Families of hostages called on the war cabinet to 'renew the contract between the citizens and the country,' supported by thousands of Israelis marking 120 days since October 7
Recent opinion polls of Israelis and Palestinians offer bleak, distressing results – which is why leaders, not their broken peoples, need to offer a way out of this disaster. But instead of leadership, Netanyahu offers only a dark, cold void
Despite the assumption that Israelis would shift rightwards since October 7, a recent poll suggests a majority would support establishing a demilitarized Palestinian state if it's part of a package deal along with freeing hostages and Saudi normalization. That would be good news for Biden
The Shin Bet confirmed Haaretz's investigation which revealed that Iranian intelligence agencies operate groups and pages that incite Israelis against each other, and even recruit them – and revealed at least three others
At the so-called Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israelis gather for 24 hours of protest, discussion and prayer for the 136 people still held in captivity – and grieve those lost. At 6:29 A.M. a DJ played the track he had played at the Tribe of Nova rave on October 7, when the Hamas onslaught began
In Washington, pro-Palestinian protesters criticized Biden's policy on the Israel-Hamas war, and family members of Gazans told their stories. In New York City, pro-Israeli demonstrators were joined by Israelis who were freed from captivity, and called attention to dozens of hostages still held in Gaza
Faced with the charge of genocide at The Hague, Israelis are deeply defensive, pointing at the horrors committed by Hamas on October 7. But the global list of victims and perpetrators of mass atrocities is long, and neither Israelis nor Palestinians are immune to the accusation
The investigation of the event, in which Israelis held by Hamas inside a house in Be'eri were killed during an exchange of fire with IDF tanks, must be opened immediately and not following the war, the families say
Swamped mental health services, a semi-functioning education system, economic decline, collapsing businesses, troubling gun accidents and a rise in crime. Even if most Israelis won't oppose the war for the sake of Gazans, they better start looking at the huge toll it is taking on their own lives
Notions like 'we tried peace' and 'this isn't the time,' along with a compressed range of history that begins on October 7, are pushing Israelis – and Palestinians – away from a political solution to the Gaza war
A special report criticizes the government's delay in implementing a financial aid plan for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Israelis, and recommends establishing 'civilian spokesperson' that will keep a report on governmental aid activity
Anucha Angkaew, who spent 50 days in Hamas captivity, was held with several other Israeli and Thai hostages. Their captors punched and kicked them for two days. After that, they persisted with another two days of beatings for the Israelis, who were whipped using electrical wires
Fourteen hostages freed from Gaza Strip on Wednesday arrive in Israel, including 10 Israelis ■ War cabinet discusses prolonging cease-fire ■ Defense Minister Gallant says IDF is 'ready to resume fighting immediately' ■ Blinken says will work on extending cease-fire to free more hostages ■ UN calls for 'irreversible' move toward two-state solution ■ Netanyahu: 'I didn't want to strengthen Hamas, we approved Qatari money to prevent humanitarian disaster' ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; over 159 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-controlled health ministry: 14,854 dead in Gaza
November 25, 2023 00:24 PM 2nd group of freed hostages, including 13 Israelis, 4 foreign workers, arrive in Israel 23:56 PM These are the names of the Israeli hostages released on Saturday: Alma Or, Noam Or, Noam Avigdori, Sharon Avigdori, Emily Hand, Hila Rotem, Noga Weiss, Shiri Weiss, Naveh Shoham, Yahel Shoham, Adi Shoham, […]