Articles by February, 2026

Three residents of the Arab city of Tira, all in their 20s, were shot and killed late Tuesday night while traveling in their car near Moshav Sde Warburg in the Sharon region, police said. According to initial findings, the shooting was linked to an ongoing dispute, and a manhunt for the suspects is underway

Bezalel Zini, the brother of Shin Bet Director David Zini, is suspected of smuggling cigarettes into the Gaza Strip, a case that was cleared for publication on Tuesday. A prosecutor’s statement submitted against Zini and other suspects includes, controversially, a clause relating to aiding the enemy in time of war — though legal sources stress it is not yet certain this charge will be included in the final indictment

The High Court of Justice on Tuesday issued a conditional order in petitions seeking the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, instructing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to explain why he has not removed Ben-Gvir from office. In an unusual move underscoring the gravity of the case, the court expanded the panel of justices hearing the petitions to nine

Three days after the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Israel’s Competition Authority approached El Al with a cautionary message: avoid exploiting consumers during a national emergency. Three months later, the regulator concluded that the warning had gone unheeded

When Hamas militants overran Israeli communities and IDF bases in the Gaza Envelope on the morning of October 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu required time to regain his footing. At a critical moment, however, he appeared to grasp what was truly at stake: his political surviva

Nebius, which spun off from Russian internet giant Yandex in 2024 and is traded on Nasdaq with a market capitalization of approximately $24 billion, has recently expanded its activity in Israel, including establishing the Israel Innovation Authority’s AI supercomputer infrastructure

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday evening issued a direct and explicit warning to Tehran, setting what he described as a narrow window for renewed diplomatic efforts — and moments later turned his fire on President Yitzhak Herzog over the ongoing trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

A 24-year-old woman was shot Thursday evening in the city of Taibeh and moderately injured, in an incident that comes amid an unusually deadly wave of violence across Arab communities

Housing prices in Israel have returned to an upward trajectory after eight consecutive months of mostly moderate declines, according to data published Sunday by the Central Bureau of Statistics

Israel’s economy expanded by 3.1% in 2025, exceeding earlier forecasts, according to data published Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. GDP per capita rose by 1.7%, reflecting a moderate improvement in living standards after a turbulent period marked by war and global economic headwinds