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• Shin Bet Chief joins defense minister in stalling charges against Likud lawmaker

  Haaretz - 19:46 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Defense Minister Israel Katz, who has for months refused to sign a confidentiality document needed to advance charges against Tally Gotliv, asked Shin Bet chief David Zini to waive it. Weeks later, the agency says the issue is still 'under review'

• Israel, Lebanon to hold second round of talks in Washington on Thursday, Israeli source tells Haaretz

  Haaretz - 19:22 Apr 20, 2026
  

  The talks will be the first since a ten-day U.S.-brokered cease-fire took effect after weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah • Regional source to Haaretz: Potential meeting between Netanyahu and Aoun could take place in a month, pending both parties' consent

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• Rahm Emanuel made surprising remarks on Israel. What he left unsaid is just as big

  Haaretz - 19:07 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Rahm Emanuel, a U.S. presidential hopeful and pro-Israel hawk, has called for rethinking U.S.-Israel ties, reflecting a shift in the Democratic consensus. Will that be enough for those outraged by the Netanyahu government and its actions in Gaza?

  Tags: Israel Rahm Emanuel

• In Tel Aviv and Jericho: Israelis and Palestinians in joint Memorial Day ceremony say 'enough'

  Haaretz - 18:59 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians gathered at an undisclosed location in Israel for the 21st joint Memorial Day ceremony, with screenings in the West Bank and around the world, as relatives of Oct. 7 victims and survivors of the Gaza war declared: 'This reality is not an eternal fate'

  Tags: Palestinians Memorial

• Trump: 'No problem' meeting Iranian leaders; Sources: Tehran will attend Islamabad talks

  Haaretz - 18:29 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Amid vague confirmations by U.S. and Iran sources that delegations would attend the talks in Pakistan's capital, Trump warned that if a deal isn't reached by the end of the cease-fire, set to expire 8:00 P.M. EST on Tuesday, 'lots of bombs' will be dropped on Iran

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• Israeli security agencies: Iranian plot to target Israelis, Jews in Azerbaijan foiled

  Haaretz - 17:36 Apr 20, 2026
  

  The Iranian-run network had allegedly planned attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Azerbaijan. Senior IRGC commanders who headed the network were recently killed in Israeli airstrikes during the Iran war, Israel said

  Tags: Israeli Azerbaijan

• PM-elect Magyar says Netanyahu 'knows' Hungary must arrest him amid ICC warrant

  Haaretz - 17:28 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Netanyahu said Hungary's incoming prime minister invited him to a Budapest ceremony marking 70 years since the Soviet revolt. Magyar has not explicitly confirmed it, saying Hungary would be 'obligated' to arrest any leader 'wanted' by the ICC as it moves to rejoin the court

  Tags: Hungary Netanyahu

• Israel demolishes tent camp on ruins of Bedouin village, without housing alternative

  Haaretz - 17:19 Apr 20, 2026
  

  A long-running dispute between an unauthorized Bedouin village and Israel continues without housing solutions. Residents call the demolitions unjustified, while authorities cite repeated court rulings against the illegal settlement

  Tags: Bedouin Israel

• Israel begins marking Memorial Day after another year of war

  Haaretz - 16:54 Apr 20, 2026
  

  This is the third Memorial Day since October 7, 2023, and follows a year of wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. 174 Israeli soldiers and 79 civilians have been killed since the previous Memorial Day, the Defense Ministry said

  Tags: Memorial

• Rachel Goldberg-Polin on grief and her 'failure' to bring hostage son Hersh home alive

  Haaretz - 16:48 Apr 20, 2026
  

  In an interview for 60 Minutes, host Anderson Cooper apologized for being the one to tell Hersh's family about the video of his abduction, which he was shown by Israeli soldiers shortly after October 7

• Off the rails? Israel may no longer be shielded from European sanctions, even by its allies

  Haaretz - 16:13 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Across the EU and in capitals across Europe, Israel's attacks on Lebanon, West Bank violence and the death penalty law for Palestinian convicts are fueling high tensions. Losing a defense pact with Italy and Viktor Orbán's veto in the same week is raising alarm in Jerusalem

• Likud's culture minister questioned in Histadrut labor federation corruption probe

  Haaretz - 15:55 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Culture Minister Miki Zohar has denied any wrongdoing after a 12-hour questioning; police suspect insurance businessman Ezra Gabai traded political backing for favors in the sprawling Histadrut case

  Tags: Histadrut

• IDF officer accused of smuggling goods to Gaza in exchange for payment

  Haaretz - 15:20 Apr 20, 2026
  

  The indicted officer, who served at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, made millions of shekels by helping smuggle a truck full of goods into Gaza

  Tags: Gaza

• Why Israel is falling again for the Masada Syndrome

  Haaretz - 14:07 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Generations of Israelis grew up on Masada's myth of heroism and noble suicide. What really happened on the mountain does not quite fit the national narrative, yet the it keeps shaping Israeli society

• Five Israeli families of killed hostages. Five different stories of remembrance

  Haaretz - 13:45 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Tamir Nimrodi's father learned of his death after 740 days. When Idan Shtivi was declared dead, his mother accepted it – but not his father. Yagev Buchshtav's parents were informed twice that their son had been killed. Shlomo Mansour's sister carries a heavy burden, and another battle awaits the father of Itay Chen. On this Memorial Day, the families of these war dead also have a grave to visit

• 'You can't heal in a perpetual war': Israeli peace activist Yonatan Zeigen on following in his mother's footsteps

  Haaretz - 13:24 Apr 20, 2026
  

• Israel's AG detailed Ben-Gvir's interference in police work. She left out one thing

  Haaretz - 12:45 Apr 20, 2026
  

  Gali Baharav-Miara identifies a threat to police independence and the rule of law, yet says almost nothing about the treatment of Arab citizens, where police failures are the starkest

• Hamas officials say talks with Israel on Gaza cease-fire's second stage at a deadlock

  Haaretz - 12:04 Apr 20, 2026
  

  The main point of contention is the Board of Peace's demand that Hamas give up its arms, with the Gaza militia insisting on reciprocal moves from Israel. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority is facing a deepening economic crisis in the West Bank, with its public servants paying the price

  Tags: Gaza Hamas Israel

• Thousands of Israelis sign petition urging TV networks not to broadcast State Independence Day ceremony

  Haaretz - 11:13 Apr 20, 2026
  

  The petition was launched by Yotam Kipnis of Kibbutz Be'eri, whose parents and relatives were killed on Oct. 7. Kipnis is set to host a civilian ceremony at a dedicated Tel Aviv square, and condemned the government's efforts to whitewash its neglect of the hostages

• Netanyahu, top Israeli officials condemn smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon

  Haaretz - 10:40 Apr 20, 2026
  

  The condemnations and apologies came after a video showed an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus in Debel, southern Lebanon, prompting an IDF investigation. U.S. Ambassador Huckabee called for swift punishment

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