Former President Shimon Peres underwent local anesthesia at Tel Hashomer Hospital on Monday, 2 Elul to permit inserting a pacemaker. The former President, 93, is reportedly in good health and is expected to be released on Tuesday. It is explained that Mr. Peres� physicians have suggested the pacemakers to avoid cardiac arrhythmias and thereby facilitate […]

President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. and Russia have not given up on negotiations that could stem the bloodshed in Syria, but acknowledged leaders are challenged by “gaps of

Dozens of smiling pre-school and kindergarten youngsters filed into a revolutionary new inclusion class, which integrates both special needs and typical children in the same classroom environment. The opening of

The following video shows the moment of the actual collapse of the four-story underground parking area construction site in the Ramat HaChaiyal area of Tel Aviv on Monday morning, 2 Elul. (YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)  

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE]�Two people were killed and 17 others left injured when a four-story underground parking lot under construction on Nechoshet Street in the Ramat HaChaiyal area of Tel Aviv collapsed on Monday, 2 Elul. Police report the call came in to the emergency dispatcher at 11:24AM. Police report at this early stage of […]

12:30PM IL: As reported in previous updates, the cause of the collapse of the four-story underground parking lot construction at Nechoshet Street in the Ramat HaChaiyal area of Tel Aviv

12:05PM IL: As reported a short time ago, �a four-story underground parking lot construction site at Nechoshet and Barzel Streets collapsed. This is located in the Ramat HaChaiyal area of Tel Aviv. Magen David Adom has already reported that six victims were treated and being transported to area hospitals, with one listed in serious condition. […]

11:26AM IL: [PHOTOS & VIDEOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Ambulances are responding to a report of a building collapse on Nechoshet Street in Tel Aviv. It is reported to be a

The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting on Sunday morning 2 Rosh Chodesh Elul, was briefed on the preparedness of the Israel homefront for emergencies and earthquakes. Defense Ministry National Emergency

Rabbi Osher Shapiro, the son of the Naroler (?????) Rebbe Shlita, is a known figure in the Stamford Hill area of London. Rav Shapiro is a true educator, with over

A four-year-old boy has been diagnosed with measles in Hillel Yafeh Hospital in Hadera. Doctors report the child did not receive a measles vaccination. It is added the symptoms, fever and rash, began while visiting abroad. Head of the hospital�s infectious diseases unit Dr. Michal Stein is working with Dr. Adi Klein, chief of pediatrics, […]

Israel Railways launched a partial strike on Sunday 2 Rosh Chodesh Elul after it was ordered by the government to stop its Shabbos maintenance and upgrades. This was the result of a near coalition crisis with the chareidi parties, insisting they will not tolerate Israel Railways continued �trampling of Kedushas Shabbos�, leading to the personal […]

During his tenure as Defense Minister, Moshe Ya�alon had to order many budget cuts and included in the cuts were high school military academies around Israel. After leaving the post, replaced by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Lieberman has to give the final approval for the cuts. In his recent decision, Lieberman has approved the closure […]

As the summer season comes to an end, Magen David Adom reports it responded to 288 drowning calls this season of which 51 involved fatalities. This represents a significant increase

A new Smith Poll commissioned by the Jerusalem Post shows that three months after resigning from Knesset, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya�alon�s popularity has waned. If elections were held today, Likud would continue to be the largest party with 27 seats instead of its current 30. In a scenario in which Ya�alon and former Likud […]

Mr. Herzl Shaul z�l, father of fallen IDF soldier Sgt. Oren Shaul HY�D, was niftar last week after battling a difficult illness. Shaul and Lt. Hadar Goldin HY�D were killed in fighting in Gaza during Operation Protective Shield and their bodies were snatched by Hamas into a tunnel. Hamas hope to use the bodies as […]

The Women of the Wall crowd on Sunday, 2 Rosh Chodesh Elul was smaller than seen in recent months. At one point, an effort was made to �smuggle� a Sefer Torah from the men�s section to the ezras noshim but the effort was detected and prevent. Baruch Hashem the morning event passed without any major […]

Congress has a long to-do list when lawmakers return from a seven-week recess Tuesday, but it’s unclear if much of it will get done. Presidential politics will hover over all

The IDF is hoping to increase the presence of Gaza border driver-less patrol vehicles along the border between southern Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza. Military officials explain unmanned vehicles gets the