Hourly Roundup 21:00 Israel · 23 Aug 2026
Stories in this hour
- IDF: A short while ago, a report was received regarding the identification of a suspicious aerial target in the southern Gaza Envelope.It was determined to be a false identification, and there is no concern of a security incident.
- Iraq's 20,000 illiterate electric ministry employees is indicator of larger dysfunction - analysisThe problem is that the 20,000 employees are working in a key energy infrastructure field in a country that is now at the center of the Iran conflict with the US and Israel
- Mohammad Marandi, close to Iran's negotiating team: "In the coming days, it is very likely that the military conflict will be renewed."He warned that any regime cooperating with Trump and Bessent to "starve Iranian civilians" will be "severely punished," adding the global
- Hidden Payments – Seven Bituach Leumi Benefits That People Don't Know AboutThe state social security system in Israel operates on a much larger scale than most citizens think. The main trap is that many payments are not automatic but require active steps from the recipient. People…
- High Court blocks new police appointments pending decision on restructuring lawThe decision preserves the status quo, blocking the appointment process while judges consider whether the freeze should remain in place until the case is resolved
- The note Netanyahu would never writeGeorge H.W. Bush left the Oval Office on January 20, 1993, after losing his bid for reelection to Bill Clinton. On the desk, he left his successor a handwritten note wishing him well with obvious…
- First Publication: How Naama Lazimi and the High Court are Harming the Rehabilitation of the Envelope and the NorthThe interim order issued by the High Court following a petition by MK Naama Lazimi and the Hiddush NGO froze funds approved by the Finance Committee, including budgets designated for the Settlement Division, which operates…
- European Politicians Requested to Visit the Palestinian Authority – and Their Entry into Israel Was BannedAt the request of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, the Population and Immigration Authority will prevent the entry of two European parliament members who requested to visit the Palestinian Authority. Their entry was denied because the…
- Poll: Eisenkot leads — Ofer Winter passes threshold under one conditionIn a Kan News survey, Eisenkot surpasses Likud with 24 mandates, and Netanyahu also loses to Bennett in the suitability for prime minister. A new scenario brings Winter into the Knesset and leaves Smotrich below…
- US Debt Crisis at Peak. Treasury Secretary and Super-Investor Offer SolutionsOver the weekend, Ray Dalio published the way to extricate the US from the debt crisis, and warned that soon it will be too late. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is already implementing his…
- Journalist and political advisor Orit Galili Zuker passed away at age 70Galili Zuker, who served as a strategic advisor to Barak and later as head of the political communications team for Netanyahu, passed away after a battle of more than two years with cancer. "Mom was…
- IDF can decide the battle at Ali Taher ridge. This is the reason it is not rushingDozens of Hezbollah members and Revolutionary Guard officers are besieged in the strategic underground compound, while the IDF controls most of the access routes to it. However, their elimination could force Tehran to respond and…
Torah perspective
Orit Galili Zuker wrote two months ago that she felt she was ending life without giving all she had. That ache is honest and universal. The sages teach that a person is judged not by what they accomplished but by what they intended for heaven's sake. Every soul has a unique mission, and the measure is not the volume of output but the depth of sincerity. Her son called her a fighter, loving, beautiful, and brave. That is the full measure. The feeling of incompleteness is itself a sign of a soul that still burned. In the world of truth, that flame is seen and treasured.