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Final hostage Ran Gvili is buried, Trump announces armada headed for Iran

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IDF troops honor slain hostage St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili after his remains were recovered in Gaza on Januray 26, 2026.
Friends and family attend the funeral of Dan Alkayim, who was murdered in a mass terrorist shooting attack on December 14, 2025 at Bondi Beach in Sydney, at a cemetery in Ashdod, southern Israel, December 25, 2025.

'Angelic, full of joy': Ashdod mayor honors 27-year-old Dan Alkayim, killed in Bondi Beach attack

A picture shows traffic in the city of Mashhad, the capital of the province of Khorassan-e Razavi in northeastern Iran, on October 1, 2023

Between fear and hope, civic protest survives in Iran -opinion

Mourners carry the casket of 10-year-old Matilda the youngest victim of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday, at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall, in Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2025.

Ten-year-old Bondi victim Matilda laid to rest as PM Albanese promises hate-speech crackdown


Jewish burial amid tragedy: Halachic questions surrounding the return of hostage bodies

With the bodies of hostages set to return home, Jewish law raises complex questions—when to mourn, how to bury, and what to do when the remains are incomplete.

The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives

'A light of joy': Decade after death, Oron Shaul laid to rest in Israel

Thousands came to see Oron Shaul off on his final journey, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog and several ministers and members of the Knesset.

 The funeral of late Israeli soldier Oron Shaul at the cemetery in Poria Illit on January 20, 2025.

We must honor our fallen and ensure they didn't die in vain - opinion

Jews in Israel and throughout the world, and all decent human beings who support freedom and democracy, must remember and honor our fallen heroes.

 MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral of IDF Staff Sergeant Aviel Wiseman, killed in Gaza, at the military cemetery in Poria Illit, on Tuesday. Jews in Israel and throughout the world, and all decent human beings who support freedom and democracy, must remember and honor our fallen heroes, the writer asserts

WATCH: Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

Fellow Democratic President Joe Biden will eulogize the 39th president who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

The casket bearing the remains of former US president Jimmy Carter arrives at the Washington National Cathedral, January 9, 2025

Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service

Both Biden and Trump are expected to attend Carter's funeral service on Thursday.

Funeral bunting on a portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter

'An atmosphere of holiness': How the IDF's Camp Shura handles the bodies of the fallen

The ‘Magazine’ visits Camp Shura, where the IDF Rabbinate helped identify and prepare more than 1,000 people for burial in the wake of Oct. 7.

 IDF soldiers at Camp Shura. From left: Pvt. Shari Mendes, Stf.-Sgt. Bentzi Mann, and Capt. Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman.

UAE official pays respects at shiva of murdered Chabad emissary, vows commitment to coexistence

Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior member of the UAE, visited the shiva of Rabbi Zvi Kogan to offer his condolences to the grieving family personally.

 Photo of the Shiva

High Court offers compromise on military funeral for Asaf Dagan, after taking his own life

Dagan took his own life in Atlit in October after suffering from severe PTSD.

 Major Asaf Dagan.

Jerusalem’s son brought home: A community mourns the loss of Hersh Goldberg-Polin - comment

Hersh Goldberg-Polin is returned to his family, but not in the way we so fervently hoped.

 Last Sunday evening, having learned the news, hundreds of Jerusalemites – Anglos and Israelis of all ages, including leaders of Hakhel, the family’s synagogue – gathered at a Baka community center courtyard for a vigil.

'You're finally free': Mother of slain hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as thousands attend funeral

Before the funeral, thousands of mourners accompanied the family's convoy on foot in a march up to the cemetery.

 Rachel Goldberg-Polin lays her son Hersh to rest