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Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, but forces on high alert

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, but forces on high alert

Public transport halts, airwaves go quiet and roads empty out for 25- hour Day of Atonement; 2,000 police deployed in Jerusalem, search for fugitives to… Read More ›

Israel Comes To Halt For Solemn Day Of Yom Kippur

Israel Comes To Halt For Solemn Day Of Yom Kippur

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli life came to a standstill on Wednesday as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and… Read More ›

Bennett: We want partners against Iran but will act either way

Bennett: We want partners against Iran but will act either way

Bennett: “Remember the presentation of my predecessor with the bomb and the redline? Iran passed it long ago.”   Israel wants to work with its… Read More ›

Israel’s government must ask its healthcare workers for forgiveness

Israel’s government must ask its healthcare workers for forgiveness

Opinion: Mr. Bennett, we should live alongside the pandemic, but we cannot live alongside indifference; we must not ‘contain’ the dead, we must not ignore… Read More ›

Breaking with long-held Israeli stance, Gantz willing to ‘accept’ JCPOA revival

Breaking with long-held Israeli stance, Gantz willing to ‘accept’ JCPOA revival

But defense minister says he wants to see ‘viable Plan B’ if efforts to resurrect Iran deal fail, indicating an Israeli military strike would also… Read More ›

Is a Sephardi-Ashkenazi war behind abduction of Israeli boy in Italy?

Is a Sephardi-Ashkenazi war behind abduction of Israeli boy in Italy?

Italian FM says Rome will act, after Eitan, 6, was brought to Tel Aviv illegally by his grandfather, who is now being investigated for kidnapping.… Read More ›

The fascists who justify terrorism

The fascists who justify terrorism

Opinion: Whether on the right or on the left, those who sympathize and justify bloodshed and terror, be it Jewish or Palestinian, are no better… Read More ›

‘We’ve only just begun’: Abraham Accords partners mark one year since signing

‘We’ve only just begun’: Abraham Accords partners mark one year since signing

At anniversary event hosted by Israeli UN mission, countries tout growing ties; UAE, Morocco and Bahrain hail treatment of local Jews, US says it hasn’t… Read More ›

IDF strikes targets in Gaza as rocket sirens go off in southern Israel

IDF strikes targets in Gaza as rocket sirens go off in southern Israel

A rocket was fired into Israel and intercepted by the Iron Dome amid IDF retaliatory strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.   The… Read More ›

Wanted: Someone to take responsibility for Gilboa prison break

Wanted: Someone to take responsibility for Gilboa prison break

Opinion: The escape of six Palestinian prisoners, 4 of whom have been caught, highlights once again how officials in Israel’s public sphere refuse to take… Read More ›

Fugitives begged for ride from Arab town to West Bank, but were denied

Fugitives begged for ride from Arab town to West Bank, but were denied

Searches now focused on Jezreel Valley and Jenin, with officials said concerned that West Bank raid would complicate efforts to capture them alive, possibly provoke… Read More ›

Iran training terror groups to operate advanced UAVs

Iran training terror groups to operate advanced UAVs

Terrorists from Iraq, Syria and Yemen are being trained at Kashan Base north of Isfahan   Iran is training militias from various countries to operate… Read More ›

Gantz says Israel looking for 2 remaining fugitives with ‘all means available’

Gantz says Israel looking for 2 remaining fugitives with ‘all means available’

After 4 of 6 escaped prisoners were captured, defense minister says the search now is focused on the Jezreel Valley and the West Bank, where… Read More ›

Government report sounds alarm over record Red Sea temperatures, marine trash

Government report sounds alarm over record Red Sea temperatures, marine trash

Water temperature off Eilat coast hit 29.1 degrees Celsius (84.4°F) at one monitoring station, while waste per square kilometer was 1,000 times more than in… Read More ›

Palestinian-IDF clashes across West Bank; Police declare high alert

Palestinian-IDF clashes across West Bank; Police declare high alert

A cancellation of leave has been imposed on IDF soldiers of the Judea and Samaria Division due to the West Bank clashes, Israeli media reported… Read More ›

A decade of systemic neglect led to Gilboa prison break

A decade of systemic neglect led to Gilboa prison break

Opinion: The escape of the six Palestinian prisoners from the high-security facility is nothing but a logical outcome of Israel either fearing or not caring… Read More ›

Dozens of infected pilgrims caught returning from Uman with faked negative tests

Dozens of infected pilgrims caught returning from Uman with faked negative tests

Concerns hundreds carrying coronavirus may be traveling back from Ukraine with falsified paperwork; PM vows full criminal charges against those found breaking rules   Dozens… Read More ›

Inmates riot across prisons in Israel as manhunt for escaped prisoners continues

Inmates riot across prisons in Israel as manhunt for escaped prisoners continues

Ofer Prison PIJ inmates were not transferred and dispersed as ordered due to fear of violent resistance • family members of the escapees were arrested… Read More ›

How Israel’s prisoner debacle may end in rockets from Gaza

How Israel’s prisoner debacle may end in rockets from Gaza

Analysis: Palestinians’ euphoria following the great escape from Gilboa Prison gives way to fear of the consequences for the wellbeing of other security prisoners, which… Read More ›

Police increasingly suspect jailers aided security prisoners escape — TV

Police increasingly suspect jailers aided security prisoners escape — TV

Two Prisons Service members to be questioned under caution; six escapees reportedly spent some 15 minutes next to a guard tower outside prison walls without… Read More ›