After two years in Hamas captivity, hostages Eitan Horn and Nimrod Cohen returned to their hometowns, reuniting with family and friends, as communities in Kfar Sava and Rehovot celebrated their release

Ariana Harwicz's blazing novel 'Unfit' tells the story of Lisa, a Jewish Argentine immigrant in rural France battling for custody of her children as her mental health unravels. Harwicz tells Haaretz how her own 'Kafkaesque' experience in court informed her story – and why she considers cultural boycotts against Israel as an attack on Diaspora Jews.

At Israel's state memorial for soldiers killed during the Gaza war, Netanyahu said that 'the struggle is not yet over.' President Isaac Herzog said in his speech that Israel must 'create a vision for the future, for the "day after'' – both domestically and internationally'