<p>MK Avigdor Liberman: 'We cannot afford to lose this battle. If we manage to defeat Iran, everything else will fit into place, even the release of the hostages.'</p>

A belief-based view provides balance and comfort even in the moments in which we fear war in the north.

A young chemical engineer from India, Thoufeek Zakriya, researcher of Jewish history and Hebrew calligrapher, was the first to decipher the inscription on the tombstone.

Wow! It includes the Tanach (Bible), the Mishnah, the Babylonian Talmud, the Jerusalem Talmud, Midrashei Halacha and Midrashei Agada and the holy Zohar as well.

<p>Following the sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in northern Israel in the past hour, several aerial targets that were identified crossing from Lebanon were successfully intercepted by the IDF Aerial Defense Array in the areas of Har Dov and Dafna.</p><p>In addition, an explosive UAV that fell in an open area in the Mt. Hermon area was identified. No injuries were reported.</p>

52nd Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Daniel Ela, who was moderately wounded in battle, sent some words of encouragement to his men before being taken to the hospital.

Additional sirens sounded in the Galilee panhandle

The Prime Minister's Office laid out Netanyahu's conditions for a hostage deal and emphasized that without his assistance Hamas would not have agreed to negotiate.