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Counterprotest begins in Bnei Brak after mass traffic disruption from ultra-orthodox draft protest
Jerusalem Grand Slam 2026 to welcome athletes from 29 countries
Magen David Adom honors Druze paramedic on National Paramedic Day
Police documents about Nova music festival deleted from computer system - report
The deletion took place sometime during January 2024, and it is unknown who removed the files and whether copies of them still exist.
Cabinet clashes over claims IDF operations restricted in southern Lebanon
A cabinet exchange erupted after ministers said soldiers in southern Lebanon reported restrictions. Netanyahu and Katz denied claims, saying troops face no limits
IDF braces for Gaza riots along Yellow Line on Friday, Fatah uses social media to spread the word
Southern Command is preparing for violent demonstrations along Gaza’s yellow line Friday as Fatah campaigns against Hamas, conditions in the Gaza Strip, and postponed negotiations.
A new Israeli technology used at Rambam Hospital helped free a man from dependence on painkillers
A breakthrough treatment was carried out at Rambam Medical Center, where specialists helped wean a man who had been taking about 130 painkiller pills a day in just 20 minutes.
Likud breaks Iran war decline, gains one seat, as Together continues downward trend - poll
Since the merger between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, the joint party has lost 10 seats in about two months and has declined this week to just 18 seats.
Former Shin Bet chief threatens to sue Channel 14 over ‘completely false’ inflammatory comments
According to the warning, Kobi had claimed during the program that Cohen had pushed for deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to be released as part of the deal to return Gilad Shalit in 2011.
Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty'
As of 2026, 32 UN member states, including the United States, Canada, Russia, and Germany, have formally recognized the genocide.
'A minister who destroys': Bedouin protest Ben-Gvir over demolition of illegal homes in Negev
The demonstration came in the wake of comments made the previous day by Ben-Gvir, saying that he would continue demolishing “more and more and more illegally built homes in the Negev.
How Roman Sorkin became the heart of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s title run
“I owed a lot to my team after the last game and a half,” Sorkin said. “I was too focused on myself, and that’s part of the old me. I can’t be like that anymore. People here count on me
Marathon Knesset meetings set to rapidly advance haredi parties’ contentious Torah study bill
The bill seeks to enshrine Torah study in the country’s Basic Law as part of a proposal that critics argue encourages draft evasion and changes the status of yeshiva students who do not serve.
