Articles by November, 2025

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Israel’s sovereign credit rating at A and raised its outlook from “negative” to “stable,” citing reduced security risks following the ceasefire in the war in Gaza. The shift was widely expected by markets

Thousands gathered Saturday evening at Kidnapped Square in Tel Aviv to call for the return of the remaining captives held in Gaza. The rally came hours after Hamas claimed to have located the body of Captain Hadar Goldin in a tunnel in Rafah — a claim Israeli security officials believe is likely accurate. Goldin has been held in Gaza since 2014

The United States obtained intelligence last year indicating that senior legal advisers within the Israel Defense Forces warned of evidence that could potentially support allegations of war crimes during Israel’s military operations in Gaza, according to nine former officials in President Joe Biden’s administration who spoke with Reuters

State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman published a scathing report on Tuesday criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive Israeli governments for failing to develop and approve an official national security concept, a deficiency he says contributed directly to the October 7 disaster.According to the report, the Hamas attack exposed a long-standing systemic failure: for decades, Israeli governments “did not fulfill their responsibility to ensure that the State of Israel is prepared for changing security challenges based on a systematic, updated, and officially approved...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France will assist the Palestinian Authority (PA) in drafting a constitution for a future Palestinian state, following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The initiative marks another step in the growing international recognition of Palestinian statehood, which has gained momentum since the United Nations General Assembly in September, when several countries formally recognized Palestine

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Wednesday that he intends to bring a government resolution to close Israel Defense Forces Radio (Galei Tzahal) by March 1, 2026, following the recommendations of a committee he appointed earlier this year. The popular music channel Galei Galatz would be excluded from the closure

The body of kidnapped victim Manny Goddard, 73, from Kibbutz Be’eri, was returned to Israel on Thursday night — more than two years after he was murdered and abducted to Gaza during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. His wife, Ayelet, was also murdered that day after fleeing their burning home

Meni Binyamin, commander of Israel’s elite anti-corruption and organized crime unit Lahav 433, was questioned this week by the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mishpat) on suspicion of breach of trust and abuse of office. The investigation centers on claims that Binyamin influenced an internal probe conducted by Lahav 433 in a case in which he allegedly had a personal conflict of interest.

Global banking powerhouse J.P. Morgan published two optimistic reports on Friday — one on Israel’s inflation outlook and another on its macroeconomic recovery — forecasting that Israel’s real GDP growth could reach as high as 11% in the third quarter of 2025, marking one of the strongest rebounds in recent years. While the bank’s official forecast predicts growth at a more conservative 7.5%, analysts note that “a positive surprise is likely,” as the economy rebounds rapidly from the disruptions earlier in the year

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country Saturday evening, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the failures that led to the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. The central rally took place at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, organized by the October Council, and was mirrored by solidarity events in Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Rosh Pina, Karmiel, and multiple junctions nationwide