Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 20:33 Oct 13, 2025
At seven in the morning, the square was packed to capacity. For one day, the place that became a symbol of the struggle to bring back the hostages turned into a beacon of hope: 'The war may be over, but there's still a battle over the country' -
JPost.com - Christian World - 20:05 Oct 13, 2025
Bishop Robert Stearns, founder of Eagles’ Wings Ministries, speaks about the nascent peace agreement, faith among the young Christian generation, and his outreach to Muslim communities.
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Haaretz - 20:03 Oct 13, 2025
Anat Angrest, the mother of IDF soldier Matan Angrest, who was released on Monday from Hamas captivity, said her son described severe abuse, while Ariel Cunio and Rom Braslavski reportedly spent their captivity alone. Alon Ohel's parents said he was moved to Gaza City to serve as a human shield -
Haaretz - 19:20 Oct 13, 2025
Nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees released in Gaza cease-fire, including 250 serving life sentences
The bulk of detainees, who were arrested in Gaza during the war because they were classified as 'illegal combatants' by the IDF, were transported back to the Strip with the assistance of the Red Cross. Most of the prisoners will be deported after their release -
Haaretz - 19:05 Oct 13, 2025
An EBU statement said that following 'recent developments in the Middle East,' the Executive Board agreed that there should be an in-person discussion among members 'on the issue of participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026' -
Haaretz - 18:53 Oct 13, 2025
Even as Israelis celebrate the hostages' return, the possibility that Israel could renew the war lingers. But U.S. President Donald Trump remains adamant that Israel won't restart the war, even if Netanyahu's government says otherwise -
Haaretz - 16:53 Oct 13, 2025
With living hostages freed, attention turns to the painful mission of retrieving the remains of those still held in Gaza. These are the stories of the 28 deceased Israeli hostages -
Haaretz - 16:16 Oct 13, 2025
Passing through the IDF's Beit Furik checkpoint is the only way to enter or exit its namesake town and nearby Beit Dajan, but simple journeys to work and school require waiting up to six hours -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 16:14 Oct 13, 2025
Gold and silver soared to simultaneous all-time highs today - a rare and historic moment marking a turning point in global confidence and the return to real money.
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Haaretz - 15:52 Oct 13, 2025
The exclusion of Israel's Supreme Court president, as well as the attorney general, was denounced by the head of the Israeli Bar Association as a continued malicious campaign against the judiciary. 'We will have to fight for democracy in Israel,' he said -
Haaretz - 15:06 Oct 13, 2025
Aharon Mizrahi was injured by the missile while at home in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan with his wife, Etti Cohen Angel, who was also killed -
Haaretz - 14:29 Oct 13, 2025
After the euphoria of the arrival of the twenty living hostages in Israel, the families of slain hostages expressed outrage at the extension of their anxiety and grief over their inability to lay their loved ones to rest -
Haaretz - 14:10 Oct 13, 2025
Israel's Channel 12 News reported that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner assured Hamas leaders that Trump wouldn't allow Israel to resume the war after the hostages' release, as long as the group upholds its commitments -
Haaretz - 13:40 Oct 13, 2025
Critics say Congregation Beth Elohim's invitation to New York's leading mayoral candidate legitimizes anti-Israel politics during a sensitive time for both Israel and the Jewish calendar -
Haaretz - 13:39 Oct 13, 2025
In a letter to staff, Huang celebrated the return of Avinatan Or, praised his mother's perseverance, and acknowledged the heavy toll the war has taken on Nvidia's Israeli team, including the loss of Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman's daughter on October 7 -
Haaretz - 12:02 Oct 13, 2025
In a Knesset session celebrating his cease-fire plan, Trump hailed the return of hostages from Gaza, praised Netanyahu as 'not the easiest guy,' and shocked the chamber by asking Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon him, while left-wing lawmakers were ejected for displaying 'Recognize Palestine' signs -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 11:02 Oct 13, 2025
Anti-Israel extremists rewrite history, incite violence against Jews, and spread antisemitic vitriol
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Haaretz - 10:54 Oct 13, 2025
One of the prisoners slated for release is Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was detained by the IDF in December 2024, and whose arrest led to harsh international criticism of Israel -
Haaretz - 10:14 Oct 13, 2025
Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were honored for showing how technological innovation drives long-term economic growth and how societies must embrace change to sustain it