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Israel's Netanyahu suing New York Times over column on Palestinian rape

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar rejected New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's accusations of systematic sexual abuse and rape of Palestinian prisoners, calling the claims a "blood libel."

Artillery units are positioned near the Lebanese border in northern Israel, May 4, 2026.

Analysis

Israel’s drone dilemma: Hezbollah’s low-cost threat reshapes Lebanon front

While Israeli and Lebanese delegations are set to meet in Washington for the third time, the Israeli military faces a growing threat from Hezbollah’s cheap yet highly lethal drones.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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EU ministers agree to sanction violent West Bank settlers: What to know

Two men stand next to the burned remains of a Palestinian vehicle in the Wadi al-Rakhim area of Susya village in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 1, 2026.

Netanyahu fears being left out as Trump pursues Iran diplomacy

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Analysis

CIA report on Iran missiles undercuts Netanyahu as war euphoria dissipates

Traffic passes a billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading "the honest [person's] promise" and in Persian "Israel is weaker than a spider's web," Valiasr Square, Tehran, April 15, 2024. ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Samuel Wendel

Senior Market Research Analyst

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Israel’s Technion launches three nanosatellites

The Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and Israel Aerospace Industries sent three nanosatellites into space this morning.

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Netanyahu's fate rests on Arab votes

In the chaos of Israel's latest round of elections, the Arab vote could well decide who wins.

An unmanned aerial vehicle carries e-commerce products as part of a demonstration performed by the companies who won the tender for this project, Hadera, Israel, March 17, 2021.

Israel to deploy drones on election day to facilitate voting by COVID-19 patients

The Central Elections Committee is putting in place several special measures, including drones, to ensure safe voting process for all Israelis, including those infected with the coronavirus.

Israelis and Arab-Israelis take part in a march to honor those killed in organized crime and call on the police to curb the wave of intra-community violence, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 18, 2021.

Israeli-Arab mothers lead protest against crime, violence

A group of bereaved Israeli-Arab mothers has decided to combat the worrisome phenomenon of increasing crime, violence and police inefficiency.

Delegations from Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Italy, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, France, the United States and Greece attend the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2020.

Turkey irked over Israeli-Greek project for undersea power cable

Turkey warned last week both Israel and Greece that they must seek its permission before launching works on a proposed undersea power cable in eastern Mediterranean waters.

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After Jordan, Emirates also furious with Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only managed to get into a diplomatic row with Jordan, he also succeeded in angering the Emiratis.

A Palestinian man who works in Israel takes a selfie as he receives the first dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by an Israeli medical worker at the Meitar crossing checkpoint between the West bank and Israel, March 9, 2021.

Over 105,000 Palestinian workers in Israel vaccinated with first dose

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said yesterday that over 105,000 Palestinians who cross into Israel to work have received the first coronavirus vaccination dose over the last two weeks.

A worker hangs election campaign posters for Israel's Likud party bearing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a billboard in the Israeli central city of Bnei Brak, on March 14, 2021. - On March 23, the 71-year-old wily politician faces his fourth re-election contest in less than two years, after repeatedly failing to unite a coalition behind him, despite his devoted right-wing base.

Emirati politician says Israel normalization should not be used in Israeli election

Former Minister of State Anwar Gargash made the bold comments following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again canceling his trip to Abu Dhabi.

An image of that statue in Tel Aviv

Naked statue of Netanyahu pops up in Tel Aviv

The statue representing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Gollum from Lords of the Rings is certainly not the first anti-Netanyahu artwork to pop up in Tel Aviv.

Election campaign posters of Israel's Yisrael Beiteinu party bearing a portrait of its leader Avigdor Liberman (L), the Likud party showing its leader and incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (bottom-R), and opposition party leader Yair Lapid (top-R) hang on a construction site in the Israeli central city of Bnei Brak, on March 14, 2021. - On March 23, the Netanyahu faces his fourth re-election contest in less than two years, after repeatedly failing to unite a coalition behind him, despite his devot

Rival of Israeli prime minister warns of US Capitol style riot after election

Avigdor Liberman claimed without evidence that supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are planning an event similar to the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol if Netanyahu loses next week’s election.

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin pose as they meet for a working lunch, followed by a joint press conference, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on March 18, 2021.

Israel’s president campaigns in France against Hezbollah

On his last European tour stop, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron, campaigning against Hezbollah’s entrenchment in Lebanon and against the Iranian nuclear threat.

A worker unloads a refrigerated truck carrying the first delivery of coronavirus vaccine via the United Nations Covax programme supporting poorer areas, to be kept at Palestinian Authority's storage facility in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 17, 2021. - The Palestinian Authority said that vaccination would begin at the end of this week, primarily for those aged over 75, cancer patients and medical personnel.
Earlier, some 60,000 doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines allocated to the Palestinians

Palestinians receive first batch of vaccines through COVAX

More than 60,000 doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines arrived in Ramallah on Wednesday.