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• Israelis' anti-war sentiment is swelling – amid fears that dissent won't be tolerated

  Haaretz - 22:56 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Whether leftists or rightists, some oppose the Iran war while others think Netanyahu's government is using it as a tool to stay in power. There's one thing they have in common: increasing angst about speaking up

• When a warrior's terrible weapon to deal death is just a tool

  Haaretz - 21:50 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Axes found in graves, especially with when buried with a beefy man, tend to get interpreted as fearsome weapons. This may need rethinking, says Aren Maeir

• Two homicides in one day: Man and teen fatally shot in separate incidents

  Haaretz - 20:52 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Police said three suspects in a homicide case related to a clan dispute in Lod were arrested earlier Tuesday. According to Haaretz's tally, 87 people were killed in 97 days, and 79 of them were Arab Israelis

• U.S. weighs Iran deadline extension as Iran reviews Pakistani cease-fire request

  Haaretz - 20:48 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Trump told Fox News that Iran and the U.S. were in 'heated negotiations' just hours before his 8 P.M. EST deadline for Iran expired, conditioning a halt on strikes against Iran's power infrastructure with Tehran opening the Strait of Hormuz

  Tags: Iran

• Iran claims Tehran synagogue was 'completely destroyed' by U.S.-Israeli strike

  Haaretz - 19:02 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Footage of the alleged attack shows open Hebrew prayer books scattered among the rubble of a building. The Rafi-Niya synagogue is located near Palestine Square, an epicenter of the Iranian regime's anti-Israel propaganda

• Russia and China veto UN resolution condemning Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure

  Haaretz - 18:42 Apr 07, 2026
  

  11 of the 15 Security Council members voted in favor, with Pakistan and Colombia abstaining. Russia and China said the resolution, demanding an immediate halt to threats against freedom of navigation and protection of shipping lanes in the strait, was biased against Iran

  Tags: China Russia

• Two French nationals freed from Iran after three and a half years in detention

  Haaretz - 18:05 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris had been held by Iran since 2022 on spying charges, which France dismissed as unfounded. The pair were released from Evin Prison in November and have since remained at the French embassy

  Tags: Iran

• U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released by Iran-backed militia, Iraqi official says

  Haaretz - 18:02 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Shelly Kittleson, kidnapped in Baghdad last week, was said to be released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia, which had not previously claimed responsibility. Two officials said her release was exchanged for the return of six militia members detained by Iraqi authorities

  Tags: Shelly Kittleson Iraqi

• First illuminated Passover Haggadah features imagery that would shock modern Jewish worshipers

  Haaretz - 17:24 Apr 07, 2026
  

  What's in the earliest known complete Passover Haggadah, circa 1526? A Renaissance King David, and bitter herbs incarnated as a woman

  Tags: Passover Haggadah

• 'We lost you all': Israeli family killed in Iranian missile strike in Haifa laid to rest

  Haaretz - 16:56 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Lena Ostrovsky-Gerschovich, her husband Vladimir Gershovich, and her son Dima, 42, were buried in Haifa on Tuesday. Dima's wife, Filipina native Lucille Jean, was also killed, and her remains will be repatriated for burial

  Tags: Haifa

• France opposes U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranian infrastructure

  Haaretz - 15:26 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Strikes on Iranian civil and energy infrastructure 'will undoubtedly lead to a new phase of escalation and retaliatory measures,' French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said

  Tags: Iranian

• Trump ahead of Hormuz deadline: Iranian civilization probably 'will die tonight'

  Haaretz - 14:43 Apr 07, 2026
  

  The threat comes hours before the U.S. president's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, as he threatens to destroy Iranian power plants and infrastructure • Iran threatened that the entire region would 'fall into complete darkness'

  Tags: Hormuz Iranian

• 'Targeted violence': Shots fired at Jewish-owned Toronto restaurant during Passover

  Haaretz - 12:40 Apr 07, 2026
  

  No one was wounded at the restaurant, which was closed at the time of the shooting. The UJA Federation of Greater Toronto said the shooting was a result of hate being normalized, adding it should be considered a threat to all Canadians seeking to live in peace

• Kanye West barred from U.K., music festival canceled over antisemitic record

  Haaretz - 11:35 Apr 07, 2026
  

  Wireless Music Festival was slammed by Starmer and British Jewish groups for booking rapper Kanye West as a headliner despite his record of antisemitic remarks, leading the U.K. government to ban his entry, saying his performance 'would not be conducive to the public'

  Tags: Kanye West

• Out of control: Trump's bombastic threats on Iran risk a Mideast catastrophe

  Haaretz - 11:30 Apr 07, 2026
  

  The U.S. president is escalating his rhetoric as his predictions continue to fall short. His threat to strike Iran's energy infrastructure, met with harsh counterthreats from Tehran, could have dire consequences for tens of millions across the Gulf

• Joe Sacco's next Gaza comic book and why the star of 'YES' is wracked with guilt

  Haaretz - 11:01 Apr 07, 2026
  

  A renowned cartoonist and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist collaborate to create a devastating indictment of Israel's actions in Gaza in comic form, a one-man show explores the guilt of living with the sins of the father and Israel's cultural institutions slowly reopen

  Tags: Gaza

• Four soldiers detained in Shin Bet facilities on suspicion of spying for Iran

  Haaretz - 10:47 Apr 07, 2026
  

  A gag order has been placed on the identities of the suspects and details of the investigation. In a separate case, police and the Shin Bet security service said that a 21-year-old Jerusalem resident is also suspected of spying for Iran

  Tags: Iran Shin

• Saudi Arabia leaves Bahrain cut off from the world as it temporarily shut cross-border causeway, citing Iranian fire

  Haaretz - 10:35 Apr 07, 2026
  

  The latest as the Iran war enters its 39th day: Traffic has resumed on the King Fahd Causeway after Saudi authorities halted traffic as a 'precaution', Qatar's Prime Minister warns Iran that 'drone attacks tamper with regional security'

• Despite IDF claims, Hezbollah has solid military hold in southern Lebanon, intelligence reports say

  Haaretz - 10:23 Apr 07, 2026
  

  In closed-door discussions, senior IDF officers have casted doubts on official claims that Hezbollah had been weakened, as the group has succeeded in exerting pressure on Israeli troops without face-to-face clashes, using well-timed rocket fire and drone strikes

  Tags: Hezbollah

• At least two killed in gun clash near Israeli consulate in Istanbul, media says

  Haaretz - 09:56 Apr 07, 2026
  

  A police officer was wounded in the incident. No Israeli diplomats are stationed in Turkey currently

  Tags: Israeli

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