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About 5,000 athletes are participating in the Jewish sports competition held every four years in Israel, down from 10,000 four years ago • In a sign of Israel's internal tensions, PM Netanyahu drew both applause and audible boos as he took the podium

Forms of international pressure against Israel and legal consequences that were once unthinkable have become a reality. But what is still to come may pale in comparison

Iran warned the U.S. and Israel against any new attack as it prepares for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral, vowing a swift and harsh response while tightening security and imposing temporary airspace restrictions

Police say the suspect, whose identity remains under a gag order, was recruited by Iranian intelligence to photograph sensitive sites across Israel in exchange for hundreds of dollars

A report by the Israel Public Defender's Office warned of harsher police violence, severe overcrowding in prisons and the implementation of more measures previously reserved for what Israel defines as 'security prisoners'

“Here in Israel, we remain committed to scaling our operations and increasing our investment in the Tel Aviv center," said Or Liban, head of the company’s Tel Aviv center.

The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem, in a move that Israel said reflected the “unbreakable alliance” between the countries. During his first term, US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and ordered the relocation of Washington’s diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv. But the services were spread across several locations in Jerusalem until a single permanent site could be found. “The United States not only recognises Jerusalem as the eternal, indigenous, and forever capital of the Jewish people, but also that the United States says that we’re going to do something about it,” US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said during a signing ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry. “We are going to plant our flag, our American flag, on the soil of Jerusalem for a permanent and a brand new embassy compound that will serve as our mothership of diplomatic activities here in Israel. “I would say God made that decision 3,800 y...

The combination of technologies is meant to give Israel a leg up in shooting down high-volume swarms of incoming threats like drones or missiles.

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros, who described October 7 massacre as 'the inevitable consequence of apartheid,' has called for a total arms embargo on Israel - including defensive weaponry

The move expands eligibility criteria after years of legal challenges over the state's failure to process asylum requests, and is expected to grant status to most Sudanese asylum seekers still living in Israel without legal status

“I believe that any state that privileges one religion over the other is one that I can’t tell you I support, whether it be Israel or Saudi Arabia or anywhere else,” Mayor Mamdani said.  

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will not leave southern Lebanon until the Lebanese army dismantles Hezbollah's military infrastructure, adding that the U.S. supports maintaining Israel's self-declared security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

The Israeli envoys' accusations came after the New York mayor said he supports Israel 'as a state with equal rights,' but not as one that privileges one religion over another

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Sunday that legal cases must be pursued against the US and Israel over “child killings and war crimes” in Iran. Mojtaba, who has not appeared publicly since being named as the supreme leader on March 8, made these remarks in his message on the death anniversary of then-Iranian judiciary chief Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti and several key political figures in a bomb blast in 1981. The message was shared on his official X account and reported by the Iranian media. In his written message, Mojtaba stated: “One of the most important legal, judicial issues now affecting the Iranian nation is the pursuit and vindication of their rights that have been violated by the crimes of international criminals, global arrogant powers & aggressors, particularly in the years 1404 and 1405.” The mention of the two wars is a reference to the 12-day Israel-Iran war in 2025 and another one that began with the launch of US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February this year. He ad...

Netanyahu could once defy the U.S. president and address Congress to attack Washington over Iran, but after making Israel toxic for both Democrats and Republicans, he lacks any leverage over Trump. The crumbling of the infrastructure of support for Israel's hawkish policies has begun

Between the lines of the resolution passed by The Left (Die Linke) is an effort, after months of chaos and an influx of younger members, to forge a common party line on Israel and Palestine for once and for all

We tend to remember Carter's harsh criticism of Israel after he left office, but he gave Israel an enormous achievement that greatly improved our strategic position: a peace treaty with Egypt

Marches and rallies were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be'er Sheva and across northern Israel. A group representing October 7 victims announced that a special day of protests will be held on Thursday to mark 1,000 days since Hamas' massacre

Liderul Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, a denunţat sâmbătă acordul‑cadru semnat cu o zi înainte între Liban și Israel, sub medierea Statelor Unite, calificându‑l drept „o greşeală gravă” și declarându‑l „nul şi neavenit”.

According to Lebanese state media, the strike targeted the Nabatieh area. Netanyahu said the deal signed with U.S. mediation allows Israel 'operational freedom' until Hezbollah is disarmed • Hezbollah chief Qassem bashed the agreement, calling it a 'humiliation'