Israel

A collection of 26 posts

World

Palestinians Return to Gaza After Rafah Border Reopens

Twelve Gaza residents were allowed back into the territory late on Monday after Israel and Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing, the Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza said, ending nearly two years in which Palestinians were barred from returning. The returnees were reunited with family members, and several described their

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Israel permits limited reopening of Rafah; sick and wounded begin crossing to Egypt

Sick and wounded Palestinians began crossing into Egypt on Monday after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing, Egyptian officials said. About 150 people were due to leave and 50 to enter, more than 20 months after Israeli forces closed the crossing in May 2024. Ambulances waited

Politics

State Department to send more than $6.5 billion in weapons to Israel, bypassing Congress

The State Department announced on Friday that it planned to send Israel more than $6.5 billion in weapons aid, including Apache attack helicopters and combat land vehicles, bypassing the customary congressional informal review process, the Times reported. The packages covered four weapons systems that had been under review for

World

South Africa expels Israeli chargé d’affaires over "insulting attacks"; Israel retaliates

South Africa declared Ariel Seidman, the chargé d’affaires at Israel’s embassy in Pretoria, persona non grata on Friday and ordered him to leave within 72 hours, saying official Israeli social media had launched "insulting attacks" on President Cyril Ramaphosa; within hours Israel expelled Shaun Edward Byneveldt,

Politics

Netanyahu says U.S. arms delay contributed to Israeli deaths in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a news conference on Tuesday night that Israeli soldiers died during the Gaza war because of a shortage of ammunition caused in part by the United States holding back some weapons deliveries, according to The New York Times on Jan. 29, 2026. He did

Politics

Proposed Board of Peace names Trump chairman and vests him with broad powers

The United States has circulated a draft charter for a new “Board of Peace” that names Donald J. Trump as “inaugural chairman” and would give him powers to veto decisions, approve the agenda, invite members, dissolve the board and designate his successor, according to the charter seen by The New

World

Israel seizes UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem and demolishes some structures

Flanked by bulldozers, Israeli officials seized the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday and oversaw the demolition of some structures in its compound. The move furthers what Israeli officials described as a crackdown on UNRWA after the government passed sweeping

World

Trump invites countries to join new 'Board of Peace' to oversee Gaza cease-fire

President Trump has sent letters inviting numerous countries to join a newly created “Board of Peace” meant to oversee the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with invitees including Canada, France, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Belarus. The board was described in Mr. Trump’s plan as an international

Politics

Shapiro says Harris vetting team asked if he had been an Israeli agent

Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania writes in his new memoir that during vetting to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in 2024, aides asked whether he had ever been an agent of the Israeli government, a question he says he found deeply offensive. The memoir, Where We

World

Israel objects to US-selected leaders for Gaza 'board of peace'

Israel has objected to the White House’s selection of world leaders for a so-called Gaza “board of peace”, which is meant to temporarily oversee governance and reconstruction in the strip, the White House and other sources said. Announced appointments and invitations over the last two days included Turkey’s

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Israel gives Doctors Without Borders until end of February to leave Gaza

The Israeli government has given Doctors Without Borders (M.S.F.) until the end of February to pull out of the Gaza Strip and has cut off its ability to bring in supplies, after the aid group refused to comply with new Israeli rules restricting speech and demanding information on

World

Israel Watches Iran Protests Closely but Avoids Direct Intervention

Israel is watching the protests in Iran closely but is unlikely to try to precipitate regime change, former officials and analysts say, viewing the Iranian government as far from the brink of collapse. Israeli analysts argue the demonstrations lack the leadership, numbers and means to topple the regime and say

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Iran warns of retaliation against U.S. if Trump orders strikes

Time reported that Iran’s government threatened to retaliate against the United States if President Donald Trump goes through with reported plans to intervene after a dramatic escalation of violence against protesters this weekend. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, warned on Sunday that both Israel and "all

Politics

Netanyahu aide Tzachi Braverman detained in probe of leaked military document

Israeli police detained Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, on Sunday for questioning on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into the leak of a classified military document. Police said Mr. Braverman was interviewed by a unit that investigates major national crimes and corruption; investigators searched his

World

Lebanese military says it has completed first phase of disarmament plan

The Lebanese military said on Thursday that it had completed the first phase of a plan to demilitarize armed groups under the deal that ended Israel’s war with Hezbollah, as fears grew that Israel could be preparing a new offensive in Lebanon. The military’s statement did not mention

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Displaced Palestinians in Egypt await Rafah reopening as returns remain blocked

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Egypt face an uncertain future as they wait for the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to reopen, the New York Times reported, leaving many unable to return home despite a cease-fire. The New York Times spoke to a family that remains separated. Nine-year-old Islam

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Tehran translator finds his book amid rubble after missile strikes

A Tehran translator discovered a copy of a book he had translated lying amid the rubble of a collapsed apartment block after missiles struck the city. Two days earlier, on 13 June 2025, the translator says missiles from Israel began striking Tehran. The internet was cut off, printing houses and

Politics

Labor activists urge Albanese to withdraw invitation for Israel president Isaac Herzog

A group of rank-and-file Labor party members has urged the Albanese government to rescind its invitation for Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, to visit Australia, voicing outrage over his country’s military bombardment of Gaza. Labor Friends of Palestine said that, if Herzog does travel, federal police should investigate

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Polymarket trader ricosuave666 returns to bet on Israel‑Iran strikes

Beincrypto reports that a dormant Polymarket trader known as ricosuave666 has resurfaced after a seven-month hiatus to wager on the likelihood of Israeli strikes against Iran. The trader has spent $8,198 on Israel-related wagers and the account shows $155,699.12 in profits, with each past Israel-related position proving

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Israel orders Doctors Without Borders to end operations in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday that Israel had ordered it to cease operations in the Gaza Strip after the group failed to comply with new restrictions requiring registration of Gazan employees and limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war. The group warned the move threatens one of the

World

Syria and Israel resume U.S.-mediated border talks in Paris

Syria and Israel have resumed U.S.-mediated talks in Paris aimed at reducing tensions along their border, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Monday. A Western diplomat and a Syrian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the American special envoy to

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Israel to suspend more than three dozen Gaza aid groups under new rules

Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said more than three dozen humanitarian groups will have their authorizations to operate in the Gaza Strip suspended on Jan. 1 and must clear out by March after failing to comply with new registration rules. Israeli officials said the new rules, intended to prevent

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Iran’s leaders face weeklong protests and the risk of foreign strikes

Iran’s rulers are confronting a week of anti-government protests at home while also preparing for the possibility of strikes from Israel and the United States, officials said, leaving leaders in what some described as survival mode. The unrest began with Tehran bazaar merchants closing their shops and spread to

Politics

Trump Warns Iran Against Killing Protesters; Tehran Accuses U.S. and Israel, Calls U.S. Bases Targets

President Trump warned Iran not to kill protesters. Iranian officials accused the U.S. and Israel of stoking the sweeping protests. They also said U.S. military bases in the region are legitimate targets. Key Topics Politics, Donald Trump, Iran, Iranian Protests, Tehran, Israel

World

Trump Warns Iran Over Protest Crackdown; Tehran Blames U.S. and Israel

President Trump warned Iran not to kill protesters, signaling U.S. concern over Tehran's response to nationwide demonstrations. Iranian officials responded by alleging the U.S. and Israel were stoking the sweeping protests and said U.S. military bases in the region are legitimate targets. Key Topics World,