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

For Israeli decision-makers, starvation of the Gaza Strip was in the cards from day one of the war

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

The motion for the agenda passed 71 in favor and 13 against. Though purely declarative, it could launch a wider Knesset debate on annexation

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 the community's small Arab community and residents of nearby Umm al-Fahm

New theory for how Hominin sapiens prevailed while all other human species died out: Suddenly, our species would go where no hominin went before

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

Supermarket sticker shock is getting worse, and the Israeli government is doing nothing about it. Where did the spirit of 2011 go?

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

Columbia says most of its suspended federal funds will be restored as part of deal; Trump administration had suspended funds in March

A survey, based on a simple test conducted in clinics throughout Gaza, shows that 8.8 percent of the enclave's children were malnourished in early July – up from 2.4 percent in July

'Children tell their parents they want to go to heaven, because at least heaven has food,' 115 NGOs said in an open letter. Gaza's health ministry also reported that 113 people were killed, including 34 near aid distribution centers

Israeli tourists in Greece face rising violence amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Both Greek and Israeli officials are under pressure to take stronger measures to ensure the safety of citizens in the region

The extremist factions called for demonstrations against the arrest of three young men who were demonstrating in Yehud. In an unusual move, the men were handed over to the military police as they're considered deserters

'The Voice of Hind Rajab,' created by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, tells the story of the child who became a symbol for Palestinian suffering when she was killed by the IDF last year, after being trapped in a car with dead relatives for hours

With sugar selling for $100 a kilo and money changers charging a 42 percent commission, Gazans resort to bartering – sometimes selling off their livelihood just to feed their children

Columbia University has issued suspensions and expulsions in response to disruptive pro-Palestinian protests. 'Disruptions to academic activities violate University policies,' Columbia said, as it faces pressure from the Trump administration to tighten protest rules and curb campus dissent

An investigation reportedly concerns him putting off the arrests of Israeli settlers suspected of stone-throwing and arson attacks in Palestinian villages due to Ben-Gvir's daughter's bat mitzvah celebrations last October

The suspect was reported to police by friends and fellow protesters, leading to her investigation. Police suspect her of planning to attack the prime minister with an explosive device or an RPG, and of trying to obtain details on his security arrangements

Overshadowed by its strikes on nuclear facilities, Israel has been leading a longtime operation of infiltrating the inner circle of Iran's 'weapons group,' culminating in the systematic assassinations of senior scientists. The accumulative damage to Iran's nuclear program is more severe than it appears

While gaps have narrowed and most terms are agreed, Hamas' hesitation and demands for stronger guarantees are stalling progress. Israeli officials signal deal could still be revived with U.S. pressure

The technique to retrieve and sequence ancient DNA, which changed our understanding of humanity, is now applied to garum – ancient Rome's favorite condiment

Netanyahu's appearance on the Nelk Boys' far-right podcast – and their softball questions for the PM amid mass starvation in Gaza – caused outrage among leftists and the MAGA-loving manosphere alike

Jillian Segal, Australia's first antisemitism czar, has delivered a sweeping plan to tackle the dramatic spike in antisemitic incidents, from arson attacks on synagogues to physical assaults and doxxing. Some in the Jewish community fear it could stifle legitimate criticism of Israel

The current trajectory, marked by mass killings of first Alawites and now Druze, is not a reassuring sign for Syria's future despite what the U.S. administration suggests

Turkey, which strongly supports the al-Sharaa government, has been seeking to strengthen Syria's defense capacity, possibly establishing Turkish military bases on Syrian territory. Meanwhile, ongoing Israeli strikes in Syria have increased tensions between Israel and Turkey

The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee was one of the last functional spaces in the Knesset, until now. Netanyahu is replacing its leader to please the Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties, desperate to keep their young men from the army

Bismuth's appointment is seen as a key move to advance the ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill. Sources say Haredi lawmakers believe he will 'garner broader support' for the controversial legislation, which would grant retroactive exemptions to yeshiva students

Former Israeli security chiefs are joining the defense technology industry to open doors at home and abroad, but what can be said about 30-year-old Avner Netanyahu, who has an archaeology degree and a year and a half at a consulting firm under his belt?

The Israeli military has launched a probe into the incident that claimed the life of 19-year-old Staff Sergeant Amit Cohen and seriously wounded a platoon commander

Ras Ein al-Auja in the Jordan Valley is under growing pressure from Jewish settlers and encroaching outposts, who have already forcibly evicted surrounding villages. Neglected by the army and police, the community is left to fight for its own survival

A report by Canada's national statistical agency found that a total of 920 incidents targeting Jews were reported to police in 2024. Numbers show Jews are 25 times more likely than other Canadians to experience a hate crime, Canadian Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO says

Education Minister Yoav Kisch is pushing for the changes after the High Court prevented ministers from revoking prizes that were awarded to figures who publicly criticized government policy

Satellite photos show that thousands of homes in Gaza's second-largest city and its environs have been destroyed in recent months. Displaced resident: 'This isn't just fighting, it's wholesale destruction. Everything is gone'

The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation boasted this week about meal deliveries – but a closer look at the numbers shows hunger in the Strip has only worsened since the weekend