Protection rackets are starting to be addressed - evidenced by the intensified involvement of the Lahav 433 unit in the Negev and legislative amendments that have passed.
Protection rackets are starting to be addressed - evidenced by the intensified involvement of the Lahav 433 unit in the Negev and legislative amendments that have passed.
Fourteen soldiers and two security squad members died defending Kibbutz Sufa on October 7. Residents were evacuated from their homes only the day after the attack, and terrorists were found hiding in the nearby orchards several days afterwards
The Israeli army and Defense Ministry are seeking professional excavator operators to demolish homes in Gaza. While some contractors are drawn by lucrative offers, others are deterred by the deadly risks
According to official IDF figures, the number of soldiers who died by suicide while on active duty, whether in regular mandatory service or as reservists, has increased since the start of the Gaza war compared to previous years
Hamas' latest demand would require Israel to release all 288 Palestinian prisoners who are currently serving life sentences, including those it has previously insisted on keeping incarcerated. The diplomat said that the new demand suggests that Hamas intends to treat all remaining living hostages as equivalent to IDF soldiers
German Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert attributed the attack against the West Bank village of Taybeh to 'extremist settlers,' saying that 'whether they attack a Christian village or Muslim Palestinian herding communities,' the settlers are 'nothing but criminals abhorrent to any faith'
Just hours after the American Jewish Committee issued a statement expressing deep concern about acute food shortages in Gaza, the Reform movement put out its own response, saying Israel was 'culpable'
The thought of a Finance Committee chairman suspected of crimes like the ones attributed to MK Hanoch Milwidsky ought to horrify any decent person in the Knesset and in the country as a whole. And it doesn't matter whether he is ultimately indicted or not
'Everyone thinks that the solution is to bring in the food and to stuff them, but that's dangerous,' one pediatrician says, as Gaza's children face the risks of long-term growth and cognitive defects
The violent dispersal of an anti-war protest in Haifa and the passive response to a far-right riot in Nes Tziona reveal a dangerous pattern: the police are enforcing political loyalty, not democratic order
It's easier to persuade a man to avoid a war than to earn a living for his family. If we create a culture of work, livelihood and taxpaying, if the labor participation by ultra-Orthodox men rises, it will have a significant economic impact
The Health Ministry reported that since the measles outbreak began in Israel about three months ago, 245 cases have been diagnosed, mostly from Jerusalem and the Beit Shemesh area. Around 87 percent of measles patients are children, mostly unvaccinated against measles, according to the ministry
This contingency plan was not formulated on October 2023. It has always been there. We were always 'cancer,' a 'demographic threat,' a 'fifth column,' both when we cried out and when we kept silent
As the war in Gaza grinds on, a growing number of nations are preparing to rally behind a renewed push for a two-state solution – without the support of either Israel or the United States