The police were told three times throughout the day about far-right plans to disrupt the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event at a Reform synagogue in central Israel – but claimed they were busy elsewhere

The likely target of last week's IDF strike in Gaza City was a Hamas Finance Ministry employee. He and his five daughters were killed. 'Everyone was gone – my brother and his kids, my sister and hers, my husband and our children,' his wife said

The Israel Police banned Palestinian flags and capped participants – a sharp break from past norms, as such measures were never deemed necessary since 1998. With a new, ultranationalist sheriff in town, the remnants of Israel's democratic space for Arabs are rapidly shrinking

Lebanon's top military body warned Hamas after several Lebanese and Palestinians were detained for firing rockets into northern Israel. 'Hamas and other factions will not be allowed to endanger national stability,' the defense council said

Germany's spy agency labeled the far-right AfD 'incompatible with the free democratic basic order,' enabling surveillance. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Germany to reverse course, saying the party is not extreme

Gil Dickman's cousin Carmel Gat was murdered in Gaza captivity. Despite her body being returned to Israel, he fights for the return of all hostages and slams the gov't for continuing a 'hopeless war, with no direction and no goal'

Israel is again preparing to mobilize reservists, is threatening to expand its operations in Gaza, and is considering what could be interpreted as a deliberate escalation against the new regime in Syria to help the Druze

As talks enter a complex phase focused on key technical issues, an ironic twist emerges: Saudi Arabia – once a key player in any regional defense against Iran – may now be the very nation pushing to prevent an attack on it

Sergeant Niv Dayag, 19, was killed on Thursday in the Golan Heights ■ Dayag is the 851st fallen soldier since the October 7 attacks

Ali al-Samoudi, 58, who works for the Al-Quds paper and who witnessed the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022, was detained at his home earlier this week by the Israeli army

The election for the World Zionist Congress is real and the stakes are higher than ever. For those of us committed to democracy, justice and pluralism: vote with clarity

IDF soldiers in an ambush rained fire down on a trio of 14-year-old Palestinian Americans who may have been throwing stones, but harmlessly. Two escaped, wounded; the third was killed after being sprayed with bullets

The IDF strike took place hours after protests erupted in Israel's Druze community, calling on the government to intervene in Syria

When the Jerusalem-area wildfires were first spreading, sewage was already spewing from the Israeli prime minister's poison machine against the Shin Bet, the air force and other easy targets ■ Yair Golan has a vision for winning the next vote: a liberal-democratic bloc that could include right-wing parties

Most Israeli authorities did not take any preparatory measures ahead of the fire, leaving them to scramble for solutions when the flames ignited ■ The fires capped off a bad week for the Netanyahu government, which included a right-wing mob storming a reform synagogue

ISRAEL: Soldier killed in car crash in Golan Heights; Druze protesters block roads, call for intervention in Syria ■ GAZA: Flotilla heading to Gaza reportedly sinking after drone strike near Malta ■ SYRIA: Israel hits targets near Damascus' presidential palace after attacks on Druze minority ■ YEMEN: Houthis claim responsibility for second missile launch towards Israel

When the leadership incites, it's the finest hour of human ugliness. The state that has just marked its 77th year has gone insane