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• Hard on occupation: What connects Bezalel Smotrich, a phallic meme and West Bank annexation

  Haaretz - 20:00 Feb 25, 2026
  

  A photo of far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich has gripped Israel's internet, showing him enthusiastically pointing to a tightly cropped, elongated stretch of highway meant to 'deepen' Israel's hold on the occupied territories

  Tags: Bezalel Smotrich

• Dutch airline KLM suspends Tel Aviv-Amsterdam flights starting March 1

  Haaretz - 19:19 Feb 25, 2026
  

  In a notice sent to passengers regarding a flight scheduled to depart Israel on March 6, the airline said the suspension was due to "commercial and operational considerations," with the carrier saying it was not feasible to operate the flights

  Tags: March

• Israel's attorney general says Netanyahu can be summoned testify in secret nighttime meeting probe

  Haaretz - 18:35 Feb 25, 2026
  

  Police are probing an alleged nighttime meeting between spokesman Eli Feldstein and Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, who is suspected of obstructing the investigation into the leak of classified documents to the German newspaper Bild

• Trump's State of the Union left little hope for last‑ditch U.S.–Iran diplomacy to avert war

  Haaretz - 18:35 Feb 25, 2026
  

  A day before Trump's top advisors, Witkoff and Kushner, head to Geneva to tell Iran they can never have a nuclear weapon, the president's high-stakes address provided the clearest insight yet into his thinking – and it still wasn't enough

  Tags: Trump's Iran

• Hezbollah will not intervene if U.S. carries out 'limited' strikes on Iran, official tells AFP

  Haaretz - 17:58 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The official told AFP that any direct attack on Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would constitute a 'red line' for Hezbollah

  Tags: Hezbollah

• Team Trump's policy debate betrays doubts about the success of a war on Iran

  Haaretz - 17:27 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The U.S. president himself doesn't seem eager about an attack, but he'll let one loose if Tehran remains stubborn. Israel fears a partial deal that won't lift the nuclear and ballistic missile threats

• As Modi visits Israel, a new Indian eatery opens in Tel Aviv: Café Bollywood

  Haaretz - 16:50 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The new street-food eatery aims to satisfy Tel Aviv's craving for cheap, tasty Indian fare - once it irons out a few early wrinkles

  Tags: Tel Aviv Indian

• Foul play: The real reason why FIFA chief Gianni Infantino came to Trump's Gaza Board of Peace launch

  Haaretz - 16:48 Feb 25, 2026
  

  Why would the head of soccer's global governing body back the political theatrics of the Board of Peace for Gaza? But Infantino's corrupt ingratiation with Trump goes far deeper – and endangers the World Cup itself

  Tags: Peace

• How Huckabee's territorial-maximalism caused true anxiety in Arab and Muslim states

  Haaretz - 16:18 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The U.S. Ambassador to Israel's outlandish support for a Greater Israel provoked so much fear because the facts are already being established on the ground, by Israel's far-right government and the Israeli military's presence in Syria and Lebanon

• India's Modi endorses Trump's Gaza plan in Knesset address which sparked domestic clashes

  Haaretz - 15:54 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The event was preceded by a days-long discussion between the opposition parties regarding boycotting the Knesset session over Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana's decision not to invite Supreme Court President Isaac Amit to the event, as is customary in these events

  Tags: Knesset

• Gaza firm to build UAE-funded housing compound in Israeli-held south, sources say

  Haaretz - 13:59 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The project, which will house tens of thousands of people, aims to begin reconstruction before Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, and is meant to accompany the disarming of Hamas in phase two of the cease-fire under U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan

  Tags: Gaza

• Iranian hackers claim they breached Israeli health organization's database, released files

  Haaretz - 13:36 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The hacker group, called Handala, says it released sensitive data on more than 10,000 patients. The HMO, Clalit, says it is looking into the matter, and that its services are operating as normal

• Australia tells diplomats' families to leave Israel and Lebanon amid regional tensions

  Haaretz - 13:01 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The Australian Foreign Ministry said the move reflects a 'deteriorating security situation' in the region, offering voluntary departures for families in Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Citizens are urged to leave while commercial flights remain, echoing recent U.S. embassy evacuation guidance

• Knesset advances bill that would outlaw egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall

  Haaretz - 12:49 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The bill submitted by far-right lawmaker Avi Maoz gives the authority on holy sites to the Chief Rabbinate and allows for a prison sentence of up to seven years ■ Women of the Wall: A 'black day for the State of Israel'

• Beyond the arrogance, gaslighting and preparing the ground for an attack on Iran, Trump's address revealed the cracks in his administration

  Haaretz - 12:29 Feb 25, 2026
  

  Amid the Epstein files scandal and low approval ratings in the background, Trump's boasts about the economy, peace and Iran during his speech, the longest State of the Union address ever, mainly highlighted the gap between his statements and reality

  Tags: Trump's Iran

• Order IDF to probe Gaza aid worker deaths, Doctors Without Borders asks Israel's top court

  Haaretz - 10:55 Feb 25, 2026
  

  Despite repeated appeals to the military's top legal authorities, the group says it has seen no sign that a criminal investigation has been opened. 'The absence of an investigation is a serious breach of international law,' MSF's lawyer said

• Trump administration sues University of California over alleged antisemitic work environment

  Haaretz - 10:07 Feb 25, 2026
  

  The complaint accuses UCLA of turning a blind eye to antisemitic harassment after the Oct. 7 attack and Gaza war, seeking damages for Jewish faculty and court-ordered reforms as the White House escalates its clash with public universities over protests and civil rights enforcement

• Indian Prime Minister Modi lands in Israel, set to address Knesset on Wednesday

  Haaretz - 09:59 Feb 25, 2026
  

  Modi arrives in Israel for a high-stakes, two-day visit with Netanyahu, including a Knesset speech, Yad Vashem tour and innovation summit. The trip aims to supercharge defense, trade, and tech ties, even as India balances its support for Israel with Palestinian diplomacy

  Tags: Israel Knesset

• Committee to Protect Journalists: Israel killed more journalists than any other country in 2025

  Haaretz - 09:43 Feb 25, 2026
  

  Israel holds the ignominious title for the second consecutive year, according to the Committee for the Protextion of Journalists, as 86 members of the media were killed by Israeli fire, making 2025 the deadliest year to date on record

  Tags: Israel Committee

• Israel is ready for any Iran scenario, as long as it's not an agreement

  Haaretz - 04:24 Feb 25, 2026
  

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