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Sirens sound near Gaza after false rocket warning, IDF confirms, clashes in Syria's Sweida halted

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Iran, EMSC says • IDF reservist recounts need to flee Brazil after 'war crime' allegations • Home Front Command officers describe unit's successes during Iran war.

 IDF soldiers operate throughout the Gaza Strip, July 19, 2025.

IDF reservist recounts needing to flee Brazil during 'post-war trip' after 'war crime' allegations

 People hold signs during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 18, 2024.

Home Front Command officers describe unit's successes during Israel-Iran war

 Commander of the Home Front Command's Search and Rescue Brigade, Colonel (res.) Yossi Pinto during a presentation; illustrative.

'Hold on to hope, pray you'll get out': Former hostage Arbel Yehoud speaks on her time in captivity

 Former hostage Arbel Yehud attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on May 19, 2025.

Eytan Gittler: The lone soldier saving Israeli civilians under Iran missile fire

For two hours, his team walked the stairs up to the top of the 42-story building and then to the bottom, knocking on doors and helping residents leave their apartments.

 ON THE scene of a building struck by an Iranian ballistic missile.

WATCH: MK Ayman Odeh's vehicle attacked, spat on by violent protesters in Ness Ziona

Eyewitnesses reported that the officers took minimal action, choosing instead to "contain" the situation rather than intervene forcefully.

 MK Aymen Odeh at a protest in Ness Ziona, July 19, 2025.

Giora Epstein, IAF's top ace and most decorated pilot, passes away at 87

Epstein was also the man who activated the sirens across Israel on Yom Kippur, 1973, when the IAF detected takeoffs from Syrian and Egyptian air force bases.

 Giora Epstein receives rank of Brig.-Gen. by then-IDF chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in 2018.

Dogs and cats in war: Preparing your pet for sirens and worst-case scenarios

Just as we have to prepare ourselves and family members for having to leave home quickly if a rocket alert is received, we also need to prepare for our animals to leave with us.

 A Holon woman shelters with her pet dog and birds.

IDF operates in Beit Hanun, Gaza City overnight while IAF strikes over 90 terror targets

Suspects were identified approaching IDF soldiers operating in the Rafah area in Gaza on Friday night, leading soldiers to fire warning shots to disperse them, the military said.

 IDF soldiers operate throughout the Gaza Strip, July 19, 2025.

'We can save the next family from the worst': Former hostages rally on horseback at Nir Oz

Some freed hostages, as well as family members of captives, attended a horse rally at Kibbutz Nir Oz to honor those still in Gaza.

 Protesters ride horses in a rally to release the hostages at Kibbutz Nir Oz on July 18, 2025.

Grapevine: Herzog's rabbinic DNA

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit the scene where an Iranian missile landed in Beersheba.

Rachel Edri, whose quick thinking saved her and her husband on Oct. 7, returns home to Ofakim

Edri has become a worldwide symbol of remarkable resourcefulness in the face of terror, as she spoke to terrorists and gained their trust, allowing police to rescue her and her husband.

 Rachel Edri attends a ceremony in honor of torch lighters of the Independence Day state ceremony, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

IDF confirms false identification following sirens, two IDF soldiers severely wounded in Gaza

Hezbollah chief says group won't relinquish arms to Israel • IDF strikes 90 targets in Gaza Strip• Israeli-Druze group crosses border into Syria

 IDF soldiers operate in Gaza's Beit Hanun, July 2025; illustrative.

Trump says 'another ten hostages' will be released from Gaza shortly

"We got most of the hostages back. We're going to have another 10 coming very shortly, and we hope to have that finished quickly," Trump said.

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump seen near posters of Gaza hostages (illustrative)