Articles by September, 2026

Israel's State Attorney's Office has filed an indictment against Meir David Shmueli, a Jerusalem resident who delivers Torah lessons in synagogues, accusing him of incitement to racism following statements in which he allegedly accused Arab medical professionals of deliberately harming Jewish patients and Israel Defense Forces soldiers

Israel dramatically escalated its military campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday, destroying a major underground complex beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge after weeks of fighting and amid reports that Iran had warned the United States that an Israeli assault on the area would trigger a major Iranian response

An Israeli documentary about the conduct of Israel's war in Gaza has rapidly become one of the most controversial films in the country's recent history, triggering a political storm in Jerusalem and an increasingly international debate over the use of artificial intelligence in warfare

The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that would include 40,000 bombs weighing 2,000 pounds each, potentially making it the largest single U.S. transfer of such munitions to Israel in recent years

Israel's election campaign has entered a new phase of internal confrontation within the opposition, with Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, accusing fellow opposition leaders Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman of weakening their bloc's ability to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

An Israeli father of six was killed Sunday in a shooting attack near the West Bank community of Neveh Tzuf, as he visited a natural spring with his eldest son to immerse ahead of Yom Kippur

The confrontation between Iran and the United States is entering a potentially dangerous new phase, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz once again at the center of a rapidly escalating military and diplomatic crisis

Gunfire erupted outside a synagogue in Ontario on Sunday evening as members of the Jewish community gathered for Yom Kippur, leaving a police officer seriously wounded and a 29-year-old man critically injured

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a forceful defense of Israel’s policies and military operations at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, amid growing international criticism over the war in Gaza and Israel’s broader confrontation with Iran

Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed Thursday after an IDF drone exploded at an army post in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said. The soldiers were identified as Staff Sgt. Ofek Mualem, 23, of Jerusalem, and Staff Sgt. Nadav Kelli, 24, of Har Halutz in northern Israel, both members of Reserve Brigade 16