Hourly Roundup 16:00 Israel · 4 Oct 2026
Stories in this hour
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich agree: Gas prices to drop by half a shekel per liter tonight.Tonight at midnight, the order to reduce the excise tax, signed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, will go into effect. The order reduces theIsraeli Pm
- High Court to weigh direct Shin Bet protection over private security for Democrats chair Yair GolanThe framework followed a top-secret decision adopted by the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs on September 16, nearly two weeks before the petition was filed
- Yoseph Haddad rejects past support for Palestinian state after old interview resurfacesIn the old interview, Haddad argued that greater integration of Arab Israelis into the country’s decision-making institutions could eventually help advance Israeli-Palestinian peace
- As The New York Times turns 175, the fight over its Israel coverage heats up again(JTA) — For generations of American Jews, The New York Times has been more than a newspaper. It has been the hometown paper of the largest Jewish community outside Israel, a daily guide to the…
- Head of Yemen's presidential council announces military operations to retake territoryThe Saudi-backed head of Yemen's presidential council, Rashad al-Alimi, announced on Sunday the start of military operations to retake the remaining territory held by Iran-backed Houthis
- Israeli spy Eli Cohen may have been buried near Damascus barracks, Syrian official claims“We said the Israelis would not let the matter go and would try to obtain his remains, so each of us began suggesting a place where he could be buried,” Jawish told Al Majalla
- 👀 @UK_MTO reports a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, causing damage to the engine room.
- What is Oman’s relationship with Israel – if any?(JTA) — TEL AVIV – The Omani pilot who allegedly tried to hijack and crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has drawn new attention to his native country. Oman, which has sometimes been…
- Texas wins case forcing Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters in classroomsA Texas judge has ordered a Gulf Coast school district to display posters of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, marking a victory for the state in a protracted series of legal battles over religious…
- Overnight, Ukrainian forces targeted the Russian “Kanskaya” military airbase, striking:x1 Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft - x1 Su-34 ground attack aircraft Additionally, according to the SBU, the ammunition depot at the airbase was also targeted, sparking a large fire.
- America’s only major etrog grower is in survival mode amid global competition(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) On a small ranch in California’s Central Valley, below the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, an orchard grows an ancient and sacred fruit: the…
- Israeli national team will wear black ribbons in match against IrelandUEFA approved the request of Israel Football Association chairman Shino Zoarets to hold a special tribute in memory of the victims of the October 7 massacre • The players will wear the ribbons on their…
Torah perspective
The Ten Commandments are the constitutional document of the moral universe, the terms of the covenant that preceded any human legislature. A Texas judge ordering their display in classrooms affirms a simple truth: law derives its authority from a source higher than the state. The inner dimension of Torah teaches that the Ten Commandments correspond to the ten sefirot, the divine channels through which reality is sustained. Removing them from public view does not create neutrality. It replaces one foundation with another. A society unwilling to display its own moral anchor in public spaces has already begun to drift from its moorings.