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
Documenting funerals has never been an easy experience. This year, with the incessant pace of tragedies and bereavements, the burials express the space between ceremony and order – and the personal, intimate pain of family and friends
Yeshayahu Gavish, who led the Southern Command in the 1967 war, oversaw the capture of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula ■ He later expressed the feeling that historical circumstances had "stolen" his rightful glory
The hacking included a display of anti-Iran and anti-Hezbollah caricatures on the channel's Telegram account. Since the start of the Gaza war, Israel and Iran have been engaged in cyberware, with Tehran behind hundreds of attacks on Israeli targets
In a social media exchange on X (formerly Twitter), South African musician @TheKiffness and pro-Palestinian account @Africa4Pal engaged in a heated debate over the events of October 7, 2023, with the former correcting his rival on inaccuracies. The exchange which occurred on the one-year anniversary of the horrific Hamas atrocities. Scott, a South African […]
In Farmington Hills, flyers containing “virulent antisemitic material” were contained in plastic bags in the area of Farmington and West 14 Mile roads.
It's almost inconceivable, yet a full year has elapsed – a year marked by anguish, sorrow, and an existential war for Israel's future. This Monday morning, Kfar Aza hosts a ceremony to mark this solemn anniversary, with flags lowered to half-staff as a symbol of national mourning. In Kfar Aza, a community that bore […]
India's gold imports hit a 3.5-year high in August, surging 58% YoY due to strong demand and tariff cuts. With the festive season ahead, 2024 demand could surpass 800 tonnes, the highest since 2015.
At the Nahal Oz army outpost, the operations room was completely unprotected. At Kerem Shalom and Yiftah, the unarmed spotters continued to work as bodies piled up. An independent panel has uncovered numerous failures by the IDF and the government – alongside the heroism and the comradeship of these largely unarmed women soldiers on the Gaza border
The Israeli government appears indifferent to the damage to Gaza's infrastructure and reduced aid, but international pressure and potential sanctions may force it to respond and fund relief efforts
An extensive survey conducted among American Jewish communities over the past year has illuminated the escalating scale of antisemitism in the Western world since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war following Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The data reveals that approximately 3.5 million adult American Jews – representing about one-third of the […]
The haunting image of Vlada Patapov, known as the "Lady in Red", fleeing the Nova music festival attack on Oct. 7, 2023, became one of the most iconic visuals of the tragedy. Now, a year after Hamas' deadly attack that claimed over 360 lives and saw 40 people taken hostage, Patapov has opened up […]
Have you seen what has blackened there? It is a field of thorns, my boy, That was abandoned in summer And now it is a plowed field. Have you seen what is white? My boy, it is a field of weepers, Its tears turned to stone Its stones cried flowers. Natan Yonatan, "Yesh Prachim […]
In the early hours of October 7, 2023, Tali Hadad, a 49-year-old kindergarten teacher and mother of six from Ofakim, was thrust into an unimaginable situation. As Hamas launched its assault on southern Israel, Hadad's maternal instincts and quick thinking led her to become an unexpected hero, rescuing her wounded son and other victims […]