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Israel’s Bereaved Families Law has been amended to provide additional funds and support for IDF orphans. An orphan is recognized up to the age of 30. It includes monthly stipends to orphans up to age 40, and a one-time grant for orphans over 40.

Druze communities in the Golan Heights (originally supporters of Assad of Syria), are increasingly aligning with Israel. Many have joined IDF-linked local defense units to protect their homes and future. See video.

Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem celebrated the hatching of a black-footed penguin chick - a species in decline and in serious danger of extinction. The new chick, named Ofek, is currently 37 cm tall and weighs only 1 kg. In the future, it could reach up to 70 cm, and weigh between two and five kg.

Dutch NGO Christians for Israel have planted 150,000 tulips in Israel, including more than 50,000 that are blooming throughout the Gaza border area.

Israel’s first-ever education delegation concluded an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. The Education Ministers of both states pledged to expand cooperation in education and higher learning. The Israelis visited UAE and Jewish learning institutions, plus the Abrahamic Family House.

The Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, Marija Jakubauskiene, arrived for a visit to the MDA Campus in Ramla, accompanied by her deputy and 13 senior medical officials from Lithuania, together with Lithuania’s Ambassador to Israel, Audrius Bruzga.

Nice example of Jewish and Muslim Israeli medics changing the perception of (most of) the media-indoctrinated public to understand that Israel gives equal opportunities to all its citizens.

The Karlin Hassidic sect is led by Rabbi Baruch Meir Shochat, who encourages enlistment in the IDF. He is also behind the recently organized Karlin Business Fair at Jerusalem’s Binyanei HaUmah) Convention center) that displayed the wares of business owners in the Karlin community,

Takudzwa Chitima, 15, thanked Dr. Lior Sasson of Israeli NGO Save A Child’s Heart) after undergoing complex pediatric heart surgery. He was just 21 months old when he arrived in Israel in 2012, suffering from a rare and life-threatening congenital heart condition.

8,500 women served in IDF combat roles in 2025, more than double 2020 levels. Some 5,000 enlisted in 2025, nearly ten times that of  a decade ago. 65,000 women have served in the reserves since Oct 7 2023. There are currently six female combat battalion commanders.