Families of hostages held in Gaza are stepping up their campaign to secure their release by holding a strike across Israel.

Demonstrators gather during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The IDF intercepted a missile launched at Israel from Yemen several hours after the military struck Houthi targets in the country.

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, said Aug. 18 that an evacuation order was issued by Israeli forces for the al-Zaytun neighborhood.

Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the Houthi terrorists following the launch of a missile, which triggered sirens across central Israel, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, on Sunday afternoon. Defense Minister Israel Katz denounced the Houthis firing a missile towards central Israel on Sunday,

Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law.

As an Armenian living in the Old City, it is deeply troubling to witness the gradual erosion of our Christian presence here,' said Levon Kalaydjian, an Armenian Christian activist in Jerusalem.

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea of a Palestinian state.

French Foreign Ministry says it hasn't gotten any official notification of the reported move, floated in response to Paris's plans to recognize Palestinian state The post France threatens ‘strong response’ if Israel closes its Jerusalem consulate appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The ongoing violence in the Holy Land was addressed by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in his homily during the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.

A coin minted by Jewish rebels just before the destruction of the Second Temple – an event Jesus predicted in the Gospels – has been unearthed in Jerusalem.