Hourly Roundup 08:00 Israel · 4 Oct 2026
Stories in this hour
- Ex-PA minister who said he warned Israel about Oct. 7 denies claims he tried to influence electionReferring to the attack Hamas launched on Israel three years ago on October 7, Abu Zaida described it as "a reckless gamble based on mistaken calculations and assessments."
- Gov't, security bodies point fingers, deny responsibility over flydubai attempted hijackingThe pilot, Hammam al-Maami, who allegedly tried to crash the aircraft, had visited Israel before the flight in question and had last landed at Ben-Gurion Airport one week earlier, according to N12
- IDF to equip combat engineering vehicles with Iron Fist active protection against anti-tank threatsIron Fist, manufactured by Elbit Systems, is an active protection system designed to protect armored fighting vehicles and engineering vehicles
- Irish coach ends press conference after questions about Ireland's racism during game against IsraelThe coach refused to answer when an Israeli journalist asked why Irish players "call our players monkeys during the [previous] match..." according to The Guardian
- Travel has become too expensive — people found a replacementIf not long ago a simple trip to the cinema, bowling alley, or restaurant required only a free evening, now such entertainment increasingly requires a separate budget. In the US, the rapid rise in prices…
- Lapid: Whoever stays alive during this government's term - it's a miracleOpposition leader Yair Lapid attacked the government following the attempted hijacking of the Flydubai airline plane, and said its role is 'to ensure one hundred percent that this does not happen again.' According to him,…
Torah perspective
The word 'nes' in Hebrew means both miracle and banner. A banner is lifted high so all can see. Lapid's claim that survival under this government is a miracle inadvertently points to a deeper truth: every breath, every moment of safety, is a revealed act of divine providence. The Gemara teaches that nothing happens by accident. The question is not whether God protects us, but whether we see the banner. When we attribute survival to luck or politics, we miss the point. The miracle is that despite human failure, divine mercy holds the world together. The real work is to make ourselves vessels worthy of that protection.