Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 19:50 Feb 06, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu has been involved in three hostage deals during his political career, starting in 1985. His position on a potential new hostage deal with Hamas remains a mystery, but he will surely be studying opinion polls to work out the best option for himself -
Haaretz - 19:47 Feb 06, 2024
Israel reviews Hamas response to Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal; Biden: 'seems a little over the top'
Following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was making his latest visit to the Middle East, the Qatari prime minister added that Hamas' reaction was 'generally positive.' He did not provide further details but noted the Hamas had 'comments' on the proposed deal -
Haaretz - 19:30 Feb 06, 2024
Though the U.S. has long sought to curtail spyware firms, blacklisting firms like NSO and Intellexa, source in the Israeli offensive cyber industry say the new policy is part of tensions between Biden and Netanyahu -
Haaretz - 18:08 Feb 06, 2024
This is the fifth trip the U.S. Secretary of State makes to the Middle East since October 7, as the U.S. and Israel mull Hamas' response to the hostage, cease-fire deal -
Haaretz - 17:57 Feb 06, 2024
At least 32 of remaining hostages in Gaza are dead, according to IDF, NYT reports ■ Hamas responded "positively" to hostage release/cease-fire deal ■ Israel reportedly pressing U.S., UN to allow UNRWA to continue supplying aid to Gaza ■ Large majority of Israelis believe next election should be held much earlier ■ Here's what you need to know 123 days into the war -
Haaretz - 17:54 Feb 06, 2024
At least 32 of the remaining hostages being held in Gaza are dead, according to an IDF assessment, the New York Times reported ■ Hamas said it has responded "positively" to the proposed hostage release/cease-fire deal ■ Israel is reportedly pressing the U.S. and the UN to allow UNRWA to continue supplying humanitarian aid to Gaza ■ A large majority of Israelis believe that the next election should be held much earlier than the designated date in November 2026 ■ Here's what you need to know 123 days into the war -
Israel Hayom - 17:42 Feb 06, 2024
The US has made an unusual request ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel this week. According to information obtained exclusively by Israel Hayom, the request was that the US top diplomat receive a separate briefing with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi without Israeli cabinet ministers present. However, Israel […] -
Haaretz - 17:40 Feb 06, 2024
An IDF spokesperson said that the drill was part of a large-scale exercise to improve the readiness of the West Bank division. He added that 'over 100 different scenarios were drilled, including extreme scenarios' -
Haaretz - 17:05 Feb 06, 2024
Accusing Ramallah of supporting Hamas, Israel's finance minister refused to release funds consisting of tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians. The PA says it 'will remain committed to the prisoners and martyrs and to our people in the Gaza Strip' -
Haaretz - 16:44 Feb 06, 2024
Racked by trauma and grief, five emerging artists from various fields are grappling with the Hamas attack and subsequent Gaza war. But as one of them declares, 'A historic period of postwar Israeli art is going to emerge from this' -
Haaretz - 16:22 Feb 06, 2024
The Toronto Zionist Council is the subject of a lawsuit claiming that it rejected a membership request because a plaintiff supports the two-state solution. Court documents say the council told him: 'We're quite right wing and want to keep it that way' -
Haaretz - 16:05 Feb 06, 2024
Former actor and current pro-Israel advocate Nathaniel Buzolic spoke to an Israeli news outlet about dating local model Liya Noga, landing his first Israeli ad campaign and why it is 'powerful' to defend Israel as someone who 'is not from the Jewish culture' -
Haaretz - 16:01 Feb 06, 2024
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that about half of Israelis would oppose a deal to end the war in the Gaza if it includes Palestinian statehood and peace agreements with other Arab countries, and that only 39 percent think the Israel is ensuring the security of its citizens -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 14:42 Feb 06, 2024
It is the first time the Netherlands has publicly attributed cyber espionage activity to China, as tensions surrounding national security grow between Beijing and The Hague.
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Haaretz - 14:42 Feb 06, 2024
Amid the genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, the IDF is examining incidents in Gaza in which large numbers of innocent civilians were reportedly killed, along with attacks on hospitals and schools -
Haaretz - 14:20 Feb 06, 2024
Swedish public radio has reported that the two agents, a man and a woman who were expelled from Sweden in 2022, were linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and that among their intended victims was the chairman of the Jewish community -
Haaretz - 13:43 Feb 06, 2024
A five-year-old child was threatened, livelihoods have been lost, and 600 people have had their private details released in widespread attacks on Australian Jews in the arts community -
Haaretz - 13:27 Feb 06, 2024
As most Latin American countries have distanced themselves from Israel during the Gaza war, Argentina's far-right libertarian president Javier Milei embarks on his first official visit to the Jewish State. 'This doesn't look like a meticulously thought-out strategy for Argentina, but it's in line with the president's own beliefs,' says one analyst -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 13:17 Feb 06, 2024
The attempted attack was one of several planned by Iran, spiking in recent months and years.