While it is doubtful whether Hamas could regain control of the Gaza Strip, it still may be capable of blocking any alternative from taking root. Despite that, the war had to end – Israeli society is exhausted and divided
The US has shipped silver bars to London as a historic market squeeze pushes prices above $50/oz. Physical shortages and soaring premiums signal unprecedented global silver stress.
Concordia University shut down its downtown campus after two non-student anti-Israel activists were arrested with incendiary devices during protests marking two years since the Hamas-Israel war
Bern streets suffered millions of francs in damages due to vandalism and exchanges of projectiles between activists and police after a Saturday anti-Israel protest devolved into intense riots.
The document recovered by the Israeli army called for the rapid dissemination of images intended to 'trigger a frenzy' during the October 7 attack, including photographs showing 'point-blank shootings, people being stabbed, tank explosions, prisoners kneeling with their hands on their heads'
'There's a time to weep and a time to laugh, and we have to do both right now,' said Rachel Goldberg-Polin of this moment, as the country waits to receive the hostages, both living and dead
From children packing suitcases to signs reading 'How good it is that you've come home,' families brace for hostages' return Monday. Hamas will release the living from three Gaza locations under Red Cross supervision, while Israel monitors safety and pre-release conditions
Heads of state are expected to discuss establishing a U.S.-Qatari-Egyptian-Turkish task force to secure the cease-fire in Gaza at the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, as well as the committee of Palestinian technocrats set to be established in the Gaza Strip under the agreement
The prisoner, a Gaza resident, was serving a life sentence and was scheduled for release in 2036. The boy's mother told Haaretz that she had not been informed about her son's killer's impending release, despite Israel's announcement that bereaved families would be notified about plans to release those convicted of killing their loved ones
When U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spoke of peace and regional reconciliation at Hostage Square, they presented an alternative vision to the fear and catastrophic messianism offered by Netanyahu and his coalition – unlike any Israeli opposition leader
Israeli authorities have reinforced the Abu Kabir Institute's staff and facilities ahead of the expected transfers, adding refrigeration units and extra lab shifts. 'Every identification is not just a technical process – it's an act of dignity and closure for the families,' said a senior institute official
Israeli settlers set up caravans a few hundred meters from the West Bank Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair in August and began building infrastructure. The initial stages of prepping the ground for the outpost were supervised by Yinon Levy, a settler who shot and killed a Palestinian activist and resident of the village in July
Netanyahu also cited another planned diplomatic meeting, which he described as 'urgent and highly important,' with details to be shared separately with the prosecution and judges. He further asked to shorten his testimony on the first day of the Knesset's winter session, but was denied the request
Since the public hanging of one of Israel's most revered spies in Damascus in 1965, the Mossad has tried to locate and retrieve Eli Cohen's remains for burial in Israel. As Syria and Israel grow close to a de-escalation deal, the body may finally be returned, according to Saudi reports
A Martin Buber revival is sweeping across Israel just as the war is hopefully coming to end. Plus, the Tel Aviv Cinematheque offers a humanizing look at Iranian film, and the Haifa International Film Festival hits its homestretch