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20 killed, over 450 wounded in new Hezbollah-targeted radio device explosions, Lebanon says

Haaretz - 19:10 Sep 18, 2024

The explosions, involving Hezbollah's radio devices, occurred just over 24 hours after Tuesday's pager blasts, which killed 11 and injured nearly 4,000. Israel's Defense Minister Gallant stated on Wednesday that 'the war is entering a new phase'
Haaretz Hebrew runs front-page ads poking Sara Netanyahu, Israel's police chief

Haaretz - 18:59 Sep 18, 2024

After the Prime Minister's wife reportedly had to approve bringing Gideon Sa'ar into the government, Haaretz used a front-page ad to poke fun at her. Another front-page spread greeted Israel's new allegedly homophobic police chief

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100,000 in East Jerusalem face severe water crisis; Israel blames the Palestinian Authority

Haaretz - 18:47 Sep 18, 2024

A month ago, the Israeli government pledged to address the water shortage in East Jerusalem's Kufr Aqab, under Jerusalem's municipal jurisdiction, but has taken no action. In response to a High Court petition, Israel now claims the responsibility lies with the Palestinian Authority

Tags: East Jerusalem Israel Palestinian Authority
Hezbollah pagers explode, memes erupt, but not all Israelis are laughing

Haaretz - 18:29 Sep 18, 2024

This feat was monumental, but if it leads to further ruin, it won't be its ingenuity it's remembered for
Germany denies it halted arms exports to Israel amid alleged humanitarian law violations

Haaretz - 18:08 Sep 18, 2024

A German source initially claimed arms export approvals to Israel were on hold due to legal challenges, but a government spokesperson denied this. The Gaza war has led to friction within Germany's government, with the Chancellery supporting Israel and the Greens-led Economy and Foreign ministries criticizing Netanyahu

Tags: Israel
Air France, Transavia extend Israel flight suspension until Friday amid Lebanon escalation

Haaretz - 17:40 Sep 18, 2024

The French and Dutch airlines have announced that they will not resume flights to Ben Gurion Airport before September 20. British airline Virgin Atlantic stated it will resume its Tel Aviv-London flights as scheduled next week
Citing 'carnage' in Gaza, Bernie Sanders aims to block $20 billion in U.S. weapons sales to Israel

Haaretz - 16:27 Sep 18, 2024

The progressive senator stated that the U.S. cannot be 'complicit in this humanitarian disaster.' He plans to force a vote next week, though it's almost certain it will not pass
Jewish Chronicle scandal: When 'pro-Israel' means becoming a megaphone for the Netanyahu government

Haaretz - 15:48 Sep 18, 2024

The venerable British Jewish paper has increasingly abandoned journalistic integrity in order to champion causes widely associated with the Israeli right. In Israel too, parts of the media share its descent from reporting to propaganda
UN overwhelmingly adopts resolution to impose sanctions, arms embargo on Israel

Haaretz - 15:29 Sep 18, 2024

The U.S. urged the General Assembly to reject the resolution demanding Israel end its 'unlawful presence' in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months, arguing it undermines the two-state solution, but lacked veto power.

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'Trump and Harris are focusing on the Jewish vote': Haaretz answers your questions about the U.S. election

Haaretz - 15:22 Sep 18, 2024
Israeli army division diverted from Gaza fighting to Lebanon border amid Hezbollah escalation

Haaretz - 15:06 Sep 18, 2024

The Israeli army is also implementing a limited reserve recruitment to supplement the forces on the northern front. The IDF's top northern general said the army 'is determined to change the security situation as soon as possible'
Despite lacking clearance, Netanyahu briefs defense chief contender on Lebanon amid coalition talks

Haaretz - 14:28 Sep 18, 2024

Netanyahu is updating Knesset Member Gideon Sa'ar on the war to prevent talks on Sa'ar's coalition entry from collapsing. A security source called the prime minister's actions 'outrageously irresponsible' for political deals

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Hezbollah tried to assassinate ex-IDF, defense chief Moshe Ya'alon in 2023 Tel Aviv park blast

Haaretz - 11:47 Sep 18, 2024

Eight Israelis and Palestinians were indicted for assisting terrorist activities and collaborating with a hostile entity and were allegedly recruited by Hezbollah member, a former Israeli now living in Lebanon, in exchange for payment

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Why hasn't Israel assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza?

Haaretz - 11:38 Sep 18, 2024

The Shin Bet security service has set up two special assassination-planning teams, one just for Sinwar. He's shunning cellphones and computers, and probably even wears gloves when he writes his notes, but Israeli security officials are sure he's living on borrowed time
War, apartheid, dehumanization: Polls reveal bleak parallels between Palestinians and Israelis

Haaretz - 11:33 Sep 18, 2024

The latest joint Palestinian-Israeli Pulse survey shows a striking symmetry: Both Israelis and Palestinians feel that their victimhood justifies violence toward the other side

Tags: Palestinians
'Jerusalem's Burj Khalifa': Israeli capital's tallest building approved

Haaretz - 11:16 Sep 18, 2024

Jerusalem's Planning and Building Committee rejected objections to the construction of the 40-story Epstein Tower, but ordered its height reduced by 30 meters. Opponents of its consturction will likely ask for another hearing or seek legal proceedings

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Flamboyant cyber operations like the 'pagers attack' in Lebanon are no substitute for strategy

Haaretz - 10:52 Sep 18, 2024

As Israel knows well, a mass casualty attack creates national insecurity, which in turn can create immense public pressure on decision-makers. But if the goal of the strike was to produce such an effect in Lebanon and weaken Hezbollah, that may turn out to be a far-reaching ambition

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Israeli army spotter to Oct. 7 inquiry panel: 'Military didn't listen to what we reported'

Haaretz - 10:37 Sep 18, 2024

A spotter in the Nahal Oz IDF base told a civil commission of inquiry that their warnings of 'crazy disturbances' in Hamas' conduct in the months leading up to the October 7 attack were ignored, and that they had no instructions as to what to do in case of an incursion
Palestinian poll finds big drop in support for October 7 Hamas attack

Haaretz - 09:51 Sep 18, 2024

The survey marks the first time since the Hamas offensive that a poll found a majority of Gazan respondents judging it as a mistake. It was accompanied by a drop in support for the attack in the West Bank, though a majority of 64 percent of respondents there thought it was the correct move

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Officials in Israeli jail accused of covering up rape of female guards by prisoner

Haaretz - 09:49 Sep 18, 2024

The prisoner, Mahmoud Atallah, was accused of a series of rapes and other sexual offenses against two female soldiers serving as guards in Israeli jails in 2015 and 2016. The former commander of Gilboa Prison and the intelligence officer were accused of failing to report the assaults

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