In this edition, the war is far from over. A rocket attack launched by Hezbollah into the Golan Heights hit a football field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, killing 12  children and youth who were just playing a football match.

At the same time, the Paris Olympics started off with the Olympic Committee refusing to allow the Israeli Gymnastics Olympic team from wearing #BringThemHome pins to remind the world that there are still 115 hostages being held by Hamas.

And Bibi Netanyahu? Well he had a grand old time in Washington, then told the hostage families that had flown with him that they would have to go back to Israel on other flights since he and his wife had to visit Donald Trump in Maro Largo and celebrate the birthday of Yair Netanyahu, who continues to live in luxury in Miami while thousands of Israelis continue to serve in reserve duty and have their lives completely discontinued for the foreseeable future.

In this edition, read about how Israelis perceive Netanyahu’s decision to leave for Washington when he is needed at home to complete a deal that might bring many of the hostages home alive. We also cover many of the issues of the past few days and announce that we will move to a weekly format.

In this edition:

• If they were your daughters, would you forget them?: Read about Human Rights Watch Report on October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Hamas-led Groups, and signs of life from some of the hostages

• Netanyahu heads to Washington; hopes to save his coalition and political career: Read how Israelis wonder if the visit will thwart any possibility of a deal being signed to release the 120 hostages held by Hamas.

• They turned into monsters: Read an open letter by Nobel Prize winner Herta Muller

In this edition:

• In the shadow of Trump: Everything that we write about here today is overshadowed by the attempted assassination of former President Trump. But did you know that there are already antisemitic theories and calls for violence? Sheesh.

• Hostages: What will happen now to the hostages with the attack on Mohammed Deif in Gaza? Will Hamas stop negotiating? Will Bibi harden his stance on the hostage deal?

• Israeli Politics: Israeli chief of staff describes the war and future strategy; outgoing police chief criticizes Ben Gvir and Netanyahu's coalition for politicizing law enforcement; and much more.

Wearable Devices Ltd. announced that a Fortune 500 consumer electronics corporation has purchased a special license for its state-of-the-art Mudra Development Kit ("MDK") to evaluate certain deep-level capabilities. The companies will explore together with the Fortune 500 company's AI division different use cases of Mudra neural AI controller..

In this edition:

• Protests in Israel Mark 9 Months of War: Read about calls for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Resign, Elections Now and Pushing for the Return of the Hostages

• The Oct. 7 Chain Reaction and Other Dramatic News Since Thursday: The Hamas attack of Oct. 7 seems to have set off a chain reaction that is affecting the entire world, not just Israel. Here we spotlight the events of the past few days related to this chain reaction

• Israel - More Details: The increased intensity of the protests is not the only news in Israel from the past few days. Actually, so much has happened that we include this section to give you the highlights and to explain about the Israel Bonds Paradox..

• Hostages: Read more about the 8 hostages who are U.S. citizens, and about the accusations that Israeli government is trying to sabotage Gaza ceasefire proposal.

A joint initiative by the Israeli government and private industry in Yokneam to help solidify the high-tech industry in the north of the country has taken on new significance as the region

In this edition:

• The Escalating Conflict in Israel's North, South and Center: In the north, as the war between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, day 272 marked another severe escalation with over 200 rockets and 20 drones launched from Lebanon into northern Israel. In the South, the situation is similarly dire, with rocket sirens still sounding regularly (including today) in Gaza border communities amid ongoing exchanges of fire. Central Israel too is engulfed in unrest.

• Antisemitism in the UK: Tony Levy goes into detail about the rise of antisemitism in the U.K. For readers in North America, this should serve as a warning of what will happen if the BDS and “Free Palestine” movements are allowed to spread hatred freely.

• Hostages: Read the latest stories about the hostages still in captivity, eight of whom are U.S. citizens.

In this edition:

• The Wars — North and South — Gaza and Lebanon: It looks like full scale war is imminent and many western governments have begun calling on their citizens to evacuate.

• Israeli Politics — Save the Captain If the Ship Goes Down: Read about how the coalition is busy tearing apart the country rather than bringing the hostages home or destroying the Hamas and Hezbollah terror infrastructure.

• Hostages: Read the latest stories from released hostages and their families.