Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 19:34 Oct 18, 2025
The IDF declared most of the land in the village of Burin a closed military area and arrested foreign activists who were there, eventually deciding to deport them all. Human rights activists say the order was issued to prevent assistance to Palestinians -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 19:32 Oct 18, 2025
The festival was supposed to run from November 29 to December 2, and was intended to celebrate 250 years of Jewish life in Sweden.
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Haaretz - 19:02 Oct 18, 2025
The threat of trade sanctions, issued last month after Israel invaded Gaza City, is now reportedly being reconsidered following the U.S. brokered Israel-Hamas deal -
Haaretz - 18:46 Oct 18, 2025
Organizers of the festival, only in its second year, said most of the cinemas cited security concerns as the reason they would not participate -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 18:43 Oct 18, 2025
Due to the industrial crisis in Indonesia, the opportunity for cooperation with Israel is growing, especially in automation, robotics, AI for industry and energy innovation
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JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 18:40 Oct 18, 2025
Union Investments and Harel are due to buy the ICC-CAL stake at a company valuation of NIS 3.75-4 billion, depending on the credit card company's performance
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Haaretz - 18:29 Oct 18, 2025
Israel entered a historic week: The 20 living Israeli hostages returned home in a hostage deal after two years of Hamas captivity. The U.S. president declared an end to the war in Gaza in Israel's parliament. Despite hopes sparked by Trump's cease-fire agreement, 18 deceased hostages have yet to return -
Haaretz - 17:34 Oct 18, 2025
Netanyahu's announcement followed statements from the WHO and the Palestinian Authority that the crossing would open on Monday for patients and the injured. Israeli hostage families welcomed the move, saying, 'The government must not continue the agreement until all fallen hostages are returned' -
Haaretz - 17:06 Oct 18, 2025
It turns out that Israel itself belongs to America. The idea that sovereignty entails total responsibility is too lofty for contemporary Israelis. We all belong to Trump now – and what a collective pleasure that is! -
Haaretz - 17:01 Oct 18, 2025
With the Gaza war over, the demand for soldiers has plummeted, and promises of Haredi draft exemptions could be used to bring ultra-Orthodox parties back into the Prime Minister's coalition. Meanwhile, far-right ministers continue their push to annex the West Bank, undermine judicial independence and expand Ben-Gvir's powers -
Haaretz - 16:21 Oct 18, 2025
This week marks the first protest since the war ended and all living hostages were released from Gaza. 'The government and its leaders are responsible for all the murdered hostages,' said Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan, freed this week from Gaza, adding: 'Our fight won't end until they are all returned' -
Haaretz - 12:26 Oct 18, 2025
Israeli society is prepared to process the failures of Oct. 7 in technical terms – military intel, army, logistics – but refuses to confront its own moral blindness. This is where the 'other Israel' must step in -
Haaretz - 12:11 Oct 18, 2025
'Al-Muhtadi provided false information in his U.S. visa application relating to his involvement with a paramilitary organization, connection to Hamas, participation in a terrorist attack and military training,' the indictment read -
Haaretz - 10:52 Oct 18, 2025
A from September signed by 4,000 film workers calls on film professionals to boycott Israeli institutions – including festivals, cinemas, broadcasters, and production companies. Last, month, Paramount opposed the letter, saying that silencing artists doesn't promote peace -
Haaretz - 07:46 Oct 18, 2025
Israel struck Hamas leadership in Qatar in September, in the midst of discussions to secure a hostage release and cease-fire deal. 'We had lost the confidence of the Qataris, so Hamas went underground,' Witkoff said -
Haaretz - 07:30 Oct 18, 2025
The father of the slain hostage, Itay Chen, urges the public and decision-makers not to forget the fallen hostages still held in Gaza. 'It is the government's responsibility to bring back the remaining fallen within a reasonable timeframe,' he says -
Haaretz - 07:18 Oct 18, 2025
'Leaving Gaza was like the withdrawal from Lebanon. They told us to be out within half an hour': Bulldozer operators were ordered to pack up instantly, truck drivers who transported aid are in limbo – while some kibbutzniks are refusing to sell produce to the Strip -
Haaretz - 06:57 Oct 18, 2025
As a young girl, Professor Shulamit Magnus watched her mother suffer in a marriage to a mentally ill man who refused to give her a 'get' – a Jewish divorce – an imperative to annul the marriage according to rabbinical law. In 'Jewish Marital Captivity,' she offers some solutions to the age-old problem of iggun -
Haaretz - 06:41 Oct 18, 2025
Shaphan the scribe, a marginal figure in the Bible, was the ghostwriter who shaped the Jewish faith – and history – that we know today -
Haaretz - 05:22 Oct 18, 2025
Margalit's body was transferred by the Red Cross to Israeli forces stationed inside the Gaza Strip after receiving the coffin at 11:30 P.M. on Friday. Hamas did not disclose the identity of the body. There are now 18 deceased hostages being held in Gaza