Voter turnout remains low in the second round of Israel’s nationwide municipal elections, with only 180,579 people, or 18.8 percent of eligible voters, casting ballots as of 5:00 p.m. According to the Interior Ministry, the
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to respond publicly and directly to Joe Biden, saying in an interview that recent criticism from the US president is “wrong” and “false.” Responding to Biden’s comments on MSNBC that
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the finance, defense and national security ministers to prepare space for thousands of new detainees and prisoners in Israel’s prisons, his office says in a statement. The directive comes
Seeking to calm tensions ahead of the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan, war cabinet minister Benny Gantz issues a direct appeal to Muslim citizens declaring that Israel’s war in Gaza is not a war
Israel’s war cabinet will meet Sunday night, an unnamed official tells The Times of Israel. Among the issues on the agenda are preparations for Ramadan, humanitarian aid in Gaza, and ongoing but seemingly stalled attempts
Members of an Israeli peace group trying to send food to Palestinians said they were stopped by police shortly before reaching southern Israel’s border with Gaza on Thursday, March 7. Video published by Standing Together
Bearing food aid and wearing "Don't Starve Gaza!" t-shirts, dozens of Israeli activists drove towards the border of the besieged territory on Thursday in a show of support for Palestinians. The 30-vehicle convoy got within
On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a plan for the administration of Gaza following IDF military operations in the territory. Netanyahu’s plan consists of four pillars: Israeli “security control” in Gaza, administration via
Security official responds: “This is not a gesture and the matter was even clarified in a Cabinet discussion." Forty Palestinian administrative detainees were released from jail on Thursday night at the directive of the Israel
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF Chief Herzi Halevi, and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar are urging maximal freedom of access for Muslim worshipers to pray at the Al-Aqsa compound atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during Ramadan,
