Blood on both sides is being spilled for nothing, and nobody will gain anything from it any longer

Data from Maccabi, Leumit and Meuhedet, which together insure about 5 million Israelis, show an increase of approximately 100 percent in the number of PTSD diagnoses among those aged 18 and over. Mental health NGO ERAN says it received more than 13,000 calls during the war with Iran

Despite rare visibility in Israel's political spotlight, Israel's often spineless opposition offers little more than vague platitudes, infighting, and hollow alternatives to a fanatical government defined by extremism and war

Israeli academics are outraged by the ostracism they have been facing since the start of the war and before it, but they should instead condemn the military for destroying Gaza's higher education and denounce Israeli universities that benefit reservists

The proposal reportedly includes the release of 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 deceased hostages in five phases over the course of 60 days to Israel, with sources saying the U.S., Egypt and Qatar gave Hamas strong guarantees for implementing the agreement

Haaretz reported in December 2023 that former foreign minister Eli Cohen ordered a diplomatic passport for Prime Minister Netanyahu's son, despite his not meeting the criteria. Cohen is also expected to be summoned, pending approval from the State Prosecutor's Office

There are no substantial differences between the proposal to be presented next week and the original framework of the deal presented by Steve Witkoff ■ Hamas will receive assurances from Trump that Netanyahu won't be able to resume the fighting

'Our failures impact audiences,' the signatories – including over 100 anonymous BBC staff members – wrote in their letter

Prompted by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Alexander told Trump his treatment improved after his election win. He later said he urged the president to pursue a comprehensive deal to free all hostages held in Gaza

A full cease-fire could bring every hostage home, but Netanyahu's political survival depends on prolonging the war. The next move belongs to Trump

Recent studies show that some 15 percent of children born to Haredi families in Israel don't maintain an ultra-Orthodox way of life as adults. But instead of severing ties with them, the Haredi world is beginning to adopt a new approach to a phenomenon

Hominins living on the shore of proto-Lake Fuxian dug for roots using wooden tools, possibly revealing a different survival strategy from their carnivorous peers in chilly Europe

Chaim Rotter, head of Bnei Brak's Shomrim patrol, is accused of abusing minors and women for over a decade. His ties to senior rabbis and police allegedly protected him and deterred victims from coming forward

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump both stand to gain from a side-by-side Oval Office appearance. As Trump eyes a Gaza cease-fire to cement his Middle East legacy, Netanyahu's political future, and the war's end, hang in the balance

I am not a politician. I am a humanitarian field leader. I live and work in Gaza. But I also recognize the political landscape – and that is why I developed this comprehensive cease-fire proposal

During a set in Abu Dhabi, comedian Dave Chappelle took aim at DJ Khaled for being 'awfully quiet' about Gaza's humanitarian crisis – a critique that Khaled, the son of Palestinian refugees, is also facing from fans and fellow Palestinians in his hometown: the aptly named West Bank neighborhood in New Orleans

Al-Baqa Café was one of the last places in Gaza offering reliable internet and a hint of normalcy. The café was 'full of women and children' when it was hit by an Israeli strike on Sunday, according to an eyewitness

Iran's president on Wednesday enacted legislation suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, a move the U.S. called 'unacceptable'

Police said four members of Palestine Action were charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage and enter a prohibited place for purposes prejudicial to U.K. interests, while the Crown Prosecution Service will argue the offenses have a 'terrorist connection'

The suspect, a West Bank resident, was awaiting trial for matricide when he allegedly assaulted and killed a fellow patient in a Jerusalem hospital

Amid a devastating war, Israeli mothers are banding together, speaking out and taking action

Hostages Matan Zangauker and Edan Alexander narrowly escaped an Israeli strike on the structure above the tunnel where they were being held, according to mother Einav Zangauker, who says the prime minister told her the military was unauthorized to operate in the area

Iranian missiles badly damaged a once-iconic Tel Aviv square that had long since deteriorated into a sad-looking car park. Could its destruction now spark a revival?

This is the first sign of life from Maxim Herkin and the first video showing Bar Kuperstein. The Hostage Families Forum released the footage calling for a comprehensive deal, rejecting what it called a 'cruel selection' of who gets freed

Israeli society isn't showing the slightest guilt over what its army is perpetrating in the Gaza Strip. And yet, signs of regret occasionally do surface from the subconscious

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the kibbutz, but entered it through a back entrance ■ Reuma Kedem, whose daughter, son-in-law, and three young grandchildren were murdered on X: 'Don't you dare, two years later, walk through the gates of this kibbutz'

PR expert Israel Waismel-Manor says the hostage movement moved Israelis and global audiences, but not Netanyahu

Air India joins a long list of foreign airlines that have postponed their return to Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport

In June 2025 like June 1967, existential anxiety was eased by a great military victory. But minutes from cabinet meetings after the Six-Day War show how it's possible to win the war and lose the peace

Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed that an envelope containing suspicious powder was delivered to the embassy. Last week, security officers arrested a man in the Danish city of Aarhus on suspicion of gathering information for Iran

In recent years, about 30 Israeli-trained non-Orthodox rabbis have left for congregations abroad, mainly in North America, where rabbinical students are in short supply. They're being lured not only by higher pay but also a sense of freedom: 'I don't need to fight here for the Judaism I believe in,' says one recent transplant

Contractors reported the security staff at GHF sites were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed, and acted with little oversight: 'There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly,' one said ■ The GHF says claims 'categorically false'

Syria's chances of becoming a regional linchpin are boosted – and marred – by neighbors eyeing territory, financial deals and political gains. An Israeli deal could 'rehabilitate Turkey and Israel's relations,' a diplomat tells Haaretz

Despite its success in the Iran war, Israel lacks the economic, technology and soft power assets to wield true power

Sent into Gaza straight from high school, five young Israeli conscripts describe the brutal, exhausting reality of the war with Hamas – a world of despair, rage and crippling fear, with no end in sight

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pursuit of 'total victory' over Hamas as well as Iran have caused Israel's regional relations to flatline. And while he claims that Israel's victory 'opens an opportunity' for normalization, here's why he's wrong

The new Gaza cease-fire proposal from the U.S. calls for the release of 10 living hostages and the return of bodies of 18 deceased hostages in five phases over 60 days

Amid a war in Tehran and a trial in Tel Aviv, I can't recall the military leadership ever showing such spinelessness toward the government. We've had IDF chiefs of many types, but never one so eager to brown-nose

Any political novice understands that expelling Hadash party leader Ayman Odeh is a prelude to expelling all the Arab parties from the Knesset, followed by denying Arab citizens the right to vote. That is the plan

The clock, erected in 2017, was programmed to count down to 2040, the year in which Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had declared Israel would be destroyed

Yoav Mordechai is suspected of contact with a foreign agent and taking bribes. In May, Haaretz reported that World Cup campaign funds were funneled from Qatar to Netanyahu's associates via a British firm partly owned by Mordechai