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• Israeli teachers strike amid government labor dispute

  Haaretz - 05:42 May 04, 2025
  

  Full-time teachers' wages will shrink by 300 to 800 shekels, as part of cost-cutting measures approved for the 2025 state budget. Education Minister Yoav Kisch backed the teachers' union, calling the salary cuts 'unacceptable'

• IDF officer and soldier killed in combat in Southern Gaza on Saturday

  Haaretz - 04:54 May 04, 2025
  

  Since the resumption of the fighting in Gaza in March, six Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip

• Israel is leveraging defense of Druze for control of southern Syria

  Haaretz - 03:55 May 04, 2025
  

  Israel's intervention to assist Syrian Druze serves Israeli interests, and could have political and social ramifications for the community

• Two months into Israel's blockade, Gazans are nearly out of food

  Haaretz - 03:00 May 04, 2025
  

  Israel has not allowed the entry of humanitarian aid since March 2, and the Strip is on the brink of total collapse. 'International law is unequivocal: As the occupying power, Israel must allow humanitarian support in,' said one UN official

• In Gaza and Syria, Israel is marching toward an escalation

  Haaretz - 03:00 May 04, 2025
  

  After nearly 50 days of fighting with no hostages freed, the IDF is calling up tens of thousands of reservists for a broader ground offensive in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is intensifying strikes in Syria as Druze communities face attacks from regime-aligned jihadi groups

  Tags: Gaza Israel Syria

• Sources: Israeli cabinet approves Gaza operations expansion, entry of humanitarian aid

  Haaretz - 02:33 May 04, 2025
  

  ISRAEL: Hostages' families call on government to halt Gaza war expansion plans as IDF calls up tens of thousands of reservists; Qatari FM slams Netanyahu's 'inflammatory' remarks ■ GAZA: 40 people killed in last 24 hours, Gaza medical sources say ■ SYRIA: IDF planes deliver humanitarian aid to Druze residents of southern Syria ■ YEMEN: Houthi spokesman said a hypersonic ballistic missile targeted Tel Aviv's airport

  Tags: Gaza

• Israel doesn't actually care about the fate of the Druze in Syria

  Haaretz - 21:25 May 03, 2025
  

• No to Israeli military adventurism at the expense of the Syrian Druze and the hostages

  Haaretz - 20:24 May 03, 2025
  

• IDF calls up thousands of reservists ahead of expanded offensive in Gaza

  Haaretz - 19:47 May 03, 2025
  

  IDF sources say is still unclear how long the new round of reserve duty will last, but it is expected to be a 'significant duration.' Most of the reservists will replace conscript soldiers currently posted along the Lebanon border and in the West Bank, who will then be deployed to Gaza

  Tags: Gaza

• How Israel is using Syria's Druze to seize control and influence in the Middle East

  Haaretz - 18:03 May 03, 2025
  

  'Create a demilitarized zone from Damascus southward': Israeli strikes in Syria, which Israel claims are in defense of Syria's Druze community, have divided the Israeli Druze – many of whom now question whether this policy serves their interests or broader agendas

  Tags: Druze Syria's

• Hamas releases second video of hostage Maxim Herkin from Gaza captivity

  Haaretz - 16:41 May 03, 2025
  

  Herkin's family has not authorized the video's release. Herkin was born in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in Ukraine, and Russia has taken an active part in attempting to secure his release

• Israel's Week in Pictures by Haaretz Photographers

  Haaretz - 16:10 May 03, 2025
  

• 'Sending soldiers into a needless war': Israelis protested nationwide for Gaza hostage deal, against gov't

  Haaretz - 16:02 May 03, 2025
  

  Prominent activist Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is being held hostage in Gaza, criticized Netanyahu's planned escalation of Israel's offensive in Gaza for risking the lives of the hostages: 'It's unbelievable and unforgivable'

  Tags: Gaza

• Netanyahu denies report he talked Iran with Trump's ousted national security advisor

  Haaretz - 15:01 May 03, 2025
  

  Sources told the Washington Post that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz 'engaged in intense coordination with Netanyahu about military options against Iran' before a meeting between the Israeli PM and Trump

  Tags: Netanyahu

• Israel strikes across Syria as Netanyahu vows to defend country's Druze

  Haaretz - 13:52 May 03, 2025
  

  Syrian media reported that IDF soldiers landed in a Druze city in Syria to deliver food to its residents. Netanyahu described one strike in Damascus as a 'clear message' to the Syrian regime against moving forces south of Damascus and threatening the Druze community

  Tags: Druze Syria Netanyahu

• How conspiracy theories about Palestinian arsonists spread like wildfire in Israel

  Haaretz - 12:50 May 03, 2025
  

  Old videos, misleading maps and political rhetoric turned a natural disaster into a national scapegoating campaign. 'Many people saw the lie,' one expert says. 'Fewer saw the correction'

• IDF intends to demolish over 100 more homes in West Bank refugee camps

  Haaretz - 12:37 May 03, 2025
  

  The Israeli army said the demolitions are required to ensure troops' freedom of movement in counter-terror operations. UNRWA called the move 'collective punishment,' which follows other demolitions over previous months

• Israel plunges to record low in World Press Freedom Index, ranked 112 out of 180

  Haaretz - 10:33 May 03, 2025
  

  Israel was given its lowest ever ranking in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, attributed to political influence, government sanctions of Haaretz, and suppression of news from and about Gaza

  Tags: World Press Freedom Index Israel

• Leader of far-right Betar group banned from running in U.S. election for Zionist Congress

  Haaretz - 08:49 May 03, 2025
  

  U.S. elections for delegates to the 'parliament of the Jewish people' end Sunday. Final results may take weeks or even months to be released due to claims of voter fraud and campaign violations

• 'Now that she's here, she understands why it took so long to get her out'

  Haaretz - 07:41 May 03, 2025
  

  In a more reasonable world, Doron Steinbrecher would be focusing on her recovery after 471 days in Hamas captivity. But since her release, she's been doing everything she can to help bring back those left behind

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