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'Take to the streets': Released hostage urges Israelis to demand full Gaza deal, sister says

Haaretz - 20:00 Jan 20, 2025

In a statement from the families of the three hostages released on Sunday, Emily Damari's mother thanked Trump, Biden and the U.K. government, and called for the remaining 94 hostages to be brought home. 'This is exactly the ultimate goal of the war,' another mother said
Israel Police issues new rules allowing cops to blindfold suspects in 'extreme cases'

Haaretz - 19:18 Jan 20, 2025

The rule was issued after several cases of detainees, all Arab Israelis, being documented with their eyes covered without justification, which were boasted by outgoing far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on social media
Israeli reservist killed in West Bank blast, IDF announces

Haaretz - 19:04 Jan 20, 2025

Eviatar Ben Yehuda, 31, from Nitzan in southern Israel, was killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in a military operation in the West Bank. Two other soldiers were wounded in the incident

Tags: West Bank
Expelling UNRWA punishes Palestinians. But it's also dangerous for Israel – and the hostages

Haaretz - 18:53 Jan 20, 2025

Flooding Gaza with humanitarian aid is crucial to the success of the cease-fire and hostage deal. But Israel is about to effectively force the collapse of UNRWA operations in Gaza, while shuttering its essential services in East Jerusalem – which could trigger even more violence
Israel's most powerful warriors: Three mothers who fought nonstop for 471 days

Haaretz - 18:19 Jan 20, 2025

For 471 days, I have thought about all kinds of motherhood. But on Sunday night, as three mothers were made whole again, I thought of only one: motherhood as redemption
Hamas 'gift bags' to women hostages spark outrage, praise across Israeli-Palestinian divide

Haaretz - 18:15 Jan 20, 2025

The three Israeli hostages who returned on Sunday were given bags containing photos from their time in captivity, a map of the Gaza Strip, and a 'certificate of appreciation' they were made to pose with before leaving Gaza, Hebrew and Palestinian media reported
'There isn't a person in the country who isn't glued to the screen to witness this joy'

Haaretz - 16:41 Jan 20, 2025

Thousands of Israelis gathered at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square to watch the hostage release broadcast on the first day of the cease-fire, singing and dancing to 'How Good It Is You've Come Home' after hours of emotional turmoil, aware that tougher days lie ahead
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th U.S. President, says he's 'proud' Israeli hostages are coming home

Haaretz - 16:21 Jan 20, 2025

Sealing his political comeback, the 47th president promised a 'Golden Age for America' and scorning the 'weaponization' of the Justice Department. He said his proudest legacy will be that of a 'peacemaker,' as Netanyahu and Israeli leaders congratulated him and urged continued efforts to free more hostages from Gaza captivity

Tags: Israeli
Jakarta unaware of Trump envoy's reported plan to relocate Gazans to Indonesia

Haaretz - 16:08 Jan 20, 2025

The idea of 'voluntary migration' – a plan promoted by far-right Israeli ministers eyeing the Jewish resettlement of Gaza – was highly controversial under Biden's administration, with most Palestinians rejecting the idea of relocating, even temporarily
How long will 'The Trump Effect' last in the Middle East?

Haaretz - 15:36 Jan 20, 2025

Donald Trump's dreams of Israel-Saudi normalization, an expanded Abraham Accords and the Nobel Peace Prize are less a glide path and more a minefield, with Israel's conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran just three of the problems awaiting him
These Israeli soldiers are only armed with guitars and a singing talent

Haaretz - 15:29 Jan 20, 2025

On the road with Israel's forgotten military bands: a dream of a cross-country tour of Israel accompanied by singing soldiers turned into an exploration of what's changed since the glory days of the Nahal and Navy bands
Germany's far right happily embraces 'the worst word of the year'

Haaretz - 15:15 Jan 20, 2025

The far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD), projected to win second place in the upcoming elections, has rejected criticism on the use of the word biodeutsch ('organically German'), chosen by German linguists as the most malicious word of the year
Fireworks, flowers and Sinwar: Hamas wins big in West Bank as Palestinian prisoners are released

Haaretz - 13:35 Jan 20, 2025

The Israeli army sought to prevent big celebrations, and PA security was out in force. But the masses who welcomed the prisoners released as part of the cease-fire deal showed that Hamas could claim a major achievement

Tags: Hamas
British Airways to renew daily flights to Israel from April, as airlines begin their return

Haaretz - 13:17 Jan 20, 2025

The British airline is the latest to announce its return to Ben-Gurion airport, starting with daily flights in April. Last week, the Lufthansa group announced it will resume operations in February, and EasyJet will resume flights in June

Tags: April
By car, foot and donkey cart: Gaza's displaced begin returning to their ruined homes

Haaretz - 11:57 Jan 20, 2025

Gazans speak of a festive atmosphere as the cease-fire began, but they know that a long road of rebuilding lies ahead. 'We lost everything we'd built. Our kids have no school to attend, relatives were killed. How can you be happy in the face of such losses?' says a displaced mother
Netanyahu is lying to Trump and preparing to sabotage the Gaza cease-fire deal

Haaretz - 11:50 Jan 20, 2025

President Trump and his envoy refused to let Netanyahu's games and excuses delay the signing of a cease-fire deal that would free the hostages and end the Gaza war. But Netanyahu is still scheming to sink the deal – and with it, the hostages and Trump's wider Middle East agenda

Tags: Gaza
Netherlands restricts F-35 parts to Israel, but buys Israeli weapons systems

Haaretz - 11:43 Jan 20, 2025

The Netherlands has signed a huge contract with Israeli arms maker Elbit, despite a Dutch court decision barring F-35 parts to Israel over the Gaza War. The deal was closed despite strong criticism by the Dutch parliament

Tags: Israeli F-35 Israel
At baton-passing ceremony, Biden and Trump's national security advisors laud work toward looming Gaza cease-fire

Haaretz - 00:37 Jan 15, 2025

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Mike Waltz, who will replace him next week, spoke about the state of U.S. foreign policy at the end of one administration and where the incoming National Security Advisor envisions it going from here
When Israel protects alleged war criminals, it goes from state to cult

Haaretz - 22:02 Jan 14, 2025
Likud's new lawmaker is loyal to Netanyahu, not to Israel's Druze community

Haaretz - 21:56 Jan 14, 2025

It's difficult to believe that Afef Abed, the new Druze Knesset member representing the Likud party, isn't familiar with Israel's nation-state law and the harm it has caused the Druze community

Tags: Druze Israel's

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