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For two years, the northern Israeli community of Metula was a ghost town. Now, as reconstruction is proceeding apace, business owners are optimistic and want to bring their town back to life. However, the influx of religious families has sparked concerns about the town's secular identity

Gofman, Haaretz revealed in 2024, authorized the leak of confidential information to a 17-year-old Israeli teenager for an influence operation for which the teenager was later arrested. Outgoing Mossad chief Barnea is the last defense official remaining from Oct. 7

The US is Israel's largest trading partner, with exports of Israeli goods to the US totaled $17.3 billion and exports of services totaled $16.7 billion in 2024

Alongside the good news, there is a drop in the number of new startups founded in Israel, and a sharp drop in capital raised by venture capital funds

Police arrested two people for battery and vandalism as protesters targeted speakers from Israel's police and Elbit Systems. Mayor Karen Bass and the synagogue's rabbi condemned the demonstration as antisemitic, calling it 'a disturbing outbreak of hate'

Israel says the 42-year-old agricultural worker was killed and abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri and held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as the last missing hostage, Ran Gvili, remains in Gaza

The principal of the Brooklyn middle school MS 447, Arin Rusch, said that she believed that hosting survivor Sami Steigman’s presentation was not “right” for the school.

The Hind Rajab Foundation, a Belgian pro-Palestinian organization with terrorist ties, filed a formal complaint calling for Canadian officials to issue a warrant for Olmert and Livni's arrests

The Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, pressured Washington to urge Israel to retract its threats of renewed war with Hezbollah and begin negotiations with the Lebanese government. The talks could lead to Israel's withdrawal from the five posts it holds across the border

New victims of Predator spyware identified, with malicious TikTok links revealing new targets, and evidence shows Egypt and Saudi clients still active. Ad-based infections confirmed. Leaked files and investigation expose post-sanctions Intellexa operations

Israel's announcement that it will soon reopen the Rafah crossing signaled progress in the American plan, angered Egypt and brought the Palestinian Authority closer to a first foothold in the Gaza Strip

Several women told the Committee for the Advancement of Women's Status that they were sexually assaulted and tortured during religious ceremonies. 'I was forced to perform horrific acts, all in the presence of very important people, physicians and rabbis,' said one of them. A report prepared ahead of the discussion indicates that Israel does not have a legal definition for organized ritual abuse

The student was banned from the campus for three years in April after he posted dozens of antisemitic and xenophobic statements to his X account.

Haaretz has learned that, in recent months, Shin Bet agents have met with several municipal leaders in central Israel. One mayor said Shin Bet agents met school principals 'to create quality awareness campaigns for youth'