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(L) Facemasked Israeli police officer stands near one of the spots of the wildfire that burns in the vicinity of Jerusalem, Israel, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Ori Aviram / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) An Israeli firefighting helicopter pours water on one of the fire spots of the wildfires that burn around Jerusalem, Israel on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Ori Aviram / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel Cancels Independence Day Celebrations Amid Raging Wildfires, Arson Suspected: ‘Worst Fires In Country’s History’

As road closures and mass evacuations paralyzed the nation, Israel was forced to cancel its Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony due to massive wildfires that broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday.

GAN SHMUEL, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 27: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image depicts death) Police officers cover a body of man who is suspected of ramming his car into an highway bus stop, the man was killed by police officers on February 27, 2025 at Gan Shmuel, Israel. More than a dozen people were injured, one critically, according to media reports. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

13 Injured In Terror Attack In Israel After Car Rams Into Bus Stop

Thirteen people were left wounded, including one in critical condition, after a car rammed into a bus stop near the Karkur Junction — in what authorities are calling a terrorist attack.

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 21, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Waltz: Hamas Released Hostages Due To Fear Of Trump

U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz says the hostages involved in the Gaza war are being freed due to Hamas fearing President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 4: Georgetown students march during an on-campus protest in support of Palestine at Georgetown University on September 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. Student protests have continued on university campuses to demand that institutions of higher education divest from companies and endowments with ties to Israel, amid Israel's continued war with Gaza. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Report: Georgetown University Enrolled Hamas-Affiliated Daughter Of Terrorist As Student

Georgetown University has allegedly been caught destroying evidence in relation to how the school previously enrolled a Hamas-affiliated daughter of a terrorist leader — after a Watchdog group inquired about the former student.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JANUARY 15: People react to the reports of a possible Gaza cease fire and hostage release deal being reached during a rally calling for the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip on January 15, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was announced tonight that would entail the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, according to officials from Hamas, the United States, and other parties. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Report: Israel And Hamas Reach Hostage-Ceasefire Deal, Details Being Sort Out

A deal to release more than a third of the Israeli hostages and begin a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has been agreed upon by both Israel officials and Hamas leaders, according to multiple reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the fifth day of testimony in his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv on December 23, 2024. (Photo by DEBBIE HILL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu: Gaza War Will Continue Even After A Cease-Fire Agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly announced in a closed door meeting that fighting in Gaza would continue despite a cease-fire agreement with Hamas, according to the Jewish News Syndicate.