Israel news feed for Saturday, January 17, 2026

• Unless Trump sees through Israel's policy in Gaza, phase two will stay a fantasy
• Israeli settlers raid and set fire to Bedouin community near West Bank village of Mukhmas
• Thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu government amid Qatargate probe
• Netanyahu criticizes Trump over Gaza Board of Peace staffing, says he was not consulted; Source: The rebuke is for show
• Hapoel Tel Aviv reclaims EuroLeague lead with fourth-quarter rally
• 'Israeli liberals must recognize their true enemy: Not Bibi supporters, but religious Zionism and the settler movement'
• Trump's Gaza Board of Peace aims to rival UN, charter shows
• Brutal beatings, arson and impunity: A Palestinian plant nursery becomes a target for settler pogroms
• The BBC haunted by bias - and the Israeli connection
• White House says Rubio, Witkoff, Blair to join Trump-led 'Board of Peace' to manage postwar Gaza
• Ukrainian Christmas tradition depiction of Jews draws criticism after New Jersey pageant
• Israeli settlers raid, set fire to West Bank village
• Despite operation's end, Israel Police continues to raid Bedouin village Tarabin, residents say