More than 78 percent of Israelis eligible for COVID-19 vaccination have been inoculated. As delta variant spreads, booster shot campaign is under way

The preconceived notion of the Taliban's primitive use of technology doesn't hold up looking at their prolific social media machine

As school year is set to open, nearly 115,000 people got their third COVID vaccine shot. Number of new cases approaches 11,000, a record, but other statistics suggest boosters are having a positive effect

57-year-old Mohammed Fayez is the 78th murder victim in the Arab community this year. No suspects have been apprehended

After two decades of fighting against an insurgency, U.S. ends its longest war as last plane departs Kabul ■ Taliban: 'The world should have learned their lesson'

The High Court ruled the practice illegal when used against asylum seekers crossing over from Egypt. Advocates say it violates international law and puts their lives at risk

The Palestinian journalists were handcuffed and interrogated after covering a protest at a closed military zone. According to the Israeli military's own regulations, journalists are allowed in such areas

Some protesters were wounded by Israeli military fire, Palestinian reports say. Meanwhile, the Israeli officer who died from gunshot wounds during Gaza border clashes last week was laid to rest

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are happy to let their defense minister meet with the Palestinian president. It may even give him a sense of purpose, but it won’t revive any peace talks

Prior to the pandemic, tens of thousands of people attended services at Jerusalem's Western Wall every night from before Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, but now the crowd is restricted to 8,000 people

The EU has no unified COVID-19 tourism policy and states have the authority to decide whether they keep their borders open to Israeli and American tourists

Israel Weiser was a colorblind photographer, Raisa Zeitlin studied Hebrew to her last day, and Yossi Barkai flew rescue missions in war

The judges wrote that the boys were harmed in a 'harsh manner by severe things that cannot be written down,' and that even now these 'grave acts are continuing'

Although Biden’s opponents keep labeling him Sleepy Joe, his meeting with the Israeli prime minister – even as the president was dealing with the Kabul attack – proved otherwise

Qatar’s role in the evacuations reflects its position as host of the Middle East’s biggest U.S. military base, but also its decision years ago to host the Taliban’s political leadership in exile

The justice minister is advancing the legislation in coordination with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Sa’ar also intends to introduce similar legislation instituting term limits for mayors

Shapiro has advocated for improved U.S.-Israel cooperation on Iran's nuclear program

Though the leak only caused limited soil pollution, environmental officials say the event demonstrates environmental risk posed by transporting fuel by pipeline

Israel's defense minister, who met with the Palestinian president in first for a cabinet member in over a decade, also said they agreed on residency rights for thousands of people living in the West Bank with no legal status

Israeli Border Police officer Barel Hadaria Shmueli, 21, was shot on Gaza border 9 days ago during clashes

A leading Israeli credit card service used a single smartphone to communicate with clients. The phone had all their details on it. Then someone stole it

The beloved actor and activist incorporated Judaism in his many roles: 'I was raised to believe that giving back to your community is the good and right way above all'

Right-wing politicians and activists in Israel and the U.S. spread a false claim that the U.S. president fell asleep in his meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett last week. Here’s what actually happened

Netanyahu has not denied allegations of meeting with billionaire Larry Ellison, a key witness in his ongoing trial, while staying on Hawaiian island of Lanai, almost wholly owned by Ellison

The conviction of 20-year-old Lahav Nagauker in the May 12 assault of Said Moussa in Bat Yam came as part of a plea agreement, sentencing is to follow

Israeli swimmers have claimed six medals so far in Tokyo, setting three world records, as country easily surpasses medal haul from Rio five years ago

Palestinian factions say Abbas turned back on Palestinian people by meeting 'Zionist enemy'

When Haaretz published a story on narcissistic parenting, hundreds of people shared their own, often horrific, experiences of being raised by toxic parents – indicating how commonplace yet underreported this phenomenon is

Dadaon, who has already won one bronze medal, set a new world record in the men's 200m freestyle race at the Tokyo Paralympics

Israel recorded on Sunday its highest positive coronavirus test rate since February, with 7.81 percent of tests returning positive

The testimony recorded from Albaraa Jaber offers a treasure trove of information for understanding the ease with which Israel’s military establishment robs Palestinians of their time

Biden tells commanders to 'do whatever is necessary' in Afghanistan withdrawal. Earlier today U.S. forces intercepted 5 rockets fired at Kabul's airport

Emissions in Israel increased by 14 percent in 2020 compared with the previous year and stem partly from the increased production capacity of several factories

Gantz says that Israel is right to take steps to strengthen the Palestinian economy in the first meeting between a senior Israeli government official and Abbas since 2010

Eleven of the victims were women, and 61 of the killings were committed with a firearm

16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina, Lousiana governor warns Ida could be state's worst direct hurricane hit since 1850s

Former PM Netanyahu and his wife are in possession of 42 presents that must be returned by law, according to the Prime Minister's Office ■ The couple denies they failed to return the gifts

Police should have the powers that the Shin Bet has, like ordering administrative detentions, senior officer says

An ISIS suicide bombing last week killed scores of Afghans and 13 American troops who were guarding Kabul's airport amid an airlift that has evacuated about 114,400 people

As Israeli authorities shirk their duties, parole boards warn that without proper treatment, recidivism among these prisoners will rise

When he returns to the Knesset this week, PM Bennett will have Biden's blessing behind him but a whole raft of problems ahead of him

Thousands marched down Washington’s National Mall on Saturday, with Rabbi Jonah Pesner telling protesters they're walking in the footsteps of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Jewish activists of the civil rights movement

At least 65 have been reportedly wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in Yemen's civil war in recent years

Israel also announces that those who have received their third COVID shot will be exempt from quarantine upon return from international travel

This is the second strike carried out by U.S. forces since an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of Afghans trying to flee the country

Tagged 'the pandemic's wrongest man,' Alex Berenson has attacked Israel's COVID vaccination rollout, in an attempt to deny the vaccine's efficacy. Now Twitter has made it harder for him to do so

Activists demand the release of Anhar al-Deek, who is charged with attempted stabbing, and plan to rally in front of the prison where she is detained, as the Prison Service says it is prepared for the infant's intake

The career of the U.S.-born journalist, who died at 50 in Tel Aviv, spanned decades of professional 'shoe-leather reporting' on Israel and the Mideast for a host of top-flight media outlets

Defense counsel are expected to oppose the move to summon former news site editor, in the latest development in the ongoing Bezek-Walla corruption case against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

A demo site built to test a new appointment-setting system left the database of a massive Israeli medical center exposed; ‘a human error that has been fixed’

Confirmed by parliament last week, Hossein Amirabdollahian is believed to have close ties with Tehran's elite Revolutionary Guards and Iranian proxies in the Middle East

President Joe Biden has said he will stick by his deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Tuesday, as just over 1,000 civilians at Kabul airport wait to be flown out

Israeli politicians who worked closely with the outgoing German chancellor, including former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, say she always had Israel’s back, even when she was critical of some of its policies

The pandemic shows no sign of disappearing, but what about fictional films and series about it? So far, they’re playing it for laughs and leaving the heavy lifting to documentaries

Three Twitter accounts that were opened in proximity to each other are defending NSO online and pushing out its talking points

The song is a deeply Jewish response to a disturbing trend, said one of the creators of 'The Anti-Vaxxer’s Lament'

The Palestinian leadership realizes the Bennett government will last longer than anticipated. They only ask Israel to honor existing agreements, in a bid to prevent unilateral measures and restore stability

A day after the Health Ministry's director-general says COVID seems to be on a downward trend, the number of serious cases is highest since early March

The prime minister says he has agreed with U.S. President Biden on 'a joint strategic effort' to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, as he heads back after a first Washington visit since assuming office

Malyar breaks another world record in the men's 400m freestyle event, after rower Moran Samuel snags silver, bringing Israel's medal count at the Paralympic Games up to five

Scholars have struggled how to explain the lack of more permanent residences at Qumran, but a new theory suggests that the grounds served as a religious competitor to Jerusalem

Biden has a very simple reason for pulling its weight behind the new prime minister. The president's tough talk on Iran, however, is likely hollow

While Biden did not explicitly pose a military threat to Iran should it continue its nuclear arming efforts, his meeting with Bennett, solidified the rules of engagement for the two administrations

At least 11 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire during protests on the Gaza border

Prof. Nachman Ash says that over the past ten days, the number of people each coronavirus carrier infects – known as the R number – has declined

Despite the bad timing of the visit, in the shadow of the Kabul attack, Prime Minister Bennett can call his encounter with the U.S. president a success

Western leaders acknowledge that they are still leaving many of their citizens and local allies behind

The meeting included Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Jordan’s King Abdullah and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as well as French President Emmanuel Macron

Aref Jaber defies settlers’ attempts to take over his plot of land near Hebron, and finds himself facing harassment from the army too

Israel’s plan for the school year is fragile and ridden with holes but still reflects Bennett’s sober, more balanced COVID approach ■ The Israeli army and treasury escalate their psychological warfare

Analysis of Vesuvius' victims in the town of Herculaneum indicate that eggs and dairy may have been considered unmanly – and that a seafood diet was not for girls

Arab Israeli leaders demand answers as Anas Wahwaah, 18, was shot to death in his car in Lod, shortly after Ibrahim Nasser Abu Amra, in his 30s, was shot outside his home in the southern Bedouin town of Tel Sheva

Dadaon's medal is Israel's third in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo — all of which have been won in swimming

The Iranian leader said the U.S. 'ridiculed' nuclear negotiations, top official tweets in Hebrew that Biden comment 'establishes Iran's right to reciprocate'

Hamas faction says will renew nighttime riots on the fence and demand Gaza blockade be fully lifted ■ Arson balloons launched from the Strip cause fires in southern Israel

Parents say they will not send their children to school to protest the enrollment of eight children of asylum seekers

According to U.S. sources, a member of Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate was killed via drone, as the death toll from the airport attack reached 169

Hezbollah's foes have warned that the shipments may lead to sanctions on Lebanon

It seems both Biden and Bennett stuck to the old Washington playbook for meetings with Israeli leaders: Iran, visa waivers and a smattering of the Palestinians

The Islamic State and the Taliban are taking over the country, and the battle between the groups could give ISIS the boost it needs after its defeat in Iraq and Syria

The groups' reactions, however, were a bit more varied concerning the Bennett and Biden's willingness to engage on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Kabul airport attack on Thursday, which killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 79 Afghans, was claimed by Islamic State militants