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The toddler's grandfather says there had been no IDF warning before she was killed in the West Bank operation. 'I asked the soldiers – why did you kill her? She is just a little baby. The soldier told me, sorry. She was shot in the head.'

In a plea bargain, two Netanyahu supporters were convicted of online harrasment of prosecution witnesses in the prime minister's corruption trial, receiving suspended sentences and fines. His testimony will resume Monday

The U.S. president is enamored by Gaza's potential and inspired by talks with Saudi and Qatari leaders. But they are willing to invest in reconstruction, not in a second Nakba

Sources told Haaretz that the National Security Council canceled the trip. An organization filing complaints against IDF soldiers worldwide claimed Chikli feared prosecution, while its leader recently threatened to sue him over an implied threat made by the minister

Israel and Hamas have traded accusations of cease-fire violations after Yehoud was not released in the last phase of the deal, and Israel prevented the planned return of Gazans to the north of the Strip

Israel's Prime Minister's Office announced that "following firm negotiations, Hamas has agreed to an additional phase of hostage releases scheduled for this Thursday. In this phase, Israeli civilian Arbel Yehud, IDF soldier Agam Berger, and another hostage will be freed." In conjunction with this agreement, Israel has received a detailed list from Hamas outlining the […]

Settlers can only buy West Bank land through companies registered with Israel's governing body there. The Land of Israel Caucus in the Knesset said, 'This bill will end years of discrimination by an Arab regime in Judea and Samaria'

Musk's hand gestures at Trump's inauguration divided the Jewish world, but his ensuing conduct caught the eye of far-right Israelis who identify with him amid backlash from the 'left': 'They did it with Rabbi Meir Kahane,' one extremist said

Harvard Medical School faces backlash after canceling a lecture featuring Gazan patients less than 12 hours before its scheduled time. The same week, amid lawsuits alleging discrimination against Jewish and Muslim students, the university adopted a controversial definition of antisemitism

Having spent 18 years making a film about the almost-total lack of justice for victims of the Holocaust, I have become something of an expert on the subject. Invited to prove to Iranians that the Shoah took place, I used the self-incriminating words of leading Nazis to prove my case

Whatever Egypt and Jordan choose to do, the very discussion of this idea could poison Israel's relations with these neighboring countries – which would be a bad development for peace in the region

Two new Israeli anthologies about sex are not afraid to get explicit under the book covers, and while many writers in Israel feel ostracized, these collections have garnered interest abroad. Even if we are 'the enemy' now, says the editor, 'people are interested in what moves us'

Justice Minister Yariv Levin wrote after the appointment that he 'does not recognize Isaac Amit as president' following the 'fundamentally flawed and illegal' way he was elected. This boycott will make it more difficult to run the justice system and appoint additional judges

After 477 days of captivity in Gaza, relatives recount the women's experiences of minimal sustenance and isolation. A relative of Daniella Gilboa said she still has a bullet in her leg from the October 7 attack

The Binyamin Regional Council governs 47 settlements and has been a focal point of development projects tied to Smotrich's political base. While the Finance Ministry highlighted the incoming director's leadership roles in the Mossad, his managerial experience in the public sector is relatively limited

The report highlights that despite the October 7 massacre and the rising antisemitism across the Muslim world, these initiatives have persisted.

From first-person accounts of the Armenian and Yazidi genocides, to Anne Frank's diary and the Nuremberg prosecutor who 'peered into hell', we need to listen to those who experienced genocide, to seek accountability – and take heed of the early warning signs

Hamas claims to have assured Israel that hostage Arbel Yehoud is alive, amid a cease-fire dispute exacerbated by an Israeli delay in allowing displaced Gazans to return north

Lebanon and Syria are now Riyadh's main focus as it seeks to replace Iran in the area. If Israel wants to normalize relations with the kingdom, it will need to consider Saudi Arabia's strategic aims in the Middle East