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- IDF Spokesperson's Unit rejects claims made by ex-soldier joining Breaking the Silence
A former member of the Israel Defense Forces' Spokesperson's Unit announced she is joining Breaking the Silence, an organization that promotes war crimes allegations against Israel abroad, and...
- Elbit wins contract to build IDF artillery training center worth up to $190 million
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has signed a 15-year contract with Israel's Defense Ministry to build and run a new training and simulation center for the country's Artillery Corps. Haaretz...
- Trump warns of harder line on Iran as Netanyahu call details emerge
President Donald Trump said Sunday that his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu focused on Iran, and warned that diplomacy could give way to further military strikes....
- IDF withdraws from Hebron after 11-day operation that displaced thousands
Israeli troops pulled out of a Hebron neighborhood on Monday, ending a counterterrorism operation that began after a deadly Hamas attack killed two soldiers. Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the...
- Trump says US could hit remaining Iran nuclear sites 'in 10 minutes'
President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that one or two Iranian nuclear sites still need to be addressed, singling out a suspected underground facility called Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz....
- Knife found near Israeli opposition leader Golan; police deny stabbing attempt occurred
A man carrying a knife was arrested near Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party, during a campaign stop at a Tel Aviv park on Israeli Election Day. Israel Police said no stabbing attempt took...
- Egypt's foreign minister warns second US-Iran escalation would be 'more destructive'
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Saturday he is "extremely worried" that a fresh round of fighting between the United States and Iran would cause greater damage than the first. His...
- Three arrested on suspicion of bribing voters for Ra'am as Israel heads to polls
Israeli police detained three men from Bedouin communities in the south overnight, suspecting them of paying people to cast ballots for the Arab Ra'am party hours before Election Day. Ra'am denied...
- Israel votes Tuesday: what every eligible citizen needs to know
About 7.3 million Israeli citizens are eligible to cast ballots on Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at more than 12,000 stations across the country. Guides published by Haaretz, the...
- France bars Israeli defense firms from full display at Euronaval 2026
French authorities have told organizers of the world's largest naval defense exhibition that Israeli companies face a tightly restricted framework at the event, opening near Paris on November 3....
- Ben-Gvir's party wins seven seats but faces coalition exile either way
Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit secured seven seats in Israel's election, but the party may end up outside the next government regardless of who forms it. With the Netanyahu-led bloc holding 53...
- Trump says Iran has fewer missiles and crippled drone output after strikes
President Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio that Iran's missile stockpile had been reduced and electricity shortages were slowing its drone factories. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran...
- Shin Bet ordered to probe alleged Qatari funding of Arab voter turnout drive
Israel's Central Elections Committee chairman has directed the domestic security agency to investigate claims that Qatar channeled large sums into the country to boost Arab voter participation...
- Netanyahu bloc trails opposition in Israeli exit polls as Likud watch party falls flat
Exit polls released Tuesday night showed Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party falling well short of a parliamentary majority, according to JTA. Supporters who gathered in Jerusalem waited in vain for...
- Bank of Israel says crypto cannot shield economy from sanctions, contradicting Netanyahu
Israel's central bank publicly broke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after he suggested cryptocurrency could help the country sidestep potential international sanctions. More...
- Jordan bombs Syrian targets after nine killed at church funeral
The Royal Jordanian Air Force struck positions in southeastern Syria on Monday in retaliation for a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church funeral that killed nine people and wounded dozens. Jordan...
- Netanyahu calls in police chief who refused Ben-Gvir's election meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned Police Commissioner Danny Levy on Saturday after Levy declined to attend a similar meeting with far-right National Security Minister Itamar...
- IDF raids Hebron after two soldiers killed in West Bank shooting
Two Israeli soldiers were shot dead and three others wounded near Hebron on Friday, and the Israeli military launched a raid on the Palestinian city that it said could last several days. Prime...
- Final polls put Eisenkot bloc ahead but short of majority four days before Israel votes
Three Israeli television networks published their last pre-election surveys on Friday, all showing Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition by two to...
- Spain's elDiario.es says Israel revoked its correspondent's visa hours before her flight
Francesca Cicardi, the Middle East correspondent for the Spanish news website elDiario.es, was told her entry permit had been cancelled just hours before she was due to board a flight to Israel,...
- BBC Arabic rarely disclosed Hamas ties of Gaza official named in 93 articles, watchdog says
A US media watchdog says BBC Arabic named a Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson in 93 articles since October 7, 2023, but disclosed his Hamas affiliation in only two of them. The Committee for...
- Former Shin Bet head says Netanyahu could inflame security tensions to improve his electoral prospects
Yoram Cohen, a former Shin Bet chief, said he could not rule out that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would deliberately escalate security tensions before the October 27 election to improve his...
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