Hourly Roundup 09:00 Israel · 12 Nov 2026
Stories in this hour
- UK Green councilor shared anti-Jewish posts—reportA city councilor representing the Green Party of England shared two posts on social media after October 2023 celebrating violence against Israelis and another warning Muslims no to support Jews, The Jewish Chronicle of London…
- 2,000 years after Jewish rebels hid from Rome, their tunnels open to the publicNewly-opened Horbat Burgin site in Judean Foothills features underground hideouts from the era of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, colorful mosaics from a Byzantine church
- Zamir: Jordan Valley control essential to Israel’s securityIsrael Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that maintaining control of the Jordan Valley is essential to Israel’s national security, as he toured military posts and a border barrier…
- Up to 1,000 Phantom MK1 humanoid robots could be deployed into Hamas tunnels in Gaza under a deal being discussed between the IDF and Foundation Future Industries.The robots can detect tripwires, neutralize booby traps and engage in combat. Each one costs roughly $150,000.
- Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz:Israel needs no approval from the opposition or any legal authority to direct the IDF. That covers targeted strikes in Gaza, operations in Lebanon, the security zone in Syria, the Hebron evacuation, and counterterror activity…
- Can a transitional government start a war with Iran? - explainerAs Eisenkot works to form a government, Netanyahu retains the power to act against Iran. But Israeli law raises questions about launching a new war under a caretaker government
- Has Hamas Become a Trend? Pro-Palestinians Take Over the NetherlandsThe streets of Amsterdam were filled this week with thousands of protesters who view Hamas as a legitimate "resistance movement." How is the Jewish community responding?
- Second car bombing of a senior Russian air defense officer near St. Petersburg in under three months.A colonel died at the scene in Shushary today. A remotely detonated device under his car exploded on Kolpinskoye Highway. He is believed to be the chief navigator of the 6th Air
- Iran's Ghalibaf on China:"As you know, China mediated between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Thanks to that mediation, relations between the two countries have been restored. We can adopt similar models of cooperation with China to achieve stability in…
- Iran's Ghalibaf on the U.S. presence in the Strait of Hormuz:"What business does the United States have coming here from 12,000 kilometers away and trying to control the strait? If the Strait of Hormuz does not affect the United States, then let it leave. Why…
- The Strong Message of the Defense Minister After the Dramatic Attack in Khan YunisWe do not need approval from the opposition or any legal entity to instruct the IDF to carry out targeted killings in Gaza, defensive and offensive operations in Lebanon, maintaining the security zone in Syria…
- According to Bloomberg, Megaspeed founder Alice Huang is in Beijing and Chinese security officials are aware of her presence there. Huang, accused of spying for China, had not b…According to Bloomberg, Megaspeed founder Alice Huang is in Beijing and Chinese security officials are aware of her presence there. Huang, accused of spying for China, had not been publicly located since Nvidia CEO Jensen…
Torah perspective
Two thousand years ago, Jewish rebels carved hiding tunnels beneath the Judean foothills to survive the legions of Rome. This week those tunnels opened to the public. The men who dug them lost the war; Bar Kokhba fell, the land was scorched, and the sages of that generation paid with their lives. Yet the tunnels remained, and the people who hid in them became the people who returned. Jewish survival has never rested on the strength of any single generation. It rests on a covenant that outlasts every empire that tries to end it. Rome is gone. The tunnels are a tourist site. The nation that carved them is home.