Yonatan Urich, a key suspect in the affair, was expected to be released from house arrest on Thursday, but police suddenly detained him on Wednesday after questioning, despite having informed his legal team that he was due to be released

Trump, who promised 'big news,' may announce an agreement with Tehran similar to the previous deal. If that happens, the Netanyahu will have to persuade the public that he has rethought his position – or risk a confrontation with Washington

ISRAEL: Israel's defense minister threatens strikes in Iran if Houthis continue firing at Israel; Israeli source says there is serious concern for the lives of three hostages held in Gaza ■ GAZA: At least 106 killed, 367 wounded brought to Gaza hospitals in last 24 hours ■ LEBANON: At least one killed, 8 wounded in Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon, health ministry says

Following university's largest-ever donation, the School of Medicine will be named for Blackstone president Jonathan Gray and his wife, Mindy

Verdict caps six-year legal battle between America's biggest social networking platform and the world's best known spyware company

Operational orders given to commanders listed defeating Hamas as the top priority in Gaza, with returning the hostages last – contradicting statements by the chief of staff and military spokesperson. Defense sources say the priorities were set by political leaders

Footlik allegedly hired Netanyahu spokesman Eli Feldstein as part of efforts to improve Qatar's image in Israeli media outlets

Delta and Ethiopian Airlines have also suspended flights to Ben-Gurion Airport following a missile attack from Yemen on Israel's international airport earlier this week. Delta is expected to resume its New York City–Tel Aviv route on May 20

We can dismiss the death toll in Gaza, question the numbers, or rely on denial and justification. But the bitter truth remains: Israel killed them. This was done by our hands

Journalists, writers, and others from Gaza and across the Arab world took to social media to express 'a deep, soul-wrenching sense of loss' over the death of 14-year-old Hassan Ayad

The coalition says the bill is meant to protect Israel from foreign government influence, but it would mainly silence groups that advocate for Palestinian rights and marginalized communities – as long as they 'don't bother anyone'

At least nine children and four women were killed in the Israeli attack on a school housing displaced persons in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Palestinian reports

The cost of expanding the military campaign in the Gaza Strip is liable to amount to 25 billion shekels in three months – not including the damage to the economy ■ If additional spending is approved, the defense budget will climb to about 160 billion shekels this year, the state budget will be reopened and the deficit could increase ■ Long-term control of Gaza will cost billions more

There was still a cease-fire when Friedrich Merz was elected. Since then, a lot has changed – including Merz's tone toward Israel's extremist government

The Israeli Diaspora Ministry's 3 million shekel campaign will bring public figures and influencers from across Europe, the U.S. and Latin America to tour Israeli settlements in the West Bank and meet with residents

Desperate to declare achievements, Trump announced he'd halt strikes on the Houthis in exchange for their promise not to attack ships. Jerusalem was taken by surprise, but that's just a preview for next week, when Trump is due to visit the Gulf states – but skip Israel

Trump loves Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE – they're rich, under U.S. influence, and led by regimes he finds easy to handle. But if it's deals we're talking, maybe it's the Saudi crown prince we should speak to about trading a Gaza cease-fire for a multi-billion-dollar pact with Trump

The settlement was reportedly paid after Naftali Bennett's wife, Gilat, accused activists from Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party of having broken into her home

The merger will shut down the Palestinian affairs office's direct line to the U.S. State Department and bring it under the authority of U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee

The preliminary discussions will not set the exact structure or timeline of the post-war administration, which will depend on conditions on the ground, sources told Reuters

In Canada, for the first time ever, members of the Jewish community will hold an election to determine what slates get represented in their delegation to the 'parliament of the Jewish people.' It will be an end to secret backroom deals in the U.K. and Australia as well

Israel's expanded assault on Gaza is setting it up for a prolonged and costly occupation that the economy cannot afford

Several officials in Ahmed al-Sharaa's new regime, including a senior defense figure, met with Israeli defense officials in Israel, Syrian sources told Haaretz. This follows Damascus' public shift in its stance toward the country, declaring Syria is not 'a threat to Israel'

The judge ruled that the actions of the protester, who displayed a sign reading 'Chikli is abandoning the hostages,' were 'a clear expression of freedom of speech,' adding that 'freedom of expression is the lifeblood of democracy'

Humanitarian organizations in Gaza reject the army's plan, saying it will harm the population's security. The Washington Post reported that Israel will allow 60 aid trucks to enter Gaza daily and that residents may collect food and household products at six hubs

The Israeli north and south have been empty for many months. Now Carmen from Madrid, Trevor from London and Albert and Janny from Apeldoorn join Israeli kibbutz members in helping deserted towns look better

The bill aims to ensure that High Court panels are 'composed independently without the involvement of a human factor.' Also on the agenda are the NGO bill, academic silencing laws, and a law to exempt Haredi men from military service

A Gaza resident tells Haaretz about how his family is coping with the lack of food in the Strip: 'We agreed: one meal a day, no bread. We rely on water trucks for drinking water'

Rather than cheering the looming closure of the USAID mission and the termination of assistance projects to Palestinians, Israel and its supporters in the U.S. should recognize this immense loss and advocate its return

ISRAEL: Likud MK: Israel prepares for 'major event of destruction and displacement in Gaza'; goal is occupation of entire territory ■ GAZA: Over 107 people, including women and children, killed in Israeli strikes since Wednesday morning, Gazan medical sources say ■ SYRIA: UAE mediating secret talks between Israel and Syria; Syrian officials visited Israel in April ■ LEBANON: IDF kills senior Hamas official in Lebanon

Jacob Bardugo has been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attack dog against law enforcement agencies and has turned opportunism into an art form

Teachers, who are protesting planned pay cuts, doubt the dismissals will go ahead - given the severe nationwide teacher shortage

For Netanyahu's government, the Gaza war is still 'existential' and protesting its surging cost is a matter of disloyalty to the cause. Perhaps it's fitting that it's teachers, with their duty to Israel's next generation but their salaries slashed, are now on strike

Issa Amro, one of the Palestinians featured in Louis Theroux's new documentary, claims appearing in the film has made him a target of IDF harassment and settler violence

Within a tension-filled powder keg of war, there's one thing Israelis still need: to know they can get out if they want to. The Houthis just put that in doubt

Longtime collaborators Dudu Tassa and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood said they fear the cancellation, celebrated 'by some progressives,' will be 'weaponized by reactionaries'

'This is how you bring in a million residents': Far-right minister Smotrich said that the government is 'already working on it,' and that 'God willing, there'll be [Israeli] sovereignty [in the West Bank] during this term'

The Houthis later clarified that it would not stop attacks on Israel ■ Trump also teased a 'very important' decision to be announced before his Middle East trip later this month

After missile successfully strikes Ben-Gurion Airport, Yemen is hailed as Gaza's lone defender - while Arab states face growing criticism. 'We can't even open a crossing to Gaza while Yemen shut down the enemy's air and sea,' wrote an Egyptian analyst

Responding to the report by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, a senior Israeli official said no new proposal had been received. Per the source, the cease-fire would include a limited release of hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander

With Gaza in flames and extremism on the rise, three women are leading a coalition to bring peace back to the center of Israeli public life, starting with a mega event in Jerusalem this week

The far-right MK said he would have the final say in all police promotions. Last week, Ben-Gvir agreed not to interfere, as part of a deal with the attorney general meant to ward off threats to his position as national security minister

As long as the U.S. finds itself emboldening crises of Israel's own creation, Witkoff's base of support in the Jewish community will keep shrinking

Justice Minister Yariv Levin said Netanyahu confidant Jacob Bardugo 'is an aggressive hack trying to run the country per his own personal interests.' Ministers Shlomo Karhi and Miki Zohar joined him against Bardugo, saying 'they won't stop because of one Bardugo'

55 aid organizations including OXFAM and Save the Children urged the international community to intervene, saying the bill further entrenches Israeli 'de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory'

Friedrich Merz only received 310 votes out of 316 majority votes needed in the first round of voting in a secret ballot. It might never be known who had defected from Merz's camp