Don't force Israeli artists into isolation. Don't aid the government in silencing us. Without the freedom to create and share art, Israeli voices of conscience will be muted – and the cycle of war in Gaza will continue unchecked

About 300,000 people have already fled Gaza City, with fighting and strikes pushing more to leave. To ease criticism, Israel highlighted new humanitarian steps, including hospital repairs and medical aid deliveries

The state comission of inquiry examines the promotion of three deals for purchasing three submarines, four defensive vessels and two anti-submarine vessels from Thyssenkrupp between 2009 and 2016. The outline states that the commission would not use testimonies taken during the ongoing criminal trial

Villages in Jaba' have been suffering from settler violence for six months, after they established an outpost nearby. The army has removed outpost, which has one building, several time, but it's been repeatedly rebuilt. Now another village house has been torched

Annexation of the West Bank, home to nearly 3 million Palestinians, would end Israel's decades of ambiguity and force the world to decide if the current reality is acceptable, once it can no longer be framed as temporary

Israel struck four more high-rises in Gaza City on Sunday, including Ro'ya Tower, which housed media and UN offices, as well as the Islamic University. Netanyahu said, ' Fifty towers were destroyed in two days … I say to residents: you have been warned, leave!'

Demonstrations against Israel Premier Tech team forced the cancellation of the final stage in Madrid, with protesters overturning barriers and clashing with police. 'The race is over,' race organisers said, as more than 1,000 officers struggled to control the crowds

'When you know your child is a human shield, it's rock bottom,' says Merav Gilboa-Dalal, mother of hostage Guy. 'We can't breathe, there's no air. I am pleading that there will be no operation and that the war will not continue – not for the hostages, not for the soldiers'

Israel's attack in Qatar last week and its other actions threaten efforts to normalise ties with Arab nations, an updated draft resolution from the Arab-Islamic summit said

The Foreign Ministry declines to say where the funds will be redirected. A document to employees says the director general will have discretion on the distribution. 'We're closing the door to those willing to work with us,' said a top ministry official

'Each social worker has 750 patients,' the Defense Ministry said, warning staff shortages severely hinder care. Around 20,000 veterans are in the Rehabilitation Division, with 10,700 suffering psychological trauma. By 2028, the division expects to treat 100,000 injured, half with mental health conditions

'The audience has spoken,' said Noam Tibon, whose rescue of his family members on October 7 is documented in the film. 'This victory belongs to everyone who was there on October 7 and knows the truth about that horrible day'

'Israeli Jews and Palestinians won't be able to stop this alone,' Ilan Volkov told the crowd at London's Royal Albert Hall. 'I ask you all to do whatever is in your power to stop this madness. Every little action counts while governments hesitate and wait'

Prime Minister Bert De Wever posted attended a concert led by conductor Lahav Shani and wrote that "there will never, ever be any room for racism and antisemitism" in Belgium. He strongly condemned the cancellation of the Ghent concert due to 'the origin' of Shani

Conservative AI slop aimed at religious audiences is just the first phase of foreign influence operations which gained thousands of followers by piggybacking on the Gaza war - laying the groundwork for election chaos

While the Arab League has decided to be among the grown-ups in the room, the Democratic Socialists of America leaned into their anti-Zionist extremism and adopted a 'fighting' stance against Israel. Yet this will do nothing to help suffering Palestinians in Gaza and will have zero effect on the politics of the larger Middle East

At a site considered sacred by Jews, women were barred from covering the visit. Security personnel told women journalists they could not enter the area where male reporters were standing, explaining that 'the separation is due to Netanyahu and Rubio intending to pray there'

Founded in 1925 to preserve the culture of Eastern European Jewry, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York marks its centennial with three exhibitions celebrating rare books, artifacts and the grassroots collectors who saved them

'We're still trying to find a new normal,' says the mother of Omer Wenkert, freed after 505 days in Hamas captivity: 'Our family can't fully return to daily life while others remain held in Gaza'

The council also warned that October 7, which falls during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, could once again be a significant date for terrorist groups, particularly Hamas and Islamic Jihad

Co-director Yuval Abraham said the raid occurred after Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in Masafer Yatta. This was the third incident in recent months in which activists connected to the film were harmed in attacks by settlers and Israeli forces

The 21-year-old Israeli striker reached 11 goals for the season, became only the second player in Charlotte's history with a regular-season hat trick and matched an MLS record for contributions in seven straight games

An investigation into the Evergreen High School shooting suspect reveals recent activity on an online forum where users watch videos of killings and violence, mixed in with content on white supremacism and antisemitism, the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism said in a report

Since the right-wing influencer was shot dead on September 10, the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism has tracked more than 10,000 posts on X that include the phrase 'Israel killed Charlie Kirk'

After contacting the French government to prevent an Israeli strike, Gaza archeologists began moving items but struggled due to the conditions in Gaza. 'We saved a large part, but in a rescue you always lose things, and you always face painful choices,' one said

Mohammad Issa Ahmad Alawi, 21, was wounded in a settler attack on a village near Ramallah on Friday. His death comes amid a wave of settler violence in several Palestinian villages this month, which has included arson and brutal beatings

According to several sources, the two sides agreed that a story indicating that Hanamel Dorfman was part of a non-profit group that assisted Jewish terrorists would be removed from Channel 13's website. In exchange, he will retract lawsuits against Channel 13 and Channel 12, which reported the story

A summit hosted by Qatar this week sends a message to the U.S., demanding protection from Israel in the aftermath of the Doha strike. While the meeting may be declarative, it could carry practical implications for Israel

Both the price that Qatar will charge Trump for the action and the danger it poses to his beloved Abraham Accords could change the president's attitude toward Netanyahu

The U.S. joining Israel in decrying the UN General Assembly's two-state solution works against Israel, which desperately needs a connection to reality as it sinks into the Gaza quicksand and foments war in more and more arenas

School visits to West Bank sites under the 'Tours on the Bible Trails' program will be fully funded for security costs, including armored buses, though some principals remain unwilling despite ministry efforts to encourage fully subsidized visits to the region

Arab countries on Monday will discuss ways to create leverage on the U.S. and demand the president directly intervene to end the war in Gaza after Israel's strike on Hamas leadership in Doha and subsequent weekend meetings between Qatar's prime minister and the Trump administration

Prime Minister Netanyahu called the Israeli-Russian doctoral student as she lay in a hospital bed. She referenced the twins held hostage in Gaza: 'Yesterday was Gali and Ziv Berman's birthday ... I can tell you personally that birthdays are the worst'

The IDF continued urging Gaza City residents to evacuate amid increased strikes ■ Hamas-run Health Ministry: Seven people, including two children, died of hunger over the past 24 hours, while 12 children were killed by the IDF

During the hearing, the protesters' attorney, who requested their release at the advice of a judge, said one policeman asked why they were not released under restricted conditions. 'Don't you get it? It's to make them stop protesting,' he answered

Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan, said that Netanyahu 'did not try to bomb the leaders of Hamas, but the families' chance to get their loved ones back,' as protesters across Israel call for a deal to secure the return of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and an end to the war

In what organizers said was New Zealand's largest march in support of Palestinians, protesters called on their center-right government to impose sanctions on Israel, holding Palestinian flags and bearing signs reading 'Don't normalize genocide' and 'Grow a spine, stand with Palestine'

The Palestinian National Security Forces in Lebanon and PLO groups gave up arms as part of a government deal. The country's 12 Palestinian refugee camps are not state-controlled; other militant Islamic groups did not take part

'Silencing individual creative artists based on their nationality does not advance the cause of peace,' Paramount said, responding to over 4,000 actors and filmmakers who pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions, describing them as complicit in what they termed a genocide in Gaza

'The explosions terrified everyone,' a Sanaa resident says, after airstrikes destroyed homes, damaged the National Museum, and left neighborhoods in rubble, while Houthi leaders vowed to continue retaliatory attacks on Israel over the Gaza war.

According to the IDF, over 250,000 Gaza City residents have fled the city and can relocate to central refugee camps, not just the Muwasai area. Haaretz reported this week that the IDF's top legal advisor warned the army chief that the evacuation's legality is uncertain, citing insufficient humanitarian conditions in the designated zones, which he ignored

The ministers' dispute centers on appointing a former Likud minister as chair of Israel Aerospace Industries. Defense Minister Katz is believed to be blocking it to avoid strengthening the security credentials of potential Likud leadership challengers

The co-director of Women Wage Peace says women bring more than just borders and territory to diplomatic negotiations. Asked what her late fellow activist Vivian Silver would have said today, she replied: 'The military path doesn't work. If you want security, you need peace. Conflicts end with political agreements'

Trump previously expressed annoyance about the strike in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sought to assure the Qataris that such attacks would not happen again

UC Berkeley said the names of the 160 students, faculty and staff were sent to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and affected members of the campus were notified by the institution last week. Trump has threatened federal funding cuts for universities over pro-Palestinian protests

No casualties were reported following the launch, which is the third launch from Yemen this week. On Wednesday, Israeli strikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa and Al Jawf killed 31 people and wounded 131 others

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast the contest, issued a statement threatening a boycott 'given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza,' joining Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland

According to the Wall Street Journal report, which cited multiple senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the operation, the plan allowed Israel to attack about 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) away from Qatar with eight F-15 jets and four F-35 jets, before the United States could object to the offensive

Nearly 2,000 dead over the past two years and 48 hostages still in Gaza, but when Israel recklessly bombs Qatar with lackluster results, all Lapid can do is laud 'an extraordinary operation' and let the forever war continue

Hamas said in an official statement that al-Hayya 'led the funeral prayer for his martyred son and for the victims of the treacherous assassination attempt in Doha'

The resolution received 142 votes in favor and only 10 votes against, with 12 countries chosing to abstain

The response by Middle Eastern countries to Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha suggests a coalition that's accepting Iran after a long break because it's not the only power in the region that Israel is attacking. If they think the U.S. can't attend to their interests, the anti-Iran axis could become an anti-Israel axis

The District Court ruled that Itzik Levy did not disturb public order, but may have violated a protest framework approved by the Supreme Court. Levy, who has been interrogated ten times, said the Gaza war 'is meant to preserve a corrupt regime'

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: a sitar player returning from an eight-month musical journey through India, and a programmer at an American cyber company whose immigrant roots fueled his overachieving work ethic

From Moscow's mass surveillance cameras to sabotage in Europe, exiled journalist and security expert Irina Borogan sees Vladimir Putin's security apparatus growing ever more sophisticated and menacing – both in Russia and abroad

Prof. Brian Berkowitz spent his life studying hydrology. When his son faced a life-threatening kidney problem, he applied his knowledge of the water cycle to the human body. It worked

The Murad family has been kneading, baking and cooking Iraqi delicacies for nearly two decades in central Israel

Execution at the checkpoint: A Palestinian poultry farmer left a wedding and drove to buy cardboard egg trays in a neighboring town. Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint pumped nearly 20 bullets into him point-blank, even as he lay wounded

A Haaretz investigation reveals that Netanyahu campaign adviser Israel 'Srulik' Einhorn – who is currently mired in two controversial, high-profile affairs – may have used shell companies to defraud the government and to cheat it out of nearly a million shekels while working on a tourism ad campaign

Bart De Wever said it was 'reckless and irresponsible' to cancel a concert by the Munich Philharmonic and its Israeli conductor, Lahav Shani ■ Germany's embassy in Belgium said it would end its collaboration with the festival

Legislation on the committee's composition will only come into effect when a new Knesset convenes after the next election in Israel. Meanwhile, the committee's work is being hindered by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who opposes its current composition

The message offered the actors 'a safe, free and wealthy life in Iran, like that of other Iranian Jews,' adding that, 'Of course, we have your information, such as photos, videos, ID, family details and address'

Former CIA director William Burns has written that autocrats 'cow public servants into submission' and 'create a closed system that is free of opposing views.' His reference to Trump hits home in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Robinson had become 'more political' in the run-up to the shooting and had indicated to a family friend afterward that he was responsible, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said

Israel's airstrike in Doha on Hamas leaders, coming days before the UN gathering and possible recognition of a Palestinian state, seems to have been a step too far for even its staunchest allies. Still, despite his growing impatience, Trump continues to give Netanyahu free rein

The stabbing took place in a hotel in Kibbutz Tzuba – two guests managed to subdue the assailant before police arrived. The two victims, aged 50 and 23, were hospitalized ■ Israel police arrested the 42-year-old assailant in the Shoafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump had a 'heated' exchange after the strike on Qatar's capital killed six, a source on the president's national security team told Politico, but they were unaware of U.S. plans to penalize Israel

The attack in Doha shows once again that Netanyahu doesn't want negotiations to succeed; he wants to blow them up. The prime minister expressed his frustration over the bombing's results with empty threats against Egypt and Turkey. And he won't let even a despicable Kahanist flank him on the right

U.S. President Trump's administration is distracted and dysfunctional and the Qataris are furious, which could force Netanyahu to rethink his plan to annex the West Bank

Given that the Hamas leaders targeted in the attack survived - and that Qatar is seeking immediate action against Israel - it seems that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spectacularly failed to restore Israel's strength and deterrence

Thousands more actors and filmmakers have joined the 1,300 signatories who had signed the letter when it first went public on Monday. A representative of the Israeli film and television industry called the boycott 'misguided'

Senators Merkley and Van Hollen wrote that, 'The weight of the evidence indicates that Netanyahu fears the end of the war will bring more public scrutiny of and accountability for his actions leading up to October 7'

As the war in Gaza rages on, Palestinian Israelis in hospitals, classrooms and tech offices still feel they must stay silent to stay employed. Some say it's a burden that quietly takes a toll on their mental health

The court said the police failed to show offense or security risk, rejecting a 60-day extension for Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in Qatargate probe and slamming investigative delays. 'I do not believe I was shown evidence justifying a security concern,' the judge said