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'The situation has become too difficult': Palestinian villagers leave their West Bank homes over harassment by Israeli settlers

Haaretz - 02:00 Jan 11, 2026

Despite decades on their land, villagers describe daily threats from settlers – including stolen livestock, blocked roads, and attacks on children – forcing families to leave their community of Ras Ein al-Auja in the West Bank

Tags: West Bank
When a Jew killed a Palestinian, and that became law: The 'Dromi Law'

Haaretz - 22:16 Jan 10, 2026

In 2007, four Bedouin men broke into a farm in the south of Israel. The owner, Shai Dromi, shot and killed one intruder, wounded another, was celebrated as a national hero and became the namesake of an amendment to the penal code that effectively stimulated: if a Jew killed an Arab to repel an intruder, the shooter would not bear any criminal liability
A militia of troubled youth

Haaretz - 22:02 Jan 10, 2026
A militia of troubled youth

Haaretz - 22:02 Jan 10, 2026
How much will it cost Israel to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the army?

Haaretz - 20:23 Jan 10, 2026

Naftali Bennett, Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival in the run-up to this year's election, wants to shower IDF conscripts and reservists with benefits in the hope that the Haredim will be tempted to join, too. It won't work
12 homicides in 10 days: Teen fatally shot in Nazareth, raising Israeli Arab murder rate

Haaretz - 19:50 Jan 10, 2026

Twelve people have been killed in Israel's Arab community in the past 10 days, compared with one person during the same period last year
Ex-Haaretz columnist Alon Pinkas received hundreds of thousands of dollars for services he provided to Qatar lobbyist Jay Footlik

Haaretz - 18:40 Jan 10, 2026

Pinkas was paid from January 2024 through March 2025, while he was employed at Haaretz, funneled to him via businessman Gil Birger. According to Pinkas, the money was compensation for writing policy papers; he denies any familiarity with, or involvement in, the pro-Qatar campaign formulated by Footlik. However, several of his articles include messages that align with the campaign's talking points

Tags: Qatar
Week-old baby reportedly dies from cold in Gaza as three said killed in IDF strikes

Haaretz - 18:18 Jan 10, 2026

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said harsh humanitarian conditions and a lack of heating led to the infant's death. The Israeli military also reportedly carried out a series of strikes at several locations on Saturday, including in Khan Yunis and Gaza City
Why this Palestinian poet who survived Gaza's carnage decided to publish his poems in Hebrew

Haaretz - 18:02 Jan 10, 2026

Husam Maarouf kept writing during the war, even as death surrpunded him. Now his powerful poems come out in a Hebrew-Arabic collection
Israelis protest nationwide against Netanyahu government, demand return of last hostage's body

Haaretz - 17:31 Jan 10, 2026

Protesters gathered at Tel Aviv's Habima Square amid renewed efforts by the government to advance judicial overhaul legislation. Two protesters were injured after a right-wing influencer pepper-sprayed them during a confrontation
Supporters of UAE-backed separatist group rally in southern Yemen for independent state

Haaretz - 17:14 Jan 10, 2026

The Southern Transitional Council is an umbrella organization established in 2017 for groups that seek to restore southern Yemen as an independent state, and has received financial and military support from the UAE.

Tags: Yemen
Syrian forces deploy to Aleppo after cease-fire fails to halt clashes with Kurdish fighters

Haaretz - 16:40 Jan 10, 2026

Clashes broke out earlier this week in predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the main Kurdish-led force, failed to make progress on how to merge troops into the national army. The fighting has displaced more than 140,000 and killed at least 22 people

Tags: Kurdish
Yemen evacuates stranded tourists from remote island after UAE troop pullout amid Saudi rift

Haaretz - 15:45 Jan 10, 2026

Aden airport was closed last week by the separatist Southern Transitional Council amid a worsening rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which now support rival factions in the country's civil war. More than 600 stranded tourists were evacuated
Trump says U.S. 'ready to help' as Iranians report over 200 protesters killed with live fire

Haaretz - 15:18 Jan 10, 2026

Tehran escalated its threats against protesters on Saturday, with Iranian officials warning that demonstrators will be considered an 'enemy of God,' a death penalty charge against those 'betraying the nation and creating insecurity' or seeking 'foreign domination'
This Palestinian already lost a leg to settler gunfire. And they keep coming for him

Haaretz - 13:38 Jan 10, 2026

A video showing an Israeli soldier knocking a Palestinian amputee to the ground made waves – but it's just the tip of the iceberg. Settlers continue to invade Saeed al-Amour's land, while the army repeatedly detains him. An IDF spokesperson says he was involved in 'illegal security activity'
Swinging parties and ayahuasca ceremonies: U.S. Hasidic rebels are redefining Jewish Orthodoxy

Haaretz - 12:12 Jan 10, 2026

Jeans and sneakers on holidays, nonkosher food and sexual and gender liberation – a new generation of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the U.S. is reinventing itself
Anti-government demonstrators detained outside Israeli minister's home, despite court order

Haaretz - 10:59 Jan 10, 2026

Police detained seven protesters outside Education Minister Yoav Kisch's home and confiscated their phones, their lawyer said. The move appears to defy a district court ruling that the right to protest outweighs a public figure's right to privacy
Israel's national basketball team will continue hosting World Cup qualifiers abroad

Haaretz - 09:16 Jan 10, 2026

Israel will host its February home game against Cyprus in Limassol, the country's second-largest city. Israel's women's national team is scheduled to host Bosnia and Herzegovina in March, but a venue has yet to be determined

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Trump: 'Iran looking at FREEDOM', U.S. 'stands ready to help' protesters

Haaretz - 03:35 Jan 10, 2026
Absence of Israeli interior minister threatens three athletes' participation in Winter Olympics

Haaretz - 01:49 Jan 10, 2026

To particiapte, three naturalized athletes – including skeleton racer Jared Firestone and figure skater Mariia Seniuk – require the interior minister's approval, but the position remains vacant due to political infighting: 'It's inconceivable that athletes who achieved their dream of getting into the Olympics won't be able to because of bureaucracy'

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