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Despite successful rescue operation, Israel's defense officials agree deal is the best way to return remaining hostages

Haaretz - 03:00 Jun 10, 2024

The Israeli army will soon have dealt a major blow to all of Hamas' 24 territorial brigades in Gaza, possibly creating conditions for a cease-fire. The main factor determining its likelihood is the will on either side – which doesn't appear to be high
Hamas: 274 Gazans killed in rescue operation of four Israeli hostages

Haaretz - 02:59 Jun 10, 2024

According to Hamas' media office, 64 children and 57 women were killed during the operation. Testimonies link the rise in displaced individuals, the time of day and the proximity to a central market with the high number of casualties
IDF refuses military funeral for reservist who committed suicide after fighting in Gaza

Haaretz - 02:44 Jun 10, 2024

Eliran Mizrahi, was diagnosed with PTSD after he fought in Gaza border communities on October 7. The army claims he cannot be recognized as a fallen soldier as he was not in active service when he died

Tags: Gaza
Israel's other front, the war over freedom of expression

Haaretz - 02:25 Jun 10, 2024
Only a heartless person would want Israel's war in Gaza to go on

Haaretz - 02:23 Jun 10, 2024
A few ultranationalist hooligans ruin a once-meaningful Jerusalem Day parade

Haaretz - 02:19 Jun 10, 2024
I tried, but I couldn't feel happy about Israel's deadly hostage rescue

Haaretz - 02:18 Jun 10, 2024
The gap between Israel's heroes and its leadership was evident at Arnon Zmora's funeral

Haaretz - 23:03 Jun 09, 2024

Thousands attended the funeral of Arnon Zmora, killed during the operation which freed four Israeli hostages held in Gaza

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'I failed': IDF's Gaza Division commander announces resignation

Haaretz - 20:31 Jun 09, 2024

Brig. Gen Avi Rosenfeld announced he would leave the Israeli army after 30 years
With Gantz gone, Netanyahu is left with no one to blame for his notorious indecision

Haaretz - 20:02 Jun 09, 2024

Gantz gave Netanyahu a safety net after October 7 in exchange for keeping the major decisions out of the far-right's hands, but his role in gov't has mainly been a scapegoat for the war's stalemate. Now his safety net is gone, and Israel's near future is fully up in the air

Tags: Netanyahu
France's Macron calls snap elections as far right surges in European elections

Haaretz - 19:50 Jun 09, 2024

A first projection provided by the EU suggests far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament as the Greens took a major hit at Sunday's European elections

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Following Gantz's exit: Netanyahu mulls dissolving war cabinet; Ben-Gvir demanding seat at the table

Haaretz - 19:31 Jun 09, 2024

After Benny Gantz announced his resignation from the government, Netanyahu said he shouldn't quit the battle before it is over, Ben-Gvir demanded a seat on the war cabinet and Lapid said 'the time has come to replace this extreme and reckless government'

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How a unique opera about historic rape of Jewish women required a rewrite after October 7

Haaretz - 18:49 Jun 09, 2024

When cantor Iris Karlin first heard the story of Yehudit – a Jewish heroine who reputedly saved her people by seducing and beheading an Assyrian general – she was shocked that it was so little known. She aims to correct that with an opera heavy on cantorial singing and a message about the Israeli women hostages still being held in Gaza

Tags: Jewish
'If this isn't a genocide, then what is?': Mehdi Hasan on Israel's war in Gaza and why Biden needs it to end now

Haaretz - 18:27 Jun 09, 2024

From MSNBC to his own media company, British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan's aggressive criticism of Israel's actions, Zionism and the U.S. administration has made him a frequent target of pro-Israel groups. In conversation with Haaretz, he explains why right now, there is no such thing as 'too much Gaza'

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Gaza death toll is changing the Biden administration's tone on Israel's hostage rescue operation

Haaretz - 17:44 Jun 09, 2024

The shifted focus away from praising the Israeli rescue operation toward acknowledging the Palestinian civilian casualties and stressing the need for a cease-fire comes on the eve of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's Mideast visit
Israel at war, day 247: Rescued Israeli hostages share stories from captivity with their relatives

Haaretz - 17:40 Jun 09, 2024

Israeli hostages rescued in Saturday's operation share stories from captivity with their relatives ■ Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza: At least 274 Palestinians killed, 698 wounded in Israeli strikes Saturday ■ Israeli police arrest 33 at Tel Aviv protest, violently detaining doctor ■ Hezbollah said it fired a salvo of Falaq-2 rockets at Israel for the first time ■ Here's what you need to know 247 days into the war

Tags: Israel
Tel Aviv University's president warns of 'McCarthyist' danger of proposed Israeli law

Haaretz - 15:30 Jun 09, 2024

Referring to a recent Knesset bill which would require universities to immediately dismiss lecturers who say things 'against Israel' or in 'support of terror,' TAU's president called on 'everyone who is concerned about the democratic nature' of Israel to not allow the bill to pass
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in D.C. against Biden's Israel policy

Haaretz - 14:55 Jun 09, 2024

Protesters gathered in front of the White House, and unfurled a 2-mile long red banner, signifying Biden's Rafah 'red line.' While some protesters called for an arms embargo, others explicitly praised Hamas, Hezbollah and other terror groups and called for the death of 'Zionists'

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Why a Gaza hostage deal is dividing religious Jews about a sacred tenet of Judaism

Haaretz - 14:29 Jun 09, 2024

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, like myself, from Brooklyn to Jerusalem, have been praying and advocating for the hostages and prefer diplomacy to dangerous rescue missions. But our ultra-nationalist counterparts, including Itamar Ben-Gvir, see things very differently
Violent arrest of Israeli doctor at Tel Aviv protest draws criticism from lawmakers, medical organizations

Haaretz - 14:10 Jun 09, 2024

Over 35 arrests made across several Israeli cities as Israel police's response to the weekly protests grows increasingly violent ■ 'No explanation' for police's conduct says Israel's opposition leader, as Justice Ministry's investigative body opens official inquiry into doctors arrest

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