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One of Israel’s most popular singers, Eyal Golan declared that thanks to his children, Alin and Liam, he had decided to observe the Shabbat before Passover. “I want to get closer to my children, to my faith, and to strengthen my people.” The decision came “from the soul".

Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel’s Ministry of Absorption and Integration reported that 2,316 Holocaust survivors have immigrated to Israel since 2016. There are now 111,681 survivors living in Israel, of whom 28% are age 90 or older.

Israel’s Leviathan and Karish offshore natural gas field have resumed operations after 32 and 40 days of inactivity due to the war. Leviathan produces gas for the domestic economy and exports to Egypt and Jordan. The Tamar gas field was the only offshore rig operating during the war,

The Israel Air Force carried out one of its most consequential strikes of the war, destroying what officials described as a concealed Hezbollah command headquarters and eliminating a significant portion of the organization’s senior operational leadership. Beeper targeted ordinary terrorists.

Chaim owns a small falafel stand in the north, He made a simple decision at the start of the war, any soldier in uniform eats for free. One day dozens of IDF soldiers turned up with their families. When Chaim opened his tip jar it contained tens of thousands of shekels.

Roi Offenbacher has created a one-page magazine for families spending long hours in neighborhood shelters. “Miklaton,” combines the Hebrew for shelter and newspaper. The result is a simple, single-sheet, double-sided publication designed specifically for life inside a shelter.

Israel’s Air Force controlled the skies of Iran without incurring any casualties or damage by having its aircraft intercepted. The most prominent feature of the campaign was the Israeli variant of the F-35 - the Adir.

Rambam Medical Center in Haifa has a 3-floor underground parking lot that converts, in a matter of hours, into a fortified hospital for 2,000 patients. (See previously.)  It even has a play area for children whose schools would be closed during war-time.

Four endangered lions from zoos in the Czech Republic were flown by special El Al cargo plane to Haifa zoo. El Al captain Roi Afodi, is a father of two sons named Lavi and Ari, both words meaning lion. VP of operations at the Maman cargo terminal, thanked El Al for … bringing the pride of lions to Haifa,

A Magen David Adom team delivered a baby at a home in Tel Aviv during a Red Alert and then rushed the newborn and his parents to a nearby shelter. The paramedic said, “Seeing a half-hour-old baby in a public shelter, surrounded by a family full of blessings and joy, is something you don’t forget.”