Israel News

May 18, 2025

GAZA: Hamas say 20 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes near Khan Yunis ■ ISRAEL: IDF intercepts missile from Yemen; Senior IDF officer visited Azerbaijan for talks with Syria, Israeli source tells CNN ■ CEASE-FIRE: U.S. denies reports of plans to transfer Gazans to Libya ■ LEBANON: IDF said it...

May 18, 2025

Trump reportedly wants to move Gazans to the North African state in exchange for billions of dollars – an improbable move, as Libya has been embroiled in a bloody civil war for over a decade. That leaves Israel with the dangerous burden of handling administration in the Strip

May 18, 2025

Military pressure helped bring Hamas back to the negotiating table, but it didn't guarantee progress in the cease-fire talks. The IDF preparations in Gaza, meanwhile, are for a more minor operation than the army promised

May 17, 2025

May 17, 2025

May 17, 2025

Italy's foreign minister said, 'We no longer want to see Palestinians suffer,' while Germany warned Israel's Gaza offensive could 'endanger' hostages, including nine of its nationals. Meanwhile, U.S. President Trump vowed to address Gaza's starvation

May 17, 2025

All three pillars of hope for the Palestinians have collapsed: armed struggle has lost legitimacy, state negotiations have stalled, and faith in the international community has faded. Now, they face one question: 'Where do we go from here?'

May 17, 2025

Israel's Meteorological Service reported several record-breaking high temperatures, while firefighters worked to extinguish blazes sparked by holiday celebrants who failed to properly put out Lag Ba'omer bonfires in the Jerusalem area

May 17, 2025

Austria won the song contest, with Israel's Yuval Raphael's final score surprising even the most devoted fans – Israel had dropped in the betting rankings. Hundreds in Basel protested Israel's participation

May 17, 2025

After a dramatic week featuring a hostage release, Trump's visit, and major attacks in Gaza, pressure on both sides has grown, but it remains unclear if any breakthrough can bridge the longstanding divides

May 17, 2025

Every day Hamas tortures them makes healing harder,' freed hostage Mia Schem tells Tel Aviv protesters ■ Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan, said that hostage families will 'launch an all-out war' against Netanyahu if he sabotages a deal ■ Two pro-Netanyahu Israelis attacked...

May 17, 2025

The Guardian reported that the group said providing food aid to all Gazans 'would require expanding aid distribution mechanisms beyond the current model'

May 17, 2025

Michal Kesten-Keidar, widow of IDF officer Dolev Keidar – killed in 2014 while stopping an infiltration from Gaza into Israeli communities – says she can't fathom that Israel isn't doing everything to bring back a hostage who is a husband and father

May 17, 2025

Officials confirmed that Hamas and Israel are indirectly discussing a two-month cease-fire, followed by talks for a permanent truce. Both sides returned to the table as the IDF launched massive strikes in Gaza alongside an expanded ground offensive

May 17, 2025

Syria's new rulers maintained ties with Russia even after Assad flew to Moscow, causing EU states seeking to limit Russia's influence amid the war in Ukraine discomfort. In February, the EU suspended sanctions on Syria, allowing currency printing

May 17, 2025

Massive air strikes preceded the offensive across Gaza, which killed hundreds of Palestinians. About one hundred people were reportedly killed on Friday, including children

May 17, 2025

Microsoft acknowledged its deep involvement in the Gaza war for the first time, but did not directly address questions about precisely how the Israeli military is using its technologies

May 17, 2025

GAZA: Health officials say 66 Palestinians killed in overnight strikes ■ ISRAEL: Senior IDF officer visited Azerbaijan for talks with Syria, Israeli source tells CNN ■ LEBANON: IDF said it attacked Hezbollah commander involved in rebuilding terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon ■ SYRIA: Saudi...

May 16, 2025

In exchange for accepting the Palestinians, Libya would receive billions of dollars from previously frozen aid funds. According to the report, Israel is updated on the talks held by the U.S. government, but a final agreement on the initiative has not yet been reached

May 16, 2025

The army has ordered Gazans to move south in preparation for the expansion of fighting. It says that the massive attacks in recent days, in which hundreds were killed, are a means to put pressure on Hamas in negotiations

May 16, 2025

The defense establishment said the Hodeidah and Al-Salif ports in Yemen were used to transport Iranian weapons. Following the strikes, Netanyahu and Israel's defense minister threatened the Houthis' leaders

May 16, 2025

The strikes reportedly included air raids and artillery fire. Local reports said many bodies remain trapped under the rubble, and officials in Gaza estimate the death toll may exceed 100

May 16, 2025

During the U.S. president's visit, the Saudis, Qataris and Emiratis have made clear that there is a price for their lavish gifts: preventing an attack on Iran that would spark a regional war. Israel has been marginalized

May 16, 2025

The day after the Oct. 7 attack, Leora Sela David went to her regional council's operation room and never left, helping to evacuate residents and found Israel's Hostages and Missing Families Forum. 'We can only begin to mourn when they come home,' she says

May 16, 2025

Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur, leader of a Reform congregation in Paris, is facing fierce pushback for opposing Israel's far-right government ministers who call for 'starving innocents' in Gaza

May 16, 2025

In an attempt to kill Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, Israel struck the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza's last remaining facility for treating cancer patients. The IDF has struck 122 hospitals and 180 ambulances since the Oct. 7 attack, the WHO says

May 16, 2025

Following the attack in which a pregnant Israeli woman in the West Bank settlement of Bruchin was killed, seventeen cars were suspected to have been set on fire by Israeli settlers. A house near a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank was also torched, sustaining minor damage

May 16, 2025

After 19 months of war, Netanyahu and his far-right allies are still yearning for a Churchill-style 'total victory', but their vision of flattening and depopulating Gaza owes more to Putin and Stalin. Most Israelis, meanwhile, have a very different idea of what victory now means

May 16, 2025

Ukraine will make securing a cease-fire a priority in expected talks with the Russian delegation, a Ukrainian diplomatic source said, adding there was also a need for 'confidence-building measures'

May 16, 2025

A plan to distribute food via civilian firms is riddled with flaws, stoking fears of mass starvation among Palestinians and high casualties among Israeli soldiers ■ It's doubtful the generals can stop Netanyahu from fantasizing about an attack on Iran's nuclear sites

May 16, 2025

Following a cabinet decision allowing registration of West Bank property, the state asked Israel's High Court to postpone the evacuation of two houses illegally built in the Eli settlement, citing a 'real possibility' that the land will be registered as state property

May 16, 2025

The government spent 130 million shekels on the event, citing safety requirements that were created as part of the lessons learned from the 'Meron disaster', in April 2021, when 45 people were crushed to death during the annual festival

May 16, 2025

An Israeli source told Haaretz that even if the delegation stays in Doha over the weekend, it may be for appearances only. Meanwhile, U.S. involvement wanes and intense strikes on Gaza have yet to yield results

May 16, 2025

A few months ago, Israeli settlers expelled Palestinian shepherds from their West Bank village. Two weeks ago, when one of the families came to tend their olive and apricot trees, they were assaulted with clubs and stones in the presence of their children. The family will not be returning to its land

May 16, 2025

At the end of the most traumatic week ever for the Netanyahu government's diplomatic efforts, it seems the Americans have a new favorite ■ The prime minister's approach is exacting additional costs ■ And, who's paying the price of the right's anger and insults?

May 16, 2025

From the arms deals with the Gulf States to the embracing the Syrian president and a proposed agreement over Gaza, Trump's visit to Middle East marks a turning point in the region – and Israel remains on the sidelines for the time being

May 16, 2025

ISRAEL: Police officer stabbed outside Jerusalem Old City, assailant shot dead by police ■ GAZA: IDF tells north Gaza residents to move south ahead of renewed ground offensive; at least 93 people killed in Israeli strikes since Friday morning ■ IRAN: Iranian FM denies receiving U.S. proposal on...

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Israeli military says that the Air Force struck more than 130 targets throughout the Strip over the past two days

May 15, 2025

Yuval Raphael's participation in the Eurovision sparked protests by pro-Palestinian activists calling for Israel's exclusion

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

A senior Hamas official clarified that direct talks with the U.S. are ongoing. Israel continues to stick to the Witkoff plan, but Arab and Western diplomats told a Saudi channel that Trump's envoy now prefers a comprehensive agreement over a phased release

May 15, 2025

On one of the deadliest months of the war, Israelis' deepening sense of despair and the absence of political opposition leave extremist ministers free to promote revenge unchallenged

May 15, 2025

Despite the arguments put forward by left-wing imposters after the release this week of Edan Alexander, according to international law, even the IDF soldiers held by Hamas are hostages. This is why – and how the same standards must be applied to the siege and starvation of Gaza

May 15, 2025

At the initiative and mediation of Qatar, Israeli senior officials met with their Syrian counterparts, in efforts to establish channels of communication and means of conflict de-escalation in the region

May 15, 2025

Israel's law enforcement authorities have been moving at a snail's pace when it comes to investigating ministers and key Likud figures facing numerous allegations of corruption. The ministers, fixers and grifters are receiving a clear message: You can rest easy

May 15, 2025

The army imposed a curfew on thousands of Palestinians living in a West Bank village, to allow masses of Jewish Israelis to celebrate at the tomb of a revered biblical figure. Even people who've seen a thing or two in the territories rubbed their eyes when witnessing the violence and vandalism

May 15, 2025