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'Either they end the war or they kill us': Gaza City residents fear Israel's planned takeover

Haaretz - 15:44 Aug 09, 2025

Municipal officials told Haaretz that 70-80 percent of Gaza City is destroyed, yet it houses 1.2 million people. 'There are no vehicles to take people, no places to go, no tents and no humanitarian assistance from international organizations,' a local said

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Hostage families call to shut down Israeli economy in protest of Gaza takeover plan

Haaretz - 15:09 Aug 09, 2025

Relatives of Israelis held hostage in Gaza urged Israelis and business leaders to 'halt everything' and warned that silence is 'deadly' as the security cabinet moves to take control of Gaza City

Tags: Gaza
Leftist MK Ofer Cassif calls to sanction Israel to save Palestinians, hostages and Israeli society

Haaretz - 14:30 Aug 09, 2025

The Hadash-Ta'al lawmaker, who had already been suspended from the Knesset four times since the war began over comments accusing Israel of genocide, said that 'no state or government should be above natural justice and international law'

Tags: Israel
Hostage's aunt: 'Israelis all know we trust the U.S. gov't more than Netanyahu's coalition'

Haaretz - 12:55 Aug 09, 2025

A year and 10 months after October 7, Osnat Getz, aunt of hostage Omer Neutra, struggles to understand how plans to capture Gaza City will lead to the ultimate goal. 'I don't see what we can achieve, other than more families joining the circle of bereavement'
Gaza officials report 38 killed in the Gaza Strip over past 24 hours

Haaretz - 12:20 Aug 09, 2025

According to the Gazan Health Ministry, 21 people were killed near humanitarian aid distribution sites, and 11 Palestinians died from malnutrition and starvation in the last 24 hours
'Together for Palestine': Top U.K. artists to perform in concert supporting aid organizations

Haaretz - 11:10 Aug 09, 2025

Longtime pro-Palestinian activist Brian Eno is organizing what is set to be one of the most significant fundraising events for Gaza to take place in the music industry since the start of the war, with all proceeds to be donated to Palestinian humanitarian efforts
Zionism, Yiddish and yearning for a private Jewish conversation on Israel

Haaretz - 08:33 Aug 09, 2025

My grandparents could discuss Zionism in Yiddish. The exclusivity of the conversation, the distinction provided by a Jewish language apart from non-Jews around Zionism was important: I too wish we had a fence behind which we could sometimes retreat

Tags: Zionism Yiddish Jewish
Israel faces global condemnation of plan to expand Gaza war

Haaretz - 08:26 Aug 09, 2025

Foreign ministers from three European countries joined Australia and New Zealand in condemning the Netanyahu government's plan overtake Gaza City, warning the move risks mass displacement and breaches of international humanitarian law
Top Netanyahu security adviser opposes Gaza takeover plan in security cabinet

Haaretz - 07:39 Aug 09, 2025

Before the security cabinet approved Netanyahu's plans to take over Gaza City, national security council chief Tzachi Hanegbi said it would endanger the hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. Mossad chief, other cabinet members also called to exhaust all options for negotiations
This was one of the last bridges between Jews and Arabs. Israel demolished it, too

Haaretz - 06:41 Aug 09, 2025

As war and tragedy rage on, one seemingly marginal event stands out: the demolition of a structure housing the Palestinian seed bank
An Israeli shooter goes free – and returns to terrorize a grieving Palestinian village

Haaretz - 06:16 Aug 09, 2025

Despite video footage showing the shooting of Awdah Hathaleen, the gunman, Yinon Levi, is no longer in custody a week and a half later. Instead, he's back at the scene of the crime. Meanwhile, 21 Palestinians were arrested and the victim's body was held until Thursday by the Israeli authorities

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On the other side of the world, Israelis cope with trauma together

Haaretz - 05:09 Aug 09, 2025

In one quiet house in a party town in India, travelers come to lay down their burdens – especially those shaped by the trauma of October 7. They find refuge, professional help, and most of all, a space to face their demons. I came to document, but was pulled into a parallel, comforting universe
'Soon, no liberal will be able to live in Israel. The army has already fallen to messianic ideology'

Haaretz - 04:28 Aug 09, 2025

Israel's secular population is underestimating the severity of the threat to their way of life, says Yair Littman Nehorai, a lawyer who's devoted his life to battling messianic extremism
Top Senate Democrats jointly condemn Israeli plan to conquer Gaza

Haaretz - 02:04 Aug 09, 2025
How Berlin's Gaza arms embargo can block Israeli firms in Germany from selling weapons to Israel

Haaretz - 00:16 Aug 09, 2025

For decades, Germany has been second only to the U.S. in defense exports to Israel. If Israel faces another emergency requiring weapons, it could be left empty-handed. But the chancellor's wording on banning arms for use in Gaza may leave Berlin some room to maneuver

Tags: Gaza Israel Germany
U.S. Jewish groups voice concern for hostages and Palestinians as IDF prepares Gaza takeover

Haaretz - 23:00 Aug 08, 2025

Groups like the AJC and ADL, which usually avoid criticizing Netanyahu's government, warned of loss of life, domestic strife and repercussions for Israel abroad. Earlier Friday, the security cabinet approved occupying Gaza City
As Israel's army prepares its latest offensive in Gaza, criticism bubbles up from below

Haaretz - 17:45 Aug 08, 2025

Already in March, reservist pilots and drone operators were bowing out due to the killing of civilians and the endangering of the hostages. Now there are the shootings at food sites ■ Measures led by the chief of staff against officers responsible for October 7 will now serve mainly one person: Netanyahu
Land, not life: The deadly security paradigm behind Netanyahu's Gaza takeover

Haaretz - 16:33 Aug 08, 2025

The dangerous logic guiding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet promises security through a divinely ordained view of Jewish sovereignty, settlements and maximum friction with Palestinians, all while shunning diplomacy. Repeated rounds of conquest become inevitable
Marjorie Taylor Greene and AIPAC unleash fundraising war over Gaza genocide claims

Haaretz - 15:35 Aug 08, 2025

In a fundraising email sent to supporters, the pro-Israeli lobby grouped Greene with progressive Democrats like Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib over their shared criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza

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Netanyahu's dangerous Gaza takeover plan: Haaretz Editor-in-Chief Aluf Benn explains

Haaretz - 14:21 Aug 08, 2025

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