Yoav Etiel

Yoav Etiel is a journalist and reporter for Walla.

 Transportation Minister Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel's 76th Independence Day Ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2024

Comptroller: Miri Regev's Transportation Ministry fails to prepare for new emergencies post-Oct. 7

Man shooting with gun. (Illustrative)

French man convicted of killing Israeli woman in 2011 shot dead in Paris

An illustration of an Israel Police officer over backdrop of gold bars.

Haifa court extends detention of Israel Police officer suspected in gold bars theft


How a Norwegian pastor helped Jews pray in secret during the Holocaust

A remarkable bond between a pastor and the rabbi of the Jewish community of Trondheim helped Jews through the

Rabbi Jacobson stands next to the monument in Trondheim, 1947.

West Bank man indicted for extortion, impersonation of IAF pilot, Mossad agent, illegal entry

A 51-year-old West Bank resident was indicted for extortion, impersonating a fighter pilot and Mossad agent, and entering Israel illegally.

A police officer arrests a criminal; illustrative.

WATCH: IDF confirms Iranian missile fragments hit near Kirya, multiple cars ablaze in Ramat Gan

According to the Israel Police and the IDF, no injuries or casualties were reported in the military base hit, while additional falls were reported across central Israel.

Falls reported in central Israel after an Iranian missile attack on April 4, 2026.

Emergency standby squad shoots down Hezbollah drone using small arms in Western Galilee

The actions by the standby squad prevented a potentially serious hit near a residential area, with the police informing that the drone was loaded with explosives.

Emergency standby squad from Nahariya.

Lebanese Maronite priest killed by IDF tank fire targeting suspected Hezbollah terrorists

Father Pierre al-Raei was a Maronite parish priest in a Christian village near the border who reportedly spoke out against Hezbollah terrorists and coordinated with Israeli authorities.

Maronite Father Pierre al-Raei, in an undated picture.

FBI arrests three Silicon Valley engineers suspected of leaking Google, technology secrets to Iran

A federal indictment accused sisters Samaneh and Sorour Ghandali and Mohammad Javad Khosravi of conspiring to commit trade secret theft, attempted theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice.

A closer view of the FBI building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

For first time, Israeli Arabs more likely than Jews to work in field of study, 2024 data reveals

 A shift was recorded this year in the education-to-employment match index. Some 76.4% of employed Arabs work in the field they studied, compared with 72.5% of Jews.

Arab Israelis and Haredi youth at a café in Jerusalem

Mother of Tomer Eiges 'ashamed' to have served in Unit 8200, appalled at son's treatment in prison

"There was a huge mess and oversight with the medications that nobody noticed," Eiges said. "He had a million pills, and everyone kept giving him more and more."

Capt. Tomer Aigas

Capt. Tomer Eiges named as intelligence officer who died in military prison in 2021

Eiges, who was originally from Haifa, was an intelligence officer in Unit 8200 of the IDF when he died in military prison in 2021.

Capt. Tomer Aigas

Soldier charged with premeditated murder after Highway 6 shooting

Prosecutors rejected the soldier’s claim that he acted in self-defense and asked the court to keep him in custody until the legal proceedings are completed.

Magen David Adom paramedics treat a civilian who was shot by an off-duty soldier on Highway 6, January 8, 2026.