Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese student abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Alumim, showed extraordinary courage by throwing back a grenade to protect his friends. Now held captive in Gaza, his companions in Israel await his return

When Hezbollah launched missiles at the Galilee Arab towns of Kafr Manda and Sakhnin and their 55,000 residents, it claimed the towns were military bases, and Arab news outlets labeled them as Israeli settlements. That triggered sarcasm, if not rage, among the towns' Palestinian residents

According to sources, PM Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that the soldiers 'had lost, and had actually never had, a national conscience,' as a minister called for their imprisonment. The signatories said in response that not pushing for a hostage deal 'is a betrayal of the Zionist and IDF ethos we grew up on'

Hundreds call for hostage deal in Tel Aviv; five arrested ■ Israeli army says around 110 rockets fired from Lebanon on Saturday ■ Two drones from Lebanon target central Israel; one hit a building, other was intercepted ■ Blinken speaks with Lebanese leaders, reiterates U.S. 'commitment to diplomatic resolution'

This Yom Kippur, many prayer services in New York City focused on reconciling between Israelis and Palestinians, reflecting on Zionism, and mourning all the lives lost on Oct. 7 and during the Gaza war