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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday killed Raed Saad, a senior official in Hamas’s military wing, in an airstrike in western Gaza City, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly took responsibility for the strike in a joint statement issued after the end of the Sabbath

On the 800th day since the October 7 attack, more than 200 former hostages, their family members, and representatives of the “October Council” submitted a letter on Sunday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the immediate establishment of an independent, state-run commission of inquiry into the failures surrounding the attack and its aftermath

Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.5% in November, bringing annual inflation down to 2.4%, compared with 2.5% in October, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported on Monday. The figure was in line with early market forecasts, reinforcing expectations of a gradual—but incomplete—cooling in price pressures.

Israel is facing a growing shortage of researchers and scientists, as new data published today by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reveals a sharp rise in the number of highly educated Israelis—particularly PhD holders—who have moved abroad for extended periods

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday evening that the Israeli government has approved the largest natural gas export deal in the country’s history, centered on gas sales to Egypt. According to Netanyahu, the agreement is valued at NIS 112 billion, with expected state revenues of NIS 58 billion over the life of the deal

A former military spokesman to ex-prime minister Eli Feldstein, who is currently accused of passing classified information with the intent to harm state security, made a series of explosive allegations in an interview broadcast Monday on Kan 11

Israel has ranked last in the 2025 Global Country Brand Index (NBI), marking the second consecutive year it has placed at the bottom of the ranking, according to a report published Thursday by the BrandIL project. The index shows a 6.1% decline in Israel’s overall score — the steepest drop recorded since the index was established nearly two decades ago

A combined terror attack in northern Israel on Friday left a 19-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man dead, and a 16-year-old boy lightly injured, after a Palestinian assailant carried out a series of vehicle-ramming and stabbing attacks in the Beit Shean Valley area

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed Israel on Sunday morning for a diplomatic visit to the United States, where he is expected to meet President Donald Trump at the president’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. The visit is aimed at coordinating expectations with the Trump administration for 2026, with a focus on advancing the hostage issue and presenting a united front against Iran