Minister Israel Katz says the IDF will remain at 5 locations in southern Lebanon as long as this is necessary to prevent Hezbollah from threatening the residents of northern Israel.

The establishment of the State of Israel restored the Jewish People’s sense of honor. The Sages of Israel, after the miracle of Purim, decreed that cities walled since the days of Joshua should celebrate Purim on the 15th of Adar “for the honor of the Land of Israel.”

Columbia University announces disciplinary measures against students involved in last spring’s takeover of a campus building during an anti-Israel protest. 

<p>Families of hostages on Thursday sent a letter US President Donald Trump, in which they stated that "a discussion is being held regarding the return of only three hostages, in exchange for a two-month ceasefire. Why only three? Why wait? A plan for the return of all hostages will come sooner or later—so why not now, before more hostages die?"</p><p>The families further claimed that "the government is abandoning the lives of our sons and daughters, out of a blind insistence on positions that have no connection to any security threat. This failure must stop now!"</p>

Chief Rabbi of Iran, Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, seen praying the evening service and reading the Book of Esther at the Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in the city of Hamadan.

<p>Opposition leader Yair Lapid blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening over his response to the criticism of him by former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Nadav Argaman.</p><p>"Netanyahu's statement this evening is a complete descent into madness. It is a dangerous paranoid delusion that undermines the organization responsible for the security of Israeli citizens," Lapid said.</p>

<p>Former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief and Minister Avi Dichter criticized the interview given by former Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman to <i>Channel 12 News</i>, which caused a firestorm.</p><p>"Unfortunately, Nadav spoke this evening like a politician from the job placement league. Simply embarrassing. The man comes from a political place and is heading to a political place. This was a political interview in every sense of the word," Dichter said.</p>

<p>Otzma Yehudit chairman MK Itamar Ben Gvir responded on Thursday to the Prime Minister's remarks and called for the dismissal of Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Ronen Bar.</p><p>"The Prime Minister is right. Ronen Bar cannot remain in his position for even one more minute. Fire him," Ben Gvir wrote in a post on X.</p>