While demonstrators were barred from bringing Palestinian flags, photos taken at the protest saw activists carrying paper cutouts of watermelons.

The coming days and weeks will likely include a lot of political drama, while in the background, IDF soldiers continue to fight in Gaza, and 100,000 Israelis remain away from their homes.?

Despite the shadow of war, Israelis will mark Independence Day across the country with subdued celebrations - here is a guide to events in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and Rehovot.

Yair Netanyahu shared a survey on Instagram favoring Ofer Winter as Defense Minister, a controversial figure praised by Avigdor Liberman.

Country stands still for 2 minute siren 80 years after six million Jews murdered by Nazis in Europe and North Africa; March of the Living to set off at Auschwitz Death Camp with survivors and families, survivors of Oct. 7 massacre, Jews from around the world