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• Israel temporarily shuts UNRWA clinic in Jerusalem as agency fears permanent closure

  Haaretz - 20:06 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Part of a wider campaign against UNRWA, the move follows new laws banning its activity in Israel and orders to cut water and power to remaining Jerusalem sites. UNRWA warns clinics, schools and centers serving hundreds of refugee youths could shut, ending its decades-long presence in the city

  Tags: UNRWA Jerusalem Israel

• Israeli security sources say they expect advance warning for U.S. strike on Iran; IDF chief orders defensive preparations

  Haaretz - 19:57 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Southern Israeli municipalities said they were opening public bomb shelters, as the Lufthansa Group said it will operate flights to and from Tel Aviv as day flights only, citing the Middle East situation and the need for crews to return to base without overnight stays in Israel

• U.S. withdrawing troops from key Middle East bases as precaution, American official says

  Haaretz - 18:16 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Tehran has warned regional allies it will strike U.S. bases if Washington attacks, as Iran faces its deadliest unrest since 1979. Qatar confirms personnel drawdowns at Al Udeid Air Base, while officials warn U.S. military intervention could come soon

• U.S. launches phase two of Trump's Gaza cease-fire plan, transition to Palestinian technocratic governance

  Haaretz - 17:08 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Earlier Wednesday, an agreement was reached on forming a Palestinian technocratic committee to govern the Gaza Strip under the U.S.-backed plan aimed at ending the war, Egypt's foreign minister said. Envoy Witkoff did not announce the establishment of the Board of Peace, which is slated to oversee the committee's work

  Tags: Palestinian

• AIPAC's worst nightmare? Why Netanyahu said Israel doesn't want U.S. military aid

  Haaretz - 16:46 Jan 14, 2026
  

• Israeli government-sponsored antisemitism confab will present Charlie Kirk with posthumous award

  Haaretz - 16:28 Jan 14, 2026
  

  The award for Kirk's 'contribution to the global fight against antisemitism' will be presented at a gala dinner attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior Israeli political figures and international guests

  Tags: Israeli

• How Saudi Arabia could help solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict

  Haaretz - 15:45 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Saudi Arabia holds unique leverage over the conflict's future, but Riyadh needs to choose to engage on all fronts. This is what pro-peace Israelis and Palestinians need it to do

• Far-right pro-Israel Betar to close in New York after state investigation into 'campaign of violence'

  Haaretz - 15:38 Jan 14, 2026
  

  The New York attorney general said an investigation 'uncovered an alarming and illegal pattern of bias-motivated harassment and violence designed to terrorize communities and shut down lawful protest,' targeting Arab, Muslim and Jewish New Yorkers alike

• Israel's Culture Ministry scraps 2026 arts prizes, ending decades-long tradition

  Haaretz - 15:07 Jan 14, 2026
  

  After dropping the Dvora Omer Prize for children's literature on Tuesday, Culture Minister Miki Zohar is also reportedly canceled the Levi Eshkol Creative Award for Hebrew Writers and others in music and the visual arts

• The Kremlin's silence on Iran's protests is a cover for just how much Russia stands to lose

  Haaretz - 15:00 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Russia's options are limited due to the risk of U.S. sanctions. A collapse of Iran's regime could cost Russia a key strategic partner and military supplier, fueling fears that if Iran's protests succeeded, the Russian masses may follow suit and turn against their own dictator

  Tags: Iran's Russia

• The Kremlin's silence on Iran's protests is a cover for just how much Russia stands to lose

  Haaretz - 15:00 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Russia's options are limited given the risk of worsening sanctions by the U.S. A potential collapse of Iran's regime could cost Russia a key strategic partner and military supplier, with the fear that if Iran's protests succeed, it's only a matter of time before the Russian masses follow suit and turn against their own dictator

  Tags: Iran's Russia

• Why did Israel sell arms to the ayatollahs' Iran, its bitterest enemy?

  Haaretz - 13:09 Jan 14, 2026
  

  In 1979, the last Israelis were expelled from Iran and the new regime declared a complete severing of ties. Yet this didn't prevent Israel from selling weapons and ammunition to the ayatollahs' regime a few years later. The full details of the secret ties between the two countries may come to light if the regime in Tehran falls

  Tags: Iran Israel

• Knesset advances bill giving justice minister control over police misconduct investigation

  Haaretz - 12:42 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Critics say the proposal, which passed a preliminary Knesset vote, would politicize oversight of police misconduct and weaken enforcement against corruption

  Tags: Knesset

• Police arrest man who called for ultra-Orthodox to protest against IDF conscription

  Haaretz - 12:15 Jan 14, 2026
  

  'He mobilizes thousands to the streets with a phone call,' police argued, calling him 'an operational arm organizing the call for protests.' About 15,000 ultra-Orthodox took part in a protest last week that deteriorated into violent clashes, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old protester

  Tags: Orthodox

• Mass arrests with nowhere to hold them: Overcrowding deepens Israel's incarceration crisis

  Haaretz - 11:27 Jan 14, 2026
  

  A growing number of Palestinians suspected of illegal entry are being held in police custody in overcrowded cells, even told to 'defecate on each other.' One Palestinian was held overnight in an open-air cell in the Jerusalem Hills with no shoes, what he described as 'a cage with damp blankets'

• Hezbollah warns expanding disarmament push could lead to 'civil war'

  Haaretz - 10:31 Jan 14, 2026
  

  The group says the 2024 cease-fire with Israel applies only south of the Litani River, rejecting a state monopoly on arms elsewhere in Lebanon

• New York governor announces new ban on protests near synagogues following contentious demonstrations

  Haaretz - 09:48 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Speaking at the State of the State address, Hochul blasted last week's protest chants outside a synagogue, where protestors shouted pro-Hamas chants during an Israeli real estate event. Hochul's proposal bans protests within 25 feet of the property line at houses of worship

• Court delays hearing on petitions to dismiss Ben-Gvir, says government did not address claims

  Haaretz - 07:37 Jan 14, 2026
  

  Earlier on Tuesday, Ben-Gvir asked the court to dismiss the petitions outright, arguing that the High Court has no authority to rule on the dismissal of government ministers

  Tags: Ben-Gvir

• U.S. withdrawing troops from key Middle East bases as precaution, American official says

  Haaretz - 03:13 Jan 14, 2026
  

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