Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair

An Israeli museum has put back on display a rare Bronze-Era jar that a 4-year-old accidentally smashed

The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair
MidEast|News|Uncategorized|World

'We all failed you.' Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem

An Israeli-American family that became an international symbol in the struggle to free hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza lay their son to rest on Monday after the discovery of his body and those of five others brought a fresh outpouring of grief

'We all failed you.' Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem
News|World

An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a village where 70% of homes are targeted for demolition

An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality

An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a village where 70% of homes are targeted for demolition
Crime|MidEast|News|World

A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity

Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that ignited the war

A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity
News|World

Hundreds in Israel mark the 5th birthday of a child held hostage in Gaza

Hundreds of Israelis have sent orange balloons into the air to mark the fifth birthday of one of two children held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip

Hundreds in Israel mark the 5th birthday of a child held hostage in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political

Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July

Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza
Political

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
News|Political|World

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?
News|Political

Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza, days before his speech to the U.S. Congress

Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site
Political|World

UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

The new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month

UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
News|World

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive
News|Political|World

Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?

Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafted ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army

Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?
News|Opinion|Political|World

Survivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing community

In the months since Hamas’ surprise attack sent them scattering across fields or hiding in desert brush, survivors of a massacre at a trance festival in Israel have come together as a community to heal

Survivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing community
News|Political|Travel

Some visitors to Israel have a new stop on their tours: Hamas' destruction in the south

A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

Some visitors to Israel have a new stop on their tours: Hamas' destruction in the south
News|Science

A ship found far off Israel's coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners

The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel has discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land

A ship found far off Israel's coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners
News|Political|World

Centrist Benny Gantz is quitting Israel's war Cabinet, citing frustrations with Netanyahu

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, has announced his resignation, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort and putting his own “political survival” over the country’s security needs

Centrist Benny Gantz is quitting Israel's war Cabinet, citing frustrations with Netanyahu
News|Political|World

David Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86

David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated racism against Jews from North Africa and rose to serve as foreign minister and other senior government posts, has died

David Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86
News|Political

Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before

Israel's defense minister says Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be

Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before
News|World

Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza

Israel's Independence Day is normally a raucous affair, celebrated with day parties and barbecues in parks, but this year, celebrations — from Monday evening through Tuesday — were muted

Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
News|World

A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7

Israel will start marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday evening

A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7
News|Political|World

Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service

Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don't serve in the army

Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
News|Political|World

With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox

As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a divide in the country and rattled the government coalition

With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox
News|World

Jerusalem marks festive holiday of Purim in shadow of war

Tens of thousands of people have celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, though the traditionally boisterous celebrations have been muted this year by the Israel-Hamas war

Jerusalem marks festive holiday of Purim in shadow of war
News|Political|World

Israelis evacuated from the Lebanese border wonder if they'll ever return

Around 60,000 Israelis who evacuated from cities and towns along the border with Lebanon are grappling with the question of when they will be able to return home

Israelis evacuated from the Lebanese border wonder if they'll ever return
News|Political|World

Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers

Evangelicals have been among Israel’s fiercest foreign supporters for years

Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers

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