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Netanyahu selects retired General Eyal Zamir as next IDF chief, his office announces

Haaretz - 19:07 Feb 01, 2025

'Zamir was very close to the prime minister' when he was Netanyahu's top military aide a decade ago, said a source. He will replace current chief Herzl Halevi, who resigned following the IDF's failure to suppress Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023
Freed hostage Doron Steinbrecher vows to join protesters, 'do everything' to bring hostages home

Haaretz - 17:38 Feb 01, 2025

A father of a hostage thanked Trump for the cease-fire agreement and warned him ahead of his meeting with Israel's PM on Tuesday: 'Netanyahu will try to manipulate you like he did with Biden. Don't let him'; Released hostage Doron Steinbrecher addresses the public in a video statement

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Joy over hostages' return clouded by fear for Bibas family as Israelis gather to witness release

Haaretz - 17:20 Feb 01, 2025

Many people, including families and children, gathered on Saturday morning at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv to witness the release of Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon, and Yarden Bibas from captivity. 'Our kids are deeply worried about Kfir and Ariel,' one mother said, as her daughter held up a sign of the baby kidnapped by Hamas at just 9 months old
Sick, wounded Palestinian children cross Gaza-Egypt border as Israel-Hamas cease-fire holds

Haaretz - 16:08 Feb 01, 2025

A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza's Rafah crossing on Saturday, the first opening of the border since Israel captured it nearly nine months ago

Tags: Palestinian
'I'm here, I didn't give up': Israeli Hostages reunite with families after 15 months in Hamas captivity

Haaretz - 15:28 Feb 01, 2025

'This is it, it's over, dad. You're with us. We didn't give up,' Ofer Kalderon's daughter said when they reunited after 15 months ■ 'Yarden returned to an unbearable reality. Please protect his soul,' the Bibas family stated. ■ 'Abba, you're back with us!' Keith Siegel's daughters cheered when they reunited with him at the hospital
Israel releases 72 Palestinian security prisoners, 111 Gaza detainees from jails in Israel-Hamas deal

Haaretz - 12:31 Feb 01, 2025

Out of the 72 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Saturday, 14 were serving life sentences. Among those released was a Fatah member involved in a bombing that killed 17 Israelis

Tags: Israel Palestinian
After 484 days in Gaza, Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel have returned to Israel

Haaretz - 10:50 Feb 01, 2025

Bibas met with his father and sister at the meeting point in Re'im. His father told him: 'Sweetheart, you've kept your sense of humor.' ■ Kalderon saw his friends at Sheba Hospital, calling out to them: 'I love all of you' ■ Aviva Seigel, Keith's wife, said as she saw him be handed over to the Red Cross: 'Wow, he looks good!'
AI invaded my classroom. I felt shocked and defeated

Haaretz - 06:21 Feb 01, 2025

AI may prevent students from acquiring the basic tools of thinking and solving problems. What's a human teacher supposed to do in the face of this unstoppable revolution?
'I'm an Arab, a Palestinian, and an Israeli. I don't entirely belong to any national identity'

Haaretz - 05:43 Feb 01, 2025

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A political science student who believes that Jews and Arabs have no choice but to learn to live together, and a dance teacher who took the post-army trip he always dreamed of – in his 30s
Israeli troops are now going through Palestinians' phones. Anything 'forbidden' provokes abuse

Haaretz - 05:14 Feb 01, 2025

Testimonies leave no room for doubt: There's a new kind of Israeli military censorship in Hebron

Tags: Israeli
Cages, hunger, abuse: Testimonies emerge from Israeli hostages freed Saturday from Hamas captivity

Haaretz - 04:11 Feb 01, 2025

ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel released from Gaza captivity ■ WEST BANK: 16-year-old killed in IDF drone strike in Jenin ■ LEBANON: IDF intercepts suspicious target from Lebanon; IDF confirms strike in east Lebanon ■ GAZA: Trump says he's 'confident' Jordan, Egypt will take in Gazan refugees
Prominent hostage mother flies to Washington ahead of Netanyahu's meeting with Trump

Haaretz - 01:40 Feb 01, 2025

Among worries over the continuation of the cease-fire deal, Einav Zangauker, whose son is a hostage in Gaza, is traveling to the U.S. capital, after a source says relatives of hostages were denied a request to join Netanyahu as he will meet with Trump to discuss the deal's next stages

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Israel can't fight Kahanism without fighting the despair that triggered it

Haaretz - 21:30 Jan 31, 2025
IDF takes limited action to prevent Hezbollah resurgence in south Lebanon amid delayed withdrawal

Haaretz - 19:47 Jan 31, 2025

Senior IDF officers believe that Hezbollah began its recovery the moment the cease-fire came into effect. Israel also knows that Hezbollah has not been defeated and still retains both military capabilities and the motivation to continue operations

Tags: Hezbollah
State-sponsored study booklet for Israeli teens pushes Orthodox Jewish practice

Haaretz - 19:25 Jan 31, 2025

The booklet – which contains statements like 'Try to observe Shabbat and say Kiddush' – was produced by a prominent travel company, which the Education Ministry has subsidized by the millions
Israel struggles with Iran's recruiting of its citizens for spying

Haaretz - 18:27 Jan 31, 2025

With a soldier arrested on suspicions of passing on footage of the Iron Dome missile-defense system, the police have released their own video warning about treason and the death penalty
Israel struggles with Iran's recruiting of its citizens for spying

Haaretz - 18:27 Jan 31, 2025

With a soldier arrested on suspicions of passing on footage of the Iron Dome missile-defense system, the police have released their own video warning about treason and the death penalty
WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted dozens of journalists, civil society activists

Haaretz - 18:02 Jan 31, 2025

This is the first time the Israeli cybersecurity company Paragon, which was recently sold to an American corporation, has been linked to cases where the technology may have been abused

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WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted dozens of journalists, civil society activists

Haaretz - 18:02 Jan 31, 2025

This is the first time the Israeli cybersecurity company Paragon, which was recently sold to an American corporation, has been linked to cases where the technology may have been abused

Tags: Israeli Paragon
Amid dual U.S. and Hezbollah pressure, Lebanon's PM must navigate a delicate post-war recovery

Haaretz - 17:18 Jan 31, 2025

Despite the appointment of a new president and prime minister, Lebanon remains mired in political deadlock – and as long as Hezbollah retains its weapons, it may use them to gain leverage politically

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