Ahead of the IDF's planned assault on Gaza City, 1.2 million residents have been ordered to transfer to southern blocs, some of which are dangerous, crowded or unsuitable for tents. Aid groups warn this will create a humanitarian disaster as Israel plans to confine all of Gaza's population to less than a fifth of the Strip's territory

'The government is employing fear tactics': Ruby Chen, father of hostage Itay, sharply criticized Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza truce talks, saying that despite the PM's efforts to 'rehabilitate his legacy, the same horrible disaster will remain on him forever'

It was ruled that Glick filed a baseless complaint against an Israeli judge, relying on an inaccurate media report without contacting the victim or reviewing the court transcript; his group Btsalmo campaigns against human rights organizations and cultural institutions that diverge from Israel's political right, often seeking to defund or shut them down

Protesters held Palestinian flags and signs calling to boycott Israel and blocked the road of the Vuelta a España race with a large banner, disrupting the Israeli team. 'It was a despicable act that any reasonable person should condemn,' said the team's owner

The group 'No Azure for Apartheid' has protested the company's ties to Israel for several months, claiming that Microsoft's cloud computing platform helps Israel conduct mass surveillance in the West Bank

Undermining the left from the left has been the hallmark of former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's political career. Now he and the 'Gaza independents' have created Your Party, founded on campaigning for 'a free and independent Palestine'

Residents of the Palestinian village of Umm al-Kheir, where settler Yinon Levi killed villager Awdah Hathaleen last month, claim that the homes were placed there in a bid by the residents of the adjacent Jewish settlement to pressure the Palestinians to leave

As climate change roars, the seas are warming too. Not being aquatic, we have difficulty obtaining good data on the deep. Enter a jellyfish with a chip in its shoulder

Heuberger, a veteran of Israeli theater and television, was part of the satirical cult show 'The Cameri Quintet' and played the iconic role of Krembo in the film 'Operation Grandma'

According to the Washington Post, the three European powers intend to reimpose sanctions suspended a decade ago in the 2015 nuclear deal after threats and negotiations failed

The November friendly was called off after Egyptian officials objected to Zambia's Israeli coaches, including former Chelsea FC manager Avram Grant, citing the Gaza war and regional tensions

Saudi reports said the IDF strike targeted Turkish surveillance devices. Eight people were killed, Syria said, calling it part of 'the aggressive policy of the Israeli occupation aimed at undermining stability in the region'

Comments represents a major shift for Jake Sullivan - who spent a year-and-a-half fiercely lobbying Democrats against any such efforts

The PM opted not to bring to a vote his decision to drop the idea of a partial deal and what that means for the fate of the hostages; sources said the cabinet meeting was 'superfluous' and many ministers didn't even show up. Instead, Netanyahu revealed his plans for a hostage deal to the media – and it is doubtful whether the cabinet will thwart him at the last minute

Sources say move is a tactic to discredit proceedings, claiming rights were violated; Supreme Court expected to proceed with written briefs or appoint a representative

Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for The Associated Press, was among 22 people, including five reporters, killed Monday when Israeli forces struck Nasser Hospital twice in quick succession, in what Israel called a 'tragic error'

The officers dismantled a stall offering to assist people who wished to leave the ultra-Orthodox world but did not interfere with an adjacent one run by Hasidim from the Chabad movement, who were encouraging passersby to lay tefillin, despite it being set up without a permit

A man in his early 20s fired dozens of rounds through the church windows at students sitting in pews and then took his own life, officials said; Israel's Diaspora Affairs minister expressed concern that 'this tragedy may not be the end, but the beginning'

The latest episode in the escalating diplomatic clash with France exposes Israel's fundamental misunderstanding of antisemitism in Europe. Macron does what Israel and Netanyahu consistently refuse to do regarding the safety of Jews: take responsibility

Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former top Mideast advisor, has been advising Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff for months; Blair's think tank has drawn controversy for reportedly helping plan Trump's so-called 'Gaza Riviera' project

Goudstikker died at sea while fleeing the Holocaust in the Netherlands with his family, who ultimately settled in the United States. The art collector, who reportedly helped other Jews escape during the war, is buried in England

Ilana Gritzewsky recounted being beaten, sexually abused, and kept under constant watch for 55 days, losing 12 kilograms, and urged the UN to act for her partner Matan and the 50 hostages still held in Gaza

Sources who were present at Lapid's and the hostage families' meeting with representatives of Qatar, set up by Jay Footlik, told Haaretz it was coordinated 'overnight' and helped the families prepare for the signing of the cease-fire and hostage deal in January

Anti-Soros sentiment has become a defining trait of the GOP in recent years. Trump tapped as a top White House official an activist who led a campaign of conservative Jewish Americans against Soros; Soros' foundation, in response, labeled the accusation as 'outrageous and false'

While turnout for the second day of mass protests fell short of the first, those who came showed greater fervor. 'There are thousands of excuses for not doing anything, but we must,' said one hostage's relative. Meanwhile, Netanyahu dined with his ministers

Gaza City is home to approximately 1.2 million people, and the IDF estimates evacuating them will take longer than two weeks. There is 'not a single place in Deir al-Balah that is capable of accommodating' them, Mayor Nizar Ayash said

This week, tens of thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv calling for an end to the war and a deal to release the hostages, while Netanyahu cut a security cabinet meeting short to feast with settler leaders. Which Israel will Trump stand with?

Lebanon's presidency said it 'regrets' the comments made by Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, while journalist groups threaten to boycott Barrack if he doesn't apologize

To the outside, non-Jewish world, converts are simply Jews – Jews who amid rising antisemitism presently live at a heightened risk of attacked for being openly Jewish, leading Jewish lives and openly advocating for the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. So why are we cross-examining one another on social media?

The death toll of the war in Gaza now stands at 62,895, including 2,158 people who were killed while seeking aid and 313 who died of malnutrition, among them 119 children. Meanwhile, the IDF said that the evacuation of Gaza City is 'inevitable' and urged residents to move south ahead of Israel's planned operation to take over the city

The announcement by the Australian government that the Islamic Republic orchestrated recent antisemitic attacks heightens rather than alleviates the anxieties of many Australian Jews. We know that we have been targeted by state terrorism, and yet many of our questions remain unanswered

According to the activists, after Israel's West Bank police failed to prevent Jewish settlers from pasturing sheep on Palestinian land, the settlers assaulted Palestinians and activists with clubs, stole equipment and smashed house windows

Santiago's synagogue was splattered with red paint and posters reading 'Silence is cooperation with Israel's genocide.' Chilean leaders say antisemitism is rarely addressed, despite having the third-largest Jewish community in South America

According to locals and security officials, IDF forces entered the city with dozens of vehicles and searched dozens of homes. Other sources said that the IDF placed snipers on several rooftops in the city center and raided multiple stores

The comptroller personally criticized senior IDF and police officials in a draft investigating their conduct during the massacre at the music festival. The IDF has previously said the comptroller is targeting it to fill the vacuum created by the government's refusal to appoint a state commission of inquiry

PM Albanese said Australia's intelligence agencies had shown the attack, and another in Sydney last year, were directed by the Iranian government, and expelled Tehran's ambassador, becoming the latest Western government to accuse Iran of carrying out hostile covert activities on its soil

From Wes Anderson's latest design showroom to Celine Song's capitalist love triangle, a look at what's playing (and what's playing out) on Israeli screens as the movie industry seems to be sitting out the unofficial cultural boycott felt in other art fields

Seven volunteers from the Israeli NGO The Road to Recovery were murdered on October 7, leaving the group reeling. But with new members and renewed faith in one-on-one encounters, demand for rides is higher than ever

Israel's Greek Orthodox and Latin patriarchates said that clergy and nuns would continue caring for the 600 displaced Palestinians sheltering at their churches, despite IDF bombings and calls to evacuate Gaza City

The chief of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, has received threats from 'Iran-linked individuals,' one source told The Wall Street Journal. According to the report, one of the ayatollah's top aides ominously said Iran will 'deal with Grossi' following its war with Israel

In a letter sent to PM Netanyahu, the French president said 'nothing can justify' the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, adding that Israel's actions in the enclave can be used as a pretext for antisemitism, endangering Jewish communities worldwide

U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff also said that the Trump administration believes that Israel's offensive in Gaza will stop 'certainly before the end of this year,' adding that Hamas has signaled it is open to a deal

All actors in the Middle East are waiting for Trump to realize that the Israeli plan to conquer Gaza City is just more spin, which will only lead to more destruction, ruin and death – and won't convince Hamas to surrender to Netanyahu's terms

Yossi Cohen, who stepped down as Mossad director in 2021, said he would offer leadership based on 'unity and security'

In podcast interview, the Israeli prime minister was asked whether he recognized the Armenian genocide, replying: 'I just did it'

Under the proposal, Israel would withdraw from Gaza completely and Egypt, together with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority, would assume responsibility for the territory, prevent Hamas from controlling it and guarantee Israel's security

Political pundits keep saying the 2026 election is a red line that Netanyahu will be deterred from crossing. A more sober look reveals that the thought that Netanyahu will hold fair elections and honor the results is naïve

Families of slain and captive Israelis accuse Netanyahu's government of inaction and misplaced priorities, urging an immediate deal as survivors, relatives and local leaders deliver emotional pleas in Tel Aviv

In the year since the last DNC meeting, Democrats faced a reality in which Trump and the Republican-led Congress gave Netanyahu and Israel's far-right a blank check. The war grinds on, and Democratic discontent with Israel has reached unprecedented levels

The Palestinian Health Ministry said 33 people were wounded, including a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the abdomen. The IDF said its forces raided a foreign exchange office that transferred money to Hamas, arresting five suspects and seizing thousands of shekels

Strikes on a sensitive facility like a hospital require the approval of a high-ranking officer, but the initial probe of the deadly incident failed to disclose who gave the order to open fire

This 21-year-old in the career army served in a rescue unit and says she can't forget the smells of death, but despite psychologists' advice, the IDF is putting up bureaucratic hurdles and even threatened jail

Denisovans were discovered in 2010, but we didn't know what they looked like. Now we do, and Israeli researchers believe they've spotted three on museum shelves. And mirror, mirror on the wall, am I seeing Kabwe?

The vote was expected to fail despite poll numbers showing increasing discontent among Democrats over the status quo of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Chairman Ken Martin's resolution calling for a two-state solution was later withdrawn

The photographer accused Reuters and other Western outlets of uncritically repeating Israeli claims about Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. 'Western media is directly culpable for creating the conditions in which this can happen,' she said

Samaritan's Purse, headed by Trump ally and evangelical leader Franklin Graham, is the first international aid group to publicly acknowledge it has agreed to work with the U.S.-Israel backed GHF, amid mass shootings and chaos at its distribution sites in the Gaza Strip

One Israeli commentator branded the slain journalists as elite Hamas terrorists, while others refused to recognize them as journalists, placing the term in quotes and even criticizing Netanyahu for apologizing over the Khan Yunis strike

Ruby Chen's son, Itay, was believed to be killed on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. Speaking to Haaretz, he says his family has not received any information from the Israeli government about possible deals or the return of his son's body. The Trump administration has also provided no answers

U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack said Lebanon and its military are 'not talking about going to war,' but looking to 'convince' Hezbollah to disarm. Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said the group would not discuss a national defense strategy until Israeli forces withdraw

The CEO said the broadcasting authority's chairman attempted to restrict the free press since taking on his position in December. She added that, following disagreements, the chief 'rudely and threateningly proposed that I resign'

The allegations of war crimes are not only coming from hostile sources but also from some of our closest allies. It's not enough to cry out that all of these critics are antisemites: Israel must face them with transparency, accountability and a return to its ethical foundations

Israeli ground troops in Gaza report life-threatening equipment shortages due to budget limitations, even as billions are spent elsewhere. The constraints have heightened tensions with the better-funded Air Force, particularly as a major operation looms in Gaza City