In August 2024, Haaretz reported that Palestinians have been used by Israeli army units in the Gaza Strip as human shields for soldiers during operations. A senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that the body was an IDF soldier abducted during a Hamas operation in May 2024
Families of hostages who were freed from Hamas captivity on Monday thanked Israelis who protested with them, the Trump administration, and Netanyahu, for securing the return of their loved ones, as they vowed to continue the fight to bring back all remaining deceased hostages
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told Defense Minister Israel Katz that his failure to sign essential documents has delayed the indictment of Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv for violating a privacy law related to the Shin Bet, and 'disrupts the integrity of the legal process'
Now that a cease-fire is in place, one of Israel's many reckonings must address the belief that good hasbara can distract the world from bad policies, like the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or the suppression of Palestinian self-determination
Karin Prien, Germany's first Jewish minister in decades, talks to Haaretz about Israel-Germany relations after Gaza and what it means to be a German-Jewish politician when 'an atmosphere leading to a pogrom could arise'
After Bipin Joshi's family struggled for two years to gather any information on his condition in Gaza captivity, they are now left to grieve and commend his heroic actions on October 7, 2023. 'Words cannot describe the void left within us, which first opened two years ago and has now deepened forever'
Michel, Guy's father, spoke at the funeral, which was held two days after his son's remains were returned alongside three other deceased hostages. 'You've returned to the soil and roots, to the landscape of your homeland that you loved so much,' he said
Boston City Councilors criticize the unpermitted October 7 pro-Palestinian rally that turned violent, sending four officers to the hospital and prompting arrests.
Yosef Chaim Ohana's father said that his son was forced to stand and was deprived of sleep for days before his release ■ Eitan Horn's mother said he had yet to share details of his separation from brother Iair, who was freed from captivity eight months earlier
Traffic at Ben-Gurion International Airport remains brisk even after the holiday season, with 70,000-80,000 flyers passing through daily. British Airways, Iberia and Swiss are due to begin flying again at the end of October. Others, including ITA, Ryanair and easyJet, have not returned
France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were chosen for the report as they all took "public positions supportive of Israel’s actions in Palestine."
Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a car, wounding two passengers in a crime family feud. Israeli soldiers mistook the shooting for a terror attack, shot at the motorcycle and killed one rider. A bystander was also killed, according to initial police reports
Israel saves 450 million shekels a year by no longer having to feed 2,000 prisoners, plus billions more with the expected release of thousands of IDF reservists ■ These are just two of the cost-saving measures from the temporary agreement for Israel ■ In the long term, the country's economic gains will depend on decisions about Gaza's future
Haaretz returns to six immigrants interviewed in the aftermath of October 7 to find out how the two-year war in Gaza, growing divisions within Israeli society and the global rise in antisemitism have affected their new lives
People aren't born cruel; they become so. Palestinian cruelty toward Israelis is widely covered, while our cruelty, that of Israeli society, is getting ever more sophisticated to protect our spoils
The victim was shot at close range by masked assailants while students played in the schoolyard; at the same time, two men in their 40s were shot dead on Route 443 in central Israel
The co-creator of new Israeli series 'Red Alert,' says the initial idea was an attempt to restore faith in kindness and human goodness. Some families of survivors and victims feel differently. 'The media is trying to force us to move on,' says a sister of an Israeli murdered at Nova
Yair Golan and his Democrats Party must act on all fronts and on media platforms to implant and instill in the discourse and the consciousness of the sectors of the Israeli public the connection between Zionism and the two-state solution. This mission is not beyond reach