Israel news feed

Gold pulls back to $2,500 as profit-taking and a stronger dollar weigh on prices. Market awaits key U.S. data.

Silver dips below $29 due to a weakening US dollar and rising Fed rate cut speculation, signaling continued short term bearish trends.

Bezalel Smotrich invited the head of the Budget Department to resign if he could not comply with Smotrich's policies, shaking confidence in the ministry's economic management. 

Netanyahu reportedly showed willingness to compromise in cease-fire talks with Hamas during phone call with Biden ■ IDF says indications of gunfire were found on the bodies of six hostages retrieved from Gaza earlier this week ■ IDF's chief prosecutor charges five reservists with severely abusing Hamas police officer at Sde Teiman detention center ■ Here's what you need to know 321 days into the war

Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted a tirade against the Pennsylvania governor on social media, calling him the 'highly overrated Jewish Governor' and said 'Shapiro has done nothing for Israel' ■ Shapiro said Trump is 'obsessed' and 'peddles antisemitic tropes'

After the last major power plant in Lebanon was forced to shut down, the country has been in a shroud of darkness for over a week. The government is making an effort to secure fuel donations, mainly from Algeria, to provide a partial solution

Kibbutz members tried to rebuild their community at the Dead Sea resort hotel that took them in, but found the safe haven was also a desert island. They will soon be moving to new, temporary homes

The IDF noted that the findings are preliminary, and therefore it is not possible to determine the circumstances of the hostages' death

Who would have imagined that I would miss the din of visitors at one of Israel's most popular tourist destinations?

International airlines have continued to cancel and postpone flights, including some until spring 2025, though others have resumed flights following escalated security threats from Hezbollah and Iran

Authorities responded to a High Court petition saying they surveyed the neighborhood and found significant disruption in the supply of water, forcing residents to purchase water privately for their use at home

Reacting to the news of the prize, which includes a cash award of $56,000 and is given every two years by the city of Dusseldorf, Grossman expressed his delight 'to see that things written here in Israel have been heard and have expressed something'

A recent study showed that the sudden job loss of a parent can significantly impact the child's academic future and increase the probability of their involvement in crime.

  World No. 1 tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for the anabolic steroid clostebol metabolite during the Indian Wells tournament and in an out-of-competition sample. Despite the positive tests, an independent tribunal cleared Sinner to continue participating after he successfully appealed the provisional suspension, attributing the contamination to an over-the-counter spray used by […]

The Sapir Academic College, located just outside Sderot near the Gaza border, had already confirmed a date for the event. 'How might it stain the college's name?' An organizer asked, while a staff member blasted the 'pathetic decision' by the leadership

  María Branyas Morera, born to a Spanish family in San Francisco in 1907, recently passed away at the age of 117, making her the world's oldest person at the time of her death. Branyas lived through major historical events. Branyas credited her longevity to genetics, lifestyle choices, diet, emotional stability, positivity, and a good […]

  Bullet fragments were discovered in at least some of of the bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Khan Younis in Gaza this week, according to information shared with their families. This grim finding lends credence to the theory that some hostages were killed by their captors shortly before an aerial assault that preceded […]

Israel's finance minister has better things to do than worry about the economy. But grousing about support for religious and settler elements at the expense of sensible policies misses the point

Both Israel's Prime Minister and Hamas' leader act as if they have an inexhaustible basket of options. In this reality, the hostages in Gaza have very little reason for hope

  Conor Gallagher, a 24-year-old Chelsea academy graduate, has completed a £33 million transfer from Chelsea to Atlético Madrid, signing a five-year contract. The deal was finalized after Atlético Madrid sold Joao Félix to Chelsea, in a deal estimated to be worth £45 million The deal reflects Chelsea's strategy of selling homegrown players to fund […]