Roughly 100 Hamas gunmen overran Kibbutz Holit within minutes of the Oct. 7 attack, while nearby IDF battalions did not enter for hours. The probe cites a collapse in command and a 'professional mistake' in decision-making
Netanyahu is nearing the end of cross-examination in Case 4000 as court hearings have repeatedly been scaled back due to his wartime duties as prime minister. The delays come amid renewed calls for a pardon and pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump
A Turkish source told Haaretz that mediators are working to ensure a unified Iranian position across rival factions, and that credible guarantees are needed to prevent the regime from unraveling the deal immediately after it is signed
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid made the impression that a merger was off the table for the upcoming election – until reality forced their hand. With Gadi Eisenkot expected to join the fold, the trio is finding – for now – that they agree on more than they differ
I always hoped to see a rocket launched into space. While hiking the Israel Trail, I heard the thunder of an Arrow 3 interceptor cutting through the skies. It was neither Apollo 8 nor Artemis II, but evidence of a never-ending war
The High Court of Justice ruled that the government must take concrete measures to enforce its previous ruling on the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men. The justices ordered certain state benefits to be canceled for draft dodgers
Yair Lapid deserves credit for weathering a polling slump and criticism as opposition leader, while still mobilizing his party. Gadi Eisenkot may be better off cutting his losses and joining the ex-PMs' new party, kicking off Israel's next election
Violence has become routine, fear is constant and the state's response feels absent at best and malicious at worst, leaving ordinary people to navigate a reality where survival is uncertain
From confiscated flags to cut-up kippas, police are cracking down on any symbol that remotely hints at the big bad 'other': Palestine solidarity. It reflects an increasingly racist pursuit to purge anything 'foreign' to a messianic nationalist version of Judaism
'Michael' doesn't so much sanitize Michael Jackson as canonize him, focusing on his spectacular career while ignoring the ongoing accusations of child abuse from young men
Long before the Israeli police detained me last week, my special skullcap had received strong reactions from Palestinians and struck up meaningful conversations with right wingers. It's got to be doing something right
A policy linked to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has blocked access to essentials such as hearing aid batteries and glasses. Rights groups have cited dozens of cases, including that of a deaf detainee allegedly beaten after failing to hear guards' orders
A controversial art exhibition featuring antisemitic imagery was canceled in London after UK Lawyers for Israel raised concerns. The show depicted Jews in grotesque caricatures and blood libel.
Under British counterterrorism law, expressing support for a proscribed group is a criminal offense. Palestine Action was designated as such in July 2025, a decision the High Court later found may have been unlawful
Sergeant Idan Fooks was killed in an explosive-laden Hezbollah drone strike. According to the IDF, six others were wounded in the Hezbollah attack, four of them severely. Hezbollah said it continued its strikes in response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'
Pearlman, who was hosting the event, had just began his performance when shots were fired. 'It was likely the scariest moment of my life and I will never forget it,' he wrote on Instagram