Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 11:45 Oct 20, 2025
The woman who became a national symbol of the struggle for the release of the Hamas hostages spared no effort – from sending messages in Arabic to the captors to influencing the course of the war itself. 'There's no creature in nature with a pregnancy this long,' she said last week, just before the reunion with her son Matan -
Haaretz - 11:20 Oct 20, 2025
The U.S. President and Vice President commented on the brief resumption of fighting in Gaza after an attack on IDF soldiers by militants in Rafah led Israel to conduct extensive strikes across the Strip -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 11:09 Oct 20, 2025
Amazon.com, PrimeVideo and Alexa were all facing issues, according to Downdetector.
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 10:51 Oct 20, 2025
A mural of Shiri Bibas and her children was defaced during a Milan synagogue ceremony honoring victims of the October 7 Hamas attack.
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Haaretz - 09:41 Oct 20, 2025
By releasing all living Israeli hostages, Hamas has lost its last bargaining chip and is therefore clinging to the cease-fire. Only international pressure on Netanyahu and a feasible plan for governing Gaza can mitigate tensions, rather than escalate them -
Haaretz - 09:41 Oct 20, 2025
By releasing all living Israeli hostages, Hamas has lost its last bargaining chip and is therefore clinging to the cease-fire. Only international pressure on Netanyahu and a feasible plan for governing Gaza can mitigate tensions, rather than escalate them -
Haaretz - 09:03 Oct 20, 2025
'Each time Hamas announces the release of deceased hostages, your heart just starts racing,' said Rotem, son of Amiram Cooper, who was taken hostage alive and killed in Gaza, and whose body is still held there -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 08:48 Oct 20, 2025
A Uni of Sydney staffer was suspended after calling Jewish students “parasites” during a Sukkot event. A formal investigation is underway.
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JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 08:22 Oct 20, 2025
The agency now sees economic growth for Israel in real terms of 2.5% in 2025, which compares with 2% in its previous forecast, rising to 4.5% in 2026.
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Haaretz - 07:16 Oct 20, 2025
Beyond Netanyahu's public commitment to advancing the Trump plan, Israel had additional reasons to avoid further escalation. Officials were concerned about disrupting the slow and painstaking operation to recover the 16 remaining bodies of hostages -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 06:38 Oct 20, 2025
The investments, gathered from both public and private sectors, will be used in five projects centered on hardware, medical devices, mental health, and rehabilitation innovations.
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Haaretz - 05:51 Oct 20, 2025
A day before Vice President JD Vance's expected visit to Israel, Trump's envoys met with Netanyahu -
Haaretz - 02:51 Oct 20, 2025
Zuri Siso, an associate of Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu, is set to be Israel's consul general in Miami, where their son Yair lives. Government legal advisors said the cabinet had not explained what 'special qualifications' justify his appointment over a professional diplomat -
Haaretz - 02:37 Oct 20, 2025
Calls to boycott the new Knesset session may feel symbolic, but they risk handing Netanyahu a free pass. From cutting education funds to undermining the media and sidelining Arab citizens, the only way to block this agenda is to keep fighting in parliament, not to walk out -
Haaretz - 01:43 Oct 20, 2025
MidEast Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner reveal that Israel's strikes on Hamas leadership in Doha served as a turning point in peace talks and that Netanyahu's apology 'had to happen,' as the two prepare to take the Trump plan into its second phase -
Haaretz - 00:15 Oct 20, 2025
From Moshe Sharett's sidelined diplomacy in the 1950s to Netanyahu's warning that only strength ensures survival, Israel has leaned on force as its default. But unchecked 'capability' has bred cycles of violence, alienation and a foreign policy few nations truly embrace -
Haaretz - 00:10 Oct 20, 2025
From the return of 20 hostages to Roei Shalev's tragic suicide note – 'I'm alive, but everything inside is dead' – Israel swung between elation and grief. Yet Prime Minister Netanyahu, focused on his trial and reelection, recasts the turmoil as triumph while Hamas regroups in Gaza -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 22:22 Oct 19, 2025
India’s largest silver refinery has run out of silver for the first time ever, exposing a global shortage and sending prices soaring just ahead of Diwali. Record highs hit worldwide.