Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 18:43 Jan 29, 2026
MK Yorai Lahav Hertzanu issued a complaint after Likud Minister Shlomo Karhi, who degraded him for opposing the commemoration of a rabbi. According to the lawmaker, the same rabbi used the term against members of the LGBTQ community -
Haaretz - 18:32 Jan 29, 2026
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called the decision 'important and historic,' saying that Israel had worked intensely to 'achieve this outcome.' The EU's Kaja Kallas said, 'If you act as a terrorist, you should also be treated as a terrorist' -
Haaretz - 18:23 Jan 29, 2026
The Shin bet chief's family ties to the suspect were published following a Haaretz request to lift a gag order. The suspect is charged with transferring goods from Israel to Gaza for pay -
Haaretz - 16:49 Jan 29, 2026
The group – including air carriers Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, ITA Airways, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines – announced that it would continue its daytime-only schedule at least until February 3. Most scheduled evening flights are set to be canceled -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 16:01 Jan 29, 2026
Founded in 2019, Nexus describes itself as an antisemitism watchdog that also seeks to defend democratic norms and free speech, and is fiscally sponsored by the New Israel Fund.
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Haaretz - 15:29 Jan 29, 2026
The funeral of Ran Gvili seems like an effort at national closure – a lot of gratitude, a lot of pride and very little anger. As eulogizers emphasized unity and thanks, the family finally had a chance to bid their son and brother a final farewell -
Haaretz - 13:48 Jan 29, 2026
Political analyst Michael Lange predicted Zohran Mamdani's historic rise and coined the term 'Commie Corridor' to describe the New York City area inhabited by the young leftists that powered his win. In an interview with Haaretz, Lange discusses how these trends will play out in 2026 -
Haaretz - 13:35 Jan 29, 2026
Haaretz requested the gag order be lifted to provide additional details on the affair. The IDF suspects that Israeli civilians and even soldiers at times are taking advantage of lax border security to smuggle equipment into the Gaza Strip -
Haaretz - 12:58 Jan 29, 2026
Yet while coral slumbers, its symbiotic algae inside stay busy doing their microbial duties -
Haaretz - 12:50 Jan 29, 2026
Mordechai David, who has close ties to National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, has been repeatedly questioned by the police and the Shin Bet for harassing and threatening protesters and journalists -
Haaretz - 12:46 Jan 29, 2026
Bereaved Arab families have long grown accustomed to living under the shadow of pain and fear of criminal violence, but are now beginning to unite in shared protest against the killings in their communities: 'Those who kept quiet weren't immune. We need to be the beginnings of change' -
Haaretz - 12:37 Jan 29, 2026
The city asked social media followers 'what was Charles Clore Garden meant to hide,' only to later delete the post, saying it was meant to refer to an ecological matter. The park was built on the ruins of Manshiya, whose residents were expelled by Israel in 1948 -
Haaretz - 12:31 Jan 29, 2026
Brig. Gen. Gil Pinchas, the newly retired financial adviser to the IDF, stresses that in expensive efforts like the beeper operation and Israel's airstrikes on Iran, 'part of the cost is things we invested in 15 to 20 years earlier' -
Haaretz - 12:18 Jan 29, 2026
An official who spoke to Haaretz recounted the unbelievable difficulty in attaining and assessing information about hostages during the war, and how the IDF's conduct sometimes put them in more danger -
JPost.com - Christian World - 12:07 Jan 29, 2026
Longtime minister Steve Berger says private conversations with senior figures point to escalating pressure on Iran through tariffs, sanctions, and targeted military action.
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Haaretz - 12:02 Jan 29, 2026
The Shamgar committee issued recommendations in 2012 outlining a strict policy limiting prisoners and hostage swaps. While many officials, including Netanyahu, expressed doubts on the policy's efficiency, no cabinet has yet deliberated on it in the past 14 years -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 11:51 Jan 29, 2026
Meir states that the Israeli shekel was one of the world’s strongest currencies in 2025, and is expected to maintain its strength in 2026
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JPost.com - Banking & Finance - 11:51 Jan 29, 2026
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Haaretz - 10:20 Jan 29, 2026
Although many international experts have accepted the Health Ministry's data as reliable, and even conservative relative to the true death toll, Israel had refused to accept the Health Ministry's count until now