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October 7 turned Israelis more anxious, nationalistic and skeptical about peace. But there's also another, more positive trend, waiting for an opposition leaders with the guts to pose a clear alternative to the far-right abyss of annexation and violence

After his son was killed fighting Hamas on October 7, mourning become Oren Agmon's mission in life. The radical grief of an Israeli father

Multimedia artist Batia Shani's latest exhibit was meant to reflect on the worst disaster she believed Israel could ever face: the Netanyahu government's judicial coup. But then came the October 7 attack and the Gaza war

In response to a petition seeking to open the internationally accessible website containing documentation of the October 7 attacks to Israeli viewers, the government agreed to obtain family approval for content publication and properly obscuring victims' identities

When every day feels like October 7, we should lay aside mourning to save those who will be lost tomorrow. We should rage against a government that has abandoned its citizens, waging wars with no end, unleashing catastrophe on Gazans, annexing the West Bank and turning Israel into a pariah state

Nine Haaretz journalists recount their experiences on October 7, the day their personal and professional lives collided: How reporters, editors and photographers worked under fire and while their own homes, families and friends were under attack, and how the Hamas assault and the Gaza war changed them

One year after October 7, Israel still lacks a strategy to achieve two of the war's main goals: replacing Hamas' rule in Gaza with a more favorable entity that Israel can live next to, and bringing back our hostages alive. Time isn't on our side

Ilana Kwartin talks about setting up a space to help traumatized victims of October 7 and the war with non-traditional, mind-body methods: 'This is a huge change in our Israeliness. It's not for nothing that the Shin Bet, the Mossad and the police send us their people'

'A Place at the Table,' one of the many projects from the past year honoring the victims of October 7, commemorates those killed through videos in which their family members and friends recreate what they loved to eat

French television host Arthur Essebag is a man on a mission: to exhibit the Israeli art he has bought since October 7. Some of it is now on show in a new exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum of Art called 'I Don't Want to Forget,' and the Jewish collector is determined to bring the works to museums abroad, despite the political climate

Four members of the Heztroni family, murdered on October 7, were reinterred in Kibbutz Be'eri: 12-year-old twins Liel and Yanai, and the elderly grandparents who raised them, Ayala and Avia

The ad, which includes the logo of Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party and a photo of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, claims Bar 'failed on October 7 and is leading Israel to another disaster,' adding 'Say no to a reckless deal.' The Prime Minister's Office has yet to respond

Was Netivot spared a massacre thanks to the appearance of three righteous men before the terrorists? The rupture of October 7 has produced hundreds of tales of wonders and salvation, evidence of the need to create meaning from the chaos – and of course a desire of some to exploit the situation

According to the army, evidence was found in the area of her home that confirms that she was murdered. Inon's family had announced her murder on October 7, and the next day began to mourn her and her husband, Yakovi

Levy was killed on October 7 and his body taken to Gaza. The video shows Levy's body in the open trunk of a vehicle, and later lying on the ground while Gazans beat and kick it. Levy, a 53-year-old taxi driver, was driving a passenger to the Gaza border on October 7 when he was killed

Brig. Gen. (res.) Guy Hazoot's new book highlights the hubris and complacency that enabled Hamas on October 7. Will the same shortcomings hamstring Israel in a wider war with Hezbollah or Iran?

  The sixth and final season of the critically acclaimed FX mockumentary series "What We Do in the Shadows" will premiere on October 21. The first three episodes will air initially, followed by a weekly schedule. The episodes will be available to stream the next day on Hulu. The show earned eight Primetime Emmy nominations, […]

The anonymous report on Israel's channel 12 joins the report published in a French newspaper last year ■ Accounts detailing rape on October 7 have surfaced, along with testimonies of those who rescued survivors and were first on scene

Netanyahu has done everything in his power to avoid an official government investigation of the intelligence, operational and leadership failures that took place on October 7, leaving him free to weave his own narrative – and evade responsibility

Haaretz revisited four Israeli soldiers who were wounded on October 7, to hear about their arduous journey. 'If I hadn't had supportive surroundings in the first three weeks, I don't think I'd be here today'