Despite Hamas portraying the October 7 attack as an achievement, many within the Palestinian arena view it as a strategic mistake, both in timing and execution. One expert says that Hamas failed to anticipate the scale of Israel's losses and the magnitude of its military response
Israeli hostage families slammed Netanyahu's error, which they warned erases lives with words – exposing the strain between Israel's war messaging and the anguish of families nearing two years without answers. '48. Not 40. Not 46. All of them, now,' the families said in a statement
In August, the rebels raided UN offices in the capital, Sanaa, and detained 19 employees, according to the UN. The raids were the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown against the UN and other international organizations working in rebel-held areas in Yemen
The leaders of the U.K., Germany and France condemned Hamas' 'barbaric' attack as well as the rise in antisemitism that followed the massacre. 'Let's stand with the Jewish people of our country – today, on the two-year mark of Hamas' brutal attack on Israel, and on each and every other day,' Germany's chancellor said
The percentage of people living in one- or two-person households is increasing, but the housing market keeps building large apartments. It turns out that not everybody needs a living room the size of a basketball court
Racism, neglect and rising violence are prompting many Israeli Arabs to consider a new life in Dubai, including investing in homes there for profit, but also as an insurance policy
Racism, neglect and rising violence are prompting many Israeli Arabs to consider a new life in Dubai, including investing in homes there for profit, but also as an insurance policy
The struggle to repair petrochemical facilities and keep them in northern Israel's Haifa Bay is an example of a greater battle waged by the Trump administration on behalf of fossil fuel companies worldwide
Nearly a million Israelis and their children now live abroad – joined by 80,000 Israeli emigrants in the last year alone. This group bears enormous economic, social and political importance for the country
Experts say precious metals are entering a new era, with gold and silver on track for record-breaking gains as inflation, debt, and global uncertainty fuel an unstoppable rally.
Our October reading picks: Mohammad Sabaaneh captures the catastrophe in Gaza in his drawings; Georgios Varouxakis shows that the term 'the West' is neither timeless nor natural; and Shlomo Shamir's partial memoir contemplates the double life of volunteers in WWII's Jewish Brigade
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Sagui Dekel Chen, released from Hamas captivity after 498 days, addressed his community during his first visit to Nir Oz's cemetery since the war. Some families have returned to undamaged homes, while burned houses are being rebuilt, but the shadow over the kibbutz remains with nine residents still in Hamas captivity
The Israeli prime minister has repeatedly declared that the war in Gaza changed the face of the Middle East, but Israel's military achievements on the seven fronts were merely tactical, and the changes brought about are far from the optimistic vision Netanyahu has been promising