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Hezbollah Drone Attack Wounds Three IDF Soldiers in North

Stand for Israel | May 16, 2024

The terror group launched a missile attack that seriously wounded one soldier and slightly wounded two other soldiers.

New Immigrants Making a Difference as IDF ‘Lone Soldiers’

Stand for Israel | May 15, 2024

After making aliyah with The Fellowship, these young people went on to serve in the IDF as lone soldiers to defend their country.

Emerging Independence Day Ritual Inspires Unity

Stand for Israel | May 14, 2024

In the shadow of October 7, Israel’s Independence Day is more somber this year. Still, these young adults have discovered a sense of gratitude.

Israel's soldiers honor Memorial Day.

Nation Marks a Post-October 7 Memorial Day

Stand for Israel | May 13, 2024

As Israel honored Memorial Day on Sunday evening, the nation mourned the tragedy of October 7.

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A Taste of Resilience

Stand for Israel | May 8, 2024

We are so happy to hear that survivors of October 7 have joined together to open a café in Tel Aviv to build up their community.

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Released Hostage Enlists in the IDF

Stand for Israel | May 8, 2024

Noga Weiss from Kibbutz Be'eri and former hostage, enlists in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a social welfare soldier.

Amid Memorial Day Preparations, IDF Chief Acknowledges Many New Bereaved Families

Stand for Israel | May 8, 2024

After months of the Israel-Hamas war, many more Israeli families will be mourning for fallen soldiers this year.

Former Hostage, 85-Year-Old Alma Avraham Leaves Hospital

Stand for Israel | May 8, 2024

For first time since Hamas captivity, the elderly woman is free to go home after months of recovery.

The March of the Living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Memorial Day, on May 6, 2024.

From Trauma to Resilience

Stand for Israel | May 7, 2024

Thomas Hand, father of former hostage, finds meaning, strength, and renewal at this year’s March of the Living at Auschwitz.

The Stories of Holocaust Survivors Who Survived October 7

Stand for Israel | May 6, 2024

About 2,500 Holocaust survivors were victims of October 7. On Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, their stories are more important than ever.

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on May 2, 2024, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel Comes to a Halt to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Stand for Israel | May 6, 2024

Israelis pause in silence across Israel on Yom HaShoah to remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Soup kitchen roof damaged by rockets in northern Israel.

Nearly 100 Rockets Fired at Northern Israel

Stand for Israel | May 6, 2024

“This attack won't deter us. Tomorrow morning we’ll resume cooking and distributing food to all the people in the city who depend on us,” says the manager of a Fellowship-supported soup kitchen after Hezbollah missiles reached their community.