UN Investigates UNRWA-Hamas Link, Survivors Celebrate Simchat Torah, and one year of IDF in Gaza

The UN claims it faces difficulties investigating a UNRWA employee suspected of involvement in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. In Jerusalem, survivors and families affected by this attack gathered to celebrate Simchat Torah, highlighting unity and resilience. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue targeted operations in Gaza, aiming to dismantle Hamas infrastructure and protect civilians.
Israel’s Day of Remembrance: Honoring the fallen after striking Iran while Tel Aviv suffers terror attack

Today, Israel held a national day of mourning for Oct. 7 victims, following Israeli strikes on Iran’s missile facilities and a suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv, injuring over 30 people.
Beyond the Headlines: The Enduring Struggle of IDF Widows

In times of war, some stories dominate headlines, but quieter, personal battles often go unnoticed. Among these are the lives of IDF widows in Israel—women who have lost their husbands in service and now face profound grief alongside overwhelming new responsibilities.
Why don’t they want Israel to win?

This isn’t the first time that the United States has tried to stop the success of the Israel Defense Forces. It happened in 1973, too.
Israel Strikes Hezbollah, U.S. Presses for Gaza Aid, and Netanyahu Challenges Macron

Israel resumed airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, hitting a strategic weapons cache. Meanwhile, the White House urged Israel to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, warning of possible consequences for U.S. military support. In a separate exchange, Prime Minister Netanyahu rebuked French President Macron’s claim that the U.N. created Israel.
Hezbollah Strike Kills Four, Sukkah built in Gaza and Hamas Blocks Civilian Evacuations

Hezbollah’s drone strike on an IDF training base near Binyamina resulted in the deaths of four Israeli soldiers, with dozens more wounded. Meanwhile, IDF soldiers constructed the first sukkah in Gaza since 2005 in preparation for the Sukkot holiday. Additionally, Hamas terrorists are reportedly preventing civilians in Jabalia from evacuating to safer areas, using violence to block their movement.
Hamas hijacks aid, Hezbollah strikes Israel, and Israel’s response to Iran attack

Hamas was filmed hijacking nearly half of a humanitarian aid convoy entering Gaza, taking supplies intended for civilians. Once again, Hezbollah launched another rocket attack from Lebanon, striking northern Israel, killing two and wounding several others. Following Iran’s large-scale missile assault on October 1, Israel’s Security Cabinet is now preparing to decide its response.
Brother of fallen Bnei Menashe IDF soldier makes Aliya from India

Less than a month after IDF soldier Gideon Hanghal, a new immigrant from India, was murdered in a Palestinian terrorist attack, his brother Aharon along with his wife and children made Aliya today from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
IDF just destroyed the fake Lebanese Dome of the Rock Â

Used as a Hezbollah outpost, the compound contained significant amounts of weapons. When the IDF moved on, the pseudo-Dome of the Rock, used as a mosque, was no longer standing.
“I’m returning the child you entrusted to me”: A warrior’s mother’s heartbreaking eulogy

The funeral of 23-year-old Lt. Harel Ettinger z”l, who fell in Lebanon, son of Rabbi Achiad Ettinger Hy”d, who was murdered in a shooting attack about five years ago, took place yesterday (Sunday, Oct. 6) at the Eli cemetery in Samaria.Â