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Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law

“The powers of the Rabbinical Courts should be curtailed, not expanded,” Israel Hofsheet CEO Uri Keidar said in a statement.

Activists protest against a bill that would give more authorities to the rabbinical courts outside the Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv, December 11, 2024; illustrative.

Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claims breaching ex-IDF chief Halevi's phone

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 28, 2025.

Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett

Police arrest Haifa resident Ami Gaidarov, 22, over alleged Iran plot to assassinate Naftali Bennett, April 9, 2026.

High Court asked to enforce return order in Ras Ein al-Auja case after state misses deadline

A shepherd leads a herd of goats near the Palestinian village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 11, 2026.

The silent wave

Why we must prepare for the upcoming crisis in child protection

APRIL 9, 2026ByERAN ZIMRIN

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Hamas operative posing as journalist killed in Gaza strike, IDF says

The target was identified as Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah, whom the military described as a key figure in Hamas’s rocket and weapons production headquarters.

APRIL 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Al-Jazeera journalist and Hamas terrorist Mohammed Washah

Protesters gather outside US embassy in Tel Aviv ahead of Iran ceasefire announcement

The protesters, organized by the Peace Partnership coalition, demanded an end to the war, chanting “War will not bring freedom to anyone in the region."

APRIL 9, 2026ByTZVI JASPER

ILLUSTRATIVE: Israelis protest against the war in Jerusalem during the war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, April 4, 2026.

Israel’s ‘ice orphans’: Survival, legacy, and the battle for hockey gold in Sofia

For the small, bruised, and fiercely dedicated community of Israeli hockey, this tournament is absolutely everything.

APRIL 9, 2026ByITAY GODER

Team Israel gathers on the ice at their last practice before the tournament.

Sounds of silence: Israeli sports return, but minus fans who define them

As the Israel Soccer League resumed play across the country this week, the atmosphere was eerie. It evoked the empty-stadium days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

APRIL 9, 2026ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

BEITAR JERUSALEM players celebrate a dramatic late winner at Teddy Stadium – their joy echoing through empty stands as fans cheer from afar in homes and shelters across Israel.

Israeli settler wounded by rock, Palestinian shot by IDF soldier, in West Bank altercation

According to the military, several soldiers were dispatched to a site near Tayasir, a Palestinian village, where several Palestinians had reportedly begun throwing rocks at Israeli settlers.

APRIL 9, 2026ByTZVI JASPER

An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill four, including Al Jazeera journalist IDF says was Hamas operative

The strike that killed Al Jazeera's Muhammad Washah targeted a vehicle he and one other Palestinian, who was also killed, were driving along the coastal road in Gaza City, health authorities said.

APRIL 9, 2026ByREUTERS