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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 […]

  Three rockets were launched toward Sderot on Monday, with the Iron Dome defense system successfully intercepting one projectile. A second rocket landed on a city street, while search teams located the third in an open area outside the city limits, the IDF confirmed. During the attack, a 68-year-old woman sustained minor injuries while rushing […]

For a century, archaeologists have wondered why there are no cave paintings in the Levant in general and Israel in particular. The answer now comes from Tel Aviv University researchers: ancient humans didn't paint caves in our region because the large animals depicted in Western European cave paintings had already gone extinct here. "This is […]

  Dozens of Gazan civilians, mostly women and children who were brought for treatment in Malaysia, rioted and protested their accommodation conditions at a guesthouse near the capital Kuala Lumpur. The Gazans set fire to the entrance to the hotel and broke garden furniture and planters placed at the location. The protest began after the […]

ISRAEL: Three Israelis killed in WB shooting attack, eight wounded; Two IDF soldiers seriously wounded in northern Gaza ■ GAZA: List of hostages to be released in first stage of potential deal published; Hamas yet to confirm status of hostages ■ LEBANON: U.S. Envoy Hochstein in Beirut for Lebanon cease-fire monitoring meeting ■ WEST BANK: Israeli security forces deployed to deter possible revenge acts for WB shooting

Israel's demands for Hezbollah's disarmament clash with its ongoing presence in southern Lebanon, fueling tensions and undermining the cease-fire. Hezbollah's unexpected backing of a presidential candidate signals its intention to preserve both its power and its arms