The repopulation of these settlements is expected to deepen Israel's military presence in an area that is supposed to be under Palestinian civil and security control. This counters the principles of the 2005 disengagement, which called for no Israeli presence in the area

Cancer diagnoses in children which would otherwise be treatable are a death sentence in Gaza. Israel must let Gazan children receive treatment in hospitals in East Jerusalem and the West Bank

Israel's killing of a key planner of the October 7 attack is unlikely to prompt a serious Hamas response, but it could complicate U.S. efforts to advance a fragile cease-fire and lay the groundwork for Gaza's postwar order

While in Tel Aviv thousands called to establish a state commission of inquiry for October 7, in Jerusalem, protesters demanded the president refuse to pardon Netanyahu. In the south, people gathered to call for the return of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili

While some unhoused Israelis search for shelter in the street, others do so in temporary shelters. 'Anything that affects an ordinary person affects unhoused people tenfold. They're extremely susceptible to the cold,' says a doctor who volunteers in an NGO operating in the Tel Aviv area

Italy is the only country so far to make such a commitment. Indonesia previously said it would participate in the stabilization force, but only with medical and construction teams. Turkey, which periodically announces its intention to participate, faces strong objections by Israel

Central Command said the assailant, who was killed, was a lone gunman affiliated with ISIS. The attack is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad a year ago

Haifa's Mayor Yona Yahav announced Thursday that he is reversing a decision made the week prior, which banned demonstrations at the downtown Horev Center. 'This is an important reminder to the entire public that our duty as citizens in a democracy does not end at the ballot box,' the protest leaders said

In videos captured by fans, police officers are seen at the entrance to the stadium asking Hapoel Tel Aviv fans to show them their shirts. At a game last week, fans who wore shirts with anti-police slogans were removed

Former Anti-Defamation League top lawyer Joe Berman's scathing resignation letter said the organization has failed to respond aggressively to antisemitism on the right, straying from its mandate of denouncing all hatred and discrimination

Saad was considered one of the two most senior figures of the organization's military wing still alive, alongside Hamas's leader in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad. Palestinian media reported that four people were killed in the strike

An interview with groundbreaking chemist Omar Yaghi, who grew up in a poor refugee family of 12 in Amman, and became the first Palestinian to be awarded a Nobel Prize in science

Concert visuals at the band's London show included animations combining the Nazi symbol and a Star of David, along with images of destruction in Gaza and the caption, 'Our government is complicit in genocide.' A Jewish group filed a complaint with the police

For the first time, a Jewish organization has been officially registered in Syria, which the foreign minister called 'a step for us to tell the world that Syria has room for everyone.' As the minority has almost entirely left and synagogues are derelict, the diaspora remains reluctant to return

On the witness stand in a Tel Aviv courtroom, amid a tedious corruption trial that skirts his far graver sins, Netanyahu was forced to face reality, if only for a moment

Supporters say security forces seized the activist in Mashhad as she spoke unveiled at a service for a lawyer found dead. The Nobel Committee said it was 'deeply concerned,' as doctors warn a return to prison could endanger her health

According to a report in Bild, Stuttgart police are examining suspicions that Maccabi fans sang offensive chants, including chants targeting Palestinians

Mamdani's outreach to Jewish leaders, including past opponents, underscores the tightrope he must walk: pushing an ambitious affordability agenda while calming fears over his Israel rhetoric before January 1

U.S. intelligence officials briefly withheld live drone feeds and limited Israel's use of some targeting information during the Gaza war over concerns about civilian casualties and alleged mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, resuming sharing only after Israel provided assurances

Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the UN resolution, saying it 'proves once again that it is a morally distorted body' and calling the UN a 'cynical political machine.' Earlier this week, Israeli forces raided the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem

Two weeks ago, police arrested 23 suspects from the Hariri and Abu Latif crime organizations, suspected of collecting protection money, taking over businesses, extortion, intimidation, and involvement in several homicides in recent years

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji also criticized Hezbollah and Iran, saying that Tehran's regional policy 'is a source of instability' and its influence on Lebanon is negative. He urged Iran to 'stop financing an illegal organization'

The investigation by Israel's state comptroller will suffice with minor reprimands of political leaders while focusing on the security establishment's blunders, just in time for the Knesset elections. Until then, related witch hunts and harassment efforts will escalate

Eitan Mor, who was among the 20 Israeli hostages released as part of the U.S.-brokered Gaza cease-fire deal in October, told an Israeli news site that the hunger in Gaza City began 'about a month' after October 7 – creating especially difficult conditions in the tunnels – and that he met the current leader of Hamas in Gaza twice

The game's main guest was released hostage Omri Miran, who celebrated his return in an emotional ceremony as fans packed the home court and the team's power forward delivered a record-setting performance to mark European basketball's comeback to Israel. 'This is a return to normalcy,' coach Oded Kattash said

The climate is changing, reshaping our landscape, our economy, and our way of life, creating new risks and intensifying old ones. We must plan for this change, strengthen our emergency and rescue services, and stop wasting resources on West Bank settlements and on blind vengeance in Gaza

Israel's Meteorological Service called the rainfall 'exceptional,' as humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza warned the storm would have a dire effect on the health of displaced persons residing in tents and buildings weakened by the war

Trump administration pressures mediators for Hamas disarmament and Israel to forgo the Yellow Line border, to secure Board of Peace's ability to govern the entire Strip and deploy the international stabilization force

As the presumed compatibility of 'American interests' and 'Jewish aims' collapses, and Israel increasingly rejects democratic principles, Jewish communities face a new reality

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, both partners of the coalition seeking to be involved in Gaza's future, have yet to settle their local conflicts in Yemen and Sudan, which have taken hundreds of thousands of lives. For now, it seems the United States will continue to take a neutral stand