Number of seriously-ill COVID cases in Israel rises to 360, overall cases grow by 3,372, Health Ministry data shows

Israelis will be barred from traveling to Bulgaria, Brazil, Georgia, Mexico, Spain and Turkey starting mid-August ■ New measures will go into effect on August 16

The High Court is set to consider a petition by opposition members regarding number of party sits in Knesset committees

There are two possible explanations for why Hezbollah deviated from the rules of the game that have served it and Israel well since the end of the Second Lebanon War

The IDF's center for the task has hundreds fewer staff members than at its peak, while serious COVID cases in Israel steadily rise

Israeli court rules in favor of a Tel Aviv waitress whom the court found was forced to lie on a bar while a customer drank alcohol off her belly

Bahrain's official overseeing relationship with Israel meets FM Lapid, President Herzog, announces plans for direct flights between the two countries

Michael Herzog’s most important contributions to the peace process took place between 2010 and 2014, when Netanyahu was leading Israel and Obama was U.S. president

According to the plan, if exposed to a COVID carrier, teachers and students who have not been vaccinated or recovered will be given rapid antigen tests, but they will not be required to quarantine

A coronavirus plan for the Israeli school system was approved less than 24 hours before Haredi schools opened

The three brothers, residents of the northern Bedouin village of Zarzir, were arrested on suspicion of murdering their mother, whose body was uncovered near the Jordan River

Reservists called up for operations or training will now have to present proof of immunity against COVID upon arrival at base as delta variant takes it toll

By taking down the Russian rhythmic gymnastics dynasty, the Israeli Olympian shocked the world and changed the sport

'I am Jewish, and I know what genocide means': How Serb nationalists co-opted Israeli academics to whitewash atrocities, bigotry and irredentism in cynically revisionist reports on wartime Srebrenica and Sarajevo

PM Bennett warns Lebanese government and army, indicating Israel could expand its response if rockets continue, regardless of who launched them

The battle lines have been drawn between the party's opposing factions on Israel, and things could get even uglier in at least three upcoming primaries

Israel's then-future premier had doubts about the activities of the secret service, even before the government admitted its existence. In the 1950s, he essentially predicted the so-called Bus 300 affair, when two Palestinian hijackers were ordered ki...

As Australia confronts its failures to combat violence against women, the country's Jewish community is also reeling. Survivors of sexual violence within the community tell Haaretz about efforts to tackle the problem

Climate change is exacerbating conditions conducive to fires, but in the Levant at least we don’t have dry lightning; we have fools and firebugs instead

Meet the fruit of the tamarind tree, which has conquered various cuisines thanks to its deeply sweet-and-sour flavor and ability to improve a wide range of dishes

Israel’s official national supercomputer project is launched - at a cost of almost 300 million shekels. There’s only one problem: Those who are supposed to use it say it may be redundant

After the international success of Fauda, Avi Issacharoff talks about 'Hit & Run,' his new venture with partner Lior Raz, working with Americans and what's left of the two-state solution

Over a decade ago, Meidan Sadeh abandoned some of his Arab origins and became a member of a kibbutz. But once he entered the kitchen, he went back to foraging and returned to his roots

Most Arab towns in Israel lack public open areas, including parks and playgrounds. The COVID crisis has raised awareness of the problem

A Persian-inspired dish, with a host of different textures

The newly-installed Ebrahim Raisi has ambitions to be more than just Iran's president – and that's why Tehran's partners in violence, from Hezbollah to Hamas, in Syria and Iraq, are celebrating his arrival

In the hands of a creative chef, this protein-rich grain is good for more than just breakfast and cookies

Israel won two gold medals and two bronzes at the Tokyo Olympic Games, topping the performance in the last three Olympics combined. This was a success story many years in the making

From meat and chicken to cauliflower florets, pot-roasting produces memorable results

The town of Vidin has barely enough Jews left for a minyan, but a $6 million renovation to the old synagogue will serve as a reminder of the place's Jewish heritage for Jews and non-Jews alike

Authorities dedicated the most resources to tackling four major blazes: one, on Greece’s second-largest island of Evia, that has burned for five days, and three in the southern Peloponnese region

The small southern city of Netivot is expanding beyond its pious past, with the help of one eccentric developer

For five years, Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram was bearing a heavy weight on her shoulders, but it was the obstacles along the way that showed the world what she's made of

Gath, the hometown of the biblical giant Goliath, was destroyed 2,800 years ago by the Arameans. Now, researchers may have found how exactly it was done

Going into a lockdown is 'a last resort,' Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Sunday, as a slew of new restrictions go into effect to stop the spread of the delta COVID variant

After 5-year-old killed in May by shrapnel that penetrated his family's safe room in Sderot, the army chalked it up to a 'rare ballistic trajectory,' but didn't mention the other safe room three floors up that was also breached

The Israeli government budgeted over $310 million to fight crime in the Arab community, but national officials admit they’re failing

Only 31 percent of teachers responding to survey said meaningful learning took place when all instruction went remote last year. Meanwhile, in parallel survey of parents, 97 percent reported their children did learn online

Mohammed al-Alaami went shopping with his father and siblings, when ‘insane shooting started,’ as the father described it. He told the children to keep their heads down and drove on

Israel reaches the highest number of COVID patients in serious condition since Gregorian calendar month before the green passport – proof of immunity or a negative coronavirus test – is once again required for certain services

The big news over the weekend wasn’t cross-border fire, but Lebanese Druze who attacked the Hezbollah fighters who shot rockets at Israel. As Lebanon faces a dire crisis, many have had enough

New coronavirus restrictions require unvaccinated Israelis who haven't recovered from COVID in the past to present negative test results to access certain venues. But what's the difference between the two kinds of tests?

Nasrallah says that despite Lebanon's dire economic and political situation, Hezbollah will not hesitate to take action against Israel, after Hezbollah fired 19 rockets at Israel last week

U.S. organizations from across the political spectrum hail Michael Herzog's smarts, skills, experience and record after his appointment as U.S. envoy by Prime Minister Bennett

Three and a half years ago the Social Affairs Ministry was instructed to help the poor, ill and elderly cope with extreme weather, but little has been done

Staff worry they'll be overwhelmed if forecasts of 1,000 patients in serious condition by September come true. Department heads say the crowding resembles that at the height of winter – in the middle of a summer heat wave

Russian Olympic figures – and a lawmaker – decry 'injustice' after Linoy Ashram takes home the gold after 20 years of Russian wins

Israel's Linoy Ashram was fierce throughout the contest, beating her strongest rivals, Russian twins Dina and Arina Averina

Taekwondo fighter snatches first Tokyo 2020 medal for Israel ■ Israeli mixed judo team nabs bronze ■ Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat picks up gold

Raisi, who was sworn on Thursday, vows that Iran will continue supporting Hamas, according to the militant group

Hezbollah’s claim of responsibility for the rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel speaks louder than the incident itself

The Jewish cemetery of Ioannina has been repeatedly vandalized in the past, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece says

Incendiary balloons launched from Gaza earlier sparked four fires in Israeli border communities

'Iran’s behavior, alongside its support to proxy forces and non-state armed actors, threatens international peace and security,' G7 foreign ministers said in a joint statement

Herzog, a veteran diplomat and brigadier general, will replace Gilad Erdan in Washington

Why did the soldiers kill this man? And why is Israel refusing to return his body?

Imad Duikat, a 38-year-old father of five, was hit by Israeli live fire in the chest and later succumbed to his wounds

In his inaugural address, new Iranian president Raisi swore to tackle the explosive issues he inherited. Urgent economic needs are likely to return him to talks over resuming the nuclear deal -- which he has tried to foil

IDF striking sites in southern Lebanon ■ 19 rockets launched at Israel ■ Bennett, Gantz to convene security cabinet meeting

Israel and the U.S. will ensure that the list of 160,000 families does not include any people who are Hamas operatives or suspected of terrorism

Of all the coronavirus tests conducted on Thursday, 3.79 percent returned positive, a slightly higher number than the day prior

Crown Prince Mohammed can build luxury stadiums and modern training facilities, but he can’t create any athletes out of nothing, much less female athletes, who are still imprisoned in a web of prohibitions and restrictions that bars their participa...

It is Israel that began the maritime conflict, but Iran that made a deadly mistake ■ Lebanon becomes yet another front in the Israeli-Iran conflict

At a meeting last September with Defense Ministry officials, Joseph Shapira said failure to beef up oversight of cyber tools could 'blow up in Israel's face'

Delta variant smashed all of Israel's working assumptions, but talk of a fourth lockdown ignores its many negative ramifications

Nachman Ash says there is no specific number of severe COVID cases that would trigger a lockdown, but expects a decision in two to three weeks

Post-COVID-19 recovery could be stalled by another lockdown, Finance Ministry warns ■ Restaurants already report drop in business ■ Experts warn of permanent changes to economy

Ban imposed by Acre's municipality goes beyond national restrictions, with mayor saying residents of the West Bank 'are almost all not vaccinated'

COVID regulations will only apply to prayers involving more than 50 people ■ Source says attorney general warned broader restrictions might violate freedom of worship

Haredi politicians recently compared a cabinet minister to a king who persecuted the Jews, accused a Russian-born legislator of not knowing Hebrew and appeared to make fun of a deaf lawmaker. What's behind the tantrum?

Yifat Shasha-Biton is arguably one of the most qualified lawmakers to ever run the Education Ministry. However, her plans for academic reform have been overshadowed by her resistance to a schools vaccination program

Herzog, a veteran diplomat and brigadier general, is expected to replace Gilad Erdan in Washington

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli mom grapples with her grown kids' individualist paths, while another Israeli mom deals with societal pressure to have more children

I look at the photo of Yosef Weitz, the father of the population transfer plan, and wonder what he was thinking when he sealed the fate of whole villages

After Anne Frank’s diary, Elie Wiesel’s work is the most widely read and studied book about the Holocaust. Yet the circumstances of its writing and its variations in Yiddish, Hebrew and French remain enigmatic

Temperatures are expected to reach 114 F on Friday, Israel's Meteorological Service says, promising a relief on Sunday

The father of psychoanalysis insisted that his students maintain neutrality vis-a-vis their own patients, but he himself tended to be impulsive and often crossed the line with his analysands

According to the Community Security Trust, 1,308 antisemitic incidents have been recorded since January, a 49 percent increase over the same period last year

Disdain for COVID isolation orders by returning passengers to Israel is set to be countered by the 'Heskamon' software, a location-monitoring system that switches off on the Sabbath

More than a dozen villages have been evacuated on the island of Evia near Athens since Tuesday, while soaring temperatures and strong winds have fanned more than 150 wildfires across Greece in recent days

Iranian regime prohibits nuclear weapons, Raisi says. Iran will stand against oppression everywhere, from Europe to Palestine, he adds

In a Q&A with Haaretz readers, Prof. Ran Balicer explains what Israel needs to do better to stop the next variant from running rampant and says we should get used to the idea of COVID booster shots

A visit to the world’s largest human genome library, maintained by deCODE, a groundbreaking Icelandic corporation that is able to predict the length of a person's lifespan

Michel Aoun says the air strikes are a direct threat to the security and stability of southern Lebanon and violate UN Security Council resolutions