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9+ min ago (150+ words) Beirut is getting a festive dose of nostalgia because Kooki's Kookies is hosting a 3-day Home Alone movie marathon at Grand Cinemas, ABC Verdun. The event runs from December 19 to 21, with a different classic each night. All shows start at 8:30 pm. Tickets cost $30 for regular seats and $35 for VIP each night. Both options come with a full themed bundle. Guests get popcorn, a soft drink, water, Kevin's Pizza just like in the movie, and the iconic Home Alone sundae (ice cream + Kooki's Kookies on top). There will also be a Kooki's Kookies stand at the entrance serving fresh cookies and hot chocolate throughout the night. For more info or to book, text 81 993 683. If you grew up watching Kevin McCallister outsmart burglars every December, this is your chance to relive your childhood on the big screen....

15+ min ago (45+ words) After discovering 150,000 shekels hidden in a wall during renovations, a Slabodka Kollel student sought halachic guidance, leading Rabbi Yehuda Silman to rule the money be returned to the unaware seller. Bnei Brak kollel student returns hidden 150,000 shekels found in apt. wall...

28+ min ago (282+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 790 The arrest marks the first time investigators have settled on a suspect in an act that had long vexed law enforcement, spawned a multitude of conspiracy theories and remained an enduring mystery in the shadow of the dark chapter of American history that is the violent Capitol siege. The pipe bombs were placed on the evening of January 5, 2021, near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in the District of Columbia. Nobody was hurt before the bombs were rendered safe, but the FBI has said both devices could have been lethal. Seeking a breakthrough, the FBI last January publicized additional information about the investigation, including an estimate that the suspect was about 5-foot-7, as well as previously unreleased video of the suspect placing one of the bombs. The bureau had for years struggled to…...

29+ min ago (957+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 790 The Israel Defense Forces has issued seizure orders against hundreds of dunams of private Palestinian land in the northern Jordan Valley region of the West Bank for the purpose of building a security barrier within the territory, designed, the army says, to prevent weapons smuggling and terror attacks The barrier will be comprised of a paved patrol road, a "natural obstacle" adjacent to the road, as well as ditches and embankments where necessary, the army has said. The land belongs to residents of the Palestinian city of Tubas and the town of Tammun, and 85 percent of it is privately owned, according to veteran civil rights activist Dror Etkes, The IDF invited land owners to accompany them on Wednesday for a tour of the land that would be seized, and the land owners will have the right…...

33+ min ago (242+ words) It is now official: Israel will compete in Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. The decision was made a short time ago in a secret ballot held by the European Broadcasting Union's general assembly. A total of 738 delegates voted in favor of changing the contest's voting rules and supporting a waiver on the voting issue. Another [] The post Israel will take part in Eurovision 2026 appeared first on www.israelhayom.com. It is now official: Israel will compete in Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. The decision was made a short time ago in a secret ballot held by the European Broadcasting Union's general assembly. A total of 738 delegates voted in favor of changing the contest's voting rules and supporting a waiver on the voting issue. Another 264 delegates opposed the new rules and demanded a formal, separate vote on Israel's participation. One hundred twenty delegates abstained. Following…...

38+ min ago (71+ words) Real time news brief - Despite protest and attempts to oust it: Israel will participate in Eurovision 2026 - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Despite protest and attempts to oust it: Israel will participate in Eurovision 2026 Following discussions and efforts to oust Israel from participating in the Eurovision Song Competition, it was decided that Israel would take part in the competition in 2026....

44+ min ago (98+ words) Earlier today (Thursday), IDF troops identified a terrorist who crossed the yellow line and approached the troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.Following the identification, the troops opened fire toward the terrorist in order to remove the threat. A hit was identified. Earlier today (Thursday), IDF troops identified a terrorist who crossed the yellow line and approached the troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them. Following the identification, the troops opened fire toward the terrorist in order to remove the threat. A hit was identified....

56+ min ago (463+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 790 Several intelligence officers were censured or dismissed from their roles over the death of a soldier during Krav Maga training earlier this year, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday. On March 26, Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, 19, who was in combat training in the Military Intelligence Directorate's Unit 504 " which specializes in HUMINT, or human intelligence " collapsed and died during training at an army base in northern Israel. A probe conducted by a panel of experts into the circumstances of Serlin's death was presented to his family, following the completion of a medical review, the army said. The investigation team, headed by a brigadier general, looked into orders, procedures, and documents from exercises in the unit, and questioned officers, soldiers, and Krav Maga experts in the army. The team also received testimonies from soldiers present during the…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (622+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 790 Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed Thursday, Israeli defense sources said, in what they described as an "internal clash" " i.e., not with Hamas " in the southern Gaza Strip. Abu Shabab was taken to a hospital in Israel, where he died of his wounds, according to the sources. The Ynet news site cited a "senior source within the militia," who said a fight broke out between families and groups within the militia, which deteriorated until shots were fired, at which point Abu Shabab was killed. Ynet later cited an Israeli security official as saying he was beaten to death as part of an argument over collaborating with Israel. However, there was no official comment from the militia or Israeli authorities as of Thursday afternoon. Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in Israeli-held Rafah in southern…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (94+ words) [IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023 (photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)]The IDF said that troops killed over 40 Hamas terrorists who were in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control. IDF troops kill top Hamas battalion cmdr., over 40 terrorists in Rafah tunnels The IDF said that troops killed over 40 Hamas terrorists who were in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control....