Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 18:08 Sep 18, 2024
A German source initially claimed arms export approvals to Israel were on hold due to legal challenges, but a government spokesperson denied this. The Gaza war has led to friction within Germany's government, with the Chancellery supporting Israel and the Greens-led Economy and Foreign ministries criticizing Netanyahu -
Haaretz - 17:40 Sep 18, 2024
The French and Dutch airlines have announced that they will not resume flights to Ben Gurion Airport before September 20. British airline Virgin Atlantic stated it will resume its Tel Aviv-London flights as scheduled next week -
Haaretz - 16:27 Sep 18, 2024
The progressive senator stated that the U.S. cannot be 'complicit in this humanitarian disaster.' He plans to force a vote next week, though it's almost certain it will not pass -
Haaretz - 15:48 Sep 18, 2024
The venerable British Jewish paper has increasingly abandoned journalistic integrity in order to champion causes widely associated with the Israeli right. In Israel too, parts of the media share its descent from reporting to propaganda -
Haaretz - 15:29 Sep 18, 2024
The U.S. urged the General Assembly to reject the resolution demanding Israel end its 'unlawful presence' in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months, arguing it undermines the two-state solution, but lacked veto power. -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 15:23 Sep 18, 2024
Goldman releases note suggesting a 25-basis-point cut could present a buying opportunity with gold if prices pull back
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Haaretz - 15:06 Sep 18, 2024
The Israeli army is also implementing a limited reserve recruitment to supplement the forces on the northern front. The IDF's top northern general said the army 'is determined to change the security situation as soon as possible' -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 14:39 Sep 18, 2024
Gold has surged despite macroeconomic headwinds, primarily due to central bank purchasing and geopolitical tensions. Could the rally see another gear after lower interest rates and a weaker dollar?
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Haaretz - 14:28 Sep 18, 2024
Netanyahu is updating Knesset Member Gideon Sa'ar on the war to prevent talks on Sa'ar's coalition entry from collapsing. A security source called the prime minister's actions 'outrageously irresponsible' for political deals -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 13:48 Sep 18, 2024
Gold and silver hover around $2,570 and $30.60 as markets anticipate a 25 bps Fed rate cut, impacting both precious metals amid geopolitical tensions.
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Haaretz - 11:47 Sep 18, 2024
Eight Israelis and Palestinians were indicted for assisting terrorist activities and collaborating with a hostile entity and were allegedly recruited by Hezbollah member, a former Israeli now living in Lebanon, in exchange for payment -
Haaretz - 11:38 Sep 18, 2024
The Shin Bet security service has set up two special assassination-planning teams, one just for Sinwar. He's shunning cellphones and computers, and probably even wears gloves when he writes his notes, but Israeli security officials are sure he's living on borrowed time -
Haaretz - 11:33 Sep 18, 2024
The latest joint Palestinian-Israeli Pulse survey shows a striking symmetry: Both Israelis and Palestinians feel that their victimhood justifies violence toward the other side -
Haaretz - 11:16 Sep 18, 2024
Jerusalem's Planning and Building Committee rejected objections to the construction of the 40-story Epstein Tower, but ordered its height reduced by 30 meters. Opponents of its consturction will likely ask for another hearing or seek legal proceedings -
Haaretz - 10:52 Sep 18, 2024
As Israel knows well, a mass casualty attack creates national insecurity, which in turn can create immense public pressure on decision-makers. But if the goal of the strike was to produce such an effect in Lebanon and weaken Hezbollah, that may turn out to be a far-reaching ambition -
Haaretz - 10:37 Sep 18, 2024
A spotter in the Nahal Oz IDF base told a civil commission of inquiry that their warnings of 'crazy disturbances' in Hamas' conduct in the months leading up to the October 7 attack were ignored, and that they had no instructions as to what to do in case of an incursion -
Haaretz - 09:51 Sep 18, 2024
The survey marks the first time since the Hamas offensive that a poll found a majority of Gazan respondents judging it as a mistake. It was accompanied by a drop in support for the attack in the West Bank, though a majority of 64 percent of respondents there thought it was the correct move -
Haaretz - 09:49 Sep 18, 2024
The prisoner, Mahmoud Atallah, was accused of a series of rapes and other sexual offenses against two female soldiers serving as guards in Israeli jails in 2015 and 2016. The former commander of Gilboa Prison and the intelligence officer were accused of failing to report the assaults -
Haaretz - 09:44 Sep 18, 2024
While Hezbollah blamed Israel for the attacks, attributing the booby-trapped devices to the Mossad, Israel has not taken responsibility for the detonations that killed at least 12 people and wounded some 2,800 more across Lebanon