Testimony from Iran: ‘The regime used mortars’

The Iranian opposition website Iran International reported on Sunday that, according to information it has obtained, more than 36,000 people have been killed in the violent suppression of the protests. The site... Read more »

Israel giving Gaza’s anti-Hamas militias weapons, intel, food, medical care — report

Israel is continuing to support anti-Hamas militias operating in the Gaza Strip, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, providing them with weapons, support from drones, intelligence, food and cigarettes. It has also... Read more »

Once a bustling pilgrimage site, today’s decaying Nazareth is a city in crisis

NAZARETH — During the Christmas season, Nazareth briefly appeared to be a city recovering. Holiday celebrations returned, visitors arrived, and businesses saw movement they had not felt in years. But as the... Read more »

Thousands across Israel protest against government, demand return of Ran Gvili’s body

Thousands of protesters gathered throughout the country Saturday night to demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, as well as for the return of the remains of the final hostage,... Read more »

The one red flag in Trump’s emerging world order

Iran. The bottom line, according to intelligence assessments, is that Iran will not return to what it was. The latest wave of protests, the most severe since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, broke... Read more »

A father in the shadows: How hostage Liam Or-Nassar’s heritage was hidden to protect him

When his son was dragged from his home in Kibbutz Re’im into Gaza as a hostage on October 7, 2023, Ramzi Nassar quickly understood that his own identity could put his son’s... Read more »

US antisemitism envoy feuds with prominent European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk

JTA — A disagreement over how to define the sources of rising antisemitism in Europe escalated into a public clash this week between two prominent Jewish leaders, with tech billionaire Elon Musk... Read more »

Rafah crossing reopening was ‘imposed’ on Israel by Gaza mediators — officials

Next week’s slated reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt was “imposed” on Israel, a US official and an Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel on Friday. The Arab... Read more »

Gaza peace plan moves to stage two: What happens now?

The first members of the Board of Peace and clearer details about the next phase in the Gaza peace plan were officially revealed on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos,... Read more »

Arab protesters hold massive march in north to demand police rein in violent crime

Tens of thousands of Arab protesters took to the streets Thursday in the northern city of Sakhnin, as part of a general strike demanding police rein in a relentless violent crime wave... Read more »