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Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, puts on Tefillin (black leather boxes with Hebrew parchment scrolls, as he is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, assists with the ritual. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, puts on Tefillin (black leather boxes with Hebrew parchment scrolls, as he is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, assists with the ritual. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Settlers Attack Ramallah West - Bank

Graffiti in Hebrew is spray-painted on a wall after the settlers’ attack in Atara, north of Ramallah, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

A reporter interviews a visitor in a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

Visitors have left messages on the walls of a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

Visitors have left messages on the walls of a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

Visitors have left messages on the walls of a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

Photo of the art label of a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

A bodybag with Israeli flag and photo of a hostage is put in a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

A reporter interviews a visitor in a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

A woman writes a message on the wall of a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

Visitors have left messages on the walls of a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Hamas Tunnel Replica Sparks Debate - Amsterdam

A bodybag with Israeli flag is put in a replica of Hamas tunnels that was installed by the artist Roni Levavi in the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in response to the UvA’s severance of student exchange ties with Hebrew University in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. UvA joined the wave of other European universities in severing ties with Israeli educational institutions. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Homes - Hebron

Hebrew writing is seen on a wall inside the damaged home of Ahmed Al-Haymouni after an Israeli demolition operation in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on March 5, 2025. The Israeli army claims the demolition is a response to Al-Haymouni’s alleged involvement in a deadly attack in Jaffa. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Miki Zohar, Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports, with the Ethiopian Jewish community in Jerusalem, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, during the Sigd holiday celebration in Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Miki Zohar, Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports, with the Ethiopian Jewish community in Jerusalem, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

An elderly man from the Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A portrait of woman from the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A woman of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, praying during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Priests of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, praying during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Priests of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A woman of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, praying during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A man of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A portrait of woman from the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A woman of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, praying during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Israeli police secures the Sigd holiday celebration in Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Priests of the Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A woman of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, praying during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jew community in Israel celebrates the Sigd holiday in the Government House, Jerusalem. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Uman

UMAN, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 2, 2024 - A Hasidic pilgrim holds a prayer book during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah or the New Year, Uman, Cherkasy region, central Ukraine.

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Protest in Tehran Against Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

A view of a huge banner bearing a portrait of the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh with a slogan in Persian and Hebrew saying "Expect severe punishment" in Tehran on July 31, 2024. Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran early on July 31, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tehran Against Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

Iranian workers install a huge banner bearing a portrait of the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh with a slogan in Persian and Hebrew saying "Expect severe punishment" in Tehran on July 31, 2024. Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran early on July 31, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tehran Against Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

Iranian workers install a huge banner bearing a portrait of the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh with a slogan in Persian and Hebrew saying "Expect severe punishment" in Tehran on July 31, 2024. Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran early on July 31, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstration In Iran Denouncing The Killing Of The Leader Of Hamas - Tehran

A view of a billboard bearing a portrait of Ismail Haniyeh with a slogan in Persian and Hebrew saying "Expect severe punishment" at Palestine Square in Tehran on July 31, 2024.

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Demonstration In Iran Denouncing The Killing Of The Leader Of Hamas - Tehran

Workers hang a billboard bearing a portrait of Ismail Haniyeh with a slogan in Persian and Hebrew saying "Expect severe punishment" at Palestine Square in Tehran on July 31, 2024.

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Demonstration In Iran Denouncing The Killing Of The Leader Of Hamas - Tehran

Workers hang a billboard bearing a portrait of Ismail Haniyeh with a slogan in Persian and Hebrew saying "Expect severe punishment" at Palestine Square in Tehran on July 31, 2024.

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Hebrew University Students Protest - Jerusalem

Students walk past posters of hostages placed in the campus of the Hebrew University, on July 16, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM