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October 30, 2025 11 mins

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday against efforts to draft haredim into military service and the detention of haredi draft-dodgers. The protest comes as a Knesset committee is slated to discuss a proposed military conscription bill for yeshiva students, which critics say only anchors into law draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox.  Dr. Gilad Malach, Research Fellow in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Progr...

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday ordered the country’s military to confront any future Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon, following an overnight raid by Israeli forces in the border village of Blida that left a local municipal worker dead.

The incident comes amid growing debate within Lebanon over whether the situation along the Israeli border is heading toward renewed conflict.

The pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al...

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October 30, 2025 6 mins

Israel preparing for Hamas handover of bodies of two deceased hostages. Ultra-Orthodox hold mass rally in Jerusalem against military service. IAF strikes Hezbollah terror sites in South Lebanon

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IDF reservists are calling for the government to carry through with the law and conscript the tens of thousands of ultra orthodox yeshiva students into military service in order to share the burden. Yisrael Ben-Shetreet, a reserve IDF captain and member of the Reservists Movement said he had great sorrow haredi young men were against being drafted. In an interview with Arieh O’Sullivan, he said  most want to serve but ar...

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October 29, 2025 5 mins

IDF reservist Staff Sgt. Effi Feldbaum, killed in Gaza Strip, buried in Jerusalem's military cemetery, IDF says it has resumed ceasefire after pummeling Hamas targets for their violations of the ceasefire, High Court of Justice hears deliberations on Haredi draft bill

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October 28, 2025 5 mins

Israel has made it clear that it will not accept Turkish troops deployed in Gaza as part of a post-war arrangement.

To discuss the role of Turkey and what Ankara wants, KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Gallia Lindenstrauss, a senior Research Fellow at the INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies.

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Why does Hamas keep violating the ceasefire? Isn't it risking an Israeli military response? What does Hamas want?

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Palestinian expert, Dr Ronnie Shaked from the Hebrew University's Truman Institute.

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October 28, 2025 6 mins

Israel mulls response to Hamas violations. Hamas returns body parts of hostage whose body was returned 2 years ago.3 terrorists killed in West Bank.

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October 27, 2025 6 mins

Yossi Sharabi buried at Kibbutz Be'eri. Searches in Gaza for hostage bodies.MK Succot questioned by police.

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British Airways has paused its sponsorship of The Louis Theroux Podcast following an interview with Bob Vylan's frontman.

Pascal Robinson-Foster, one half of the controversial punk duo, told Theroux in an episode which aired a few days ago that he was "not regretful" of chanting "death, death to the IDF " at this year's Glastonbury music festival.

He added that he would "do it again, twice on Sundays."

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October 27, 2025 6 mins

 The Palestinian Authority paid stipends to security prisoners and to families of so-called “martyrs” at PA post offices over the weekend , despite publicly claiming to have ended the practice, dubbed Pay to Slay.

This was revealed by Palestinian Media Watch.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with PMW director Itamar Marcus.

(Photo: Reuters)

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In New York city, early voting began this weekend to elect the next mayor of the city. Joining KAN English is veteran journalist, New York native and now an anchor for ILTV News, Calev Ben David to give us the insight behind Zohran Mamdani, the man who will likely be elected the first Muslim mayor of the city. (photo: Ted Shaffrey/AP)

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October 26, 2025 5 mins

Prime Minister Netanyahu says only Israel makes its security decisions. Reports say Red Cross assisting in search for deceased hostages in Gaza. Attorney general slams as unconstitutional bill that would empower Knesset to delay prime minister's trial.

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The Israeli Opera is opening its landmark 40th season, announcing seven productions, including an original Israeli creation based on the Dybbuk. The Israeli Opera is also marking its 40th year with a variety of social, educational and community initiatives across the country and reaching out to younger audiences. Tali Barash-Gottleib, general manager of the Israeli Opera, told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the opera was grow...

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October 23, 2025 5 mins

As Vance concludes Israel trip, US officials criticize annexation vote in Knesset, warn threatens Trump's Gaza peace plan. Deceased hostage Tamir Adar laid to rest on his kibbutz. IDF hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

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October 22, 2025 5 mins

Hamas returns two more deceased hostages, Tamir Adar and Aryeh Zalmanovich. Visiting US Vice President JD Vance says time is needed to disarm Hamas, Prime Minister dismisses National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu HAS dismissed Tzachi Hanegbi as head of the National Security Council and named his deputy Gil Reich as acting head. Eran Etzion, a former deputy head of the National Security Council and former head of policy planning division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Hanegbi has not been performing his duties and not serving the national security interests. He told reporter Arieh O&rsquo...

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The World Union for Progressive Judaism's Connections 2025 conference in Jerusalem, taking place  October 22-25th, will bring together the global leadership of the progressive Judaism movement to mark its centennial and rededicate its hub at Beit Shmuel.  Buenos Aires-born Rabbi Sergio Bergman, President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, says the gathering underscores the movement's commitment to Zionist, democr...

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US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, bolstering efforts by President Donald Trump’s top Middle East envoys to stabilize a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Gerald Steinberg, Professor of Politics at Bar-Ilan University and President of NGO Monitor, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about the developments. 

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Israel is highly resilient, but its current socio-economic trajectory is unsustainable, and changes needed to be made to keep the Jewish state at a First World level. This, according to Prof. Dan Ben David, Head of the Shoresh Institute for Socioeconomic Research and professor of economics at Tel Aviv University. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that this was a year of opportunity for Israel to make the changes necessary for...

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