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The Joint Distribution Committee has set up a portal to help direct a variety of support to Israelis suffering from trauma and stress during this time of conflict. The Joint also set up “quiet tents” where displaced Israelis could rejuvenate. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke about this with Efrat Stern, the Director of JDC’s Israel unlimited. (photo: Josh Malda-Shahar) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jewish college students on US campuses have seen skyrocketing anti-Israel, pro-Hamas demonstrations and antisemitism since Oct. 7. A group of American college students from Rutgers, McGill, as well as UCLA and Michigan are currently in Israel as part of a mission organized by Hasbara Fellowships and Israel ambassadors.com. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with one of them, Aiden Herzlinger a sophomore at Baruch College. (photo: courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WSJ reports no more 50 hostages are alive.PM slammed for blocking project manager for the North. Possibility mounts for autumn election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The leader of Hezbollah , Sheikh  Hassan Nasrallah, in a speech Wednesday, threatened that Cyprus could become a target if it allowed Israel to use its territory in any conflict. Cyprus and Israel have a bilateral defence cooperation agreement which has seen the countries conduct joint exercises. “Opening Cypriot airports and bases to the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon  would mean that the Cypriot government is part of the war, and the resistance will deal with it as part of the war,” the Hezbollah chief said. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Michael Hariri, Israel’s former ambassador to Cyprus ,and  now a Policy Fellow at the Mitvim, the Israel Institute for Regional Foreign Policies. (Photo;Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IAF carries out strike in Lebanon, as drone and rocket fire continues. Syrian news agency says military officer killed in alleged Israeli drone strike. Report: White House calls off planned strategic talks after Prime Minister Netanyahu says US has been withholding weapons to IsraelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The scope of fire damage in northern Israel during the war is unprecedented, according to Itamar Katz, head forester of the Golan Heights for Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund. He spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal. (Photo: KKL-JNF)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Workers at Channel 13 television news division are taking legal action and are considering a work dispute as part of a struggle to prevent the appointment of former Kadima Knesset member Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich as the company’s new CEO. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Channel 13’s veteran economics analyst Matan Hodorov  and asked him why the workers are opposed to the appointment. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US envoy holds talks in Israel, Lebanon as rocket fire resumes on north. Hamas reportedly keeping two battalions on reserve for day after war. High Court hears petitions challenging law granting expanded powers to national security ministerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prominent Israeli figures are calling for the Hardi draft evasion to stop. Prof. Efraim Inbar, the President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said that studying Torah is important but shouldn’t be an excuse for not serving in the army, especially at a time when the IDF needs more soldiers. (photo: Miriam Alster/flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF downs drone over sea heading to Acko, US mediator Hochstein arrives to help prevent conflict with Lebanon. Prime minister dissolves war cabinetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United States has imposed sanctions against Tzav 9, an organization whose activists reportedly  blocked humanitarian aid trucks en route to the Gaza Strip and attacked some of the truck drivers. The sanctions were imposed after activists with the organization allegedly  set two trucks on fire near Hebron.    Tzav 9 officials have insisted for several weeks that the organization only engages in non-violent protests, and they denied any responsibility for the violent actions taken by other people. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with  Tzav 9 spokesperson Rachel Touitou. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF announces weekend deaths of 11 IDF soldiers in Gaza fighting. Israeli military launches daily "tactical pause" along humanitarian aid route in Gaza Strip. Cabinet delays expected discussion of extending reserve military service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," the 1961 multi-award-winning classic satire by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows is this year’s production by Israel’s veteran English-language musical theater group, LOGON. The musical comedy follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, as he uses a handbook of the same title to help him climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. Lexi Leitner, who plays the character of Rosemary Pilkington, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the production, the impact of the October 7 attack on the theater group's members, and the decision that the show must go on. Performances beginning June 17th in Ofakim, Modiin, Jerusalem, Raanana, Netanya and Beersheba.  (Photo: Shimrit Maor)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rocket attacks resume in the north. Uni students in hostage solidarity strike. Blinken blames Hamas for ceasefire impasse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas is responsible for the impasse in the efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement and a hostage deal. Palestinian affairs expert Dr Ronnie Shaked from the Truman Institute at Jerusalem’s Hebrew university says that Hamas has not changed its position on a ceasefire since October 7th and aims to continue to control Gaza after the war. He told KAN's Mark Weiss that Hamas  insists on an end to the war , a  full Israeli military withdrawal and the return of displaced residents to northern Gaza. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his debut book "In the Third Person," (בגוף שלישי) author Ariel Dloomy explores conceptions of Israeli manhood, and the internal tensions his protagonists grapple with in their identities. While not autobiographical, the 10 stories in the collection draw from touchstones in Dloomy's life, including his kibbutz childhood on Nahal Oz in the Gaza periphery. Dloomy spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the book, and the resonance that has emerged since October 7th. (Photo: Courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heavy barrage of rockets launched from Lebanon, sirens over Haifa, Four IDF servicemen killed and five wounded in Rafah, Knesset passes ultra-orthodox draft exemption billSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SOS Israel is an organization that works to raise awareness about the growing PTSD phenomenon, especially after October 7 and the ongoing war. Its new initiative: "Thank you for your Service" is a mentoring project that pairs IDF veterans dealing with PTSD with those most recently affected – in the Iron Swords war, providing support and building resilience together. One of the mentors in the program is Or Eilon, 28, who served as a combat medic from 2014-2016.  He spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about his experience, and how sharing his story and helping others also helps his own healing process.  (Photo: Ronen Fadida, from SOS PTSD exhibition)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Far-right parties made big gains in the European Parliament in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Dr. Miriam Rosman, a historian and expert European and Israel-French relations and member of the Forum Devora, said that Macron was making a big risk with his call for snap elections. She told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the elections also raised the skepticism of the extreme right toward the European Union. (photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special exhibition is opening at the Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv that honors the contribution of members of the LGBT community in the defense of the state. It’s called Pride in Uniform” and curators Yoav Meir and Gili Sivan have dedicated it to Maj. Saguy Golan who fell in battle against Hamas in kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, just a week before he was to have married his partner Omer Ohana. The curators got 10 of the country’s top designers to fashion clothes made from army uniforms and Israeli flags. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan interviewed one of them, Aviad Arik Herman, about the endeavor. (photo: Nir Slakman) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.