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Hamas armed wing claims responsibility for rocket barrage from south Lebanon, IDF strikes sources of fire ■ Airstrike in Gaza's Rafah kills 19, medical sources say ■ Blinken lands in Saudi Arabia ahead of Israel visit ■ IDF spokesperson says humanitarian aid entering Gaza will increase in coming days
Warrants could be issued this week against Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and army chief Herzl Halevi. Some legal experts say the attorney general and army lawyers are partly to blame for not doing enough to prevent Israeli violations of international law
The two are linked to the Abu Latif criminal organization, and police said they are exploring all avenues for the case, including the possibility of a double murder stemming from a feud between the criminals
A defense official said the five had a central role in the attacks against West Bank Palestinians earlier this month. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir criticized the arrests, calling them as 'Gallant's persecution against the settlers'
Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya will arrive in Cairo on Monday for truce talks with Egyptian intel officials ■ Gantz said return of hostages supersedes Rafah op ■ WH: Israel agreed to listen to U.S. concerns before Rafah offensive ■ World Central Kitchen announces it is resuming operations in Gaza ■ Here's what you need to know 205 days into the war
Gantz's remarks follow earlier comments by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who accused Netanyahu of allowing Hamas to grow stronger for two decades, adding that agreeing to the new hostage deal proposal would be 'a humiliating surrender'
The flotilla was to sail on Friday from ports in Turkey with more than 5,000 tonnes of aid on board. Activists described the inspection and request by Guinea Bissau authorities as unusual and political
At the premiere of 'Screams Before Silence' in New York, the former Meta executive said the documentary will help dispel denial that Hamas carried out sexual violence on a mass scale. The film's director, Anat Stalinsky, said: 'Israel is not a country in post-trauma; it's experiencing ongoing trauma'
U.S. President Joe Biden has a plan that could be a real game-changer for Gaza and the Middle East – and it is even more feasible now than it was last year. But not while Benjamin Netanyahu is still calling the shots in Israel
Roi Barkan and a friend say they were barred from a soccer game in Tel Aviv because they were wearing shirts saying 'FCK BNGVR.' The police also took their personal details
Speaking during a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Mahmoud Abbas called on the United States 'to ask Israel to not carry on the attack' which, according to him, may result in 'the biggest catastrophe in the Palestinian people's history'
The burial ground at Horvat Tevet in the Jezreel Valley is a rare find from the very end of the Canaanite city-states and the birth of the biblical Kingdom of Israel more than 3,000 years ago, archaeologists say
The arrests, which took place on four campuses, come as universities move to curb pro-Palestinian activism that has embroiled them in controversy and debate over the limits of free speech since October 7
For Egypt, ending the war is vital no less than it is for Hamas, and the preparations for a Rafah operation – which could worsen the humanitarian crisis, strain its relationship with Israel, and cause masses of Gazans to cross the border – have made the mediator an interested party
Egypt's forecasts about the new round of negotiations are optimistic, but both Israel's far right ministers and Hamas might pose unbridgeable obstacles. While Netanyahu worries about the ICC prosecutor, it's becoming more likely that Gantz and Eisenkot would exit the government if a deal isn't reached
Amid hostage talks, Netanyahu, Biden speak on phone, discuss Rafah incursion ■ IDF spokesperson: Amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza will increase in coming days ■ Gaza aid flotilla halted after vessels flag removed, activists say ■ World Central Kitchen announces the resuming of Gaza operations ■ War cabinet minister Gantz says gov't would have no right to exist if it prevents a hostage deal
Amer Abu Halil, a West Bank resident who was active in Hamas and was jailed without trial, recalls the wartime routine he endured in Israel's Ketziot Prison
According to the source, Hamas has been inflating the number of hostages it is able to deliver as a negotiation tactic, which hopefully indicates a willingness to promote a deal. A diplomatic official said that Israel has not agreed to stop the fighting or withdraw from Gaza
Far-right religious Zionist activists have been monitoring the Gaza border region in Israel for months, preparing for their mission of breaking through the fence, entering Gaza, and ultimately re-establishing Jewish settlements
'Hamas and the [Israeli] government are hardening their hearts, and the government is waging a campaign against me' said the mother of a hostage being held in Gaza, as demonstrations take place in all major cities across Israel
Hamas studying Israel's response to position on cease-fire talks ■ Gaza aid shipments resume from Cyprus ■ IDF: Two Palestinians killed after firing on IDF outpost in the West Bank ■ Pro-Palestinian protest leader banned from Columbia campus ■ Here's what you need to know 204 days into the war
The video depicts hostages Omri Miran and Keith Seigel, who were abducted from their homes in Gaza border communities on October 7. They are seen addressing their families and the government
'We wanted to save human lives, but Qatar became the punching bag for those trying to protect their political futures.' In a first-ever interview to Israeli media, Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, an advisor to Qatar's prime minister, told Haaretz that Israel and Hamas are not showing enough commitment to reaching a cease-fire/hostage release deal
The report comes after a senior U.S. military official said that there would be no American 'boots on the ground' and another nation would provide the personnel to drive the delivery trucks to Gaza's shore
Lebanon has accused Israel of repeatedly violating its sovereignty and international law since the start of the war six months ago. Neither Lebanon nor Israel are members of the ICC, but filing a declaration to the court would grant it jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute relevant alleged crimes
The driver, who is also a member of Ben-Gvir's security detail, was caught driving at almost the double of legal speed limits in a West Bank route. His license was revoked for 50 days and he was fined
The talks, aimed to support efforts to reconcile Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas, will be the first time a Hamas delegation is publicly known to have gone to China since the start of the war in Gaza
Israeli-born American author Ayelet Waldman is among those arrested, and is still held in custody. She was part of a U.S. delegation organized by Rabbis for Human Rights trying to deliver relief to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and calling for an end to the war
Hamas' statement comes a day after an Egyptian delegation landed in Israel in an effort to reignite negotiations. According to a report in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the Egyptian delegation includes Egypt's intelligence chief. A U.S. official said Thursday that the current proposal meets almost all of Hamas' demands
Thousands protest Netanyahu government across Israel, demanding hostage deal ■ Hamas airs video of two Israeli hostages, one with U.S. citizenship, in Gaza captivity ■ IDF says fighter jets struck Hezbollah compound in Lebanon; Missiles, drone target northern Israel ■ IDF says two Palestinians killed after firing at an army outpost in West Bank
The Columbia student was seen in a video saying 'Zionist don't deserve to live,' but after being banned from classes and facilities now claims that he 'had been feeling unusually upset after an online mob targeted [him for being] visibly queer and Black'
Yet another deadline for clearing unauthorized encampment passed Friday morning without administration taking action
'Will Colombia be remembered as Heidelberg? To a large extent, it depends on you, Madam,' wrote the Yad Vashem chairman amid the mass anti-Israel protests escalating at Columbia University. In Israel, university presidents urge Jewish and Israeli students to enroll at Israeli institutions
While sometimes misunderstood as a measure that blocks U.S. military aid to foreign militaries implicated in gross human rights violations, the Leahy Law allows for 'remediation' if the government has taken all corrective steps to bring to justice those responsible for the violations
Israel is now at a crossroads in its relations with the United States, while the past few months have demonstrated the degree of our dependency on U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military support
Pentagon confirms pier for Gaza aid now in initial construction stages ■ Egyptian delegation arrives in Israel for cease-fire talks ■ Israel to allow U.K.-appointed observers to visit detention facilities after reports that conditions there constitute breach of international law ■ UN official: Rubble in Gaza could take 14 years to remove ■ Here's what you need to know 203 days into the war
Ben-Gvir was returning from a visit to a scene of a suspected terror stabbing when a car crashed into his at a junction, resulting in the minister's car flipping over; Haaretz reported in September that the minister orders his drivers to commit traffic offenses
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik was supposed to speak at the December congressional hearing that proved disastrous for the presidents of Harvard and Penn. By a stroke of luck, she was out of town. In retrospect, U.S. campuses might be looking different today had she made herself available
Central District commander Avi Biton said that the assailant attempted to stab a second woman while fleeing. His relatives and friends testified that he is mentally unstable
Just a year ago, Israeli cuisine was the talk of the international food scene. But since the Hamas attack of October 7, even its Michelin star-studded chefs have begun to conceal their identity: 'The reverberations of the Gaza war are felt'
In Israel, in the U.K. and in Canada, Jews put the people killed or taken hostage on October 7 at the center of their Seder Passover dinner. Meanwhile at Columbia University, protesters held a 'Gaza liberation Seder'
While protesters lit a bonfire and torches, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker called to the war cabinet minister: 'Benny, come out and explain the goal of a ground invasion of Rafah. What's the plan, to endanger the hostages?'
Four of five units under review have undergone proper remediation steps by Israel, according to a letter by Secretary of State Antony Blinken obtained by ABC. The allegations involving the units occurred before the current war in Gaza
Haaretz reported several eyewitness accounts in recent months of prisoners at the detention facilities being restrained and blindfolded 24-hours a day. A doctor at a field hospital set up at the Sde Teiman detention center described conditions that could violate the law
Most Israeli army units have left Gaza, but still there are reports of dozens of Palestinians killed daily as airstrikes continue across the Strip. One Rafah resident says the fear is greater now than it was at the start of the war because 'now they have nowhere to go'
The truck of the victim, 35-year-old Sharif Suad, from Ras al-Ein, was struck as he drove in the area for work
Dissent and protest have always been a part of the Columbia experience. But pro-Palestinian student demonstrators, especially those extolling Hamas, cannot be permitted to create an atmosphere of fear for other students – Jewish and non-Jewish – who hold different views
Congregants blaming rabbis for endangering them, summer camps preparing for a clash between progressive students and Israeli youth. Rabbis in the U.S. Reform movement are finding out how difficult it is to support both the Jewish state and Palestinians in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war continues
A Rafah operation will endanger the hostages and probably not topple Hamas ■ The government endorses the intimidation campaign against the hostages' families but fails to aid the displaced people of the north ■ Hezbollah's Nasrallah won't back down as long as Israel is attacking in Gaza
An Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city could lead the Lebanon-based group to decide whether to start a large-scale war with Israel
18-year-old woman seriously wounded in suspected terror stabbing ; Assailant killed ■ National Security Minister Ben-Gvir involved in car accident while returning from scene of suspected terror attack ■ Blinken: Israel-Saudi Arabia normalization, two-state solution proposal possible before Gaza cease-fire is reached ■ Report in Egypt: Significant progress in talks between Israel and Egypt on Gaza cease-fire
Israel's cabinet decision will fund the renovation of homes up to 7 kilometers from the Gaza border, but PM Netanyahu's inability to withstand pressure from mayors means larger sums for development have yet to be allocated
Why is the Shin Bet still censoring documents from 1957 related to the assassination of Rudolf (Israel) Kasztner? Historian Nadav Kaplan has a bold – if not shocking – theory about the murder and its bizarre investigation
Weiss told Channel 12 News that she was reunited with her mother in captivity. 'One of the Hamasniks said he loves me, and that he brought my mother to approve of us getting married,' she recounted
'Bring them back – the ones who are alive for rehabilitation, the ones who are dead for burial,' a family member said at a press conference, following the release of a joint statement by 18 countries calling for Hamas to release the hostages
Israeli filmmakers, publishers, producers, artists, curators and musicians all have the same message: We and our creative work are unwanted internationally
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has purchased at least 6,000 Shahed 136 suicide drones, manufactured by Iranian company Sahara Thunder. Now, the U.S. is demanding that its assets be frozen
The White House said that Hamas' disapproval of the administration's response to college protests, 'after their acts of unadulterated evil, is a testament to President Biden's moral clarity'
IDF: Preparations completed for Rafah op ■ Hamas official: Group willing to lay down arms, form unified gov't with PLO if independent Palestinian state is established on pre-1967 borders ■ European Parliament condemns Iran after attack on Israel ■ U.S.: Reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals 'troubling and disturbing' ■ Here's what you need to know 202 days into the war
It's hard to believe how accurate, current and pressing Franz Kafka's work, written 110 years ago, remains. Especially in today's Israel
Anti-democratic politicians have gained legitimacy by participating in government. If the liberal camp doesn't come up with a plan to translate the protests into a plan to restore the Jewish-democratic formula, the struggle will become a fading memory
The pressure applied by Israel thus far hasn't budged Hamas, and in the meantime, increasing numbers of hostages are dying in the tunnels. Israel needs to make tough, painful choices – but they have to be made soon
The share of Americans holding no confidence in Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since the start of the war, including a quarter of Americans who hold no confidence in him at all
The technological superiority Israel demonstrated during Iran's attack a week ago, and its response – which penetrated Iran's defense systems – will force its leadership to recalibrate strategy
A month before the war in Gaza began, Lior Assal opened a café in Jaffa, which he had to suddenly leave to serve in Israel's army reserves. Then he encountered a big surprise
Weinstein was sentenced in 2020 to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and third-degree rape. America's Court of Appeals said the judge made 'egregious errors' in conducting the trial, and overturned the case
Israeli officials have rejected the claims as 'baseless and unfounded,' stating that as part of the efforts to locate hostages, 'corpses buried by Palestinians in the area of Nasser Hospital were examined'
The arrest warrant was issued against Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, due to his involvement in the 1994 truck bomb attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people
This week at Ben-Gurion airport: An Israeli lawyer who wants to spread his 'Jewish light' in China, and a cyber tech worker who has an extensive collection of Japanese hair clips
'The fact is that Crooked Joe Biden HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people,' Trump wrote on Truth Social, blaming President Biden for the large pro-Palestine protests sweeping college campuses
Tamooj Salehi, who was charged with 'corruption on earth,' was described by Iran's Fars News Agency as being one of the leaders of the protest movement that had engulfed the country in late 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini
'Heat waves like this one are a part of the trend of global warming,' said Dr. Amir Givati, executive director of the Israel Meteorological Service
As Gazans scramble to raise the hundreds of thousands of dollars required to reach safety across the border with Egypt, some Jordanian content creators are documenting their journeys into Gaza, and Palestinians are asking - why?
A senior U.S. official rejected allegations that Israel is the main obstacle to securing a hostage release deal, placing the onus squarely on Hamas. The letter calls on Hamas to release the hostages in order to bring about an immediate and prolonged cease-fire in Gaza
Fellow students proudly tell me they're 'with Hamas.' A Pro-Palestinian protester near campus pinned me to a wall. Being visibly Jewish at Columbia if you're pro-Israel means you're unprotected, abandoned and with no expectation of accountability from the university itself
For her exhibit at the Musée d'Orsay, Nathanaëlle Herbelin's works have been placed next to paintings by revolutionary French Postimpressionists. She tells Haaretz how she takes that legacy forward
Two protesters were arrested as hundreds marched in Jerusalem for hostage release, shortly after Hamas released a video showing Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Gaza captivity
No Tech for Apartheid, the group organizing the protest, accused Google of 'throwing a tantrum' and 'valuing its profit and its $1.2 billion contract with Israel more than people'
Since October 7, Israel has become more dependent on the U.S. than ever both financially and militarily. Netanyahu is setting up Israel to become even more reliant in the years ahead
The University of Texas in Austin sent a letter to organizers explaining that it would not permit the protest against Israel to take place, but hundreds of pro-Palestinians gathered to demonstrate on campus. Texas' governor said that the protesters 'belong in jail'; 93 protesters were arrested in University of Southern Califronia
The latest Israeli polls give Benjamin Netanyahu and his fanatic coalition partners their highest marks since October 7. But is this just a short-lived blip, boosted by Israel's measured response to Iran, before the prime minister's political career is finally over?
WH rejects Hamas accusations that gov't is suppressing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses ■ Egyptian delegation expected to arrive in Israel on Friday to continue hostage talks ■ Egypt warns of 'catastrophic consequences' as Rafah offensive looms ■ IDF: Nine soldiers wounded in combat since Wednesday outside the Gaza Strip ■ Hamas' negotiations representative: Israel plans to take over 20 percent of Gaza Strip ■ Israel reportedly strikes gas tanker deep in Lebanon
The National Unity Party's hope of influencing Netanyahu to choose the path of sanity is starting to sound almost detached from reality
After the university extended the deadline to dismantle the encampment until Friday, a spokesperson for the protest group denied that its leaders had agreed to concessions; Dozens of protesters were arrested in campuses in Texas and California
I will not forget the image of an 80-year-old man thrown onto the floor, cuffed and gagged, left to die. The luck of the IDF soldiers who killed him ran out; this time their victim was an American