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This Week's News from Israel (September 9, 2026)
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Start of the New School Year

On September 1, 2.6 million Israeli children went back to school. Over 180,000 children started first grade, and 143,000 began twelfth grade—their final year. For the first time in three years, many Gaza border community schools, as well as schools along the northern Israel and Lebanon borders, opened their doors.…

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Surprise Military Drills to Prepare for Multi-Front War

Recently, there have been two surprise drills in the Eilat area, Israel’s southern-most city. Operation Dawn 2.0 was launched under the command of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir to test the military’s “heat of the moment” readiness and ability to respond to large scale…

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Two Israeli Researchers Develop Method to Detect Lung Cancer

Two Israeli researchers, Dr. Abed Agbarya—director of the oncology department at Bnei Zion Medical Center—and Dr. Yuval Ebenstein of Tel Aviv University have created a simple, affordable blood test that quickly diagnoses lung cancer. So far in peer reviews, it can detect cancer in 93% of stage two, three, and…

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Praying for the Children of Israel

This year, our ministry has had many children’s camps and opportunities for families to hear about Jesus, especially this past summer! During the camps and outings, we share from God’s Word, engage in crafts and games, and take the time to listen and care for these children. Now that the…

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