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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:35:01 GMTDocuText returns to Jerusalem with documentaries on October 7, Israeli culture, and Jewish identity
The festival often opens and closes with music-themed films screened in the garden, and this year is no exception.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:34:50 GMTDocuText film ‘Safe Room’ tells moving account of how strangers transformed into family on Oct. 7
Safe Room is a moving film about a group of strangers who survived the October 7 attack by Hamas and came together in the safe room of Dr. Gedalya Fendel.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:16:14 GMTFinancial education program for soldiers in need launched by IDF, Bank of Israel, nonprofits
The program aims to ease the burden of financial difficulties and debt as young men and women transition from military service into the workforce.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:09:50 GMTSummer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says
Transportation prices rose 1.4%, and culture and entertainment rose 1.1%, while footwear fell 4.6%, and fresh fruit and vegetable prices declined 3.5%.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:18:07 GMTYahalomi mother, daughter found in Buenos Aires after traveling there voluntarily, police say
A police source told Maariv that police in Buenos Aires questioned the mother and daughter and determined they were traveling voluntarily and were not in danger.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:50:06 GMTPress Council raises press freedom concerns over IDF restrictions in Kusra
The Press and Communications Council demanded responses from the IDF after a Channel 14 reporter entered the West Bank village of Kusra, while other reporters were denied access.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:16:54 GMTMother, daughter missing from Vienna possibly fled to South America - report
Later on Friday night, Austrian police confirmed that the women had left the country and that there was no suspicion of coercion.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:58:13 GMTIsraeli aid delegation arrives in Colombia to assist with post-quake rescue operations
Israel is one of the four countries, alongside the US, Ecuador, and El Salvador, to have been requested by Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella to send a search-and-rescue team.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:05:37 GMTIDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians
The IDF used precise munitions and aerial surveillance in order to mitigate harm to civilians.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:40:58 GMTIsrael awaits US approval for operation to seize strategic ridge in southern Lebanon - report
According to reports from Lebanon, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continued, including artillery fire toward the Ali Taher area.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:53:13 GMTA-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps
During the hearing, the justices sharply criticized the state. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz asked the state's representative: "Under what law or procedure were the funds transferred?"
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:02:50 GMTTeens asked ChatGPT about arson punishment before setting fire to Givatayim Japanika restaurant
Among other things, according to the prosecution, Bayach asked: "What is the punishment for burning down a store," and "What does extended prison sentences mean."
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:29:40 GMTAs foreign elections shape Israel’s alliances, Jerusalem seeks to control the diplomatic whiplash
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Latin America and Slovenia are examples of countries’ shifting ties with Israel that reflect how relations have become an ideological marker in domestic politics.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:03:05 GMT'This is what occupation looks like': MK Cassif says IDF tried to prevent him from entering Kusra
“This is exactly what apartheid looks like. This is exactly what occupation looks like. We will continue to fight against the terror of the occupation and for a just peace," Cassif said.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:13:32 GMTTwo teenagers indicted over arson attack against Givatayim Japanika restaurant
According to the indictment, the two obtained an electric scooter, flammable material, and equipment to start a fire before arriving near the restaurant.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:33:18 GMTMassive delays at Ben-Gurion partially due to presence of US refueling tankers, authority admits
The authority also stated that traffic congestion and restrictions in European airspace, particularly Greece, had contributed to the delays at the airport.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:37:33 GMTIDF to probe soldiers' conduct in West Bank's Kusra, investigate time taken to evacuate extremists
According to N12, the IDF will also look into the manner in which the Palestinian families of the town were evacuated on Thursday after being instructed to leave.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:34:17 GMTKatz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos
According to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:59:04 GMTIsraelis immigrate abroad to find quiet away from constant war and political uncertainty
A Tel Aviv University study showed that Israeli immigration has remained at record levels, with an estimated 40,000 and 50,000 citizens exiting for at least a year in each of the past three years.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:40:54 GMTAlmost three years after Oct. 7, 'Hostages Square' becomes official name of Tel Aviv Museum plaza
Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said, "The square became a center of solidarity, mutual responsibility, and an uncompromising demand: Bring them, all of them, home."
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:40:35 GMTIsrael sends 80-person rescue delegation to earthquake-hit Colombia
The delegation, headed by the commander of the Home Front Command's National Rescue and Rescue Unit, Brig.-General (res.) Yossi Pinto, includes both regular duty soldiers and reservists.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:49:46 GMTJewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman
In a separate incident, a woman in her 20's living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:19:54 GMTJared Kushner plans to visit Israel, Egypt next week for Gaza talks
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:51:54 GMTPamela Laufer-Ukeles returns to tennis after 20 years and a battle with breast cancer
The lessons she received from playing tennis and from surviving breast cancer now intersect on the courts of Ra’anana, where the 50-year-old law professor and competitive tennis player trains.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:49:07 GMTIDF kills Hamas commander who invaded Israel on October 7 in targeted Gaza strike
Abu Kamil was among the terrorists who invaded Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, and he continued to work toward the goal of harming Israeli soldiers and civilians over the past three years.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:08:24 GMTFather of slain IDF observer says October 7 terrorists were heard speaking Farsi- report
"We know much more than we did [before] about October 7," Eshel said. "Every day we are learning new things [about it]. So here, we've learned this too."
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:53:27 GMTHamas must be banned from Palestinian Authority elections - comment
October 7 is not the only date from which Israel – and the world – needs to learn. January 25, 2006, is another.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:46:49 GMTIsraeli officials stunned by Iran’s rapid military recovery after 2026 war - exclusive
IDF, Mossad officials shocked for the second time in two years by the speed of Iranian post-war recovery • IDF seeing a stunningly speedy turnaround in ballistic missile threat
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:03:52 GMTHealth Ministry director-general denounces 'racist discourse' around Rambam Medical Center
In response to complaints from the family of a wounded soldier about staff conduct, Bar Siman Tov said the complaints were reviewed "professionally and objectively" by the hospital director.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:29:48 GMTTwo Bat Yam men indicted over grenade attack on Kiryat Ono Japanika
While the motive for the attack remains unknown, the men were charged with aggravated assault, property damage, unlawful possession and transport of a weapon, and obstruction of justice.