In some countries, fireworks shows are common on their Independence Day. In Israel, torch lighting is more prominent. The Torch Lighting Ceremony at the national military cemetery on Mount Herzl marks ...

Israel's worst wildfire in a decade scorched over 5,000 acres, forcing evacuations and prompting international aid as Independence Day celebrations were canceled. Firefighting planes from multiple ...

Massive wildfires broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday, forcing Israel to cancel its Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony as road closures and mass evacuations paralyzed the country ...

The holiday actually commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

In this episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi test the limits of their gratitude to the Israeli government and look for avenues of hope in a deeply broken country this Independence Day.

Ukraine and its allies are ready for a "full, unconditional ceasefire" with Russia for at least 30 days starting on Monday, a ...

Ahead of Israel’s Independence Day next week, the families of several Gaza hostages urge the public not to normalize the absence of the 59 captives by celebrating the anniversary of the State’s ...

Israel’s Declaration of Independence read that May day in Tel Aviv states that the country “will be based ... growing numbers of people are risking their lives to do, which a series of recent ...

Several countries are sending firefighting aircraft to Israel as crews battle for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that ...