Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 15:00 Aug 20, 2025
'In the end, it's a matter of basic respect for Tal,' says Ella Haimi, who is calling for the return of the body of her husband from Gaza. 'He left home first to fight and I have to hope and do everything so that he returns' -
Haaretz - 14:25 Aug 20, 2025
The family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered in captivity alongside five other hostages, has followed a unique path over the past two years, delivering speeches without pathos while aware of the impact their words have. Memorializing Hersh, his mother Rachel said, 'I know you're here, inside, even though I can't see you' -
JPost.com - Christian World - 14:19 Aug 20, 2025
The pope will travel to Lebanon "by December," Cardinal Bechara Rai told the al-Arabiya television channel.
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Haaretz - 12:45 Aug 20, 2025
The long-disputed E1 settlement plans near Jerusalem will effectively split the West Bank in two, significantly diminishing the possibility of a contiguous Palestinian state in the area -
Haaretz - 12:34 Aug 20, 2025
A Palestinian state born in the tunnels of Gaza would be built on blood, and sustained by ransom. But while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer may believe that his pledge to recognize Palestine will create the environment necessary for a lasting peace, his Jewish citizens largely disagree -
Haaretz - 12:30 Aug 20, 2025
Fleeing Gaza City ahead of the IDF's impending ground invasion is a luxury many cannot afford, and some are injured or too weak from hunger to walk to 'safe zones.' One resident says: 'There are people who'd rather be killed than see our city turn into nothing but a memory' -
Haaretz - 10:55 Aug 20, 2025
Housing prices in Israel dropped by 0.5 percent in May and June, for the fourth consecutive month. The key players in this matter are the banks -
Haaretz - 10:29 Aug 20, 2025
Three IDF soldiers were wounded in an assault on northern Gaza's Khan Yunis post; the IDF said Hamas militants carried a stretcher, apparently to abduct a soldier, before six militants were killed and others retreated underground -
Haaretz - 10:04 Aug 20, 2025
Parking lots, weddings – any public space can become a crime scene in Arab communities. Meanwhile, most Israeli Jews have learned to treat these murders like weather reports -
Haaretz - 09:58 Aug 20, 2025
By demolishing homes without offering alternatives, Israel is not solving problems but manufacturing despair. Once the realization that the state is the enemy is seeded in childhood, it matures into hatred -
Haaretz - 09:56 Aug 20, 2025
Ties have soured since Australia last week decided to conditionally recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, and after Netanyahu called his Australian counterpart a 'weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 09:23 Aug 20, 2025
Lubin said that when he was putting up stickers on public signs to honor his late daughter, "I heard her say, your daughter deserved to die and called me a k***."
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Haaretz - 09:05 Aug 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump once again came to Netanyahu's defense, calling him a 'good man' but saying that, ultimately, the hostage releases were thanks to Trump himself. On the Gaza war, the president said Israel is 'gonna have to fight like hell' against Hamas -
Haaretz - 07:41 Aug 20, 2025
The IDF says the plan will be presented to the cabinet on Thursday as operations begin on the outskirts of the city ■ Israel's defense minister said he approved a plan to 'accommodate' Gaza City residents to be transferred to southern Gaza ■ Hostage families warn that the operation could put their loved ones at risk of 'murder' -
Haaretz - 06:40 Aug 20, 2025
Syrian and Israeli officials have been holding U.S.-mediated talks on the conflict in southern Syria's Sweida. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met with Israeli, Syrian and Druze officials, including Israeli Druze leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif -
Haaretz - 05:16 Aug 20, 2025
Ljubljana insists it stopped buying Israeli arms after the Gaza war began, yet continues acquiring missile systems developed in Israel. 'The Defense Ministry has made no payments to Israeli arms manufacturers,' the government claimed – despite evidence to the contrary -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 04:59 Aug 20, 2025
Bessel van der Kolk strayed from his course on trauma and neuroscience to share his political views on a variety of current events, including the war in Gaza.
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Haaretz - 03:01 Aug 20, 2025
The U.S. president does not plan to halt Israel's operation in the Strip, according to Washington sources, and will leave any decision on a hostage deal in the Israeli prime minister's hands. Meanwhile, Netanyahu continues to keep his 'forever war' alive, with unadulterated spin and blatant lies -
Haaretz - 03:00 Aug 20, 2025
A skull found 90 years ago in a cave in northern Israel is now identified as mix of human and Neanderthal, supporting the theory of a once-beautiful friendship, says Prof. Israel Hershkovitz