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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:59:18 GMT'Bibi the puppet': Liberman blasts Trump's backing of Netanyahu
Liberman accuses Trump of treating Netanyahu as a puppet, rejects a minority government, and condemns racist remarks targeting Eisenkot.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:51:04 GMTHerzog to travel to Hungary, meet with PM Magyar, at Netanyahu's request
This trip will be the first visit to Hungary by a senior Israeli official since Magyar took over the prime ministership from Viktor Orbán in April.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:48:25 GMTVictims of sexual, violent crimes gain right to address parole boards in new regulations
The rules, announced Sunday, allow victims to choose whether to explain in person or in writing how an offender’s release could threaten their safety.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:12:27 GMTIDF kills three Hamas terrorists, including commander, during latests Gaza strikes
According to the military, all three had recently worked to coordinate attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:02:40 GMTLGBT film festival celebrates 21st anniversary with award winners, dramas, and classics - preview
Special events this year will include a 35-mm. screening of "Bound" and a screening of the beloved cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:57:19 GMTIDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank
The suspects were transferred for questioning, and security forces are continuing to investigate the settler extremist-led violence of the weekend.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:18:53 GMTIsraeli national wanted in $16.7 million Dubai fraud case arrested in Colombia
According to Colombian police, Mezrahi is wanted by authorities in the United Arab Emirates to serve a prison sentence for fraud, money laundering, forgery, and the use of falsified private documents
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:17:53 GMTIDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence
Security officials sharply criticized what they described as the courts' failure to impose meaningful penalties, arguing that judges were reluctant to issue punishments that could deter offenders.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:53:17 GMTIsrael urged Qatar to continue Gaza funding despite public criticism, documents reveal
According to an investigation by TIME magazine, successive Israeli governments helped establish, operate, and preserve the Qatari assistance mechanism for Hamas-controlled Gaza for years.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:25:04 GMTWest Bank attacks on Washington Post journalist, diplomats may signal dangerous trend - analysis
No matter who is prime minister after October 27, if the situation in the West Bank does not come under control, violent Jewish extremists could become an even greater direct danger to Israel.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:53:45 GMTRabbis for Human Rights files police complaint over Rabbi Lior’s Palestinian olive harvest ruling
Rabbis for Human Rights said its acting director submitted the complaint on behalf of its 170 members, alleging incitement to racism, incitement to violence, and encouraging the theft of property.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:29:11 GMTIsrael Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work
It was not immediately clear why the railway chose to perform the October 28-29 infrastructure work during peak hours, including rush hours, on two consecutive workdays right after the elections.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:21:10 GMTBanned Israeli chess players demand 'world' be stripped from Malaysian championship title
“It cannot be considered a true World Championship if representatives from Israel are barred from participating," said representatives of the Israeli chess community.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:20:01 GMTHow the weekend’s Jewish extremist violence reverberates through election campaigns - analysis
With elections just a week and a half away, incidents involving Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and a delegation of European diplomats have become another battleground in the campaign.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:44:13 GMTCrash-and-burn: Inside Israel’s self-defeating defense against ‘NAZA,’ BBC's war crimes allegations
When the NAZA film came out in mid-September, a week after the EU sanctioned Israel's West Bank, a new chapter started.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:49:02 GMTDemocrats' Golan, Kariv decry gov't inaction on West Bank violence in visit to wounded journalist
Democrats leader Golan and MK Kariv visited Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine after she was attacked in the West Bank, accusing the government of failing to address Jewish extremist violence.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:44:38 GMT'Not a Zionist, or religious': Bennett bashes Smotrich's opposition to enforcing haredi draft
"How is he not ashamed to call himself a religious Zionist?" Bennett wondered. "He has nothing to do with Zionism or religion."
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:29:57 GMTBereaved families seek criminal probe of Netanyahu over October 7 account
The families also seek scrutiny of his account of Qatari funding diverted to Hamas’s military wing and his handling of warnings before the attack.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:38:46 GMTMaccabi, Hapoel Tel Aviv notch pivotal Euro hoops conquests
Maccabi Tel Aviv edged Valencia 91-88, while Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Panathinaikos 91-81, handing the Greeks their first loss of the season after a 5-0 start.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:22:51 GMTIsraeli man killed in motorcycle accident in southern Thailand, Foreign Ministry confirms
The precise circumstances of the accident have not yet been released, although neither news reports nor official ministry statements suggest foul play.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:09:23 GMTTomer Caspi, Tomer Zaltzman crowned Winner Epic Israel bike race champs in Western Galilee
The 11th race drew about 500 riders to Mateh Asher Regional Council and Nahariya for a challenging course spanning over 300 kilometers and 3,000 meters of climbing.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:13:31 GMTIsraeli court orders charity officials to repay NIS 1.85 million over diverted cancer donation
Seven charity officials must repay NIS 1.85 million after a court found that funds intended for children with cancer were diverted to another cause.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:55:07 GMTNearly NIS 800 for a family outing: Israel’s Hanukkah Festigal ticket prices skyrocketing
Four full-price tickets to Festigal, an annual children’s musical, would cost NIS 796 this year. Discounts through membership programs reveal large gaps in what families could pay.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:41:11 GMTEU condemns West Bank settler attacks targeting diplomats, Palestinians during olive harvest
The statement came a day after Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the West Bank.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:35:00 GMTIsraeli gov't approves NIS 2.5 billion for defense, slashing ministry budgets ahead of elections
According to the announcement, funds will be pulled from government ministries' budgets, resulting in a 4.9% cut for each ministry.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:26:22 GMTIsraeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says
Kaplan Medical Center filed a police complaint over suspicions that blood samples were taken from patients without their consent as part of research in the hospital’s cardiology department.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:33:56 GMTSettlement expansion, Jewish terror pose severe risk to Israel’s economy, senior economists warn
A group of 61 senior economists warned that failure to control settler violence and settlement growth in the West Bank will carry a "high economic cost" for all Israelis.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:45:24 GMTNetanyahu: Magal's 'monkey' remark on Eisenkot inappropriate, but Likud voters face daily insults
The prime minister also criticized what he described as a double standard in the treatment of his political supporters, calling on Eisenkot to condemn derogatory remarks directed at Likud voters.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:11 GMTStun grenades, water cannon deployed to disperse haredi protesters blocking Highway 4 near Yavne
The highway was reopened to traffic after about two hours of protests, which were sparked by the arrests of two IDF draft evaders over the weekend.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:55:47 GMTPolice arrest four in suspected financial crimes linked to Israeli Premier League soccer team
Dozens of the team’s current and former players are expected to be summoned for questioning, while the offenses involve millions of shekels connected to a soccer team.