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Newly found early Byzantine settlement and monastery by Kiryat Gat in southern Israel had been wealthy, archaeologists deduce, based on imports and the upscale church

Ever since his father Arye Zalmanovich was kidnapped from his home in Nir Oz, Yoav travels from protest to protest telling his father's story and whats on his mind. He looks at the country in bewilderment and wonders: How have citizens kidnapped from their homes not returned? How is the government and the heads of Israel's security establishment still in their roles?

"Oakland continues to be ground zero for antisemitic hatred in the Bay Area, California, and America -- without exaggeration," JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Harris Gregory said.

Gur Kehati's family says that in addition to examining potential criminal responsibility for the chain of failures and violations of procedures that led to his death, the investigation should focus on the possibility that false information was deliberately provided

The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.5% in its 8th straight such decision

The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.5% in its 8th straight such decision

The Freedom Party has called for the 'remigration of uninvited foreigners,' for achieving a more 'homogeneous' nation by tightly controlling borders and suspending the right to asylum via an emergency law

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry said in a statement that the act was a product of incitement, demonization, and a belief that such sentiments were permitted

Pope Francis has elevated women to leadership roles at the Vatican throughout his 11-year papacy, naming a range of women to second-in-command positions at various offices.

Even though the Lebanese Army committed to actions that allow for the IDF's withdrawal, Hezbollah still poses a threat to Lebanese soldiers ■ IDF prepares to stay longer than the 60 days specified in the cease-fire agreement

Tel Aviv is bustling again, yet Jaffa, its older sister with a large Arab community, remains a ghost town. In this mixed borough, the effect of the war is palpable every day

The investigation was launched after Haaretz reported that military police personnel said they were attacked by Israeli army soldiers when they came to arrest some of them over the soldiers' alleged sexual abuse of a Gazan detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center

The deadly terror attack near Kedumim Monday morning may finally force Israel's hand in northern Samaria, a region that has been simmering dangerously since Oct. 7. While Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have dominated headlines and military resources, this critical region has been relegated to secondary status – a strategic calculation that is increasingly difficult to […]

Cardinal McElroy criticized Trump's mass deportation campaign in 2019, adding that Catholics "simply can't stand by and watch [immigrants] get deported."

The organizers of the Woodstock for Peace festival, which took place last week in the Israeli desert, hoped to bring back the hippie spirit with artists singing about peace in both Hebrew and Arabic

The list of hostages who would be released in the first phase of a cease-fire deal, which a senior Hamas official shared with the BBC, includes the two Bibas children, Kfir and Ariel. Hamas says it needs a week to confirm whether each hostage is alive or dead

A leaked Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry profile on Dyab Abou Jahjah described him as a "former Hezbollah operative."

  A new investigation by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs reveals the inner workings of the campaign targeting Israeli soldiers in both hostile and non-hostile countries, orchestrated by the Hind Rajab Foundation. The foundation was established in September 2024 in Brussels as a non-profit organization named after a Palestinian child allegedly killed by the IDF […]

The wounded are in serious and moderate conditions, emergency services say. Security forces have blocked roads in Nablus and surrounding villages. 'Funduq, Nablus, and Jenin must look like [Gaza's] Jabalya,' Smotrich says

Three people were killed Monday in a series of shooting attacks near al-Funduq, between the towns of Karnei Shomron and Kedumim. Emergency services confirmed two women in their 60s and a man in his 40s were among the deceased. The victims were found in separate vehicles approximately 492 feet apart. Security forces launched an extensive […]