IDF says it informed families of two hostages of grave concern' for their lives ■ Israeli defense minister says cease-fire would only endanger hostages, calls for diplomatic solution in Gaza when military operation ends ■ Two Palestinians killed in West Bank by IDF gunfire ■ IDF to pull out combat division from Gaza Strip fighting ■ Explosion heard near Yemen's Hodeidah airport after Houthis attack U.S. operated ship ■ One woman killed, 14 wounded in terror attack in central Israeli city of Ra'anana
The 2024 state budget will cut the Health Ministry's budget by 400 million shekels, just weeks after the Health Ministry announced a new 2 billion shekel mental health program
Centrist ministers Gantz and Eisenkot push for a deal to release remaining hostages in Gaza, but Netanyahu and Gallant caution against a cease-fire before eradicating Hamas. Meanwhile, Qatar and Egypt struggle to bridge differences in negotiations with Hamas
Most of Israelis are convinced military action is the only path ahead, and any Palestinian who speaks of negotiations is branded as delusional. A true paradigm shift is needed
White House officials urged state officials in a meeting to formally embrace measures outlined in its strategy against antisemitism and various hate forms. This includes enhancing education on antisemitism, Jewish history, and the Holocaust
As the 136 hostages still held in Gaza mark their hundredth day in captivity, their relatives contemplate having to continue fighting for who knows how much longer to keep their plight front and center in public awareness
Protests took place in Berlin and Potsdam after German media reported far-right figures, including members of the popular Alternative for Germany party, attended a meeting where a plan for deportations of immigrants were presented
Haaretz checked back in with four Gazans who spoke about the war just after it began, and found they have been displaced, bombed, and crowded into small areas while they struggle to get medical attention and feel death is just around the corner
The Israeli army says it attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, and ordered closure of civilian traffic in the border area ■ The IDF estimates that the terrorists who infiltrated the border planned to attack a nearby base; A Palestinian organization claimed responsibility
Far-right Kahanist Bentzi Gopstein was convicted for remarks he made against Arabs: 'The enemies that are within us are a cancer.' He was acquitted from the other charges on racist statements glorifying the 1994 Hebron massacre. 'I'm proud of what I said,' he said after the verdict
The soldier was identified Andualem Kabada, 21, from the southern city of Kiryat Gat; The army reported that another soldier was seriously wounded in the same incident
Several reasons can explain why South Africa filed the petition against Israel at the ICJ. Some involve internal politics, others are regional and global, but suggest the ruling party is selectively using the teachings of Nelson Mandela to distract from its own failings
Mohammad Jafar Mahallati was formally stripped of his teaching post in November. Mahallati has a long history of stoking genocidal antisemitism, including calling for a global jihad against Israel.