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Jewish and Christian worshipers sing and pray at Temple Mount in memory of Charlie Kirk

Group led by former Likud MK who survived an assassination attempt worships openly on Temple Mount in remembrance of slain conservative influencer:...

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Reports: Police closing on state witness deal in fraud case surrounding Likud minister

Reports: Police closing on state witness deal in fraud case surrounding Likud minister

Media outlets say Ehud Gabay, attorney and ex-adviser to Social Equality Minister May Golan, could testify against his former boss in corruption...

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Red Cross visits to Palestinian inmates a ‘security threat,’ prison officials claim

Red Cross visits to Palestinian inmates a ‘security threat,’ prison officials claim

Otzma Yehudit MK calls aid group an ‘antisemitic organization,’ alleges double standard in treatment for security prisoners versus hostages held...

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Minister dodges interrogation, attends ex-adviser’s hearing to demand his release

Minister dodges interrogation, attends ex-adviser’s hearing to demand his release

May Golan refuses to show up for questioning unless police free her associate Ehud Gabbai, arrested on fraud suspicions; judge discharges him to house...

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Ben Gvir calls for ‘luxury neighborhood’ for police to be built over Gaza’s ruins

Ben Gvir calls for ‘luxury neighborhood’ for police to be built over Gaza’s ruins

Far-right minister tells force’s annual Rosh Hashanah toast that Strip should be resettled; also urges ‘voluntary emigration’ of...

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Two ships set sail from Greece to join as Gaza-bound flotilla departs from Tunisia

Two ships set sail from Greece to join as Gaza-bound flotilla departs from Tunisia

Global Sumud Flotilla, with dozens of ships and carrying activist Greta Thunberg, continues journey to break Gaza blockade after setbacks from...

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Lawyer tied to Likud minister’s alleged financial crimes arrested in sweeping police raid

Lawyer tied to Likud minister’s alleged financial crimes arrested in sweeping police raid

Police search Social Equality Ministry offices, detain associates of Minister May Golan suspected of fraud, misusing taxpayer funds; officers find...

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Haredi yeshiva student convicted of carrying out tasks for Iranian agent

Haredi yeshiva student convicted of carrying out tasks for Iranian agent

Elimelech Stern, 22, of Beit Shemesh, hung fliers with bloodied palm prints and anti-war texts on behalf of handler, but refused request to ignite a...

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Two wounded, one seriously, in terror stabbing at hotel west of Jerusalem

Two wounded, one seriously, in terror stabbing at hotel west of Jerusalem

Suspect, a 42-year-old man from East Jerusalem who worked at Kibbutz Tzuba hotel, is subdued by off-duty cop; man, 50, is injured seriously,...

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Man kills ex-wife, shoots himself, in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood

Man kills ex-wife, shoots himself, in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood

Murder victim, killed outside her home, said to have been pregnant and recently remarried; 2025 has seen 24 women and one child murdered in domestic...

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Teen held in France suspected of plotting attacks, including on Israeli embassy

Teen held in France suspected of plotting attacks, including on Israeli embassy

17-year-old suspected of also plotting against British and US missions; authorities reported to find pledge of allegiance to Islamic State in his home

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‘Traitor’: Mass Jerusalem crowd pans PM as hostage’s mom calls him worst foe of Jewish people

‘Traitor’: Mass Jerusalem crowd pans PM as hostage’s mom calls him worst foe of Jewish people

Tens of thousands attend rally urging deal and warning Gaza City takeover plan will imperil the abductees; relatives say they will haunt Netanyahu if...

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Armed settlers injure at least 14 Palestinians, including infant, elderly couple

Armed settlers injure at least 14 Palestinians, including infant, elderly couple

Extremists said to attack Palestinians with sticks, knives, pepper spray in nighttime raid on southern West Bank village; IDF, police confirm...

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Woman shot dead near Rahat; police suspect family member

Woman shot dead near Rahat; police suspect family member

Gigi El-Hazil, 27, found fatally wounded on outskirts of southern Bedouin town, in eighth homicide within a week, 173th in Arab community this year

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Coffee and cash: How Hamas pays its civil servants amid the war

Coffee and cash: How Hamas pays its civil servants amid the war

Employees are invited for a ‘drink,’ whereupon they receive partial salaries; source in terror group says senior members get paid secretly...

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Suspect to remain in custody over fires started near PM’s home during hostage protest

Suspect to remain in custody over fires started near PM’s home during hostage protest

60-year-old reservist denies setting trash bins alight in Jerusalem, which destroyed a car and forced neighbors to evacuate

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Hostages’ families, supporters march on Netanyahu’s residence ahead of large rally

Hostages’ families, supporters march on Netanyahu’s residence ahead of large rally

Protesters briefly block roads at entrance to Jerusalem, as academics stage demonstration outside Supreme Court

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Shin Bet says it busted Hamas plot to assassinate Ben Gvir

Shin Bet says it busted Hamas plot to assassinate Ben Gvir

Would-be assassins planned to kill far-right minister with explosive-laden drones, security agency says; Ben Gvir: ‘Hamas has already tried to...

03.09.2025 30

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High schoolers block traffic, burn desks on Ayalon in protest for hostage deal

High schoolers block traffic, burn desks on Ayalon in protest for hostage deal

Police arrest 2, one of them a 17-year-old boy, at Tel Aviv demonstration calling on high schoolers to strike on first day of classes

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At rallies, families urge leaders to take hostage deal on table, abort Gaza City takeover

At rallies, families urge leaders to take hostage deal on table, abort Gaza City takeover

Captive’s brother tells thousands ‘what we haven’t achieved in 2 years, we most likely won’t achieve in years to come’;...

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Ben Gvir said consider firing Tel Aviv’s top cop as he pushes for crackdown on protests

Ben Gvir said consider firing Tel Aviv’s top cop as he pushes for crackdown on protests

Far-right minister reportedly dissatisfied with Haim Sargarof’s handling of anti-government demonstrations; police deny reports as ‘fake...

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Anti-war protesters arrested for pouring red paint outside IDF chief’s house

Anti-war protesters arrested for pouring red paint outside IDF chief’s house

Standing Together activists urge Zamir to refuse orders to occupy Gaza; left-wing group says 8 arrested over vandalism, which is condemned across the...

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Ben Gvir plans new policy barring protests on major roads or at synagogues

Ben Gvir plans new policy barring protests on major roads or at synagogues

Police minister seeks AG’s approval but vows to implement policy regardless if she does not respond within 5 days; opposition MKs decry attempt...

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Israeli suspected of filming himself urinating on mosque near Jerusalem

Israeli suspected of filming himself urinating on mosque near Jerusalem

After video of man desecrating house of worship in Abu Ghosh goes viral, police arrest resident of nearby moshav for ‘insulting religion’

28.08.2025 20

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Police issue warrant for American lobbyist Jay Footlik over Qatargate scandal

Police issue warrant for American lobbyist Jay Footlik over Qatargate scandal

Israeli law enforcement requests arrest of the pro-Qatar lobbyist, who is suspected of funneling money to Netanyahu’s aides, after reported...

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Macron hits back at Netanyahu: Fight against antisemitism should not be ‘weaponized’

Macron hits back at Netanyahu: Fight against antisemitism should not be ‘weaponized’

In letter, French president appeals to PM to end ‘murderous and illegal’ war in Gaza, after Netanyahu accused him of fueling antisemitism

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US envoy sparks uproar after calling Lebanese reporters ‘animalistic’

US envoy sparks uproar after calling Lebanese reporters ‘animalistic’

Tom Barrack tells press to ‘act civilized’ after meeting with Lebanese president; Aoun, information minister express regret; journalist...

27.08.2025 10

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Junior cop scolded for trying to restrict political messaging at Haifa Pride Parade

Junior cop scolded for trying to restrict political messaging at Haifa Pride Parade

Police say officer’s move to ban anti-war signs and political flags is ‘contrary’ to policy; Supreme Court Justice lambasts...

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London police say 67 charged for backing banned anti-Israel group Palestine Action

London police say 67 charged for backing banned anti-Israel group Palestine Action

Accused face six months jail if found guilty of supporting org proscribed as a terror group in July after activists vandalized Royal Air Force base

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Some 350,000 fill Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square for rally urging deal to free captives

Some 350,000 fill Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square for rally urging deal to free captives

Hostage’s father says, ‘I don’t want to receive my boy in a bag’; protesters block several major highways, hundreds march...

27.08.2025 10

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Construction worker killed as scaffolding collapses at Tel Aviv building site

Rescuers need three hours to reach victim buried under four stories of trusses; site manager detained for questioning

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After chase, several Palestinians arrested in Tel Aviv for alleged terror plot

Arrests carried out near Tel Aviv Port after Shin Bet reportedly sent out alert about a planned attack, leading to hours-long manhunt

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Five settlers arrested, accused of ‘acts of terror’ toward security forces

Arrests follow the detention of two other settlers on similar charges during an uptick in far-right violence in the West Bank

25.08.2025 10

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Suspect in plot to kill AG identified as British man residing in Jerusalem

Yeshiva student Israel Ezagui stands accused of requesting rabbinic permission to assassinate Gali Baharav-Miara

24.08.2025 40

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Man admits to drowning 5-year-old son in 1974, two years before murdering his wife

Asher Goldstein, 88, confesses to killing son, a cerebral palsy sufferer, tells police it was mercy killing; he later served 11 years for battering...

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‘May be the last chance to save lives’: Rallies across Israel demand hostage deal

Weekly demonstrations come as Netanyahu says Israel to negotiate for all captives after Hamas okayed phased deal, even as Gaza City takeover still...

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Jerusalem man indicted for allegedly asking rabbi’s permission to kill attorney general

Unnamed 36-year-old to remain in custody until Sunday, is charged with making threats against government official

22.08.2025 40

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Man suspected of seeking rabbi’s approval to kill AG to go free on Friday, judge rules

Judge orders suspect to remain in custody another day, after police asked to detain him for a week; defense attorney argues there was no tangible...

22.08.2025 60

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Police said to arrest two US yeshiva students who photographed sensitive security site

Both men freed after Jerusalem judge rejects police request to extend detention by 5 days; suspects’ lawyer says they are ‘innocent...

22.08.2025 10

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Detainee found dead in his cell in central Israel

Police to probe reported suicide at Glilot station; reports say 50-year-old was arrested after breaking into apartments, stealing items

21.08.2025 60

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Former chief rabbi says man asked for his approval to kill AG; police arrest suspect

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef informed authorities that a Jerusalem resident requested he issue a religious decree allowing him to murder Gali Baharav-Miara

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Protesters who were detained, held overnight claim police used arrests as punishment

‘We’re protesters, not suspected criminals,’ says activist freed by court; Tel Aviv court releases 3 on restrictive conditions

19.08.2025 20

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Woman shot and killed in Jisr az-Zarqa, man stabbed to death in East Jerusalem brawl

Rosette Jarban, 23, shot to death in apparent case of mistaken identity; Ahmad Badran, 20, killed reportedly amid feud; separately, 2 men seriously...

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Man drowns, 2nd killed by police boat propeller amid rescue attempt off Jaffa beach

Officials say four from same East Jerusalem family try to save person drowning, who died; one carried out to sea and hit by police vessel, two others...

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Police said to launch probe into its Oct. 7 response, nearly two years later

Taking after IDF, police chief reportedly says probes will not assign blame to individual officers and will draw solely ‘operational and...

14.08.2025 10

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Car bursts into flames, sparking forest fire on Jerusalem’s outskirts

Firefighters gain control over blaze, which spread due to extreme heat and strong winds, says official; Fire and Rescue Service probing cause of auto...

12.08.2025 30

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Police arrest father and son, a Jewish convert to Islam, on terror suspicions

Born to a Jewish mother, son recruited by father into plotting terror attacks and sought to shoot up nightclub, kill pilot after rejection from IDF...

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Families of hostages call for general strike next week over government’s war plan

October Council lobby group says aim is to prevent both the deaths of hostages held in Gaza and of the soldiers fighting there; labor federation...

10.08.2025 40

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Haredi protesters clash with cops in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak as leaders vow war on draft

Raucous demonstrations by hardline faction following arrest of several yeshiva students draw rare support of prominent figures from major...

08.08.2025 30

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Iran says it detained ‘sabotage cell’ linked to exiled opposition group

Three alleged members of People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran planned to ‘disrupt public order,’ are undergoing...

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