Israel has mobilized the humanitarian aid as a weapon, even though it could pursue the war and also provide aid through UN agencies and non-profits that did so before the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
We need to speak out firmly against the ultra-Orthodox' refusal to serve the state. But it doesn't have to be military service – national civilian service would be enough
Denial is legitimate in Israel, it's consistent with local political correctness – there is no hunger and descriptions of deliberate starvation in Gaza are an antisemitic conspiracy
A live feed from Handala was taken offline shortly after the IDF boarded the vessel. In the final seconds of the broadcast, an Israeli soldier can be seen grabbing the live camera. According to the coalition, the flotilla's participants include lawyers, activists, volunteer medics and journalists, as well as two French lawmakers
A retired U.S. special forces officer says Israeli troops and international contractors opened fire on unarmed civilians near aid sites in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and IDF reject the allegations as false and politically motivated
The Israeli army said it will also facilitate the expansion of water desalination in the Gaza Strip by connecting the desalination plant to Israeli electricity
'The Israeli government has never put forward a proposal for a full release and a comprehensive deal,' said Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan. 'It's time to demand one. We urge the U.S. administration to bring an end to this story'
'For months, we and other organizations were dragged through the mud,' said a former UN official, after Israeli military sources told the New York Times there's no evidence Hamas systematically stole UN aid – contradicting Netanyahu's repeated claims
Days after settlers built an illegal outpost, dozens stormed the southern West Bank village, setting fire to buildings and threatening residents; the army detained suspects but failed to stop violence or prevent displacement
An Israeli source also told The Washington Post that the Israeli offensive delayed Iran's nuclear program by one to two years, adding, 'Iran is no longer a threshold nuclear state'
Several dozen French passengers were removed from a flight departing from the Spanish city of Valencia for Paris on Wednesday, for what Spanish police and the airline described as unruly behavior
For many months, most of Israel's Arab citizens bit their tongues and stayed silent. But in recent weeks, the sense of quiet despair has given way to something closer to moral outrage
Emily Damari, who was held in Gaza for 471 days, described the harsh conditions she faced in captivity in an interview with the Daily Mail. Held in a cage in the tunnels for periods of time, she said, 'You don't get used to it'
Lior Simcha, elected kibbutz movement head months after the October 7 attack, says rebuilding near Gaza is impossible while hostages remain in captivity. 'This isn't just about the kibbutzim – it's a fight for Israel's future and its character'
Israelis aren't seeing the drama unfolding in Saudi Arabia, says Karen Elliott House, a veteran journalist and author of a new biography of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. MBS has plans to transform the Middle East, but will he succeed?
Al-Rashq said that meaningful progress has been made in the negotiations, and that Hamas has shown 'seriousness and responsibility' in its efforts to reach a comprehensive agreement that would ease humanitarian suffering in Gaza
Before the war, this expanse of land east of Jerusalem, strewn with rocks and dotted with olive groves, was home to three communities of Palestinian shepherds – until violent settlers and evacuation notices drove them away
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a communist militant, was sentenced to life in 1987 for complicity in the assassinations of U.S. military attaché Charles Ray and Israeli diplomat Ya'akov Barsimantov in France
The panicked reactions from Israeli ministers only underscored the significance of Macron's announcement. While Miri Regev sneered, 'Get a grip on your country – Paris looks like Kabul,' the truth is it's Israel that now resembles Kabul far more – and no cries of 'antisemitism' will change that
Ditza Or says that as long as her son Avinatan – kidnapped at the Nova music festival – is held in Gaza, she'll be living in two different worlds: his and hers. 'If people are left behind, it will be impossible to give in to happiness'
Backed by the Trump administration, Israel opted to expand the war in Gaza and withhold a political vision for ending the conflict, culminating in France's intention to recognize a Palestinian state
The visit to the West Bank by the U.S. ambassador to Israel focused attention on the PA's rival camps, while Fatah officials' meetings with Huckabee are perceived as recognition of U.S. policy amid a jockeying for position
MK Hanoch Milwidsky is suspected of having acted to influence the testimony of a woman who said her rabbi had sexually assaulted her before he became a lawmaker. He is also suspected of having performed indecent acts on a woman who worked with him
Starmer's remarks come after Macron said that France would recognize a Palestinian state, a plan that drew strong condemnation from Israel and the United States, after similar moves from Spain, Norway and Ireland last year
The massacres by Bedouin militias were also like the attacks across Syria and Iraq during the civil wars of the Arab Spring ■ Like Netanyahu, the new head of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is willing to sacrifice the interests of the Israeli military and the broader public
Speakers at the protest included Sakhnin Mayor Mazem Ghanaim, who called to end the Gaza war during his speech, saying, 'I want a new Middle East.' According to another protester, 'You don't need to be a politician to understand the injustice here is boundless'
Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House one day after envoy Steve Witkoff announced that the U.S. is recalling its team from Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations following what he described as a 'selfish' and unconstructive response from Hamas
The deaths come after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that 'famine is knocking on every door in Gaza' and described the situation as a 'horror show.' The IDF claimed that there is no famine in Gaza, but acknowledged that there is food insecurity
Israeli settlers diverted water from the Ein Samiya spring near Ramallah into a nearby pool, vandalized pumping wells and launched a crowdfunding campaign, yet no arrests have been made despite repeated attacks
Delegations from the European Union and the so-called E3 group, comprising France, Britain, and Germany, met with their Iranian counterparts for about four hours at Iran's consulate for talks that the UN nuclear watchdog said could provide an opening to resume inspections
Standing Together accuses Israeli media of censoring Gaza hunger coverage and framing starvation as a PR issue. Activists flood journalists with messages, protest outside news studios and help prompt rare TV reports on crisis
The U.S. president is much more interested in Syria, which has the support of Arab countries with strong ties to Trump's business interests. He wants Syria and Lebanon strong enough to let Washington focus elsewhere
A senior defense official said the situation in Gaza differs from how it is portrayed internationally, describing famine reports as part of a Hamas-led campaign, stressing that aid distribution challenges stem from internal logistics
A reported emerging agreement calls for the withdrawal of Syrian government forces and allied Bedouin militias from the embattled Sweida province, with local Druze factions tasked with monitoring the pullout and maintaining order
As Netanyahu faces legal trouble and growing global pressure, Trump's favored Fox News and radio host has emerged as Netanyahu's fiercest defender, promoting conspiracy theories, attacking critics and influencing Trump's Middle East policies
The analysis found that at least 44 of the 156 incidents where aid supplies were reported stolen or lost were 'either directly or indirectly' due to Israeli military actions, according to the briefing slides
The Israeli peace camp was shattered on October 7. But for Muki Tzur, 87, a Zionism scholar and leading voice of Israel's kibbutz movement, despair is not an option
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli girls return from summer camp in Massachusetts after facing trauma head-on, and a couple heads to a trance festival in Portugal
When Netanyahu isn't busy slandering and inciting, he's ousting anyone unwilling to fall in line with his criminal standards ■ There is a common strategy behind the prime minister's campaign against the attorney general and his removal of Yuli Edelstein from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Hamas leverages Gaza's dire situation to force Israel's hand in hostage negotiations, with the international community's patience wearing thin and internal IDF disagreements adding pressure
Eti Ben-Shimol leads a weekly, deliberately non-political protest in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, calling for a hostage deal. 'We know where we live – this is a Likud stronghold,' she says. The group's message is simple: to show hostage families that they're not alone
Knesset members called for West Bank annexation, blamed France's immigration policy and said France was contributing to terrorism, in response to Macron's promise to recognize a Palestinian State
'The French people want peace in the Middle East. It is up to us, the French, together with the Israelis, the Palestinians, and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that it is possible,' Macron said
Wednesday's front page of the right-wing The Daily Express – of a starving Gazan child, with a plea to end the war – marked a tonal shift in international media coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as deaths from starvation rise
Footage shows violent police arrests in Haifa, at a protest organized by Arab Israelis. In Tel Aviv, Noam Tibon, a retired IDF general, spoke against the Gaza war: 'The IDF is sinking in the bloody swamp – this terrible bleeding must stop'
The bill seeks to turn the so-called Al Jazeera Law from a temporary order, which allows for the permanent closure of foreign media outlets in Israel, into a permanent law. Both the Attorney General's Office and the journalists' union oppose the bill
Almost two years into the Gaza war, four Israeli researchers release a report questioning the veracity of information received from Gaza, deflecting heat from government and military top brass – and letting the Israeli public go on with their lives, guilt-free
Gaza journalist Anas Al-Sharif says he fears for his life after the IDF claimed he is a Hamas member. 'These latest unfounded accusations represent an effort to manufacture consent to kill Al-Sharif,' the Committee to Protect Journalists warned
There's one common cause between those who believe that Israel's devastation in Gaza justifies the term 'genocide', and those who insist it's an exaggeration: They both hope their arguments will influence a broader public. But there's a terrible problem with the discussion taking place right now
There is no justice, no decency in a world that saves donkeys from war but abandons their owners, that saves a dog from starvation and leaves people hungry. There is no morality in compassion that stops at the edge of human suffering
Earlier Thursday, Netanyahu's office said that the Israeli delegation will also return from Doha to bridge the gaps with Hamas' proposal. Israeli sources involved in the talks believe the negotiations haven't collapsed, but the talks are expected to take time
Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap for three years, citing 'serious threat to national security'; over 150 artists sign petition opposing their appearance at Sziget Festival
Israel Einhorn also claims Netanyahu's former spokesperson, Eli Feldstein, received money in the Qatar public relations campaign, adding that he personally recommended him for the job. This could complicate Einhorn's legal defense, as this means he was aware that Feldstein was already working for Netanyahu
The report accusing the Biden administration of funding anti-Netanyahu activity in Israel offers a manufactured reality. It's another weapon in Netanyahu and the GOP's efforts to safeguard the Israeli prime minister's hold on power while attacking Israeli and Palestinian NGOs promoting peace
The controversial auction, which took place last month, comprised 306 plots of land designated for reserve soldiers in the community of Katzir, located in the Wadi Ara area. It is opposed by its small Arab community and residents of nearby Umm al-Fahm
Netanyahu's regime threatens Israeli democracy, backing and encouraging violence against those who disagree with it and shielding perpetrators from repercussions. Today, we are seeing what we feared unfold before our eyes
More than 70% of Arab citizens in Israel would like to see Arab parties unite, a move which is likely to boost voter turnout. But it's unclear whether unification is realistic – or whether it can overcome obstacles like right-wing efforts to disqualify the parties
In contrast to Israel, the Americans do have a well-formed strategy that strives to establish a united Syrian state with a centralized government that controls the entire country. However, the U.S. is having difficulties in realizing this strategy
No matter what, Hamas will claim it has won in Gaza. But Israel must define itself by its own values, not theirs – and those values are that we leave no hostage behind
Orit Farkash Hacohen said she would stay in the Knesset 'to ensure the opposition is not harmed.' This is the third resignation from Gantz's party, following former IDF chief Eisenkot and Matan Kahana's resignations, who cited disagreements over the party's future
Meta's new Instagram memorial feature, available only in Israel, lets users name a legacy contact to manage their account after death, following passage of new digital content law and rising demand after October 7 Hamas attack and Gaza war
The statement by the BBC, Reuters, AP and AFP came a day after more than 100 charity and human rights groups said that Israel's blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation
Three weeks of Israel-Hamas negotiations in Doha have been fruitless. If U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff wants to break the deadlock, he must be willing to set the terms of negotiations – not Ron Dermer, nor Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli internal security agency Shin Bet and the Modi'in municipality piloted a first-of-its-kind educational initiative to warn teens of the dangers – and consequences – of cooperating with Iranian agents who have been contacting civilians online
The boy was reportedly killed at near the West Bank city of Jenin, the third teenager killed by Israeli fire in the past week. The IDF has not yet responded to Haaretz's request for comment
When a bottom-only swimsuit was marketed in Tel Aviv, the Gordon Pool threatened to ban entry, police promised strict enforcement and swimsuit maker Gottex called it immoral
The 73-year-old woman was charged with attempting to conspire to commit an act of terrorism. Prosecutors said that the woman suffers from a 'serious illness' and may have limited time to live, which may have motivated her to assassinate PM Netanyahu
Nadav Lapid's new film 'Yes' explores 'what it means to be Israeli at this time and remain human,' the director says, adding that 'a fear that it would win' kept the movie out of the competition at Cannes
A moral failure of unspeakable proportions, the Gaza war is also the result of a tactical, strategic and military failure. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza because it has proved unable to defeat Hamas by force of arms
As "The Sea البحر" premieres in Jerusalem, director Shai Carmeli-Pollak traces a West Bank boy's dream of reaching the sea, his own journey from privilege to protest, and his friend from Gaza who keeps his hope alive
The driver fled the scene on foot, and police forces later located the abandoned vehicle. Israel Police launched a wide-scale manhunt for the assailant, assisted by helicopters and the canine unit, and set up checkpoints in the area
While the Iranian government has publicly attributed the incidents to gas leaks, garbage fires, and even weed burning, The New York Times cited three Iranian officials who privately described the events as likely acts of Israeli sabotage
According to a Palestinian source, Israel is insisting on maintaining control over 24–28 percent of Gaza's territory, which would restrict residents' freedom of movement – a sign, he said, that Israel has no intention of fully withdrawing after the cease-fire period with Hamas ends
The replacement of draft-law skeptic Yuli Edelstein with the clownish Boaz Bismuth marks the first time that the chairman of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has been elected by elderly rabbis and their representatives in the Knesset – solely in order to advance the draft evasion law