The first night of Hanukkah, Judaism's "festival of lights", has been welcomed in Tel Aviv by residents with a silent protest for those who remain hostages in Gaza.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war.

The police have decided to evacuate a Hanukkah candle-lighting event held by family members of hostages across from the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv due to a fear of a security incident.

A missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Israel’s commercial hub of Tel Aviv before dawn on Saturday, wounding 16 people in the second such attack within days.

The Israeli military said a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv injuring 16 people on Saturday, and Houthi rebels later reported airstrikes in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa

Chef Eyal Shani is from Israel, but he’s definitely vibing with the SoFlo. “I like the wind with the palms. It’s very romantic. Today, in the morning, it was raining. It was

Following another rocket attack on the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Israeli Air Force chief General Tomer Bar has announced tougher counter-attacks on the Houthi militia in Yemen. Bar stated at a ceremony at the Hatzerim air base in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on Wednesday that they have already attacked the Houthis three times.

An Israeli soldier who died more than 400 days after being wounded in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza now symbolizes the sacrifice of fallen fighters.

A Tel Aviv rally in support of the 100 hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip after 446 days was broken up by police on Wednesday night due to a possible “security incident,” the Israel Police said. Israeli forces arrested one suspicious person and, “at this point, any concern for a security incident has been removed,” police stated.

Sirens echoed over central Israel in the early hours of December 25 as a missile, according to Israeli military, that came from Yemen was intercepted. Reuters footage from Tel Aviv shows a projectile streaking across the sky,