Politics

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets across the country Saturday night, demanding a comprehensive hostage deal and an end to the war in Gaza, now in its 701st day. The protests, led by families of the kidnapped and supported by wide swaths of the public, were marked by emotional speeches, rising public anger, and clashes with police in several locations

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution known as the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and Implementation of the Two‑State Solution, with 142 countries voting in favour, 10 against, and 12 abstaining

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets across the country on Saturday evening, demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and condemning the government’s handling of the crisis. Demonstrations took place in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Jerusalem, and at dozens of major junctions nationwide

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced Thursday morning that First Sergeant Chalchao Shimon Damlash, 21, from Beersheba, was killed yesterday (Wednesday) in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Damlash, a soldier in the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion, was struck by sniper fire from a terrorist during operations near Gaza City. He is the 912th Israeli soldier to have fallen since the outbreak of the war on October 7

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on Tuesday night for the main national memorial ceremony marking two years since the October 7 Hamas massacre. The event honored the memory of those murdered and kidnapped in the attack and was organized by “Como,” the association founded by Yonatan Shmeriz, whose brother Alon was kidnapped and later killed in Gaza by friendly fire

Tensions erupted last night (Wednesday) during a meeting of the World Zionist Organization’s Standing Committee, held at the United Nations Buildings in Jerusalem, after the candidacy of Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was presented for the position of Director of the Publicity Department in the Zionist Executive — a post that carries the salary and conditions of a government minister

The Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court on Monday night extended the detention of Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David, his wife Hila Canister Bar-David, deputy chairman Roy Yaakov, another senior official, the chairman of the workers’ committee, and three additional suspects in what police are describing as “the largest case ever investigated” by the National Fraud Investigation Unit (YAH) of Lahav 433