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The US and Israeli militaries have drawn up detailed plans for renewed strikes on Iran following the US midterm elections on November 3, The New York Times reports, citing American officials familiar with the discussions. According to the report, the plans focus on a short, intensive military operation that could last approximately three days and include strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, energy infrastructure, and missile and drone capabilities. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the possibility of a new war with Iran with Jonathan Conricus , a senior fellow at FDD, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and a former IDF international spokesperson. (Photo: AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Sherman, a long-time leader in Jewish philanthropy, will be honored on Thursday by Orr Shalom, a non-profit that provides care for children, youth and young adults at risk. Her involvement with the organization, together with her husband Larry, extends back decades and is deeply personal. Sherman spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about evolving needs in Israeli society especially in the wake of October 7 and the ensuing war. (Photo: Courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netanyahu denies Financial Times report planned Israeli strike on Iran earlier this month was stopped by Trump. New York Times report: US, Israel have drawn up plans for renewed Iran strikes after US midterm elections. State memorial events mark 31 years since Rabin assassination See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The organization 'Rabbis for Human Rights' claimed that the IDF on Wednesday  detained about 80 volunteers from the organization and American activists who were accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest in the village of Nahalin in the Bethlehem area.  KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Anton Goodman , the acting director of Rabbis for Human Rights. (Photo: Rabbis for Human Rights) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Report: Netanyahu planned massive Iran attack that was blocked by Trump. IDF soldiers being voting in 2026 Knesset election. Magnitude 3.4 earthquake felt in southern Israel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In France, localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities restored a measure of calm, after protests that began in September as student-led demands for education reforms expanded and devolved over the weekend into the worst rioting seen in France for several years. The protests also come ahead of the next French presidential elections in April 2027. Dr. Miriam Rosman, a historian and expert on Israel-France relations at Forum Dvorah, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal. (Photo: Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some 50 Chabad Hassidim were detained upon their arrival from New York on Tuesday morning on suspicion of draft evasion. The Hassidim had returned from a year of studying abroad in New York's Chabad Headquarters. The IDF, which had advance notice of their arrival, confiscated the passports of several youths and transferred the detainees on buses to the Tel Hashomer military base. They are being  offered a deal of a shortened military service and a suspended sentence. If they refuse, they will face possible prison terms. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yehoshua Pfeffer, a Jerusalem community rabbi , the founder of the IYUN Institute and the chair of the Haredi Public Party's rabbinical committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 40 Haredi draft dodgers arrested at Ben Gurion airport.PM calls arrest of draft dodgers unacceptable. VP Vance refuses to endorse Netanyahu for PM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Donald Trump officially endorsed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, supporting the incumbent premier's bid to continue as Israel's leader: an unorthodox move on the international scene, though not unusual for President Trump, as KAN's David Ze'ev discussed with Prof. Eytan Gilboa. (Photo: Associated Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police arrest suspects in Jewish extremist attacks on US journalist, European diplomats. IDF chief of staff puts military on heightened alert, cancels soldier leaves, ahead of election.  Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Bulgaria after threat; no danger found See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Election Day for the next Knesset, October 27, approaches, differences still exist within what's known as the bloc for change in terms of what would be the best strategy for those parties to reach the optimum results. Dr. Ilana Shpaizman is a senior lecturer at the Dept. of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University. She spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks at an Israel Democracy Institute conference. Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Israeli diplomats gathered outside the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest over escalating settler violence in Judea and Samaria. The demonstrators warned that the government's failure to stop Jewish extremist violence is causing significant damage to Israel's standing and relations with other countries. Jeremy Issacharoff, a former Israeli ambassador to Germany and former Vice Director-General of the Foreign Ministry, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With political will and determination, the Israeli government could have stopped Jewish terror in Judea and Samaria in two days, argues Prof. Kobi Michael, senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). He spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Masked people at the site where Belgium's foreign minister says masked settlers attacked Palestinians, Catholic representatives and Western diplomats and officials, in Taybeh, West Bank/Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No arrests yet in extremist Jewish attacks in Judea and Samaria over weekend on European diplomats, Washington Post photographer. Cabinet approves across board ministry budget cuts to cover 2.5 billion NIS in defense. Extremist ultra-Orthodox block Highway 4 in protest against arrest of haredi draft dodgers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Within Israel's Arab society, 430,000 eligible voters did not cast their ballot in the last Knesset election, which took place on November 1, 2022. Within the Standing Together organization, they are optimistic about the upcoming election, but are working to ensure that the Arab sector has a greater say on Election Day later this month. Heli Mishael, one of the leaders of Standing Together, spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev.  (Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.