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The security cabinet voted in favor of authorizing Netanyahu and Gallant to expand humanitarian aid to Gaza, at far-right minister Ben-Gvir's absence

Born and raised in Bangkok, Sapphire Cohen Ben Zvi is considered one of Israel's up-and-coming young jewelers.

Even at a time like this, Biden understands that Israelis are scared too. But he just doesn't seem to fully get that Netanyahu is using them to deceive him, and that the administration can't possibly reconcile its harsh language with the business-as-usual arms sales to Israel

State launches national park at site where a kibbutznik found bones from 1.5 million years ago, which change the story of human evolution

A red swastika was spray painted on a sign sitting outside the synagogue and "free Gaza" was written on the building of a Jewish-owned eatery.

The US fast-food chain has been subject to boycotts and protests since Alonyal announced shortly after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that it would be donating free meals to Israeli military.

Twenty-eight countries voted in favor, 13 abstained and six opposed the resolution, including the United States and Germany. Israel's UN representative said 'a vote yes is a vote for Hamas'

  The IDF said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules of engagement. "It's a tragedy," the military's spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, […]

Even after October 7, and with a majority of the public seemingly desperate to be rid of him, the prime minister's bloc remains stable and devoid of any genuine signs of rebellion. For now, he can take comfort in the silence of Herzog and Gantz

An Israeli army commission, whose findings were presented to WCK and foreign ambassadors, points at breakdown of communication, misidentification of targets and breach of protocol. According to the army, the incident could have been avoided

Guide Itamar Farhi has been running his 'Fear and Loathing in Jerusalem' tour for years, showcasing all of the city's grimmest sites. Ahead of the next Friday the 13th, Haaretz goes along for the scary ride

  The agenda of Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer's upcoming trip to Washington includes not only discussions on the planned IDF anti-terrorism campaign in Rafah, but the continued efforts to normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia as well, Israel Hayom has learned.  Dermer is scheduled to meet with Saudi Ambassador to Washington Reema bint […]

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Joe Biden Thursday, days after an Israeli airstrike led to the unintentional deaths of seven humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip.  Biden called on Netanyahu to increase humanitarian efforts in the strip and said Israel needed to "announce and implement a series of specific, concrete and […]

Ensuring Israel’s social and economic resilience during challenging times is a national effort, and we must stand strong in the face of uncertainty for the sake of our future.

Since the start of October, there have been 253 antisemitic incidents reported to police, far more than the 137 anti-Jewish crimes during the same period last year.

The envoy said he could tell that Hamas would reject the latest cease-fire proposal because it wasn't significantly different enough from the previous offer

Though there was a measure of logic to mount a ground invasion of Gaza, the failures have to be acknowledged: Expectations were too high, tensions with U.S. have spiked, and the hostages are still in Gaza

Even if Benny Gantz hasn't yet decided what to do, the ball is rolling and the dynamics of the seething street and Israel's polarized politics will dictate the reality: an early election, and soon

This week at Ben Gurion Airpot: A brother and sister accompany their father on his final journey to his homeland, and a young Israeli whose grandma refuses to tell her Holocaust story

Tens of thousands of Gazans have fled to Egypt since the war broke out, many of them members of the elite who are able to pay the enormous costs. I met old friends in Cairo who were still astonished at the messianic insanity that seized Hamas' leadership