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Red Cross hands four more civilians detained by Israel in security zone to Lebanon
AFP reports two are Syrian nationals, though Jerusalem had referred to all four as 'Lebanese civilians'; PMO says they were interrogated and found to have no terror links The post…
Russian reports say dual citizen historian indicted by Israel for security offenses
Reports on Artyom Kirpichenok, missing since arriving in Israel last month, come same day as indictment filed against unnamed Israeli civilian involved in foreign influence campai…
Officials seek to calm public after algicides dumped at sea in bid to reopen desalination plants
Fishing temporarily banned 'as a precaution' but water supplies back to normal, says Energy Ministry, after initially unannounced push to get rid of rogue algae crippling stations…
How far-right outcast Moshe Feiglin resurrected his political career
After years on the political fringes, the fundamentalist whom Netanyahu once pushed out of Likud has secured spot No. 2 on Smotrich’s slate, putting a senior ministerial post well…
‘Many of us in Israel live in a state of shock at the savagery’: veteran director Amos Gitai returns to Gaza
The writer-director once called Israel’s ‘one-man New Wave’ is in Venice with The Road to Jericho, a new and poetic attempt to highlight the plight of those in the occupied West B…
Repeatedly attacked by Iran, Jordan pays a price for its strong bond with the US
Kingdom has faced hundreds of drone and missile attacks from the Islamic Republic, amid soaring energy prices and concerns about West Bank instability, but relationship seems soli…
Iranian town mourns after deadly strike on wedding
Mourning turns to anger as residents of Kuhestak say Baloch communities are being placed in path of conflictPeople in Kuhestak, a predominantly Baloch town in Iran’s southern Horm…
Cops raid Nazareth after 4 murdered in 24 hours, arrest 30 over alleged gangland killings
Police seize weapons, ammunition in two nights of operations against gang-linked compounds in northern city; Mahmoud Biatra, 30, is 172nd Arab Israeli homicide victim of 2026 The …
US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait
Despite Kushner's insistence to the contrary, Israeli buy-in is needed for Board of Peace to meaningfully advance the plan, and that's not coming before Oct. 27 vote at the earlie…
Ancient pottery’s ‘magnetic memory’ could help expose modern forgeries, researchers find
Israeli-led team develops new authentication technique based on magnetic signals acquired by clay over thousands of years The post Ancient pottery’s ‘magnetic memory’ could help e…
Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning
The 113-year-old organization was born out of a need to protect Jews, says its CEO. Now fighting petrol-funded heavyweights, it's turning to AI for reinforcements The post Jonatha…
East Jerusalem man tries to stab cops near Old City, is shot dead — police
33-year-old assailant reportedly first tried to attack civilians in overnight incident near Damascus Gate; no Israelis hurt The post East Jerusalem man tries to stab cops near Old…
Four more arrested, including an IDF conscript, on suspicion of settler violence
Two teenagers arrested at airport en route to Uman pilgrimage, plus 29-year-old who violated court order, and army recruit; earlier, police arrested 19-year-old over Qusra violenc…
Australian Jews and Muslims still hang hopes on fragile dialogue after Bondi attack
Leaders say relations between communities at all-time low as antisemitism spike since Oct. 7 raises concern hatred is being normalized. A tenacious few refuse to let interfaith ta…
In first, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa to open Jerusalem’s Oud Festival
English guitarist slammed by BDS returns to Israel to perform with longtime musical collaborator at annual event The post In first, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa to o…
Israeli triathletes barred from race in Northern Ireland after organizer objects
North West Triathlon Club claims athletes not being banned 'because of their religion or ethnicity' but over 'attempt to present normality... while Palestinians continue to suffer…
High Court extends freeze on implementation of controversial police investigations unit law
Justice minister rails at judges for 'trying to defend the failed' DIPI, as group that filed petition says order important in 'protecting the independence of the law-enforcement s…
Housing snapshot September 2026: Prices inch upward after sharp decline
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now The post Housing snapshot September 2026: Prices inch upward after sharp decline …
100-year-old Ramat Rachel marks its evolution from frontier outpost to ‘bourgeois’ resort
Once a battle-scarred hilltop community essential to Israel's defense efforts, the southern Jerusalem kibbutz now deals in real estate and tourism as members debate its future The…
South Korea reportedly readying to deploy military forces to Hormuz amid US pressure
South Korean presidency says local reports on pending deployment 'different from the facts' * IDF strikes in northern Gaza after shots fired toward troops, none of whom are injure…
Netanyahu: Toppling Iranian regime is Israel’s ‘central mission,’ goal ‘within reach’
TV report says Iran, Hamas believed to be stepping up efforts to attack Israelis abroad ahead of Jewish holidays; Vance: US won't negotiate with Iran until it stops striking ships…
US House advances bill to withhold federal funds from universities boycotting Israel
33 Democrats join most GOP lawmakers in backing legislation, which party leadership objects to over free speech concerns and for not differentiating between Israel and settlements…
Likud arranges to have firebrand MK Tally Gotliv run with Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit
Gotliv placed disappointing 12th in primary after Netanyahu reportedly sought to purge electoral liabilities; ToI poll shows Smotrich fending off Winter chill after Feiglin merger…
High Court annuls Haredi draft-dodger arrest ban as unconstitutional violation of equality
Law passed by the government in July 'flagrantly violates state's obligation to exercise coercive power equally,' writes Judge Sohlberg The post High Court annuls Haredi draft-dod…