Hamas is nearly exhausted, the Israeli military isn't interested in ground invasion, but the real threat is within Israel – and shouldn't have come as a surprise

Arab suspects held at Shin Bet facilities are denied the right to counsel, as legal rights group expresses concern the move 'could lead to practical martial law' in Israeli Arab communities

Eating starch apparently goes back a lot further than we thought, predating humankind, But why did Neanderthals and humans have the same mouth bacteria – until the Late Stone Age?

Israeli man seriously injured after a rocket lands near his home in Ashkelon ■ Gaza authorities say 119 killed, including 27 children ■ Eight dead in Israel ■ Israel targets Hamas underground infrastructure

The only Roman city-state on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee, Hippos has been revealing its treasures in recent decades, including a recently identified Roman theater. But many mysteries still remain unanswered about this magnificent site

Instead of planned Israeli army 'war month' drill, some 7,000 reserve soldiers received emergency calls to the real thing

The pro-Palestinian bloc used their respective remarks to decry longstanding Israeli policy toward the Palestinians, as well as U.S policy and the Biden administration for empowering such behavior

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two Jerusalemites who are very passionate about what they do

Climate change is liable to continue to endanger humanity’s sources of food. Scientists are already developing edible alternatives

Home Front Command issues initial report on attack that killed Ido Avigal, 5 ■ IDF beefs up directives after findings: The room’s steel plate and protected window must both be shut, occupants must stay below window level

Even if there’s a further escalation, Hamas, the rulers of Gaza, are already hailed as ‘defenders of Jerusalem,’ they’ve showcased new weapons – and may have triggered the return of a familiar partner, Netanyahu, to power

White House Press Secretary Psaki says U.S. working with 'key partners in the region — the Qataris, the Egyptians, the Tunisians' in attempts to calm tension

When you haven’t seen loved ones in over a year, apparently nothing will stand in your way from visiting Israel – even missiles and a lot of bureaucratic uncertainty

Netanyahu will be forced soon to decide between continued military pressure and a ceasefire ■ The violent riots in Jewish-Arab cities have reopened old wounds that seem to date as far back as 1948

Old City of Acre and the Lod Mosaic museum targeted; in Acre, a conservation center was destroyed and a guest was seriously injured after the hotel was set on fire

Behind the opioid epidemic sweeping the U.S. is an ultra-powerful medication, OxyContin, and behind the drug is an ultra-powerful family. A new book, 'Empire of Pain,' reveals the unscrupulous business practices of the Sackler clan, whose Purdue Pha...

One kibbutz is preparing to evacuate its residents as a group; in the Sha’ar Hanegev border region, 40 percent of families living closest to the border have left temporarily

In between the explosions, Maryam, Randa, Dalia and Faiz long for a truce and fear the future

Social media giant says fictitious personas and groups were created to pose as European and Middle Eastern journalists, human rights NGOs, ahead of since-canceled Palestinian elections

In closed conversation, Bennett says Jewish-Arab violence rules out an anti-Netanyahu government ■ Lapid: Bennett is wrong, I will continue my attempts to build a government

Right-wing Jewish activists organize on social media, planning attacks on Arabs in cities across Israel

The United States is citing diplomatic efforts as the reason for the objection, saying a council discussion would not be productive, but left the door open for a possible meeting on Tuesday, diplomats say

Analysis shows ancient people and nonindustrial societies today have about the same gut bacteria; industrial populations have different biomes, and meanwhile, some bacteria seem to have gone extinct

The Israeli consulate in New York was evacuated Tuesday ahead of a nearby protest attended by hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Five key reasons why the United States is in the midst of a long, gradual but inexorable disassociation from the Middle East, and why both Israel and the Palestinians need to recognize the change

Like it or not Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ is considered one of the most influential books of the 20th century, even if, paradoxically, few have delved into it and fewer still have read all of it – only to discover, for example, that it contains no p...

In one case, the window of a synagogue door was shattered and in another a fire was lit over a monument marking the site of a synagogue destroyed by the Nazis in 1938

Four immigrants who moved to Israel from the United States tell Haaretz why they decided to live right on the front line, and how the pros usually far outweigh the cons of being so close to Hamas’ rockets

As violence in the mixed city of Lod spins out of control, an older generation remains optimistic, but some younger Arab residents aren't ready to stop: 'This city will burn until one of theirs dies'

Early inquiry finds the jeep with Staff Sgt. Omer Tabib wasn’t on a road approved for army use by the Gaza border when it was hit by an antitank missile

'I would have killed all the Jews of the world…but I kept some to show the world why I killed them,' she tweeted to her 1.2 million followers, incorrectly attributing the quote to Hitler

Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of fasting, is usually a joyous occassion, but Hamas is warning people to observe from home

The Hamas military wing says it used new long-range rocket in heavy barrages targeting Israel's center, south

Don’t believe the noisy calls of solidarity with Gaza. If, and when, an independent Palestine is born, it will be despite the role played by hypocritical, self-serving, hate-mongering Muslim leaders, and not because of them

The former president joins a wide-open election to replace the relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani

The Polish government will give $50,000 to an organization led by a student who was suspended from the University of Warsaw over hate speech

Delta, United Airlines and Lufthansa are among the companies to halt their flights to Israel, as hundreds of rockets are fired at central Israel by Gaza militants

Defense officials say a growing threat of unrest across Israel might mean political leadership will soon order them to end confrontation with Hamas

Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen says it had intercepted and destroyed eight drones and three ballistic missiles fired towards Saudi Arabia, without specifying where

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 83, including 17 minors, authorities say ■ Palestinian militant groups fire more than 1,000 rockets at Israel

60-year-old Israeli man sustained injuries to his stomach after a rocket landed near his home in Ashkelon ■ Sirens sound nearly nonstop in Israel's south overnight ■ Israeli army says rockets fired from Lebanon amid Gaza flare-up ■ Gaza authori...

Defense Minister Gantz said 10 more Border Police companies will move in to 'cool off' flash points across the country

Three rocket salvos were fired toward central Israel in less than an hour overnight ■ Total rockets since beginning of escalation of 1,160 ■ Seven dead in Israel, including a soldier, as well as father and daughter killed in city of Lod, followin...

Judge says providing the information is a clear public interest, as the amount of time Netanyahu devotes to his legal proceedings is in the public interest

Even before Israel’s airstrikes this week, hospitals in the Strip were at full occupancy due to the coronavirus. Now, with a shortage of equipment and frequent power outages, ‘it’s impossible to describe the horror’

A brazen Hamas, chaos in Arab cities and a harmful Israeli police minister are all products of the Netanyahu regime. Replacing the government won't be a walk in the part, but the anti-Netanyahu bloc certainly can do it

Increasing number of signatories reflects the steadily growing disapproval with the displacement plans within the Democratic Party

Nine Arab citizens of Israel tell Haaretz why they took to the streets even before the escalation

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The events of the past two days have caught many so-called experts unaware, but the truth is no one knows what’s currently going on in the minds of Israel and Gaza’s leaders

At least 20 people arrested so far in Lod, and police have since begun clashing with far-right Jewish extremists in the city ■ Riots resume in Lod ■ Jews smash Arab-owned shops in Bat Yam

Abd al-Fattah Iskafi has lived in the same home since he was 6, in 1956. The Supreme Court’s postponement of an eviction hearing brought scant relief to a man who has been to court over a dozen times in as many years

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asks Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Hady Amr, to go to the region 'immediately' to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders

U.S. energy giant Chevron, which operates Tamar, said it was working to 'ensure that natural gas supplies continue' as cross-border fire persists

It's not just Sheikh Jarrah and Damascus Gate. For the young generation, equality isn't a dream to be fulfilled when the whole country is ready for change

Israel’s economic boom of the last two decades could come to end if missile war is sustained over time

'These are people I know, we share a neighborhood committee with them,' one resident of Lod says. 'And today they’re throwing rocks at my window'

As U.S. carriers cancel most scheduled flights for this week, travel agent warns that religious travelers should expect to spend another week in Israel due to Shabbat, Shavuot holiday

Mansour Abbas says the United Arab List has an opportunity to have an important role in Israeli politics and has been negotiating 'with both sides'

Judge rules that some new evidence presented by Roman Zadorov's lawyers in the high-profile case 'has real potential to change the result'

Police announce 48-hour curfew after attacks and violent clashes in the central city of Lod and across Israel

Turkish president suggests to Putin that an international protection force to shield the Palestinians should be considered, Presidential Communications Directorate says in statement

For years, through illusions, incitement, a captive media, brutal policing and discriminatory laws, Netanyahu has repressed Israel’s Palestinian citizens, preparing the ground for violent conflict. And now it may be starting

What started as local tensions in Jerusalem has quickly spread to predominantly Arab and mixed Arab-Jewish cities throughout Israel, all while missiles rain down from Gaza

To understand the rage in the mixed Jewish-Arab cities, one has to look at social media

At the heart of the tensions in Jaffa, the mixed Arab-Jewish part of Tel Aviv, is also a move to push its inhabitants out of their homes. Here are the stories of three of them

Diplomatic sources said Israel rejected a request by Hamas, which was passed on by international mediators, to discuss a truce

Oscar nominated British-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi's acclaimed short film 'The Present' exposes Palestinian life under occupation. In an interview with Haaretz she explains how she got a deal with Netflix and what drives her to tell the stori...

Under different circumstances, it would have been possible for both Israel and Hamas to present a picture of victory by now

Yamina seems disinclined to sign any coalition agreements until the intentions of United Arab List Chairman Mansour Abbas become clear

Press Plus (aka PRESS+) is a new platform featuring short propaganda videos and content featuring anti-Zionist Jewish cults and failed British politicians united in their anti-Zionist messaging

Police send reinforcements after clashes wound 12 ■ In Lod, a synagogue and 30 cars were set on fire ■ In nearby Ramle, a number of synagogues were vandalized by rioters, a Muslim cemetery was set on fire

By firing rockets on Jerusalem, Hamas broke the unwritten rules, and the barrages on central Israel added fuel to the fires

Two women were killed in Ashkelon, one in Rishon Letzion and a father and daughter in an unrecognized village near Lod

Operation Protective Edge was the past decade's major round of hostilities, in which the Israeli army launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip in 2014 to put an end to rocket fire into Israel, but the quiet that followed didn't hold

Eighteen other residents were wounded in Gaza, among them a woman and 10 children

At a meeting Sunday, IDF General Staff were confident about Hamas’ intentions. Shin Bet and Military Intelligence were not

Elovitch, the controlling shareholder of media giant Bezeq, which owns Walla, is charged with bribery, obstruction of justice and obstruction of the investigation in the case against Netanyahu

'We are deeply concerned about the escalation between Israel and those launching rockets from Gaza, and we call for restraint and for calm,' State Department spokesperson Ned Price said

12 people injured in series of mob attacks, targeting both Jews and Arabs ■ Synagogue, Muslim cemetery and dozens of cars set ablaze amid growing Jerusalem, Gaza tensions

Israel says it assassinated senior Islamic Jihad, Hamas operatives ■ 35 Gazans, including 12 children, reported killed ■ Direct hit to Israeli houses, dozens wounded, as Iron Dome battery malfunctions

What do American Jews value more – prayer or a game of fetch with Spot? Is eschewing pork or performing stand-up more integral to Jewish identity? Pew’s latest Jewish community survey offers some unexpected insights

More than 40 percent of Jewish Americans are intermarried, nearly a quarter earn over $200,000 a year, more than half seldom or never attend synagogue and only a quarter believe in God, ‘Jewish Americans in 2020’ survey by Pew Research Center fin...

At some points during the long and tense Jerusalem Day on Monday, it seemed that the Israel-Palestine conflict is now being fought by teenagers, on both sides of the divided city

An emergency meeting of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls on the international community to hold Israel liable for the latest escalation in Jerusalem ■ Iran's Khamenei called on Palestinians to build up their fighting power

The firm said it had not been paid for 18 months, a period coinciding with Lebanon's financial crunch

Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid and British singer Dua Lipa also share posts in solidarity with East Jerusalem Palestinians facing eviction from lands claimed by Jewish settlers