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

Sources say police are delaying restraining orders meant to keep violent far-right settlers out of the West Bank, especially since Israel's defense chief stopped issuing detention-without-trial orders for Jews in November

It's unclear when the terminal, which primarily serves low-cost airlines, will reopen since most airlines aren't planning to restart flights to Israel until the end of the summer

In a single day this week, Israeli ministers pushed to gut public broadcasting, a mayor vowed to ban Haaretz from his city, and an Israeli strike in Gaza killed another journalist

If the appointment is approved, Israel Eichler will replace his party colleague Yitzhak Goldknopf, who resigned from the government last month in protest over the fact that the status of yeshiva students' exemption from military service had not been settled

The judges urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to reach a compromise – but without it, the court may accept the attorney general's position or hand down a ruling that adopts an intermediate position

No country draws more contempt from Yair Netanyahu, son of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, than Israel – no wonder he no longer wants to live there. In a chilling interview, he cast Likud as a victim and exposed a disturbing glimpse of his worldview

In an interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan, Israeli Equality Minister May Golan claimed she knew how many of the dead in Gaza were Hamas members, but she's 'choosing as a member of the government not to tell you that'

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reached out to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in an effort to thwart a deal, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar saying that any opportunity to release the hostages 'must not be missed'

Palestinian scholar Thair Abu Ras explains why a deal may be complicated by al-Sharaa's hostility to Iran, a history of Palestinian support for the Assad regime, and the Palestinian and Syrian 'common struggle' against Israeli occupation: 'The biggest obstacle is the Golan Heights'

Two additional Israeli soldiers were severely wounded in the incident in Gaza City's Shujaiyeh neighborhood

The prosecution did not oppose postponing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's testimony, but asked that additional hearings be held the following week

The famed Glastonbury Festival this year featured performative chants of "Death, death to the IDF." But real support for the rights of Palestinians has never been more urgent

Mega-study of prehistoric Northern Eurasians connects waves of ancient Siberians to Hungarians, Finns and even many Native American cultures

A new bill targeting Israel's public broadcaster threatens press independence, legal norms and the public's right to know at a moment of national vulnerability

Hours after Swiss authorities cited legal shortcomings in the group's establishment as the reason for the proceedings, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it was planning to shut its branch in Geneva

In the 1980s, the United States armed militias in Afghanistan – and paid a heavy price for it. This has been repeated many times throughout history, and always led to deadly results. Sometimes, risk management leaves us no choice, as in the case of Israel and Abu Shabab, a Middle East expert tells Haaretz

The Weizmann Institute and Ben-Gurion University suffered catastrophic damage from Iranian missile strikes. Buildings collapsed, irreplaceable research samples were destroyed, and entire colonies of lab animals were lost. Now, both institutions are pleading for government compensation and fast-track approval to rebuild

Hamas issued an ultimatum on Wednesday, giving Yasser Abu Shabab 10 days to turn himself in ■ The move by Hamas is widely seen as an attempt to show that it still maintains control in the Gaza Strip

Dr. Marwan al-Sultan was killed alongside his family in an IDF strike in Gaza City, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

The senior Israel Police officer was present at the meeting alongside other officers to provide security for the minister, according to a police statement, though his private security detail was also present. But several police sources expressed surprise about the presence of officers at a political gathering

'We will strike wherever necessary': The IDF chief insists that the army will continue to operate beyond Israel's borders, even amid U.S.-mediated normalization talks between Israel and Syria. Sources cast doubt on the likelihood that Syria will accept peace with Israel

The censor's decision to pull the story was criticized as political and an overstep of its role in protecting Israel's security. The story was reinstated, with certain details omitted, after negotiations between the newspaper and the censor

Citing continued delays in advancing an IDF draft exemption bill for yeshiva students, the Knesset's ultra-Orthodox factions have intensified their opposition to private member bills sponsored by Netanyahu's coalition, forcing the withdrawal of several bills

Ancient Greeks and Romans were just as preoccupied with health and fitness as we are today. Some dietary advice fits well with today's wellness trends and philosophies. Some doesn't

As ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich teamed up to derail talks for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said that 'There is a large majority in the government and among the Israeli people' to reach a deal

The suspect, who led a prominent ultra-Orthodox organization in the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak, fled the country before the war with Iran and was arrested at the airport upon his return. His victims recount longstanding abuse and refusal by police to investigate