A diplomatic source told Haaretz that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was also invited to sit at the board overnight on Saturday, adding that the leaders of all three mediating countries – Egypt, Qatar and Turkey – were invited to take part

Local residents told Haaretz that officers threw stun grenades and flares and fired tear gas, and even damaged the local mosque. 'We hear explosions, as if it's war,' one resident said. 'I don't understand what they want from us. I don't know who to turn to anymore'

Council Speaker Julie Menin unveiled a five-point plan to tackle antisemitism in the city, including $1.25 million dedicated to Holocaust education. 'City Council is taking decisive action to ensure we have the tools to confront antisemitism wherever it appears,' she said

The officer, who is still serving in the IDF, is suspected of involvement in the provision of a list of military personnel connected to the so-called Bibileaks affair to the Prime Minister's Office ■ The Israel Police were authorized to break into the phone of Netanyahu's chief of staff Braverman

The flight from Frankfurt to Jerusalem was meant to remain secret – one that Israelis couldn't keep. A brilliant maneuver turned into an international farce

Chief Constable Craig Guildford said he was resigning Friday, after the Home Secretary told parliament she had lost confidence in him over a probe which found he used false intelligence in November to ban Israeli soccer fans from a match in Birmingham

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli nomad who let a musical journey take over his life, and an Israeli therapist who immigrated to Switzerland at age 60 and is now questioning that choice

The musical director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra from 1981 until his retirement in 2019, the maestro said he is not able to divide his musical endeavors from politics, and urged musicians to take a stand on contentious issues

Defense Minister Israel Katz praised reports of the Israeli military demolishing over 2,500 structures in Gaza since the cease-fire took effect in October

Israelis who never joined demonstrations for their fellow citizens being killed in unprecedented numbers in a wave of criminal violence and wouldn't consider demonstrating for Gazan civilians, are appalled by what they perceive as the global left's silence on Iran

The charges stem from a June 20 vandalism attack on Royal Air Force planes claimed by the Palestine Action group, which has since been banned as a terror organization in the U.K.

That option is in the works, sources say, and after all, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana once said that not every High Court ruling must be respected ■ Benny Gantz loses his integrity, not just his former large constituency ■ How Education Minister Yoav Kisch is a fascist in the making

Several new programs, specifically designed for Jews from English-speaking countries, provide an opportunity to push back against settler violence by living among Palestinians and documenting their experiences

With the Mossad chief in Washington on Friday for talks on Iran, Trump said Tehran had cancelled more than 800 planned hangings of protesters, amid reports that Netanyahu asked the U.S. president not to attack, citing Israel's lack of missile defense readiness

In 1979, the last Israelis were expelled from Iran and the new regime declared a complete severing of ties. Yet this didn't prevent Israel from selling weapons and ammunition to the ayatollahs' regime a few years later. The full details of the secret ties between the two countries may come to light if the regime in Tehran falls

The Gulf states and Turkey are mounting an intensive diplomatic push to avert a U.S.–Iran clash that could trigger a costly regional war, offering economic incentives to ensure their territory and interests remain protected. So far, the effort appears to be working

With tearful eyes, singing in Persian, and chanting 'Death to Khamenei,' a group of Israelis demonstrated in solidarity with the Iranian people on Wednesday. While everyone hoped for the protesters' success, some were pessimistic about Iran's future

The protesters' attorney said that it was clear that the fake money was 'part of a performance depicting Qataris bribing Netanyahu's entire inner circle,' and other demonstrators testified that they had previously used the fake bills without issue

A new poll from Channel 12 News finds that the Likud remains the most popular party, but the governing coalition has lost a seat overall, while Bezalel Smotrich's party fails to clear the electoral threshold and would not enter the Knesset

The toppling of the Iranian regime, if it happens, would be a very positive strategic change in the Middle East. However, the main question which now justifiably troubles Israeli citizens is whether an American attack would in turn lead to an Iranian decision to launch missiles and drones at Israel

Witkoff also described Trump's emotional reaction during a November White House visit by Israeli hostages and their families, including 17 of the last 20 hostages released the previous month. 'I saw the tears. He doesn't like anyone to see tears. And he said to me, "This is the greatest day I've ever had in the White House"'

As chair of the Board of Peace, Trump said he supports a Palestinian technocratic committee appointed this week to manage Gaza during what he described as a period of transition. 'These Palestinian leaders are unwaveringly committed to a PEACEFUL future,' he said

In a letter that Justice Minister Levin called 'one big criminal offense,' Attorney General Baharav-Miara argued his upcoming disciplinary complaint against the Supreme Court president was baseless – a probe previously found the claim meritless. The minister also flaunted procedure

Sources told Haaretz that Israel's police chief believes that the prisons chief is receiving preferential treatment from National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, and recruiting prison service officers from the ranks of an already understaffed police force

The interim government in Dhaka didn't consult major political parties – or even its own cabinet – before deciding 'in principle' to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza. Amid domestic unrest, imminent elections and wariness about U.S. pressure, the backlash in Bangladesh is building

If appointed, the architect, artist and professor would be the Museum's sixth director in a decade, and would be tasked with managing a cultural institution with a high staff turnover rate and an operational deficit

Several Knesset members participated in the march, along with reservists and bereaved families. A reservist who served hundreds of days in the war said: 'Those who say they'd rather die than enlist do not want to be part of Israeli society'

A U.S. official told the New York Times that Netanyahu and Trump spoke on Wednesday, when the president said he had been told that the killing of protesters in Iran has stopped, and that there are no plans for executions. The official did not specify why Netanyahu requested the delay

Trump's supporters will undoubtedly frame the deceleration of the slide toward conflict as validation of his madman theory of global affairs, in which the power of his threats alone carries more weight than previous U.S. leaders

David and Ariel Cunio, Argentine citizens, were held by Hamas for nearly 740 days before their release last October. Avinatan Or was freed the same day, while Noa Argamani was rescued in the summer of 2024

Two reports, one Israeli and the other American, describe malnourished mothers, underweight babies and pregnant women sharing hospital beds in Gaza, where the healthcare system collapsed as a result of the war: 'Maha can only afford to change her daughter's diaper once a day'

The footage, originally released by Ben-Gvir's far-right Otzma Yehudit party, was filmed at a year-end event where the minister urged guards to record and share his greetings with their families. The service said it removed the post following a Haaretz inquiry

Forty-six women were murdered in Israel last year, most by relatives. Yet there isn't even an official definition of domestic violence, and government ministries are mainly busy with excuses

Gabi Picker was Benjamin Netanyahu's intimate confidant and go-to man for special tasks – the kind that had to be hidden from Sara. Until now, he kept it all to himself. He's no longer willing to stay silent

She lived her whole life on streets in Tel Aviv's most neglected area. In an interview and in a new documentary, Eileen Nir breaks down the hypocrisy and cruelty of Israeli society

Sponsored by a Likud minister, a Knesset committee is set to discuss a law that would empower the education minister to control budgets for Israeli higher education institutions, and issue fines and sanctions at will

In a textbook for the French graduation exam, publisher Hachette framed the onset of the Gaza war as following attacks which led to 'the death of 1,200 Jewish settlers', drawing condemnation from top French government officials and Jewish groups

A conflict-of-interest loophole: While Shin Bet chief David Zini is barred from probing the Bild and Qatargate scandals, no such restrictions apply to his newly appointed deputy, N. Omitted from the announcement was that N., who had been out of the service for a decade, previously worked under Netanyahu

An exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum on Germany's 1920s New Objectivity movement presents a cynical, unsentimental art that confronts reality without idealization. Curator Noam Gal stresses there is no parallel between Germany before Nazism and Israel in 2025, but says the need for critical art is 'very familiar to us'

While advertisements sell apartments through sleek renderings of modern towers, Shaul Cohen – the designer behind the hostages' solidarity pin – builds painstaking miniatures of old, worn-down Israeli buildings, gaining a devoted following in the process

An Israeli court ruled that Netanyahu's adviser Yonatan Urich, a central figure in the Qatargate affair, was not connected to the leak of sensitive IDF information to the German tabloid Bild in 2024, and that testimony indicating otherwise was unsupported

Netanyahu will appoint a member from the Hasidic Agudat Yisrael faction as minister as the coalition pushes an IDF conscription bill, which the party opposes. Under the bill, all draft notices issued since the expiration of the previous legislation in 2023 will be canceled

Trump said earlier on Wednesday that he had been told killings in Iran's crackdown were easing and that there was no current plan for large-scale executions, as the UN Security Council is set to meet Thursday afternoon to discuss tensions in Iran

Trump said earlier on Wednesday that he had been told killings in Iran's crackdown were easing and that there was no current plan for large-scale executions, as the UN Security Council is set to meet Thursday afternoon to discuss tensions in Iran

Khalil, a visible figure and a lead negotiator for protesters during the 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment on the Columbia campus, was arrested by ICE agents at his university-owned apartment in March 2025 and was later released in June

Two of the activists had refused food for over two months in their efforts to effect a 'permanent shutdown' of all Elbit facilities in the United Kingdom

If the Islamic Republic falls, a civil war could emerge from a fragmented opposition divided over strategy – both on how to topple the regime and on how to form a government to replace it. Despite his knack for public relations, the shah's son, Reza Pahlavi, could be part of the problem

The odds are against it. On the other hand, you can be sure the ayatollahs in Tehran, who created the problem, won't even try

As U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announces the next phase of Trump's Gaza plan, satellite images reveal the IDF extending the Yellow Line it controls deeper into Hamas-held areas, while Hamas builds tent cities

As of Thursday, violent crime has taken the lives of 17 people in Israel since the beginning of the year, including 14 in the country's Arab society. The death toll due to violent crime in the country reached an all-time high last year, with 307 people being killed

Eli Feldstein, a former spokesman for Netanyahu, said the prime minister's chief of staff Tzachi Braverman told him he could 'silence' the investigation into the leak of classified documents. Netanyahu's lawyer urged journalists not to report on Braverman, saying Shin Bet memos undermined Feldstein's credibility

As protests spread across Iran, Iranians in exile debate regime change, outside intervention and the fate of loved ones back home

Although the announcement of the committee's formation is ostensibly a significant step in the cease-fire process, real change will require funding, a police force with a clear mandate, and international mobilization to compel Israeli cooperation

After Qatar and Egypt, for different reasons, pushed for the technocratic committee to govern Gaza, a message was sent to the world's powers that their megalomaniacal ambitions can wait, while an independent Palestinian administration deals with Gaza's health, education and reconstruction

A marketing-style video that appeared on YouTube and X but is missing from official channels offers an unusual glimpse of Arrow 4, Israel's upcoming interceptor designed to counter hypersonic and multi-warhead missile threats

The decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the November UEFA Europa League soccer match with Aston Villa in Birmingham 'overstated the threat' posed by the fans, and 'understated the risk' posed to Israeli fans in the area, a probe ordered by British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood found

Home Front Command sounded sirens after an earthquake shook the area of the Dead Sea and the southern Negev. According to the Geological Survey of Israel, the earthquake which struck at 9 A.M. on Thursday, measured magnitude 4.2

None of the 32 people arrested in the Shoafat refugee camp were charged with security offenses, yet the police announced the seizure of ammunition, rifles and drugs. Dozens of officers gathered in the central square and posed with an Israeli flag

Judge says apparent failure to act on relevant information may have enabled suspects to engage in obstruction of justice; former IDF chief Herzl Halevi summoned to testify in case

The Israeli government commissioned a report from a private business intelligence firm to back its filing to the High Court of Justice, in which it is justifying the decision to impose sanctions on the paper. The report doesn't refute Haaretz's reporting, but attempts to frame critical views and journalistic investigations as treasonous

'Do not abide by the decisions of the High Court,' a lawmaker said this week, adding to the cacophony of calls from inside the government to disobey court orders it doesn't like

Israeli political officials stressed that the shift to phase two, announced earlier by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, does not undermine efforts to advance the three main objectives Israel has yet to achieve – the return of the body of the last slain hostage, the disarmament of Hamas, and the demilitarization of Gaza

Part of a wider campaign against UNRWA, the move follows new laws banning its activity in Israel and orders to cut water and power to remaining Jerusalem sites. UNRWA warns clinics, schools and centers serving hundreds of refugee youths could shut, ending its decades-long presence in the city

Southern Israeli municipalities said they were opening public bomb shelters, as the Lufthansa Group said it will operate flights to and from Tel Aviv as day flights only, citing the Middle East situation and the need for crews to return to base without overnight stays in Israel

Tehran has warned regional allies it will strike U.S. bases if Washington attacks, as Iran faces its deadliest unrest since 1979. Qatar confirms personnel drawdowns at Al Udeid Air Base, while officials warn U.S. military intervention could come soon

Earlier Wednesday, an agreement was reached on forming a Palestinian technocratic committee to govern the Gaza Strip under the U.S.-backed plan aimed at ending the war, Egypt's foreign minister said. Envoy Witkoff did not announce the establishment of the Board of Peace, which is slated to oversee the committee's work

The award for Kirk's 'contribution to the global fight against antisemitism' will be presented at a gala dinner attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior Israeli political figures and international guests

Saudi Arabia holds unique leverage over the conflict's future, but Riyadh needs to choose to engage on all fronts. This is what pro-peace Israelis and Palestinians need it to do

The New York attorney general said an investigation 'uncovered an alarming and illegal pattern of bias-motivated harassment and violence designed to terrorize communities and shut down lawful protest,' targeting Arab, Muslim and Jewish New Yorkers alike

After dropping the Dvora Omer Prize for children's literature on Tuesday, Culture Minister Miki Zohar is also reportedly canceled the Levi Eshkol Creative Award for Hebrew Writers and others in music and the visual arts

Russia's options are limited due to the risk of U.S. sanctions. A collapse of Iran's regime could cost Russia a key strategic partner and military supplier, fueling fears that if Iran's protests succeeded, the Russian masses may follow suit and turn against their own dictator

Critics say the proposal, which passed a preliminary Knesset vote, would politicize oversight of police misconduct and weaken enforcement against corruption

'He mobilizes thousands to the streets with a phone call,' police argued, calling him 'an operational arm organizing the call for protests.' About 15,000 ultra-Orthodox took part in a protest last week that deteriorated into violent clashes, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old protester

A growing number of Palestinians suspected of illegal entry are being held in police custody in overcrowded cells, even told to 'defecate on each other.' One Palestinian was held overnight in an open-air cell in the Jerusalem Hills with no shoes, what he described as 'a cage with damp blankets'

The group says the 2024 cease-fire with Israel applies only south of the Litani River, rejecting a state monopoly on arms elsewhere in Lebanon

Speaking at the State of the State address, Hochul blasted last week's protest chants outside a synagogue, where protestors shouted pro-Hamas chants during an Israeli real estate event. Hochul's proposal bans protests within 25 feet of the property line at houses of worship

Earlier on Tuesday, Ben-Gvir asked the court to dismiss the petitions outright, arguing that the High Court has no authority to rule on the dismissal of government ministers

Left-leaning organization praised Goldman for having 'worked toward a better future for the Middle East' during his tenure

Most Israelis, even if they speak or act in very problematic ways, simply want to live in security and comfort. If you offer them a package in which these conditions are guaranteed, they'll accept it gladly, even if the Palestinians are included in it

The false visual representation has nothing to do with the human desire to look better. It's a tool for achieving power and control. Visual fake news. Long before Photoshop, despotic leaders distorted pictures

If the United States fails to support Iranian protesters, the President risks being accused of abandoning them to their fate - but a prolonged offensive campaign will take time. Either way, the Israeli Defense Ministry and other bodies are increasing their preparations for possible escalation