Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 20:51 Dec 29, 2025
Trump avoided a firm timeline on advancing the Gaza cease-fire, insinuated U.S. involvement in future action against Iran, and invoked a presidential pardon for Netanyahu. The start of the prime minister's U.S. visit is so far, so good -
Haaretz - 20:16 Dec 29, 2025
Answering reporters' questions ahead of his meeting with Netanyahu, Trump repeated his support for a pardon of Netanyahu in his criminal corruption trials, adding that Israel 'would not exist' without him as a wartime prime minister -
Haaretz - 20:06 Dec 29, 2025
For the first time since 2010, there's a serious challenger to Hungary's right-wing populist kleptocrat, who rules what he proudly terms an 'illiberal democracy.' In the April elections, how much is at stake for Europe – and for Israel? And how far could Viktor Orbán go to hobble the opposition? -
Haaretz - 20:05 Dec 29, 2025
From doctored photos of massacre victims to falsely identifying the shooter as a Jewish Israeli, disinformation spread immediately after the attack in Sydney reached millions of social media users, according to FakeReporter -
Haaretz - 19:45 Dec 29, 2025
Trump said he would back military action if Iran continued building up its nuclear capabilities. He also said he hopes to move to the next stage of the Gaza cease-fire 'quickly,' and that there 'has to be a disarmament of Hamas.' According to Trump, he and Netanyahu 'don't agree 100 percent' on West Bank policies -
Haaretz - 19:30 Dec 29, 2025
Clashes in the village of Tarabin al-Sana began on Friday, when police patrol cars entered the village in search of a stolen horse. Residents said the raid felt like war: 'There's a police helicopter here, horses, a water cannon' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 17:21 Dec 29, 2025
Australian officials say an internal review into the Bondi Hanukkah attack will move faster than a royal commission, as calls from families and Jewish groups for a public inquiry continue.
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Haaretz - 17:15 Dec 29, 2025
Abu Obeida, whose real name was Huthayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout, was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City in August. Hamas said a new spokesperson for its military wing would also be called Abu Obeida, without revealing his real identity -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 16:55 Dec 29, 2025
Anton was diagnosed with a fracture of the orbital bone (eye socket), and doctors performed surgery under general anesthesia and removed bone fragments.
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Haaretz - 16:23 Dec 29, 2025
Smotrich accused Israel's top judge of 'allowing himself to do things that have never been done before.' The judiciary in response said his remarks are 'intended solely to fuel violent and inciting rhetoric against the judiciary and its head' -
Haaretz - 15:51 Dec 29, 2025
In August, Gritzewsky took part in a staged wedding ceremony at Hostage Square while her partner was still held in Hamas captivity. Matan's mother, a prominent hostage protest leader whom he credited as having 'saved' him, shared the news on X: 'My victory photo' -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 15:24 Dec 29, 2025
After two years of war, Israelis are facing mounting economic pressures. A new report by the Taub Center warns country must boost productivity and invest in human capital
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Haaretz - 15:17 Dec 29, 2025
While Israeli liberals fear a dystopian future touted by far-right Ben-Gvir, they ignore the present reality – where Palestinians in the wrong place at the wrong time are executed en masse. So what is the real purpose of the 'death penalty for terrorists' bill? -
Haaretz - 15:07 Dec 29, 2025
A letter co-signed by over 700 Israelis, including released Gaza hostages and bereaved families, asks: 'Who influenced the escalation of the war? Who ensured the hostages were not released on time? What really happened in the negotiations? Who funded the weapons that killed our children?' -
Haaretz - 15:06 Dec 29, 2025
The president's failure to directly confront Netanyahu over Gaza cease-fire violations and delays in its second phase is all the more puzzling given how often he's pulled the proverbial trigger on Israel during his second term -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 14:48 Dec 29, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other cabinet ministers announced that they were “delighted” El-Fattah had been brought to the UK and reunited with his family after 12 years in prison.
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 14:06 Dec 29, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other cabinet ministers announced that they were “delighted” that El-Fattah had been brought to the UK and reunited with his family after 12 years in prison.
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Haaretz - 13:07 Dec 29, 2025
Former Netanyahu spokesperson Eli Feldstein is accused of leaking classified Israeli army documents in the Bibileaks affair and is also suspected of receiving Qatari funds for PR work, after fellow suspect Israel Einhorn said under interrogation last week that Feldstein's role was to build public trust in its Qatari 'friends' -
Haaretz - 12:45 Dec 29, 2025
The doctors studied for their exams amid hunger, displacement and bombardment. The hospital's medical director said the ceremony defied Israeli efforts to dismantle Palestinian society: 'They sought to destroy Palestine's human capital ... but failed'