JERUSALEM: Israel observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, on Saturday amid a firestorm of international criticism over its milita...

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that multiple rocket launches have been identified from Lebanon since the Yom Kippur fast started. Two UAVs were identified crossing from Lebanon into central Israel, according to IDF. A hit on a civilian building was identified and one UAV was intercepted.

JERUSALEM: Hezbollah said it launched a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military base on Saturday (Oct 12), as Israeli troops battled militants in Lebanon and Gaza on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Cities around Israel were quiet with markets closed, flights stopped and public transpor

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Preparations for the solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, when the observant atone for their sins through fasting and prayer, were underway in Israel Thursday amid a time of war on multiple fronts.

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Day of Atonement begins begins Friday evening

On Friday evening, our Jewish neighbors begin their High Holy Day, Yom Kippur.