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After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah

Maria Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to KAN News in 2021, where she complained, "Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s party in Lebanon have taken the state hostage and returned it to the stone age."

Journalist Maria Maalouf.
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom

A drone view shows Palestinians and Hamas terrorist gathering on the day of the release of Israeli hostages, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Less than half of Israelis believe Hamas will relinquish control of the Gaza Strip - poll

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen outside his office at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

Opposition's Knesset dispersal bill fails after Edelstein, haredim reach draft bill agreement


A song for Cheshvan: To One of the Troops

לְאַחַד הַחַיָילִים

 A song for Cheshvan: To One of the Troops

Palestinian prisoners at large, wanted dead or alive - analysis

Security forces are working around the clock to find the six fugitives who escaped from Gilboa Prison Monday and prevent an outbreak of violence.

Israeli soldiers stand guard in the West Bank city of Jenin, on September 06, 2021.

The prison service’s Shawshank moment - analysis

There were many failures leading up to the Gilboa prison break that the prison service should have addressed.

  Police officers and prison guards at the scene of a prison escape of  six Palestinian prisoners, outside the Gilboa prison, northern Israel, September 6, 2021. Photo by Flash90

Netanyahu asked to return gifts from Trump, Obama, Putin

Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu has kept gifts from foreign leaders on display at his private residence despite requests by the Prime MInister's Office legal adviser to return them.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Jerusalem Day ceremony, Ammunition Hill, Jerusalem, May 10, 2021

A song for Tishrei: Lights-Out

כִּיבּוּי אוֹרוֹת

 Israeli soldiers

A song for Elul: A Song as a Gift

שִׁיר בְּמַתָנָה

 Tirtza Atar

A song for Av: Tranquility

שַׁלְוָוה

 The Nahal Band

A song for Tammuz: Come Now

בּוֹא עַכְשָיו

 Charles Aznavour

Bird to provide free scooter rides to Yedidim volunteers

E-Scooter company Bird announced on Sunday that volunteers with roadside emergency service Yedidim will ride for free.

Bird users in Tel Aviv

In Start-Up Nation, college students use AI to serve better beer

Two Afeka College of Engineering students developed a system that uses AI to serve beer at the perfect temperature and fizz level.

BREWS & views: At the 2019 Jerusalem Beer Festival.