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13+ min ago (577+ words) For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Salem County, here's what sold for or under $200,000 between Nov. 17 and Nov. 23. Please note that the properties in the list below are for real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Nov. 17, even if the property may have been sold earlier. In November, a detached house at 11 Laurel Road, changed ownership. The property, covering 1,092 square feet, was built in 1973 and was sold for $195,000, which calculates to $179 per square foot. The lot size encompasses 7,000 square feet. The deal was finalized on Nov. 4. This single-family residence, underwent a change of ownership in November. At 14 State Street, the home spans 2,190 square feet and was sold for $190,000, or $87 per square foot. The property sits on a lot measuring 8,240 square feet, and it was built in 1894. The deal was finalized…...

13+ min ago (1384+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 781 On Monday evening, the Knesset voted to ratify the cabinet's nominations of Tourism Minister Haim Katz and Justice Minister Yariv Levin to head five ministries left leaderless when the ultra-Orthodox lawmakers who had helmed them withdrew from the government this summer. The appointments of the two Likud loyalists were an attempt to fill a management vacuum that experts argue has significantly harmed the government's ability to function for the country's citizens for months on end. With the vote, the Labor, Religious Services and Jerusalem Affairs ministries are now officially led by Levin, while Katz now holds the Health portfolio as well as Welfare and Social Affairs. Both lawmakers had initially been appointed as acting heads of the ministries, though the temporary arrangements ended weeks ago. In addition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under indictment and…...

27+ min ago (35+ words) The Health Ministry said a 10-and-a-half-year-old girl who was not vaccinated against the flu died after being rushed to hospital in serious condition. 10-year-old girl dies from flu...

30+ min ago (200+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 781 Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. David Horovitz is the founding editor of The Times of Israel. He is the author of "Still Life with Bombers" (2004) and "A Little Too Close to God" (2000), and co-author of "Shalom Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin" (1996). He previously edited The Jerusalem Post (2004-2011) and The Jerusalem Report (1998-2004). The public squabbling between IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz continued yesterday, drawing some in the defense establishment to worry that it is affecting Israel's deterrence. Horovitz weighs in. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. US backs Israel's right to defend itself after…...

30+ min ago (504+ words) Home " A Time That Tested Israel, and a Call That Echoes Across the Bible Life changed for the entire country. Yet Israel refuses to break. If you open the Bible, this resilience feels familiar. The story of Israel has always been a story of hardship and courage, fear and faith, darkness and renewal. When Jacob prepared to leave the land he loved, frightened of what Egypt would bring, God spoke the words in Genesis 46:3: "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there." Jacob walked into uncertainty, but he walked with God. When Joshua stepped into leadership after Moses, unsure of how to guide the people into a land filled with enemies, he heard God's promise in Joshua 1:9: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified or discouraged. The Lord…...

36+ min ago (534+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 781 A Palestinian terrorist who killed an Israeli security guard at a West Bank industrial park last year was killed by troops in a firefight on Tuesday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces. On August 18, 2024, the assailant, Sultan al-Ghani, fatally wounded security guard Gidon Peri, 38, at the Bar-On industrial park near Kedumim by attacking him with a hammer, before snatching his handgun and fleeing the scene. The military said Tuesday that IDF troops and Shin Bet officers operated in an area south of Jenin overnight, during which the forces nabbed five suspected accomplices of al-Ghani. Then Tuesday morning, soldiers of the Duvdevan commando unit encircled a building where al-Ghani was holed up and he was killed in an exchange of fire, the IDF said. The military said that during scans in the building afterward, the soldiers…...

38+ min ago (265+ words) The military arms of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organizations announced on Tuesday that at 4:00 p.m. they would return the body of a hostage to Israel. The organizations noted in an official statement that the body was found in the central Gaza Strip. The transfer will be conducted in coordination with the Red Cross. The terror organizations are still holding the bodies of three slain hostages, two Israelis and one Thai national: Dror Or, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak. Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, an officer in the Negev Yasam unit, was abducted after being killed in battle at Kibbutz Alumim on October 7. Gvili, 24 at the time of his death, left the hospital to help under fire and was wounded. Shortly afterward, contact with him was lost. On January 31, 2024, it was announced that he had fallen…...

39+ min ago (79+ words) [Israeli police and border guard officers deploy at Ben Gurion Airport on July 6, 2011 as part of preparations for the arrival of a ]Per reports, the official, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, is suspected of election-bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Senior local authority official detained at Ben-Gurion Airport amid Histadrut corruption probe Per reports, the official, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, is suspected of election-bribery, fraud, and breach of trust....

53+ min ago (58+ words) Real time news brief - Gaza terror orgs say they will hand over the body of a deceased hostage today at 4:00 p.m. - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Gaza terror orgs say they will hand over the body of a deceased hostage today at 4:00 p.m....

54+ min ago (234+ words) A Turkish parliamentary delegation attended a summit organized by the Crimea Platform in Stockholm, Sweden and reaffirmed Turkish support for the Crimean Tatar community. Fuat Oktay, head of the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and a lawmaker for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), led the delegation. Oktay said their number one priority in Crimea was the protection of the rights of Crimean Tatars. The Crimea Platform Parliamentary Summit held on Monday in Sweden is jointly sponsored by the Nordic country and Ukraine. The platform was launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2021. In remarks on Monday, Oktay said Crimea's problems dated back to the 18th century, after they lost their independence and faced several instances of oppression and were forced into exile by Russia. He said the Russian annexation revived the Tatars' suffering. "We talked about this at…...