Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid made the impression that a merger was off the table for the upcoming election – until reality forced their hand. With Gadi Eisenkot expected to join the fold, the trio is finding – for now – that they agree on more than they differ

I always hoped to see a rocket launched into space. While hiking the Israel Trail, I heard the thunder of an Arrow 3 interceptor cutting through the skies. It was neither Apollo 8 nor Artemis II, but evidence of a never-ending war

The High Court of Justice ruled that the government must take concrete measures to enforce its previous ruling on the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men. The justices ordered certain state benefits to be canceled for draft dodgers

Yair Lapid deserves credit for weathering a polling slump and criticism as opposition leader, while still mobilizing his party. Gadi Eisenkot may be better off cutting his losses and joining the ex-PMs' new party, kicking off Israel's next election

Violence has become routine, fear is constant and the state's response feels absent at best and malicious at worst, leaving ordinary people to navigate a reality where survival is uncertain

From confiscated flags to cut-up kippas, police are cracking down on any symbol that remotely hints at the big bad 'other': Palestine solidarity. It reflects an increasingly racist pursuit to purge anything 'foreign' to a messianic nationalist version of Judaism

'Michael' doesn't so much sanitize Michael Jackson as canonize him, focusing on his spectacular career while ignoring the ongoing accusations of child abuse from young men

Long before the Israeli police detained me last week, my special skullcap had received strong reactions from Palestinians and struck up meaningful conversations with right wingers. It's got to be doing something right

A policy linked to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has blocked access to essentials such as hearing aid batteries and glasses. Rights groups have cited dozens of cases, including that of a deaf detainee allegedly beaten after failing to hear guards' orders

As a court reviews the ban, the signatories sent a two-line letter backing the group despite laws that make such support a crime. Hundreds were arrested at recent protests for similar statements

Sergeant Idan Fooks was killed in an explosive-laden Hezbollah drone strike. According to the IDF, six others were wounded in the Hezbollah attack, four of them severely. Hezbollah said it continued its strikes in response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'

Pearlman, who was hosting the event, had just began his performance when shots were fired. 'It was likely the scariest moment of my life and I will never forget it,' he wrote on Instagram

Israeli Arab parents have warned that the authorities' choice to overlook violent crime in the Arab community would soon have consequences for Jewish society as well. The stabbing of a young pizzeria worker in Petah Tikva suggests they were right

Hezbollah said it 'continued targeting of Israeli enemy positions on our occupied land and shelling enemy settlements in northern occupied Palestine,' saying the strikes are a legitimate response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'

Axios reported that the deployment marked the first time Israel sent an Iron Dome battery abroad, resulting in the interception of dozens of Iranian missiles amid heavy attacks on the Gulf states

The court charged that the college had chosen 'in advance and decisively' to fire Sada. Despite ruling in her favor, the court said she didn't 'show the required sensitivity and did not take responsibility for her actions'

Somaliland, an unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa, has been formally recognized only by Israel. The state of Israel has appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland following its December recognition of the breakaway region

'The move brings together the reform bloc, putting an end to the internal battles,' the two said in a joint statement. They said they'd push for ultra-Orthodox conscription, limit the prime minister's term to eight years and 'will not rely' on Arab parties

Last year, Hotovely was interviewed by Piers Morgan. She claimed Israel maintains a low civilian-to-combatant kill ratio, but Morgan challenged her: if she doesn't know how many children have been killed, how could she possibly make that calculation?

It is not known if the attack had any connection to Iran, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday