Jewish people's commitment to kavod ha-briyot, honoring every creature, knows no borders and no rest.