Shouk, which served kosher vegetarian food in Washington, has closed all its branches after an ongoing campaign by pro-Palestinian activists against it; The owners spoke of harassment and a consumer boycott: 'We could not continue operating'

Bar Kupershtein suffered from starvation and abuse, and was often in immediate danger of death; Despite this, his mother Julie said that he managed to rise above it all, arranged for hostages to have a cesspool and electricity, and slept for many hours to keep sane: The moment he escaped from an exploding building, the promise he made to himself in captivity - and why he became close to religion

After 'great' phone call with Putin, Trump announces plans for another meeting with Russian leader in Budapest; Moscow warns that supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks would mark a major escalation

'This is becoming an existential threat,' warns MK Zvi Succot as lawmakers review surge in weapons smuggling from Egypt; one resident reports 550 drone runs in three days: 'I sit on my porch and drones pass overhead. One day, they’ll drop a bomb on a kindergarten'

Two years after their abduction, the families of slain hostages Eitan Levy and Bipin Joshi receive their loved ones’ remains; For them, closure comes with heartbreak: 'We hoped it was a mistake, that he was alive'

The Justice Ministry’s internal affairs unit plans to indict a former Shin Bet deputy unit chief for allegedly leaking classified information to journalists and government minister Amichai Chikli, in a case officials say harmed state security.

 At national ceremony for fallen of Iron Swords War, PM says enemies are rearming and calls for unity, adding: 'There are dramatic opportunities for peace'; President Herzog warns:  ' Hatred again raises its ugly head Our story is greater than any one of us'

For two years, relatives of freed hostages kept their loved ones’ military pasts secret to protect them; Now, as the last hostages return, families share stories of how soldiers hid their service from their captors in Gaza.