Haaretz english edition
As PM tries to hold off U.S.-Iran deal, relations with Trump worsen
The tail is making another effort to wag the dog. Even as the United States and Iran, according to reports from America, were on the verge of signing an agreement, renewed tensions between Israel and Lebanon erupted on Sunday. This is now threatening...
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Tel Aviv Pride draws over 100,000 for first parade in three years
Over 100,000 people gathered to attend Tel Aviv’s annual LGBTQ Pride parade, which returned Friday after a two-year hiatus due to security concerns, bringing participants back to the city’s waterfront. Marking its 28th year, the march resumed its...
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Do these voters in Ra’anana back their neighbor Naftali Bennett?
In a matter of months, Israelis will hold an election that could reshape its future. The outcome could determine whether Israel remains a Jewish and democratic state, true to the spirit of its Declaration of Independence, or a Jewish state under...
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Israel, Iran pause attacks at Trump’s behest
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that Israel has halted its strikes on Iran, as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they have also ended military operations against Israel. Both Netanyahu and the IRGC warned the opposing side...
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Iran launches missiles at northern Israel
Iran fired several barrages of rockets at northern Israel on Sunday evening, triggering sirens. This was the first time Tehran had targeted Israel since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire came into effect April 8. All missiles launched from Iran so far have...
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Father of baby shot dead by IDF: ‘I stopped the car, then they fired’
The father of a sevenmonth-old Palestinian baby killed by Israeli army fire in Hebron said soldiers opened fire on his family’s car moments after he complied with an order to stop, rejecting the military’s account that the shooter perceived a...
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Ultra-Orthodox protesters try to break into justice’s home
Police officers at the Alon Shvut home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg on Wednesday after dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters attempted to break in as part of a protest against the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers. Dozens were arrested....
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Italy’s only Jewish LGBTQ group barred from Rome’s pride parade
Later this month, Roma Pride – Italy’s largest LGBTQ+ pride festival – will bring in guests and revelers from across the country and around the world for events, celebrations and, of course, a massive parade boasting hundreds of thousands of attendees....
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Trump declares cease-fire as Hezbollah drones continue to kill Israeli conscripts
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday night that he had stopped a planned Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighborhood, and that on his orders, a renewed cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah would take effect. His announcement came after...
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Seizing Beaufort won’t solve the drone problem
Too many people in the Israeli media have learned nothing and forgotten nothing. On Sunday morning, all it took was the publication of a single image – Israeli and Golani Brigade flags flying over Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon – to completely...
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Hezbollah expands fire on north as IDF pushes deeper into Lebanon
Increased Hezbollah fire towards northern Israel is intended to send a clear message to both the Lebanese government and Israel, a Lebanese source affiliated with Hezbollah told Haaretz, amid nonstop sirens due to drone and rocket launches on...
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IDF declares all of south Lebanon ‘combat zone,’ orders it evacuated
The Israeli military on Wednesday declared the entirety of southern Lebanon a combat zone, telling residents it will “act with utmost force” against Hezbollah and urging locals to leave. The IDF urged the residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate...
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Israel deepens Lebanon ground offensive
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is “deepening” its operation in Lebanon as the military expanded ground activity beyond a self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon, with forces operating to seize controlling areas and counter...
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Hezbollah drone kills soldier in Lebanon as Israeli army prepares to intensify attacks
A Hezbollah drone killed 19-year-old Sgt. Nehoray Leizer in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Monday, adding that another IDF soldier was severely wounded in the strike. Hezbollah launched the light drone toward Israeli forces who were...
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Residents of north decry U.S.-Iran deal
Heads of local councils along the Lebanese border have mixed feelings about the deal shaping up between the U.S. and Iran. Just like the fake cease-fire that was imposed on Israel and Hezbollah, this time too, most of them are furious and very anxious...
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Trump’s second term marks rise of the new Orthodox Jewish right
In early May, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration would mark Jewish American Heritage Month in tandem with the celebration of America’s semiquincentennial. Last weekend, as part of an array of public prayer events culminating...
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Ben-Gvir draws ire of nations for taunting activists
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released videos on Wednesday in which he taunts and humiliates detained Gaza flotilla activists. The videos provoked an international diplomatic incident, with at least six world leaders summoning their...
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IDF official, teenager recruited by designated Mossad chief to testify before vetting panel, top court says Unfazed, Tehran shapes a new reality in the Persian Gulf
“The clock is ticking,” warned U.S. President Donald Trump, “they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them.” It is hard to count the occasions when the American president had threatened Iran since the April 8 cease-fire,...
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Soldiers describe risky, pointless missions
Commanding officers and soldiers serving in southern Lebanon say that the commander of an armored division there needlessly endangered troops by ordering a daytime patrol in the area of the Litani River. The service members spoke out after Capt. Maoz...
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Readying for possible renewal of Iran war
Donald Trump has still not signaled clearly his intentions regarding a possible renewal of the war with Iran. It seems he returned empty-handed from his talks in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The U.S. president may have hoped for a deal in...
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In killing Hamas leader, PM hails tactical success as strategic gain
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the last surviving senior Hamas official involved in planning the October 7, 2023 massacre, was killed in Gaza City on Friday in a targeted strike by the Israel Air Force. A human shield composed of Israeli female field observers...
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In Lebanon, soldiers know they have no chance against drones
had returned between the rounds of fighting over the past two and a half years, but he’s decided that the situation there has become too difficult. “There’s no one there – even the local newspaper no longer comes out,” he says with a half-hearted...
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Despite six-hour hearing, justices struggle over Mossad chief ruling due to lack of facts
Following a hearing lasting more than six hours on Tuesday, it wasn’t clear how a three-justice panel of the High Court of Justice would rule on petitions challenging the appointment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military secretary, Roman...
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Netanyahu looked tired, defeated. His rivals must confront the issue
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s interview with “60 Minutes” was completely unimportant in terms of what was said in it. It was 75 minutes of familiar verbiage, replete with self-glorification, chock-full of sycophancy (toward U.S. President Donald...
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Lebanon enlists Saudis to reach a cease-fire
Even while the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah heats up, a third round of talks is expected this Thursday between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations in Washington. No need to hold your breath over it – so far, the White House has failed...
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Police beat Arab prosecutor in his Be’er Sheva home and arrest him
An Arab Israeli prosecutor was reportedly beaten severely by police who entered his Be’er Sheva apartment on Friday in response to a noise complaint by one of the three officers. Salah Na’ameh, who works for the Southern District Prosecutor’s Office,...
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Israel strikes Beirut in first since cease-fire; U.S., Iran near deal
Israel struck Beirut Wednesday for the first time since the cease-fire was declared a month ago, as sources said that the United States and Iran are approaching agreement on a framework to end the war. Three Israeli soldiers were wounded in a strike...
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IDF is demolishing homes far from border in Lebanon and facing stubborn resistance
SOUTHERN LEBANON – Driving along the coastal road in southern Lebanon, one realizes that the ceasefire with Hezbollah has nothing to do with a cessation in fighting. Dozens of Israeli flags have been hung along the road, and near the “I Love Naqoura”...
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Israel on high alert after Iran strike on UAE; troops wounded in north
Israel’s defense bodies are on high alert after the United Arab Emirates reported on Monday that Iran launched a combined missile and drone attack on the country, while two Israeli soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon. As of press time, wartime...
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 20, wound 46 in 24 hours, says Beirut health ministry
Israel’s strikes in southern Lebanon have killed 20 people and wounded 46 others, including paramedics and a child, in the last 24 hours, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Sunday. According to ministry data, since the start of the war on March 2, the...
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Thousands at TA summit call for Israeli-Palestinian partnership
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Thursday for the third annual People’s Peace Summit, an event organized by a coalition of over 80 Israeli co-existence and human rights organizations. Outside, participants chatted in Hebrew, Arabic, and English –...
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Court ruling brings clash between Haredim and state to a head over draft exemption
The pressure cooker that is the Haredi draft issue, and the relationship between Haredim and the state, reached a boiling point this week that could perhaps be defined as historic. It could force the state and the Haredi community to finally make...
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Soldiers in southern Lebanon: There’s no defense against drones
The threat of drones in southern Lebanon has in recent weeks become one of the most significant challenges the Israel Defense Forces faces. On Tuesday, the IDF announced that a Defense Ministry employee working for an engineering company on behalf of...
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The problem with Naftali Bennett
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s merger with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party, the current leader of the opposition, has solidified Bennett’s position as the leading candidate for prime minister in this year’s elections – for now. Bennett...
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Ex-PMs Bennett, Lapid announce joint run in Knesset election
Former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced that they will merge their parties and run together in the 2026 election in a bid to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The new party is to be called Beyahad, which means “together”...
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Seven teens ages 13-17 arrested for killing pizza shop employee in Petah Tikva
A 21-year-old pizza shop worker from Petah Tikva died Thursday overnight after he was stabbed on Independence Day by several teens, after asking them not to spray party foam into the restaurant. A 19-yearold was stabbed to death on Friday in Be’er...
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Today’s Israel in a single absurd ceremony
After Abraham Zarbiv’s moment, I left. I couldn’t take any more. The combination of national recognition being accorded to an inciter and perpetrator of war crimes in a fedora, hypothermia from the unbearble Jerusalem cold and an overdose of kitsch and...
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Trump: Vance headed to talks; Tehran to join
Amid vague confirmations by U.S. and Iran sources that delegations would attend another round of talks in Pakistan’s capital, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that if a deal isn’t reached by the end of the cease-fire, set to expire at 8:00 P.M. EST...
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174 soldiers, 79 civilians killed since last Memorial Day
Between last Memorial Day and this year’s, which starts Monday evening, 174 soldiers and 79 civilians have been killed, while 54 disabled veterans died, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Altogether, 25,648 members of the security services Jewish...
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As with Gaza, Trump’s actions bring a shaky cease-fire to Beirut
On Friday, less than 24 hours after he had imposed a cease-fire in Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump took one step further – an extreme and almost unprecedented step. He announced that he had forbidden Israel to continue airstrikes there. “Israel...
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Justices hear petitions to remove Ben-Gvir over politicized police
The High Court of Justice heard petitions on Wednesday seeking to compel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove Itamar Ben-Gvir from his position as national security minister, citing alleged interference in police work and harm to democratic...
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‘Historic’ Israel-Lebanon talks start; sources: PM buying time
Israel began direct negotiations with Lebanon on Tuesday in what sources said could be an attempt to buy time for its ongoing fight with Hezbollah. Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, met with his Lebanese counterpart, Nada...
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U.S. blockades Strait of Hormuz, softens nuclear freeze demand
The United States blockaded the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, following a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump after an initial round of cease-fire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan failed to produce results. Any Iranian ship approaching the U.S. blockade...
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As talks stumble, Trump declares blockade of Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would immediately impose a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, a day after 21 hours of talks failed to produce an agreement. Trump warned that any Iranian forces firing on U.S. or...
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U.S., Iran start direct talks amid doubts over Lebanon, sanctions
Three-way cease-fire negotiations between U.S. officials Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and Jared Kushner, Iran’s Mohammad Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi, and Pakistan’s army chief were “face to face,” according to a Pakistani source. According to the plan, the...
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Serbia poised to make drones with Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems
A month ago Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the imminent opening of a new drone manufacturing plant. “For serious drones – the most serious in the world,” he said. The president added that the facility could be ready as early as April and...
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In Iran, Trump trying to put out fire with fire
The nerve-wracking tension over the ultimatum that U.S. President Donald Trump has given Iran will apparently continue until the last minute, when it is due to expire at 3 A.M. on Wednesday, Israel time. As usual, a last-minute initiative has cropped...
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At least 3 missing, 24 wounded as Iran missile hits building in Haifa
Three or four people are reportedly missing after a building in Haifa was directly struck by an Iranian missile on Sunday evening. In addition, an 82-year-old man was seriously wounded, while 24 people, including a baby, were lightly wounded. Carmel...
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IDF says it can’t disarm Hezbollah despite the government’s promises
Sometimes the truth is optional. A senior IDF officer told military reporters on Friday morning what should have been obvious (and has been stated here repeatedly in recent weeks): The fighting in Lebanon, in its current format, will not result in...
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4 soldiers killed in combat with Hezbollah
Four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in close combat with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Monday – Staff Sgt. Maksim Entis of Bat Yam, Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen of Lehavim, Capt. Noam Madmoni of Sderot and Staff Sgt. Gilad Harel of Modi’in....
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Israel passes into law: death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terror
Israel’s Knesset on Monday passed a bill mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism. The bill stipulates that the death penalty will be imposed on a terrorist who killed a person “with the intent to deny the...
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Interceptor production ramped up as war takes longer than planned
The Israeli defense industry has recently tripled the pace at which it produces interceptor missiles and other aerial munitions, in an attempt to respond to the army’s needs during the war. And the pace is expected to increase further, to four times...
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Israel faces war of attrition as home front and morale hit hard
U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the deadline for his ultimatum to Iran by 10 days – until April 6. If the sides fail to reach a compromise regarding the end of the war by then, Trump threatened to bomb power stations and energy infrastructure...
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U.S. says close to core objectives; Iran demands end to ‘aggression’
Cease-fire talks are reportedly stalling between both the U.S. and Iran, and Israel and Lebanon, as the war passed its 26th day on Wednesday. Israel was preparing to strike as many targets as possible ahead of a possible end to the war. Iran rejected...
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Woman killed in missile attack in north
Iranian and Hezbollah attacks killed one person and wounded at least 18 others on Tuesday, according to medics. Hezbollah launched about 90 rockets and drones at northern Israel throughout Tuesday. A rocket attack from Lebanon killed one woman in...
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Trump: U.S. talking with top Iran official; strikes on hold for 5 days
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday on Truth Social that the United States and Iran have held “very good and productive conversations” over the last two days. In remarks to reporters, he added that the talks involved a “top respected leader,” while...
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Iranian missiles wound several in TA area
Iranian missile barrages wounded several people on Sunday across six impact sites in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, including one in serious condition and three in moderate condition. Reports also indicated damage to a building in Petah Tikva as a...
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Iranian missiles wound dozens in Arad, Dimona
Around 100 people were wounded after Iranian missiles were fired at the country’s south Saturday evening. Nearly 70 people were wounded and several buildings sustained extensive damage in the city of Arad after a direct hit from an Iranian missile,...
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Iranian cluster bombs kill elderly Israeli couple, three Palestinians
Several Iranian cluster munitions struck Israel on Wednesday, killing an elderly couple in their Ramat Gan home overnight and at least three Palestinians near Hebron in the West Bank later Wednesday. Cluster munitions struck in Ramat Gan, Rosh...
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Trump official quits in protest over Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said operations in Iran would soon end and insisted Tehran posed an imminent threat, despite his National Counterterrorism Center chief resigning over what he termed a needless war. “Iran is just a military...
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IDF expands ground offensive in Lebanon
The Israeli army said Monday that it is deepening its ground offensive in southern Lebanon and sending additional troops to the northern border, in a move that could signal a broader campaign against Hezbollah than previously expected. According to...
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Amid war, Al-Aqsa remains closed to worshippers as Ramadan ends
As the final week of Ramadan unfolds, the plaza of Al-Aqsa Mosque – usually filled with tens of thousands of worshipers during the last nights of the holy month – remain closed. For Muslims, the final days of Ramadan are among the most spiritually...
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Iran holds on, Israel may widen Lebanon campaign
The United States escalated its airstrikes on Iran over the weekend, threatening to hit oil infrastructure on Kharg Island, through which most of Iran’s oil exports pass. (Initial strikes focused on military sites on the island). Israel, which is...
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Hezbollah, Iran bombard northern Israel
Sirens sounded nonstop in Haifa and across northern Israel on Wednesday after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon and Iran fired several ballistic missiles at the area, in Hezbollah’s largest barrage targeting Israel since the Israel-U.S....
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Israel reportedly preparing for end of Iran war within weeks
Israel has been preparing for the chance that the joint U.S. war against Iran could end within weeks, a source told Haaretz as the war nears its two-week mark. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had not been surprised by U.S. President Donald...
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Mayor of Arab city wounded in suspected criminal shooting
The mayor of the Arab city of Arraba in northern Israel was shot and moderately wounded Sunday evening, police and medical officials said, in an attack authorities believe is linked to criminal activity regarding municipal tenders. Mayor Ahmed Nassar...
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IDF chief: war could ‘take long time’; Iranian cluster bomb wounds five
Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced Sunday that the current military campaign “will take considerable time,” and urged the Israeli public to be patient, as five people were wounded in central Israel following missile barrages from Iran, among them...
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IDF officials: Israel bracing for weeks of war
The United States and Israel’s war with Iran is expected to last for at least several more weeks and Iran may ramp up its strikes on Israel, defense officials told Haaretz. Both countries continued their strikes against Iran over the weekend, with...
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Iran, Hezbollah both fire on Israel; IDF orders S. Lebanon to evacuate
Iran and Hezbollah fired on Israel around the same time on Wednesday, the fifth day of the war Israel and the United States launched against Iran, activating sirens around the country. This is the first time that both have fired at Israel...
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Hezbollah fires at Israel in first since 2024; IDF debates ground op
Rocket sirens were activated on Tuesday in the Tel Aviv area following fire from Lebanon, for the first time since 2024. The Israel Defense Forces announced that one of the missiles fell in an open area, causing no injuries. The Israel Defense Forces...
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Hezbollah fires on Israel, joining regional war
At the end of the third day of the war against Iran, it appears that there is still a long way before its objectives are met. The U.S. and Israel chalked up significant gains in the opening salvo, but this has so far not been translated into a rapid...
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9 killed by missile in Beit Shemesh; Khamenei, other top Iranian officials confirmed dead
Nine people were killed on Sunday after an Iranian missile hit a public bomb shelter at a synagogue in Beit Shemesh. The commander of Israel Police’s Jerusalem District said that some of the victims were apparently inside the bomb shelter when they...
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U.S. and Israel strike Iran, Khameini reportedly killed; Iran’s missiles target Israel and Gulf
Iran’s most influential leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed, two Israeli officials said after the United States and Israel launched strikes across Iran on Saturday. The strikes, which killed over 200 people, including several Iranian officials,...
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India’s Modi endorses Trump’s Gaza plan in Knesset address
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsed the United States’ plan for the Gaza Strip in a speech in the Knesset on Wednesday, an event that, for unrelated reasons, had become a flash point between Israel’s coalition and opposition. Modi, who became...
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The multibillion-dollar arms deals driving India’s Modi’s visit to Israel
In July 2017, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Israel, he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed agreements worth $13 million in satellite development, agriculture and water, along with the creation of a $40...
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U.S. orders partial evacuation of Beirut embassy staff as tensions rise over Iran
The United States Department of State ordered nonessential government personnel and their family members to leave Beirut on Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike. Earlier Monday, a senior official...
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