Darkness isn't just standing with those who pull the trigger, it's standing with those who refuse to see the suffering of others.

The latest findings confirm Haaretz's reporting of relations between Netanyahu's aides and figures linked to Qatar, even after Israel's war in Gaza started. Authorities are now trying to follow the money that flowed from Qatar through several companies and into different accounts worldwide

The families approved the video, in which Ohana warns of Bohbot's worsening condition, saying, 'What will happen if I leave him alone? I can't imagine that. That is why I stopped eating. Our fate is in your hands'

French Ambassador Frédéric Journès told Haaretz that France aims to lead efforts toward 'another alternative' for Israelis and Palestinians. At the People's Peace Summit in Jerusalem, President Macron reaffirmed France's support for a Palestinian state and praised the coexistence activists

Authorities are ramping up police presence in the area to prevent an escalation of violence, following the murder of eight-year-old Yusuf Abu Rakik in southern Israel. No suspects have been arrested so far, which police suspect is part of a gang war

'Do not sacrifice our children instead of doing your job,' said Herut Nimrodi at a Hostage Square rally. Her son Tamir is believed to be the Israeli hostage with serious concerns for his life. Families warned that Israel faces a 'missed opportunity of the century' amid reports of a Trump-led regional initiative

After Sunday's missile strike, Yemen's Houthis warned airlines of a full air blockade on Israel. Meanwhile, foreign carriers criticized Israel's poor communication as Israeli carriers boost flights to aid stranded passengers

The Gulf state stopped wiring funds to Yonatan Urich, after Haaretz revealed the prime minister's aide was receiving money from Qatar, Channel 13 News reported. A Mossad agent told Channel 12 News that the agency asked Urich to work for Qatar

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Friedländer gave the country the gift of reconciliation despite the horrors she endured here. He added that the country 'cannot be grateful enough for her gift'

The Alternative for Germany party pinnacled its election campaign on restricting immigration. Instead of engaging in this populist debate, Germany should end it once and for all

The deal, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, has swiftly ended weeks of military escalation, including clashes, missile strikes, and drone attacks across India and Pakistan's borders

Analysts and diplomats have long feared that conflict between the rivals could escalate into the use of nuclear weapons, in one of the world's most dangerous and most populated nuclear flashpoint regions

Hamas told hostages that any IDF rescue operation would result in their deaths, Tal Shoham says. Shoham, who was freed after over 500 days in captivity, called on Trump and Netanyahu to secure the release of all Israeli hostages

Footage of Israeli-made loitering munitions used in cross-border strikes has dominated Indian media, highlighting deepening defense ties and fueling expectations of record arms exports to Asia's largest weapons customer

The credit rating agency affirmed Israel's A rating with a negative outlook, warning of rising public debt and a possible downgrade within a year 'if the military conflicts hamper the country's economic growth'

On October 7, 2023, Yinon Ben-Yishay was on the phone with his wife and daughters as militants attacked Nir Oz. 'The girls were crying, saying 'Dad, save us,' and my wife said her farewells, believing they wouldn't survive. I was horrified and helpless'

A seemingly trivial remark from an Israeli doctor was met with a barrage of fervor from MKs. 'I'm not sure you're speaking for us when you say we want to treat every child and every woman,' said one

The entire world of the Palestinian Idris family of Hebron ends 20 meters from their front door – they dare not pass that point. Settlers have beaten them, vandalized their property and let their sheep loose on their land, as a prelude to seizing it

A year and a half after the devastating attack on the western Negev, 80 members of Kibbutz Be'eri are already living there, and hundreds of outside workers pack the dining hall. On Kibbutz Magen everyone is back. And in Kfar Azza, an edible forest is being planted. Many difficulties still loom, but there are many new pioneers helping to overcome them

The silence of spiritual and other leaders of the religious Zionist and ultra-Orthodox communities in light of the abandonment of the hostages in Gaza is not a moral conundrum. It reflects a corrosive tide of leaders who do not have the people's well-being in mind

ISRAEL: Army chief meets with released hostages, says returning hostages 'constantly on our minds' ■ GAZA: 23 Palestinians killed, 124 wounded in Gaza in last day, Hamas-run Health Ministry says; IDF, Shin Bet say they struck Hamas terrorists in Jabalya after Palestinians report four killed in UNRWA warehouse ■ WEST BANK: Israeli forces kill head of Islamic Jihad's Jenin network

The EU will allocate an additional 18 million euros to civil society organizations in Israel, EU Foreign Minister Kallas announced, criticizing Israel's proposed legislation aimed at limiting their operations

The research shows that different subspecies have unique tapping styles, and some will really rock you

The Ph.D student's case drew widespread attention after video footage of her arrest went viral. At the time, a DHS official said that she had 'engaged in activities in support of' Hamas

Key Qatargate suspect Yonatan Urich did not deny working for Qatar in his appeal against his latest arrest, nothing that 'Qatar in not an enemy state,' and that since he is not a government employee, he is permitted to work any job

Trump's moves with the Houthis, Iran, Syria, and Turkey reveal the contours of his new geopolitical map – and reduce Israel into a bystander. The Gaza Strip could be next

Police are investigating the possibility that the boy was the intended target of the attack, given he was shot at close range. Two other people were seriously wounded in the incident ■ A 20-year-old was killed in a separate shooting in Israel's north

With fewer ground operations and little threat to troops, some IDF reservists are voicing unease over what they see as unjustifiable attacks on civilians ■ The Qatargate affair takes its latest turns

Huckabee said that Israel's role in distributing the aid in Gaza is in 'helping provide security, but they're not operating the distribution' ■ Aim is to allow entry of aid 'in such a way as to not let Hamas control it'

Prof. Gavrieli Nouri believes that Israel's failure to free the hostages not only undermines the values of solidarity and sanctity of life, but also has implications for the future of the state and its citizens. 'I fear that we'll get used to living with the thought that there are Israeli captives being held in Gaza, as if it were a force of nature'

While few 747s are flying people around the globe today, that doesn't mean the Queen of the Skies is not part of our lives. Whenever you order a package from abroad or eat fresh imported food, it's probably transported by a jumbo freighter. Two aviation geeks went along for the ride

The song follows a brief effort in which Ye, a onetime fashion maven, purchased a Super Bowl television ad this year to sell swastika-emblazoned T-shirts online

From the perspective of their golden years, Ofra Lustgarten and Eli Mendel warn that the far right is dangerous to Israel and that IDF operations in Gaza are boosting antisemitism: 'So many people have fallen for sake of the country, and now it is crumbling'

Since early March, Israel has blocked all deliveries of aid to the besieged coastal enclave, which is home to around two million Palestinians. According to the plan proposed by the fund, Israeli soldiers will not be involved in securing or distributing the supplies

Trump's administration has communicated to Jerusalem that if Israel does not move forward together with the United States toward an agreement with Hamas, it will be left on its own, according to a source

The two soldiers were named as Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach, 20, and Staff Sergeant Yam Frid, 21, whom Netanyahu said 'fell defending our country in an existential war.' Several other IDF soldiers were wounded in the incidents in which the two soldiers fell.

Zionism wasn't born as a racist-colonialist movement. Its disastrous turning point occurred when it was taken over by Russian revolutionaries

Clause in previous accord freezing pay-grade increases for four months has been dropped. Schools that were at the forefront of the protest have informed parents that classes will resume Friday

Even before the U.S. president boards Air Force One, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in political limbo ■ The Israeli prime minister no longer bothers to hide the fact that the fate of the hostages doesn't interest him. The main thing is that he sleeps well at night

Will Netanyahu dare mess with Trump when it comes to taking action against Iran's nuclear program? ■ It's vital to cast a sober gaze at reality: The IDF doesn't have enough forces to realize right-wing fantasies about maintaining a long-term military government across Gaza

ISRAEL: Army chief meets with released hostages, says returning hostages 'constantly on our minds' ■ GAZA: 27 Palestinians killed, 85 wounded in Gaza in last day, Hamas-run Health Ministry says; IDF, Shin Bet say they struck Hamas terrorists in Jabalya after Palestinians report four killed in UNRWA warehouse ■ WEST BANK: Israeli forces kill head of Islamic Jihad's Jenin network

Less than a week before he arrives for a Middle East tour, U.S. President Donald Trump is praising the Houthis, giving up on Saudi-Israeli normalization and hardly mentioning Gaza and the hostages. Israel, it seems, will be watching the trip from the outside

Republicans foiled the Antisemitism Awareness Act and an anti-boycott bill, bringing into question the GOP's strategy and pro-Israel groups' ability to influence the party's fringe

A Shin Bet official was arrested in April on suspicion of leaking classified information to journalists and Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli. The investigative team believes the minister – who is said to be possibly facing a charge of breach of trust – should be questioned as a suspect

Shin Bet investigators are tracking funds to Perception, a PR firm owned by and employing Netanyahu aides suspected of criminal ties to Qatar during the Gaza war

Spyware firms 'blacklisted' by Biden hoped Trump would end policy ■ NSO lawyer seemingly admits sale to Saudi Arabia as Meta wins in court, exposing firm ■ NSO founder Hulio, Kurtz met Trump team for talks on AI, geopolitics

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023. He has given few media interviews and rarely speaks in public

Washington would be making a significant concession by dropping the demand that Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations with Israel. One of the sources said that a deal is not yet within close reach, even without the normalization requirement

The Israeli hostage has been named by his mother as Tamir Nimrodi, while the two foreign hostages whose status is unknown are Bipin Joshi from Nepal and Natthapong Pinta from Thailand. The source said that no sign of life has been received from the three

A nurse who volunteers with hostage families says that the fight to return their loved ones from Gaza has exacted a heavy personal price in all aspects of their lives, affecting them emotionally and financially – and leading to chronic illnesses. 'They're in a terrible state,' she says

'Democracy in our country is being assaulted as never before': Former leaders of major U.S. Jewish advocacy groups castigated the bodies they once headed for failing to condemn the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech

Per a document obtained by Haaretz, Israeli soldiers would secure aid hubs in the south and center of Gaza, and all recipients would have to go through screenings. The UN rejected any participation in the plan, saying it fails 'to meet Israel's obligations under international law'

How females achieve dominance in bonobo chimpanzees has never been understood because the males are bigger and stronger. Now we know

The agency will only publicly refer to the AfD, the second largest party in Germany, as a 'confirmed right-wing extremist movement' after an administrative court approves the decision

Three civil society groups claim that Israel's Channel 14 News aired hundreds of statements like 'it really needs to be total annihilation' in Gaza and 'there are no innocents' – while Israeli authorities refused to act against the channel

From defending civilians and combat in Gaza and Lebanon, to operational accidents and missile fire: These 854 IDF soldiers are the casualties of a war with no end in sight