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The bill would also impose an 80-percent tax on donations from foreign state entities, with one NGO official saying the criteria are designed to target government critics

  The Prime Minister's Office of Israel confirmed Friday that three more Israeli hostages are slated for release from Hamas captivity on Saturday through Qatari and Egyptian mediation: Alexandre Sasha Troufanov (29), Sagui Dekel Chen (36), and Yair Horn (46). Alexandre Sasha Troufanov Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was taken from Kibbutz Nir-Oz alongside his mother […]

  Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from his family home in kibbutz Nir Oz, where he had grown up and where he was visiting that Saturday with his girlfriend Sapir Cohen. The terrorists breached the house while the family was sheltering in the safe room, seized control of the property, […]

  Keith Siegel, released two weeks ago from Hamas captivity through the hostage-prisoners exchange agreement, released a video message Friday directed at President Donald Trump, describing his grueling 484-day ordeal in captivity. "Every day felt like it could be my last," Siegel said, whose wife Aviva was also taken hostage and freed in an earlier […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is elated after a successful Washington visit. As he admires Trump's consolidation of power, he can also be glad that the investigation into his wife Sara on suspicion of harassing a witness is stalled over a missing phone

  Two Gaza migrants, Talal al-Damsi and Khaled Abdul Qassab, entered the Israeli Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay, in May 1970, where they fatally shot the ambassador's secretary, Edna Peer. The pair were among thousands of Gaza residents whom Israel had persuaded to emigrate to Paraguay in exchange for airline tickets and several hundred dollars. During […]

While the creators of 'No Other Land,' a documentary about the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta, prepare for the Oscars, Israeli authorities carry a large and cruel demolition operation there. 'Masafer Yatta is disappearing before my eyes,' wrote the film's co-director Basel Adra

Ever since October 7, many Israelis have been unable to sleep. But even when they do manage to drift off, their dreams often center around the Hamas massacre, the fighting and the hostages languishing in Gaza. Experts explain

  The fact that Israel urged Qatar to increase aid to Gaza has been known for a long time, but the alleged involvement of Netanyahu's office officials in "laundering" the emirate's image must be thoroughly investigated. We must not accept a reality where senior officials in the prime minister's environment work for an entity that […]

  Iair Horn, 46, the eldest of the Horn brothers, was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his younger brother Eitan, 37, who had been visiting that fateful weekend of October 7. In an impossible Solomon-like judgment, Iair is set to be released while Eitan remains absent from the list. Signs […]

  As you read these lines, a tall, slightly hunched man stares through the expansive window of his apartment atop a skyscraper in Moscow City, examining the view with a melancholic gaze. Over the past two months, his eyes have grown accustomed to this vista, though they've never learned to draw comfort from it. The […]

In the quiet moments at their home, three young girls await their father's return. For Sagui Dekel-Chen's family, the pain of his absence reverberates through every daily routine – especially for his newborn daughter, who knows him only through stories and photographs. Chen, 36, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack, […]

Climbing the paths leading to the summit of Gellert Hill is no simple task on January mornings. Though we're ascending on a day that isn't particularly cold by Central European standards, the ground is covered with a thin layer of ice that accumulated during the night, causing members of our group to occasionally slip. At […]

As the hostage deal narrowly clings to life, its completion remains uncertain. Netanyahu continues to maneuver against it, placing legacy and grand strategy top of his priorities. However, unlikely heroes of the hostage return movement have emerged and are the only things standing in the way of Israel's right and their call for war

The prime minister is thriving in the chaos created by the president ■ The absence of Netanyahu, Levin and Ohana from Isaac Amit's inauguration ceremony is a badge of honor for the Supreme Court president ■ The opposition received a treasure, and came out a loser

The Israeli American Council is selling a version with the swastika replaced by a simple black Star of David, undercutting Yeezy’s price to land on the Jewishly meaningful price of $18

LEBANON: Lebanon, France say IDF must withdraw by February 18; Pro-Hezbollah protesters wound UNIFIL deputy chief ■ ISRAEL: Israel confirms receiving names for Saturday hostage release; PM calls reports linking his aides to Qatar 'fake news' ■ GAZA: Thirty-six Palestinians serving life sentences and 333 Gazans to be released Saturday, Hamas says; Report: Leaders of five Arab states will discuss Egypt's plan for Gaza's reconstruction ■ WEST BANK: Six Palestinians wounded in settler attack

  As the sixth wave of Phase One in the hostage deal approaches, Israel stands by Friday morning for the announcement of three names scheduled for Saturday's release. Officials are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of six additional hostages being freed next week, marking a potential acceleration in the release process. The roster of 17 […]

The leader of the Democrats Party commented on a Channel 12 News report claiming that one staffer provided PR services to Qatar on hostage negotiation and on Haaretz's revelation that two others provided similar services to the Gulf state in 2022. Netanyahu's Likud party dismissed the reports as 'fake News'