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France says Israel violated Lebanon cease-fire after firing twice near UN forces on border

Haaretz - 14:41 Dec 28, 2025

According to the UN's peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, one of the incidents left one soldier slightly wounded with an ear concussion. France said the two incidents follow 'a series of similar actions' by the IDF in recent weeks. Last month, the IDF said it fired on UN forces due to 'weather conditions'

Tags: Lebanon France
Between war and opulence: The magic of photographer Toni Frissell echoes the present

Haaretz - 14:04 Dec 28, 2025

American photographer Toni Frissell captured both the harsh reality of war and the beauty of humans and fahion

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U.K. Jewish groups slam PM Starmer for lauding release of Egyptian activist who reportedly called to kill Zionists

Haaretz - 13:00 Dec 28, 2025

Starmer wrote that he was 'delighted' with the release of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after his social media posts surfaced from over a decade ago, reportedly calling to kill Zionists and police and to burn down Downing Street

Tags: Zionists Starmer
How Israeli creators pushed back against Netanyahu government's censorship in 2025

Haaretz - 12:56 Dec 28, 2025
Netanyahu coalition bill on Haredi IDF draft won't reduce inequality, Knesset legal counsel says

Haaretz - 12:20 Dec 28, 2025

The bill proposes that, five years after legislation, conscription targets would reach 50 percent of the annual ultra-Orthodox men finishing their yeshiva education, but according to the legal counsel, this would still be 'a very low percentage of the draft potential'
Born in Transylvania, banned in wartime Hungary and reborn in Israel

Haaretz - 11:08 Dec 28, 2025

With minimal politics and plenty of nostalgia, Jewish Hungarian-language newspaper Új Kelet was relaunched in Tel Aviv – 107 years after it was born
'Revenge': Palestinians report cars, buildings vandalized in West Bank city

Haaretz - 10:37 Dec 28, 2025

A car was torched and hateful graffiti sprayed on a house in the West Bank Palestinian city of Hawara. The graffiti read 'Revenge, greetings from Beit She'an,' where an Israeli was killed in a ramming attack on Friday
High Court rejects petitions against appointment of David Zini as Shin Bet chief

Haaretz - 09:39 Dec 28, 2025

In his dissenting opinion, High Court President Isaac Amit stressed testimony by former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar that Netanyahu had applied political pressure on his office, and urged an independent advisory committee to review Zini's appointment

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Israeli cinema figures who withdrew from government-sponsored awards re-submit candidacy

Haaretz - 08:11 Dec 28, 2025

After Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to repeal the law that provides state funding for film projects, several boycott candidates agreed to take part in his alternative awards ceremony following a veteran filmmaker's promise that funding for Israeli cinema would continue

Tags: Israeli
Iranian hackers leak videos and texts allegedly taken from Netanyahu chief of staff's iPhone

Haaretz - 08:05 Dec 28, 2025

The group, known as 'Handala,' which broke into ex-PM Bennett's Telegram account, said it obtained material on Netanyahu by hacking the of his chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman. The hackers say it relates to alleged ties between Netanyahu's aides and Qatar

Tags: Netanyahu
Likud lawmaker says he'd fire aides working with Qatar as right-wing criticism mounts

Haaretz - 07:07 Dec 28, 2025

Various Israeli lawmakers lashed out against a Likud statement issued on Friday night saying that the criminal suspicions attributed to a close aide to Netanyahu were 'fake'

Tags: Likud
Somali president says Israeli recognition of Somaliland is 'illegal aggression'

Haaretz - 04:38 Dec 28, 2025

The President of Somalia said Israeli recognition of Somaliland violated international law, as 21 countries signed a joint statement condemning the 'unprecedented' move and warning of regional repercussions

Tags: Israeli Somaliland
Netanyahu can't afford a clash with Trump, so he'll promise progress on Gaza's cease-fire

Haaretz - 04:02 Dec 28, 2025

The Israeli prime minister will aim to secure concessions from the U.S. president in exchange for those required of him over Gaza if he wants to avoid political problems at home in Israel, as pressure mounts from right-wing allies seeking explanations over the Qatar affair
Channel 14 must be shut down to ensure free and fair elections in Israel

Haaretz - 03:08 Dec 28, 2025

I hope senior figures at Israel's Channel 14 will face international justice for normalizing hatred and calls for war crimes – as Rwanda's RTLM broadcasters did. Until then, shutting down the channel before the general election will do

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Netanyahu lands in Florida ahead of meeting with Trump

Haaretz - 02:42 Dec 28, 2025
Israel crushed Mohammad Bakri for daring to express Palestinian pain as it is

Haaretz - 01:36 Dec 28, 2025

Israel turned its back as Palestinian Israeli society mourned the death of Mohammad Bakri, one of its most celebrated figures: an actor, director, and cultural icon, a Palestinian patriot and a man of noble soul

Tags: Israel Mohammad Bakri Palestinian
I'm in favor of establishing settlements in northern Gaza, but not under the current defense minister

Haaretz - 01:09 Dec 28, 2025

The borders of this country aren't shaped according to the needs of a political functionary facing primaries, who happens to find himself in the Defense Ministry. Settling Gaza must be done in a mature, responsible, serious, in-depth and respectful manner
'Hurtful criticism': Israel's education ministry gets an A in censorship class

Haaretz - 00:38 Dec 28, 2025

Education Minister Yoav Kisch and his 'order-obeying' officials are trying to intimidate educators from straying from talking points issued by the government. This is how a tyrannical regime operates
Police: Two arrested in Jerusalem protest marking five years since death of teen settler in car chase

Haaretz - 23:43 Dec 27, 2025

The protesters who allegedly threw stones at police, marked five years since the death of Ahuvia Sandak, who was killed when his car overturned while fleeing from police with his four friends, after allegedly throwing stones at Palestinians in the West Bank
Man shot dead in central Israel, raising homicide rate to record high of 308

Haaretz - 22:49 Dec 27, 2025

Police suspect criminal motives as a man was shot while inside a vehicle in the central Israel city of Kalansua. According to Haaretz data, there have been 249 homicides in the Arab community since January, surpassing the previous record of 242 set in 2023.

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