Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 19:19 May 27, 2026
Military officials doubt the expanding ground operation will eliminate Hezbollah's explosive drone threat and admit Israel still lacks an effective operational response: 'This caught us unprepared' -
Haaretz - 18:49 May 27, 2026
For over half a century the Hula painted frog was considered extinct, but they've been turning up for 15 years and now 20 specimen are at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, where tadpoles are noshing on mosquito larvae -
Haaretz - 18:42 May 27, 2026
One regional council head said local leaders were 'surprised to discover' the decision while meeting with security officials. 'Instead of strengthening the confrontation line and residents' sense of security, we are once again being expected to make do with the bare minimum,' another mayor said -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 17:58 May 27, 2026
IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff described the findings as "concerning," particularly due to Jordan's status as a "key Western ally and one of Israel’s longest-standing peace partners."
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Haaretz - 17:54 May 27, 2026
The White House dismissed Iranian reports of a draft agreement as a 'complete fabrication,' while Trump said Washington would not lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran giving up its nuclear material -
Haaretz - 17:42 May 27, 2026
A new CSIS analysis warned that replenishing key missile systems used in the conflict could take at least three years, raising concerns about U.S. readiness for a potential conflict with China -
Haaretz - 17:35 May 27, 2026
The chairman of United Torah Judaism instructed party officials to halt cooperation with police after the force reversed an earlier policy and began assisting the military in detaining ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers -
Haaretz - 17:31 May 27, 2026
If legislated, the bill would grant the prime minister, defense minister or national security minister, strip former senior security officials of their ranks, pensions and other benefits -
Haaretz - 16:58 May 27, 2026
At an unprecedentedly fragile time in relations between many U.S. Jews and Israel, Netanyahu's desire to appoint an eye-poppingly far-right conspiracy theorist and annexationist as consul general in New York is truly sadistic -
Haaretz - 15:39 May 27, 2026
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is focused on tax breaks for Israeli settlers living deep in the West Bank, a Likud MK is arming allies with bribe money and the Knesset speaker is leading an expensive delegation to New York -
Haaretz - 15:27 May 27, 2026
Reports in Trump-friendly U.S. media highlighted the extent of Washington's role defending Israel during the war while exposing growing concern over depleted missile stockpiles and America's ability to sustain another confrontation with Iran -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 15:17 May 27, 2026
Ashdod Port hosted a senior delegation from the European Union this week, headed by the EU Ambassador to Israel, Michael Mann.
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Haaretz - 14:47 May 27, 2026
Earlier in the day, the IDF launched a wave of strikes on the Lebanese city of Tyre and its surroundings, two hours after telling the 200,000 residents of the city and neighboring refugee camps to evacuate -
Haaretz - 14:28 May 27, 2026
'Children should not be dying from gunshots in the street,' said the CEO of Israel's National Council for the Child. Violent crime has taken the lives of 131 people in Israel since the start of this year, including 112 in the country's Arab society. -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 14:25 May 27, 2026
It is very easy to blame AI for everything currently happening in the market, but the layoffs we are seeing are not driven solely by new tech
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Haaretz - 14:00 May 27, 2026
Israel's largest documentary film festival is back with an array of local and international films, including many from countries that have experienced war and oppressive regimes themselves. 'No matter what you do, you can't stop creation,' says artistic director Michal Weits -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 13:21 May 27, 2026
The Iran war led to a 3.3% contraction in GDP (on an annualized basis) in the first quarter
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JPost.com - Banking & Finance - 13:21 May 27, 2026
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 13:11 May 27, 2026
The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A., in line with German privacy laws, follows the sentencing of a Syrian refugee, Wassim Al M., in March to 13 years behind bars for attempted murder.
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Haaretz - 12:50 May 27, 2026
The two countries have not yet formally responded to Trump's request that they join normalize relations with Israel, but sources who spoke to Haaretz said they will not establish relations with Israel without a pathway toward the establishment of a Palestinian state