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Jerusalem Post

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for first time in a year to pedestrians only

Only a handful of crossings are expected on Sunday, according to Walla, allowing operators to ensure that all identification screening systems are functioning properly.

7 hours ago

Jerusalem Post

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for first time in a year to pedestrians only

Jerusalem Post

IDF discovers living quarters, weapons inside 100-meter-long tunnel in Gaza's south

IDF strikes a Hezbollah terrorist and several engineering vehicles belonging to the terror organization in southern Lebanon • Francesca Albanese condemns IDF weekend strikes in Gaza.

4 hours ago

Jerusalem Post

IDF discovers living quarters, weapons inside 100-meter-long tunnel in Gaza's south

Haaretz

Doctors Without Borders to cease Gaza operations after refusing to hand over staff lists to Israel

The aid group is one of the largest humanitarian organizations operating in the Gaza Strip, and doctors warn its departure will severely damage medical services. A local physician criticized those praising the move as 'symbolic resistance,' warning it could lead to a humanitarian disaster

5 hours ago

Haaretz

Doctors Without Borders to cease Gaza operations after refusing to hand over staff lists to Israel

Haaretz

U.S. envoys to Israel blocked early warning of 'apocalyptic wasteland' in Gaza

The February 2024 USAID cable was one of five sent in the first part of that year documenting the rapidly deteriorating health, food and sanitary conditions and breakdown of social order for Palestinians living in Gaza resulting from Israel's military campaign, six former U.S. officials told Reuters

7 hours ago

Haaretz

U.S. envoys to Israel blocked early warning of 'apocalyptic wasteland' in Gaza

Haaretz

Israel-backed Gaza militia leader filmed threatening Hamas alongside captured militant

The captive, identified by Palestinian sources as Adham Attallah al-Aqar, was among dozens of Hamas militants who had remained in the group's tunnel network in Rafah. In December, Yasser Abu Shabab, who led the Israel-backed militia, died after being wounded in clashes in Gaza

1 day ago

Haaretz

Israel-backed Gaza militia leader filmed threatening Hamas alongside captured militant

Haaretz

Moody's raises Israel's credit outlook from negative to stable, citing Gaza cease-fire

While boosting Israel's outlook, the credit rating agency reaffirmed the country's credit rating – the likelihood that a country will repay its debts – warning that Israel's security and geopolitical environment remains vulnerable

1 day ago

Haaretz

Moody's raises Israel's credit outlook from negative to stable, citing Gaza cease-fire

Haaretz

IDF fire kills 30 Palestinians in Gaza, wounds 30 since morning, Health Ministry says

1 day ago

Haaretz

IDF fire kills 30 Palestinians in Gaza, wounds 30 since morning, Health Ministry says

algemeiner

IDF Strikes Hamas, PIJ Commanders in Gaza in Retaliation for Ceasefire Violations

i24 News – The Israeli military and security services announced a response on Saturday to a violation of the ceasefire...

21 hours ago

algemeiner

IDF Strikes Hamas, PIJ Commanders in Gaza in Retaliation for Ceasefire Violations

Times of Israel

PM's hostage czar Gal Hirsch says Biden pressure 'screwed up' deal talks, protests aided Hamas

Netanyahu ally who headed up effort tells Times of Israel that Sinwar wanted to stretch talks out for 10 years -- and killing him was key to finally clinching the agreement that brought everyone home The post PM's hostage czar Gal Hirsch says Biden pressure 'screwed up' deal talks, protests aided ...

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PM's hostage czar Gal Hirsch says Biden pressure 'screwed up' deal talks, protests aided Hamas

Jerusalem Post

Gal Hirsch: 'Hamas planned to hold Israeli hostages for 10 years' - interview

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch described the complexity of Israeli hostage rescue operations, his involvement in negotiations, and Hamas terror tactics.

19 hours ago

Gal Hirsch: 'Hamas planned to hold Israeli hostages for 10 years' - interview

Haaretz

Ex-hostages, families erupt after Israel's top coordinator said protests helped Hamas

Former hostages, relatives and bereaved families lashed out at the state's key hostage coordinator remarks to Haaretz, accusing him of shifting the blame to the protests in support of a hostage deal and crediting Trump, not Netanyahu, for their return

2 minutes ago

Ex-hostages, families erupt after Israel's top coordinator said protests helped Hamas

Haaretz

Hostage coordinator: Hostage protests helped Hamas, created 'sense of urgency'

'They planned to hold the hostages for ten years,' Hirsch says, arguing that Hamas exploited internal divisions and that parts of the Israeli media 'echoed enemy propaganda.' Families of hostages accuse him of rewriting history, as Hirsch defends the government's conduct

11 hours ago

Hostage coordinator: Hostage protests helped Hamas, created 'sense of urgency'

algemeiner

Nearly 90% of Turkish Opinion Columns Favor Hamas, Study Shows

About 90 percent of opinion articles published in two of Turkey's leading media outlets portray the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas...

1 day ago

Nearly 90% of Turkish Opinion Columns Favor Hamas, Study Shows

Times of Israel

Arab, Jewish protesters turn out in record numbers for Tel Aviv anti-crime demonstration

Head of Arab group lambasts police, gov't in rare Hebrew speech to raise issues of violence and perceived neglect before Jewish audience; Odeh: Protest may be ‘turning point’ in Jewish-Arab ties The post Arab, Jewish protesters turn out in record numbers for Tel Aviv anti-crime demonstration appeared ...

11 hours ago

Arab, Jewish protesters turn out in record numbers for Tel Aviv anti-crime demonstration

Haaretz

Explained: What part can Israel's Arab parties play in toppling Netanyahu in the 2026 vote

With anti-Palestinian sentiment growing in Israel after October 7 and the Gaza war – and the far-right government striving to disqualify the Arab parties – Arab voters are hoping their representatives will join forces and win as many as 17 of the Knesset's 120 seats

2 hours ago

Explained: What part can Israel's Arab parties play in toppling Netanyahu in the 2026 vote

Haaretz

From Sakhnin to Tel Aviv: Arab Israelis signal a protest meant to last

Stemming the bloodshed of Arab citizens is an issue that concerns all sectors in Israeli society, across lines of identity and religion, and Tel Aviv's protest had the level of participation the issue deserved. Now the ball is in the policymakers' court

18 hours ago

From Sakhnin to Tel Aviv: Arab Israelis signal a protest meant to last

Haaretz

As killings mount, Arab leaders and allies rallied in Tel Aviv against state inaction

After a protest against violence in Arab communities in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin earlier this month drew tens of thousands, demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima square to call out the police and government's indifference to spiking insecurity for Arab citizens of Israel

23 hours ago

As killings mount, Arab leaders and allies rallied in Tel Aviv against state inaction

Haaretz

Arab citizens' Tel Aviv protest against violence is a test for the entire Israeli public

While the protest remains nonpartisan and civilian-driven, reflecting a simple demand for safety despite little expectation of action from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, it may send a crucial message of sanity in an otherwise insane reality

1 day ago

Arab citizens' Tel Aviv protest against violence is a test for the entire Israeli public

Haaretz

Arab Israeli shot dead after leaving mosque as homicide rate continues to rise

The victim, Khaled Mahamid, in his 30s, was shot in the street in his village in northern Israel. According to Haaretz tracking, 26 people have been killed since the beginning of the year, 22 of them from the Arab community

1 day ago

Arab Israeli shot dead after leaving mosque as homicide rate continues to rise

Haaretz

Israeli singer Achinoam Nini says she was targeted by far-right influencer

On Monday, far-right influencer Roi Star was among five who attacked human rights activists in the West Bank. Star, who activists say pepper-sprayed them, was seen later on Monday at President Herzog's Jerusalem residence at an event with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee

21 hours ago

Israeli singer Achinoam Nini says she was targeted by far-right influencer

Haaretz

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank, torch building, Palestinian reports say

Video footage shows individuals approaching the village of Jaba near Ramallah after dark, and a building set on fire. Locals told Haaretz that around twenty settlers were seen gathering in the nearby Gur Aryeh outpost

1 day ago

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank, torch building, Palestinian reports say

Times of Israel

Daily Briefing Feb. 1 &8212; Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses IDF preparedness for Iran, checkpoint mechanism at Rafah, Hamas Health Ministry death toll and the end of an era at IDF Hostage HQ The post Daily Briefing Feb. 1 &8212; Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through appeared first on The Times ...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 1 &8212; Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through

Times of Israel

Rafah Crossing opens after over a year, with limited pedestrian passage to start Monday

COGAT says 'pilot program' assessing operation of crossing, as Palestinian security officers join EU mission on Gazan side of border gate to oversee mechanism The post Rafah Crossing opens after over a year, with limited pedestrian passage to start Monday appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Rafah Crossing opens after over a year, with limited pedestrian passage to start Monday

Haaretz

Rafah crossing opens for systems checks; source: no passage of people expected Sunday

System checks by Israel coincide with a trial run of the joint Egypt-EU team overseeing the Gaza side of the crossing, a security source said. With only about 150 people permitted to cross daily, the move is seen as largely symbolic

7 hours ago

Rafah crossing opens for systems checks; source: no passage of people expected Sunday