Kobi Ohel, whose son Alon is still in captivity, says that he could not watch recent videos showing emaciated Israeli hostages. 'I don't even know if I want Hamas to release a video of Alon or not'
The government's meeting agenda opens with addressing 'serious threats' to Netanyahu and his family, drawing opposition criticism for sidelining the newly released videos of hostages in Gaza
While calling for urgent sanctions on your own country is extraordinary, it must become a key part of Israeli resistance from within against the racist, anti-democratic government. Not because we have nothing left to lose – but because we still have everything to lose
2,000 demonstrators gathered near the Gaza border on the 20th anniversary of the disengagement. For many, the re-settlement of Gaza is no longer a question of if, but when
Since Netanyahu appointed his confidant, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, as head of the Israeli negotiating team in February, he has met hostage families 18 times, never gathering all families together
At face value, 'Guns & Moses' is an unremarkable Jew-ified remake of a classic Western action movie. But therein lies the danger behind it: There is no silver bullet to defeat antisemitism
The mayor of the Greek capital slammed the Israeli ambassador, who said the mayor isn't doing enough to protect the city from 'organized fringe groups,' making Israeli tourists uncomfortable. Greece is traditionally considered a close ally of Israel
'In Ofer Prison, it doesn't matter if you're guilty. What matters is that you're Palestinian,' says Nasser Laham, editor-in-chief of the Ma'an News Agency, who was arrested because of his journalistic work. 'This isn't Israel. This is Ben-Gvir's gang'
In a letter to ministers ahead of the vote, Gali Baharav-Miara said the move effectively removes the chief prosecutor in the prime minister's trial. She won't be dismissed until the High Court rules on petitions against it. Government officials doubt her removal will succeed, expecting the court to block it
'We have to put an end to this madness,' said the brother of Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage seen emaciated in a Hamas video. 'Imagine not knowing where your child is for five minutes at the mall – now multiply that by 667 days,' he said of his parents' struggle
Haaretz has learned that the AG would continue to have the authority to conduct the criminal cases against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of the arrangement. Associates of the AG say she won't agree to the arrangement
Why should Arabs always adjust themselves to the security and welfare of Israelis? While crimes in Gaza go on, the world gives voice to remarks that Israelis are not accustomed to, after decades in which the aberration here has become the truth
There are no more military objectives to be reached in Gaza. The entire top brass of the General Staff knows this. Killing the surviving emaciated hostages in a commando raid is not a military objective
It was not a Christian monarch who uprooted the settlers of Gush Katif in 2005, but a Jewish government headed by a heartless prime minister. By their very presence, the settlers of Gaza had saved lives, and this was the thanks they received
The Jerusalem district commander recently expressed his anger at the police commissioner for failing to support him against Ben-Gvir on executive decisions. He was also not invited to a February meeting with PM Netanyahu on police preparations for Ramadan
The visit comes after Netanyahu, acutely aware of public sentiment, suddenly signaled his support for a comprehensive deal with Hamas. Ben-Gvir has persistently undermined police regulations for the Temple Mount, stoking outrage in the Arab and Muslim world
The IDF chief's plan to expand the Gaza offensive includes extending operations into sensitive areas and central Palestinian refugee camps, where the IDF has so far avoided ground activities over concerns about the presence of Israeli hostages
Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan shared belated revelations with Israel's public about the Gaza war. After Witkoff's short visit to Israel, it's clear that Trump and his people are falling into the same traps Netanyahu had previously set for Biden
Rather than mourn the destruction of the ancient Jewish temples thousands of years ago, a group of activists commemorated the annual fast day by bearing witness to the catastrophes Israeli Jews had inflicted on others
'Please stop this hell we're in. Please stop the suffering': In the video, Braslavski says he is unable to stand or walk, and that food and water have run out. His family have yet to be contacted by PM Netanyahu after having requested a meeting when Islamic Jihad alleged it had lost contact with Braslavski's captors
This shift in the J Street leader's position comes days after he took part in a debate in which he repeatedly refused to call Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip genocide. The statement marks a shift in tone from the head of one of the most prominent liberal Zionist organizations in the U.S.
A coalition of anti-war groups, including those who lost family members during the October 7 Hamas massacre, called for a hostage release deal and Gaza cease-fire in central Tel Aviv: 'The people starving in Gaza and the hostages are on the same side'
Some wars are lost on the field of battle, others in people's hearts, over the airwaves and in the cyber domain. Israel's situation with Gaza is self-inflicted damage, and it will take decades to repair
A petition signed by over 2,300 Israeli artists calling for an end to the atrocities committed in Gaza by Israel drew anger from popular Israeli singer and actor Idan Amedi, who called the signatories 'a group of privileged people continuing to echo stupidity, ignorance and lies'
As 'Guygu,' a short anime-inspired film about hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, premieres at the Animix Festival, Tel Aviv's cultural scene turns inward – featuring wartime dance, displaced paintings and art shaped by trauma
Australian police said earlier this week that they could not rule out further arrests and believed that the arson attack had been orchestrated from abroad. Police also said a string of antisemitic attacks in Sydney last year was the work of a criminal gang
Netanyahu has set conditions that he knows Hamas will reject, in order that Hamas will reject them, so that he can maintain the status quo in Gaza without being considered the obstacle. The solution to the crisis lies in the hands of the American president
In a document set to become a diplomatic benchmark, the conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia last week was the first to present sustainable operating principles, precise demands of both sides and offer mechanisms to ensure both Israel and the Palestinians meet their obligations – but left critical questions unanswered
A total of 116 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. The Red Crescent said three staffers were wounded and one was killed at their Khan Yunis headquarters on Saturday night
'We have one goal: Stop the next suicide': A surge in soldier suicides has driven longtime PTSD survivors to camp outside the Defense Ministry's Rehabilitation Department, demanding urgent reform. Calling on the public to join them, they cry: 'Our brothers are taking their own lives'
The organizers of Fierté Montréal, the city's Pride festival, said it barred Ga'ava and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs for 'spreading hateful discourse,' in condemnation of 'the ongoing genocide in Gaza' and as a move expressing solidarity with queer Palestinians
After a prolonged legal battle, a Tel Aviv Court ruled that Holon's efforts to prevent land allocation for a synagogue for a Jewish Reform Congregation breached values of equality and religious pluralism. 'The court has ruled that Holon will remain pluralistic,' the congregation rabbi said
Residents of the Bedouin village of Mu'arrajat who were expelled by settlers last month tried to return on Thursday and were once again forced to flee after settlers set fire to a building, despite the High Court's ruling that the IDF must coordinate their return
Last year, protests over the murder of six hostages in Gaza captivity, calling for an end to the war and the release of the remaining hostages, flooded the streets. Now, as the remaining hostages' condition deteriorates, the families are asking the public to protest 'before it's too late'
People in the Pazyryk Valley in central Siberia were buried in land so cold that even their skin was preserved. Their ornate animal tattoos show that the ancient artisans used a range of tools to achieve artistic drama – and make their customers cry out in pain just like today
Legendary Broadway actor Mandy Patinkin compared Gaza with the Holocaust. And yet, we must remember that the Holocaust was orders of magnitude more horrific than even this senseless slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinians
She's the only Israeli woman who's both a superstar and a true singer-songwriter. She also remarkably mixes the traditional, religious Israel and the Israel of technology and sex
With the expected dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel is poised to cross a red line: the collapse of legal and professional safeguards in favor of political loyalty to Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. From the justice system to the civil service and press, the warning signs of democratic backsliding are no longer theoretical – they're unfolding in real time
Flanked by police and over a thousand Jewish worshippers, National Security Minister Ben-Gvir entered the Temple Mount on Sunday and, between bouts of prayer, called for the reoccupation of Gaza
After police initially blocked the mass protest, the state's Supreme Court ruled that the march be allowed to go ahead, citing 'the horror and urgency of the situation in Gaza.' Police later ordered the march to halt, citing fears of a crowd crush along the route
Salem al-Atrash, whose brother was killed and his body taken by Hamas on October 7, calls for retrieving all the bodies for burial, but says that the living hostages must come home first. 'The children still don't believe they don't have a father. He had a month-old girl when he was killed, and she won't know him'
Eli David, brother of hostage Evyatar, whose video was just published by Hamas, said the images of his emaciated brother 'broke' their father, comparing it to images from the Holocaust
West Bank Settler Yinon Levi, who was detained after an incident in which he was seen firing several shots and Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead, was released from house arrest on Friday after the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court said the evidence on the ground strengthens Levi's claim that he acted in self defense
The protesters were arrested by Israeli police on suspicion of behavior that 'breaches public peace,' but the judge ruled that 'concern that the flag might hurt the feelings of those who see it is not enough to stop a protest'
Efforts by Egypt, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to secure a hostage deal are faltering amid Hamas' internal divisions, conflicting demands, and Israeli rejection of a broader diplomatic initiative tied to Palestinian statehood
After an Iranian missile struck Holon in April, officials returned to the site not to mourn but to stage a ceremony. Like a wretched echo of fascist rituals, it framed destruction as healing and turned ruin into a spectacle of revival
European recognition of Palestine is a hollow gesture that lets Israel off the hook. Without sanctions to stop the slaughter in Gaza, it's not diplomacy – it's complicity
While Netanyahu signals openness to a comprehensive deal with Hamas – it's unclear he's willing to pay the price. Hamas seeks an end to the war – but on its own terms ■ IDF chief Zamir may step down if no cease-fire is reached
Until U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy Steven Witkoff decide they've had enough with Netanyahu's time-wasting maneuvers and goal-post-moving spins, the war in Gaza will not end
Dr. Einat Yehene documents and researches the unique situation the families of Israeli hostages now find themselves in. 'The families of the hostages are showing a lot of resilience,' she says, 'but make no mistake – one leg fights and the other just drags along. Our role is to accompany them'
A local council head said that around 20 Israeli settlers arrived from the direction of a recently established outpost and attacked residents. The Red Crescent said seven Palestinians were also wounded by gunfire
Major hospitals in Gaza warned that they are operating under extreme overcapacity, and the Health Ministry called for immediate international intervention to improve the healthcare system, quoting doctors who said that medical teams are being forced to lay out mattresses in hallways and hospital entrances to treat the wounded
The main protest in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square began with a screening of a video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David, whose brother said that Hamas is 'starving him deliberately, systematically, using his agonizing suffering as a twisted tool for their depraved propaganda'
Thousands of scholars are expected to participate in the World Congress of Jewish Studies, which opens in Jerusalem on Monday. A panel added at the last minute will explore what Judaism has to say about what Israel is doing in Gaza