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Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:15:19 GMT
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Members of the HaBashan Pioneers make their way towards the Israel-Syrian border, July 5, 2026. (photo credit: HaBashan Pioneers)
The group said it intentionally positioned itself in a mountainous area to make evacuation difficult, emphasizing that it wished to avoid violence.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:28:11 GMT
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View of the Jewish settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 31, 2025. (photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)
Israel’s roughly 500,000 settlers live mainly in Area C of the West Bank, with most settlements considered legal under Israeli law and built on state land through government-approved decisions.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:30:55 GMT
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Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians as they hold Friday prayers during a protest against Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscation near Bethlehem in the West Bank, July 3, 2026. (photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)
As the IDF fights in Gaza and Lebanon, commanders warn that breached West Bank seam line defenses, drones, and raid plans could turn the area into Israel’s next major front.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:14:01 GMT
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President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal bless the former hostages under huppah (photo credit: X/Isaac Herzog)
Herzog explained that he had previously stated that he would not attend any weddings until all the hostages returned, according to reporting from Ynet.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:19:57 GMT
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An ebola virus treatment training center, organized by the Medecins Sans Frontieres - Artsen Zonder Grenzen humanitarian charity in Brussels, visited on Wednesday 03 June 2026. (photo credit: ERIC LALMAND / BELGA MAG / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)
The report documents MSF’s internal staff conversations and culture regarding Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the personal experiences of Jewish staff members within the organization.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:21:04 GMT
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People gather at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for a farewell ceremony for Iran
Iran is burying its former leader in a week-long ceremony. Will it now use the boost to try to claw back its influence across the Middle East?
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:13:56 GMT
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Iran
Human rights organizations see Eje'i as a key figure in the Islamic Republic's repressive regime, with some naming him the "Judge of Death" for his extensive record of orchestrating mass executions.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:46:15 GMT
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HOUTHI SUPPORTERS hold up weapons as they demonstrate in Sanaa, Yemen, to show solidarity with Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, April 17, 2026.  (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)
Yemen's President argued that allowing international flights without the government's approval set a dangerous precedent, bypassed legitimate institutions, and exacerbated Yemen's political division.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:29:29 GMT
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Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.  (photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)
One eighth-grade Arabic language textbook contains reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary exercises that praise the slashing of Israelis’ throats and glorify suicide bombings.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:58:32 GMT
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A drone view shows St. Elizabeth
The complaint alleges “that the victim was physically separated from the rest of the clinical team, excluded from routine professional interactions and group lunches, and denied patient debriefs."
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:14:28 GMT
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Containers carrying goods from the United Arab Emirates, which entered Israel on an MSC cargo ship, are unloaded with a cargo crane bearing Israeli and Emirati flags at Haifa
Samantha Sutton, a fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Director at the US National Security Council, spoke to the Post on the sidelines of an IMEC Initiative workshop hosted in Haifa.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:09:18 GMT
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 Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region (photo credit: ZIV KOREN)
Recipients in wide ranging fields will receive up to four years of funding as academy leaders stress the importance of supporting Israeli science amid international pressures.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:55:43 GMT
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DF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: FLASH90)
The return of the American coordinator signals progress in attempts to deploy the Lebanese Army and expel Hezbollah from some areas in southern Lebanon.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:05:30 GMT
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Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
A rally is planned in the city for Thursday amid escalating tensions, arrests, and accusations of selective police enforcement.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:37:56 GMT
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel
“President Trump’s been incredibly clear that he’ll stay with his commitment that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” Huckabee said. “They’re not going to be able to be a continued threat."
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:16:35 GMT
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 Members of the Azeri Jewish population. (photo credit: COURTESY/Rabbi Shneor Segal)
Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:44:01 GMT
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa
The moral question, however, never changed. If recognizing the Armenian tragedy is a moral imperative today, why was it not one in 2006, or in 1996?
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:24:21 GMT
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An Israeli tank patrols inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 21, 2026. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
While some reports are true, whenever certain officials wanted to reinvade or ramp up attacks on Gaza, they leaked out reports about Hamas rearming and making a major comeback.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:56:13 GMT
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MK Yuli Edelstein speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026. (photo credit: Tal Gal/Flash90)
Both men are defining Israeli politics not through the traditional categories of Left and Right, but through questions of national responsibility, military service, governance, and consensus.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:32:09 GMT
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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that he has an “excellent relationship” with US President Donald Trump, despite occasional disagreements between them.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:56:17 GMT
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Justice Minister Yariv Levin with Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
The hires, made as part of Minister Shlomo Karhi's controversial Communications Bill reform, sought to restructure Israel’s broadcasting oversight system, beginning with the Second Authority.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:13:42 GMT
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Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
President Herzog warned that refusing to comply with a Supreme Court ruling is a "red line," as opposition leaders accused the government of triggering Israel's most serious constitutional crisis.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:48:23 GMT
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Germany
Wadephul is scheduled to visit Israel on Tuesday and meet with Sa’ar, before continuing to a NATO meeting.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:44:07 GMT
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Yossi Cohen. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
The sources of leaked information regarding the operations may have been former security officials seeking to even the score for what they saw as a failure to take responsibility for October 7.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:48:38 GMT
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Injured Palestinian Hassan Qlob, 18, who his father says was shot in the head more than two months ago while out seeking food, lies on a bed as he waits for the Rafah crossing to reopen so he can receive treatment abroad, as his father Ibrahim tends to him, after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. (photo credit: Ramadan Abed/Reuters)
The Telegraph alleged that some Gazans, who are healthy, have gotten hold of forged medical documents in order to get evacuated from Gaza. 
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:30:38 GMT
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A Lidl Supermarket is seen on May 11, 2026 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (photo credit: MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/GETTY IMAGES)
According to the Mauthausen Guides, around 400 women were interned in the camp during World War II, 194 of whom were Russian protective-custody prisoners.