“During an inspection cruise by the Marine Unit inspectors 2.5 miles off the coast of Rishon Lezion following a trawler, three dolphins were suddenly spotted,” reported Guy Levian, the director of the Marine Unit area at the Nature and Parks Authority. “The three played in the waves for several minutes and continued on their way.”

The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas militants is set to end on Saturday. It’s unclear what comes next.

By Rami Amichay and Nafisa Eltahir RISHON LEZION, Israel/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israelis mourned the family that symbolised the trauma their country suffered in the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, as the Palestinian militant group agreed to free the last hostage bodies included in the initial phase of the Gaza ceasefire.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Israel to pay their respects as the funeral procession of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons made its way to a cemetery.

Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Israel warns of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire extension.

THE heartbreaking funeral for murdered Israeli hostage mum Shiri Bibas and her two young sons Kfir and Ariel is taking place today. Thousands of griefstricken Israelis lined the streets to send

A funeral procession for a mother and her two young sons was held Wednesday morning in Rishon LeZion, Israel, after their remains were turned over by Hamas last week. The remains of Shiri Bibas ...

Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office has announced that all goods and supplies entering the Gaza Strip will be halted effective immediately. This decision comes after what the Israeli government describes as Hamas’s refusal to accept US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff’s framework for continuing negotiations,

An Israeli security official says Hamas has handed to the Red Cross the bodies of four Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza.

A bot photographs the coffin containing the body of former hostage Oded Lifshitz, as the van carrying it departs for his funeral ceremony, in Rishon Lezion, central Israel, on Tuesday,