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Leaving all options on the table, Netanyahu uses the lingering stalemate in Gaza to stabilize his coalition

Haaretz - 17:52 Aug 13, 2025

Over the years, Netanyahu has followed a fairly transparent pattern: he advocates for extreme measures he doesn't believe in while leaving the actual restraint and execution to another actor, be it the IDF Chief of Staff or any relevant body, so that it bears the brunt of any backlash

Tags: Netanyahu
Far-right Ben-Gvir, West Bank police chief visit illegal outpost with far-right activist

Haaretz - 17:33 Aug 13, 2025

The visit to the illegal Ma'aleh Tidhar outpost included a meeting with far-right activist Elisha Yered, who was suspected of involvement in the killing of a Palestinian teen, underscoring declining enforcement against nationalist crime and settler construction
Israel's Diaspora Ministry says it revoked permits from 10 humanitarian NGOs aiding Palestinians

Haaretz - 16:42 Aug 13, 2025

The ministry says it has delisted Rahma and Catholic Relief Services, plus the one-man outfit Gaza Direct Aid, under new law enacted in March. International NGO officials say they are skeptical of the announcement
An IDF investigation rejected the Gaza famine, but experts say it only reaffirmed its existence

Haaretz - 16:10 Aug 13, 2025

In an attempt to debunk Hamas' claims of Israel-induced starvation in the Gaza Strip, the IDF pointed out that some who died of malnutrition had preexisting medical conditions. Experts say the information provided by the military actually proves that the population is indeed suffering from hunger
'Thousands more will die in Gaza, not from bombs or bullets, but from bureaucratic decisions'

Haaretz - 15:31 Aug 13, 2025

International Rescue Committee's Bob Kitchen explains why Gaza is the 'most intense crisis' he's seen in 25 years of responding to humanitarian emergencies and how the IDF strangles aid efforts in the Strip

Tags: Gaza
As a teen, she wanted to protect settlements in Gaza. Today, she's an Anti-Occupation rabbi

Haaretz - 14:44 Aug 13, 2025

As a young teen, Rabbi Idit Mevorach Shaag went to Gush Katif in 2005 hoping to prevent the evacuation of the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip 'with my own two hands.' It was her military experience that put her on the path to becoming what she describes as a 'weird leftist'
In his attempt to oust the attorney general, Justice Minister Yariv Levin has lost it

Haaretz - 14:33 Aug 13, 2025

Replacing the locks in the attorney general's office Monday night is a thuggish and insane move that testifies primarily to Levin's frustration. Unfortunately for him, there is a good chance that Baharav-Miara will remain steadfast while Levin and this government are chucked out by the voters
Blocking visits, violating confidentiality: Palestinians' attorneys are the latest target

Haaretz - 13:29 Aug 13, 2025

Attorneys have been barred from visiting Israeli prisons to meet with their Palestinian clients due to accusations of 'transmitting information,' and guards have demanded to read legal documents. During the war in Gaza, the Israel Prison Service has made the lawyers targets as it tries to keep what's happening at the prisons under wraps
If recognizing Palestine is performative, so is Jewish Canadian support for peace

Haaretz - 13:04 Aug 13, 2025

Critics use the argument of performativity not as a call for more meaningful action, but as a way to delegitimize a cause – in this case, Palestinian national aspirations - and discourage others from following suit. For those of us who identify as Zionists, this is particularly shameful
Off-duty IDF soldier shoots Palestinian man dead in West Bank amid clashes with settlers

Haaretz - 12:38 Aug 13, 2025

Clashes broke out between Palestinians and settlers who arrived in the West Bank town of Duma to prepare the land ahead of the establishment of an outpost. Two Israelis, including an off-duty soldier who shot the Palestinian man, were wounded

Tags: West Bank Palestinian
New Zealand PM says Netanyahu 'lost the plot' on Gaza war, mulls Palestinian state recognition

Haaretz - 12:26 Aug 13, 2025

As the New Zealand government weighs joining Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he thinks Netanyahu 'has lost the plot,' and called what is happening in Gaza 'utterly appalling'

Tags: New Zealand Gaza Palestinian Netanyahu
All talk, no action: Why doesn't the West intervene in Gaza?

Haaretz - 11:50 Aug 13, 2025

Despite unprecedented civilian suffering and clear precedents for intervention, Western governments condemn Gaza's devastation but avoid any meaningful intervention
U.S. reportedly brokering Israel-Syria deal for humanitarian corridor to provide aid to Druze

Haaretz - 11:47 Aug 13, 2025

The reported deal will allow a corridor for the transfer of aid from Israel to the Sweida region in Syria to improve the deteriorating humanitarian situation of the Druze minority, in a deal that may also improve chances of future normalization between Israel and Syria

Tags: Druze
Guerrilla fighters, densely packed buildings and 1.2 million residents: What awaits Israeli soldiers in Gaza City takeover

Haaretz - 11:44 Aug 13, 2025

The Israeli army will have to call up 100,000 reservists, who will be operating in a population of around 1.2 million Palestinians against well-prepared guerrilla fighters, amid a threat to the hostages and unclear legal authority for ordering civilians to once again move south
UN blacklists Hamas for sexual violence on Oct. 7 and against hostages, warns Israel may be next

Haaretz - 10:56 Aug 13, 2025

A UN report draft obtained by Haaretz acknowledges for the first time Hamas' sexual crimes committed against Israelis on October 7 and hostages held in captivity in the Gaza Strip. It also calls on Israel to hold suspects of sexual crimes against Palestinians accountable

Tags: Israel
Toronto festival nixes Israeli film on Oct. 7 citing copyright issues with Hamas footage

Haaretz - 09:28 Aug 13, 2025

The film 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,' about Noam Tibon, a retired Israeli general who rescued his family on October 7, won't be screened at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival after organizers requested filmmakers receive approval to use Hamas footage of the deadly attack

Tags: Israeli Hamas Toronto
IDF Gaza airstrike reportedly kills seven family members, including five children

Haaretz - 09:13 Aug 13, 2025

Media reports indicate that all seven members of the Abu Hanidek family were killed when their displaced-person tents in Gaza City were bombed. Media outlets also reported that four people were killed by IDF fire in central Gaza while waiting for aid trucks
Israeli defense minister, IDF chief clash over officer promotions amid Gaza takeover dispute

Haaretz - 08:15 Aug 13, 2025

Tensions between the IDF chief and ministers had escalated last week amid debates over Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza. A senior official from Netanyahu's office said that Israel was 'going for a full conquest of Gaza,' and added, 'If it doesn't suit the chief of staff, he should resign'

Tags: Gaza
Netanyahu: If other countries want to help Palestinians, they should open their doors

Haaretz - 01:35 Aug 13, 2025
Report: Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan

Haaretz - 01:10 Aug 13, 2025

If implemented, plans would amount to transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another - raising human rights concerns

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