Coalition including the U.S., U.K., UAE and European Commission announces opening of maritime corridor to deliver aid to Gaza by sea ■ CIA chief William Burns arrives in Qatar after visiting Egypt ■ Four Israelis wounded after explosive charge detonates in the illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh ■ Spain to resume funding to UNRWA ■ Here's what you need to know 154 days into the war
Avner Ben-Zaken, a historian of science, believes that the root of all of Israel's problems is its electoral system. Changing it to a more direct, constituency-based system could transform our lives
Plus, a powerful new exhibition by Ilya Gefter opens in Tel Aviv, a terror attack is remembered in a unique way and singer Kobi Peretz hits a new low in the Golan Heights
Thousands of Israeli documents recently made available to the public reveal how, from the mid-1960s onward, Israel forged relations with Hindu nationalist parties in India – even though Israeli diplomats knew they were dealing with extremists driven by hatred of Muslims
The United States set a dramatic precedent: Israel doesn't exclusively call the shots in Gaza. And if Israel had illusions about resisting a foreign presence in the enclave, the makeshift port proves the opposite
The justices determined that cabinet ministers Karhi and Amsalem's decision was null and void, and was potentially detrimental to the ongoing privatization process that Israel Post was undergoing. One justice called the dismissal 'extremely unreasonable'
On Thursday, Russia's FSB intelligence agency said that it foiled an ISIS attack on a Moscow synagogue, seizing weapons and explosives. Hours later, Moscow's U.S. embassy issued an ambiguous warning of 'imminent' attack plans, but it is unclear if the two are linked
Tel Aviv's Kibbutzim College of Education decided to cancel a planned conference on the teaching of the history of the conflict, focusing on both Israeli and Palestinian narratives, after some students and right-wing activists argued it was 'sensitive and offensive'
Then Defense Minister Ehud Barak, warned in 2011 against a "diplomatic tsunami" that was in store for Israel. When that didn't happen, his warnings were ridiculed by Netanyahu's loyalists. But given the drawn-out war in Gaza, that is what Israel now appears to be facing
For 15 years, minus an 18-month hiatus, Israel has had only one prime minister. And in recent years he has led the country from disaster to disaster, failure to failure, collapse to collapse
Blinken speaks to Egypt's FM, discuss achieving a cease-fire in Gaza for a period of at least six weeks ■ Canada and Spain say they will resume funding UNRWA ■ Seven IDF soldiers wounded in West Bank explosion ■ Biden announces establishment of temporary port in Gaza for aid delivery ■ U.S. conducts strikes in Yemen, shoots down Houthi drones
'Humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip. Protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a priority,' U.S. president said
Netanyahu got permission to take a loan from Spencer Partrich, who had previously bought him cigars and suits. The loan was approved by the prime minister's hand-picked state comptroller, who is supposed to oversee repayment through Netanyahu's asset and interest disclosure, which is not accessible to the public
Any investigation into one of the most disregarded corners of the State of Israel - a place where Netanyahu's political partners have been granted autonomy for so long - is a direct threat to the foundations of his rule
Munitions-related issues that have emerged in the war in Gaza will be investigated later. In the meantime they're dictating the army's strategy and leaving Israel totally dependent on its American ally
The cooperation agreement between Degel Hatorah, Agudat Yisrael and Shas is also expected to have implications for municipal politics in Bnei Brak and in the next Knesset election