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Boris Shtonda, who lost his leg fighting Hamas in Gaza, completed the Hawaii Ironman in 16:33:54, becoming the first Israeli leg amputee to finish the race, waving the Israeli flag.

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At 102, Walter Bingham, the world’s oldest journalist, isn’t slowing down. On Simchat Torah he danced in Jerusalem with a child nearly a century younger. And on Oct 23rd he skydives to raise funds for The Michael Levin (lone soldiers) Base, and B’not Sherut (young women on national service).

Eight outstanding Jewish immigrants to Israel were honored at the Annual Nefesh B’Nefesh Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize ceremony on Yom Ha’Aliyah. They included , , inventor of Alzheimer’s drug Exelon, and Naomi Stuchiner, founder of .

Officials have laid the cornerstone for the “Joshua Trail,” the first project under Israel’s new “Biblical Trails in Judea and Samaria” tourism initiative. The NIS 3.2 million project will connect the Elon Moreh Heritage Center with the summit of Mount Kabir described in the Book of Joshua.

A 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath weighing about 25 tons was lifted intact from the ground in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. It was moved to the IAA’s National Treasures Department in Beit Guvrin to protect it amid ongoing construction in the rapidly developing neighborhood of Carmei Gat.

Three large ritual baths, built around 10 CE, are evidence of the massive influx of Jewish pilgrims visiting the Second Temple some 2,000 years ago. The public infrastructure is located just 50 meters from the entrance to Judaism’s most central house of worship.

Israeli para taekwondo athlete Omer Barel, who lost his left arm during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, won silver at the 2026 Swiss Open, marking his first international victory.

Dr. Galia Melman Shalev, a veterinarian and founder of Negev Vet clinics, will receive the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's 2026 Animal Welfare Award for her efforts to rescue and treat hundreds of pets following the October 7 massacre.

There are so many unbelievable aspects of the near-disastrous Flydubai incident. The Indian captain who, although stabbed, managed to open the cockpit door a fraction. Passengers overpowering the terrorist co-pilot, the plumber who leveled out the damaged plane, the reserve pilots, and more.