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Israel's clocks will move back one hour early Sunday morning, when the clocks switch from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Anat Angrest, mother of Hamas captivity survivor Matan Angrest, says her son came home with scars from Hamas' abuse, but he wants to join IDF, bring hostage Itay Chen home.

Begin did it with quiet firmness; Netanyahu can, too, making sure that when a U.S. president seeks to “call the shots,” Israel still holds the trigger. Opinion.

<p>Fadwa Barghouti urges US President Trump to help free her husband, Marwan Barghouti, who is serving life in Israel for murderous attacks against Israelis.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

Effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs from crane in Turkey, alongside the words 'death penalty for Netanyahu.'

Egyptian team to enter Gaza, help locate deceased hostages' bodies, as US prevents Israel from taking steps to punish Hamas for delay.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech outside a Bronx mosque, saying that NYC Muslims had been victimized since the World Trade Center attacks.