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Hundreds of protesters set out on Wednesday toward the Prime Minister's Office, in a bid to pressure Netanyahu to approve the deal. 'Bibi knows our eyes are on him, and we're telling him don't dare to sabotage the deal,' says a hostage's mother

Master Sgt. (res.) Valeri Chefonov was critically wounded after Hezbollah attacked northern Israel, and later died of his wounds

A likelier scenario is that Netanyahu – who depends on his far-right partners – will delay his response until after his Congress speech. After that, an excuse to back away from talks won't be difficult to find

The progress reported in talks over a Gaza cease-fire and hostage-release deal are purely theoretic, since the far-right ministers in Israel's government have veto power ■ The battle over a deal with Hamas could be Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's political swansong

When so many people attack Jewish individuals, synagogues, cemeteries and Holocaust memorials in the name of Gaza and the Palestinian cause, what matters is that Jews everywhere, including Jews who are no longer even alive, are being attacked in the name of anti-Zionism

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli high school seniors ponder their future in a post-October 7 world, and a couple takes its first vacation abroad – after 15 years of marriage

The couple is now the face of an anti-Project 2025 campaign, a presidential transition blueprint drawn up by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation that has garnered intense criticism.

In pre-state Yishuv, a decadent gay poet who refused to dance to the Zionist-socialist tune was worse than the devil. Jacob de Haan's assassination was aimed at deterring anyone who dared to step out of line. That terror remains pervasive in today's Israel

U.S. issues sanctions of Israeli individuals and entities accused of undermining West Bank stability, most notably the Lehava organization ■ Netanyahu's office says delegation led by Shin Bet chief to head for Cairo for continued talks ■ Hamas claims Israel continues to 'stall' to win time and foil the current cease-fire talks ■ Palestinian Red Crescent: Teen killed by IDF in West Bank

The United Torah Judaism school system siphoned hundreds of millions of shekels from girls' education and transferred them to schools that aim to draw children closer to religion. A Haaretz reporter donned a kippa and visited these institutions, to discover a boutique framework that seeks to turn Israel more Haredi – with secular taxpayers footing the bill

At NATO summit press conference, U.S. president says Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza after defeating Hamas, calls Netanyahu's cabinet the 'most conservative' in country's history

Arrest warrants will be issued against Israel's political leaders and military commanders – but it is the State of Israel itself that will be put on trial in the end

Netanyahu's drive to reshape the media is a strategic move for political survival, involving the appointment of loyalists and ensuring pundits echo his views. This campaign has intensified post-October 7 and amid the Gaza war

Hardline pro-Palestinian groups in the city have tacked further to the left, targeting progressive lawmakers for supporting President Joe Biden, who the activists accuse of backing a “genocide.”

The passage of a bill submitted by Likud MK Amit Halevi would apply Israeli law in the territories, in effect serving those who allege that Israel is running an apartheid regime in the West Bank

The six are suspected of being involved in the massacre, but claim they entered Israel to find work, and the court said their ongoing investigation is a 'complex' one. Justice Minister Levin: 'my ministry will not finance defense for Hamas terrorists'