Новости за 18.03.2024

Speaking shortly after President Biden concluded his first call with Netanyahu in over a month, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Israeli prime minister's position that opposing a major military operation in Rafah is akin to opposing the total defeat of Hamas was 'nonsense'

According to army records, 20-year-old Staff Sgt. Matan Vinogradov from Jerusalem is the 250th soldier killed since the ground operation began in October

The move, which was agreed upon by all of the EU's 27 member countries, follows in the footsteps of the U.S. and Britain. It involves a travel ban and asset freeze on 'violent' Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and forbids EU citizens from doing business with the targets

Gigi, Tiger, and Puma fled Eritrea and Darfur and were allowed to live in Israel without legal status or rights. After they were murdered by Hamas on October 7, the state refused to deem them victims of terrorism

Mossad chief lands in Qatar for another round of talks for a hostage release/cease-fire deal ■ IDF says it arrested more than 80 in raid on Al-Shifa Hospital after 'concrete evidence' showed Hamas was using it ■ Israel denied UNRWA chief entry to Gaza ■ PM Netanyahu spoke with Biden on the phone for the first time in over a month but didn't release read-out of talk as usual ■ Here's what you need to know 164 days into the war

Negotiations will be conducted 'directly with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar' and not with mediators, and are expected to take 'at least two weeks,' according to a senior Israeli political source

As tensions between Democrats and Netanyahu grow exponentially, in step with the death toll in Gaza, Israel's prime minister is hoping that Trump and the GOP, eager to use the crisis to bash Biden, will offer him a political life raft

The investigation began after one patient had a stillbirth and another gave birth to a baby with hemophilia. Israel's Health Ministry is now ordering in vitro fertilization departments to locate women who received eggs from same clinic in order to inform them about the risks

About half the population in Gaza is currently facing 'catastrophic hunger,' according to the report. The UN urges complete access for humanitarian aid entering Gaza, in what officials have called a 'man-made' disaster. Meanwhile, Israel says the problem lies in the distribution of that aid

What are Palestinian-Israeli relations after October 7? Do they exist at all? Is a two-state solution dead? What is the role of religious fundamentalism in the Gaza war? Four panelists at the joint Haaretz-UCLA conference interrogate how we got here, and how, and if, there's a way forward

The defense minister accused the finance minister of undermining the defense establishment, after Smotrich told the IDF chief of staff he opposes additional appointments of senior army brass

Perks for friends, punishment for opponents: Israel's Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi is exploiting the Gaza war to advance a series of steps designed to undermine the media in the country

The prime minister insisted to AIPAC's visiting board that the idea that the Israeli public does not support his policies in Gaza is a 'falsehood.' He also pushed back against the Biden administration and international insistence that Israel should not invade Rafah, saying, 'our forces can go anywhere'

World Central Kitchen, the charity led by charismatic celebrity chef Jose Andres, organized the first ship to deliver food aid to desperate Palestinians this weekend. So how does Andres and his group navigate between both sides of the Gaza war?

Foer is right: It is a frightening time to be an American Jew. But what we need right now is clear thinking, not nostalgia, not panic and, despite our sense of betrayal, not to turn away away from liberal democracy

Former minister Izhar Shay, whose son Yaron was killed in action on Oct. 7, tweeted that he wants Israel to release his son's murderer and other 'despicable Nukhba terrorists' if it means getting back remaining Israeli hostages from Gaza.

The United States' decision to sanction outposts instead of just individual settlers constitutes further escalation in Washington's treatment of Israel's West Bank policy. A fundraising campaign currently underway for construction in a sanctioned outpost could be impacted

Beyond the fact that as a journalist I never sign petitions, I have no positive expectations of Israeli academic institutions, so I didn't sign a protest letter against the suspension of a Hebrew University professor

Head of the School of Social Work announced the condition that Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian must express regret for denying rape and murder on October 7

Israeli cities have canceled their customary parades, firecrackers are discouraged, schools have banned bloodstained or frightening outfits. But sales of soldiers and cops costumes are outpacing the fantasy superheroes who usually top the charts

In his exciting new Tel Aviv exhibition, painter Ilya Gefter uses photos taken during the Third Reich as reference, including pictures of the Fuhrer himself

Evidence that not only Judeans, but Galileans were involved in the Bar Kochba revolt is piling up, say archaeologists excavating a subterranean complex at Huqoq

The Israeli army said that at 2:30 A.M. on Monday, forces began a 'high precision operation' on Al-Shifa, citing 'concrete evidence' that senior Hamas members were again using it as a command post

The very release of Palestinian prisoners was considered an achievement by Hamas in past deals, but this time, it's insisting on the release of prisoners serving life sentences as part of its strategy for survival and influence

Slow progress in negotiations for a hostage release deal may be motivated for Netanyahu by fear of angering the far right, leading the defense minister to call his own meeting over the weekend in defiance of the PM's foot-dragging