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Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to October 7 terror assault, study finds

Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to October 7 terror assault, study finds

Rape, sexual torture, mutilation and postmortem sexual abuse found to have been used to ‘terrorize’ Israeli society, with images of the atrocities...

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Payout for worker who said Sara Netanyahu threw tomatoes and olives at her – reports

Payout for worker who said Sara Netanyahu threw tomatoes and olives at her – reports

Employee says the premier’s wife shouted and threw food when salad wasn’t to her liking; prime minister said to have been present at time of incident

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High Court judges challenge comptroller’s authority, competence to probe Oct. 7

High Court judges challenge comptroller’s authority, competence to probe Oct. 7

In outburst, bereaved parents at hearing accuse judges of responsibility for October 7 invasion; state comptroller says probe crucial for office’s...

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Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank

Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank

Civil Administration says trees’ removal, latest in a series of such actions, will enable the creation of a new settlement; 3 Palestinians...

08.05.2026 50

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Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell

Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell

Religious Zionism MK, right-wing TV channel are also included in suit for spreading Idit Silman’s comments asserting Bennett was heavily medicated,...

07.05.2026 50

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Levin says he’ll let Supreme Court ‘disappear’ if his justice picks are not selected

Levin says he’ll let Supreme Court ‘disappear’ if his justice picks are not selected

Justice minister’s comments come as deadline to submit timeline for convening Judicial Selection Committee is set to expire; office won’t say...

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After cancer revelation, court orders PM to submit sealed medical records in libel case

After cancer revelation, court orders PM to submit sealed medical records in libel case

Judge says Netanyahu must file records by May 13, after journalist being sued by PM over claims he was in poor health requested that his doctors be...

07.05.2026 40

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Man who attacked nun in Jerusalem indicted for assault with religious hatred motivation

Man who attacked nun in Jerusalem indicted for assault with religious hatred motivation

Prosecutors seek to keep 36-year-old Yona Schreiber in custody until end of legal proceedings; charges carry up to six years in jail

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Supreme Court overturns rape conviction after review

Supreme Court overturns rape conviction after review

Adel Heib was acquitted in 2023 of raping an 82-year-old woman, but convicted on appeal by the Supreme Court; an expanded panel reverses that decision

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High Court freezes TV regulatory body’s activities over controversial appointments

High Court freezes TV regulatory body’s activities over controversial appointments

Second Authority was continuing to operate despite petitions against it and repeated government requests for extensions from the High Court

03.05.2026 50

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High Court cites ‘rampant’ crime in face of Levin’s refusal to appoint judges

High Court cites ‘rampant’ crime in face of Levin’s refusal to appoint judges

Justice minister’s lawyer refuses to give timetable for judicial appointments, despite court’s urging; ‘If this is not an acute situation let...

03.05.2026 40

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Malignant non-disclosure: PM’s belated cancer revelation subverts public’s right to know

Malignant non-disclosure: PM’s belated cancer revelation subverts public’s right to know

Vague details released by Netanyahu and doctors regarding prostate tumor raise more questions than answers, including possibility he was being treated...

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Haredi yeshivas with draft dodgers will no longer receive tax-exempt donations, AG says

Baharav-Miara determines that tax exemption indirectly finances yeshivas with draft dodgers and ‘encourages evasion,’ but says implementation will...

29.04.2026 50

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Herzog’s office invites Netanyahu’s lawyer, AG to discuss potential plea deal

President’s legal adviser says it would be in national interest to find an ‘arrangement’ to end PM’s trial, which resumed this week after...

28.04.2026 40

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Residents of Palestinian hamlet to argue for zoning plan, despite dubious chance of success

Civil Administration denying residents of West Bank village access to committee hearing. ‘We are afraid that bulldozers are coming any time’ says...

27.04.2026 40

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Court doesn’t order state inquiry into Oct. 7, gives government 2 months to decide on probe

Bereaved families decry ‘slap in the face’ after judges chide government for failure to probe onslaught, but say another ‘suitable framework’...

27.04.2026 40

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High Court orders government to impose financial sanctions on Haredi draft evaders

In unanimous decision, court says government has failed to implement previous rulings, calls police refusal to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers an...

26.04.2026 50

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Rebuffing Netanyahu’s pardon request, at least for now, Herzog calls for new plea deal talks

President’s office confirms New York Times report that he wants to mediate arbitration in prime minister’s corruption trial, pitting attorney...

26.04.2026 60

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Bedlam erupts in Supreme Court as pro-government activists try to force their way into Oct. 7 inquiry hearing

Pro-Netanyahu mob chants ‘Judge the judges’ outside hearing on coalition’s refusal to establish state commission of inquiry; judges indicate...

23.04.2026 50

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Radical settler group to stage march by Gaza border to ‘renew Jewish hold on Gaza Strip’

Nachala settlement cadres to be among participants; ‘It is our right to settle in the entire Land of Israel including Gaza,’ says Likud MK...

20.04.2026 50

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‘Killing the idea of a Palestinian state’: West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur reestablished

21 years later, Smotrich calls step ‘historic correction to sinful expulsion from northern Samaria’ under Disengagement plan; Peace Now:...

19.04.2026 60

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Charges against PM’s top aides could be dropped as prosecution fails to extradite Einhorn

Prosecutors tell court that Einhorn’s refusal to return to Israel from Serbia could jeopardize witness intimidation trial against Jonatan Urich and...

19.04.2026 40

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Supreme Court justices accuse Levin of abusing power to block judicial appointments

Justice minister rapped for refusing to convene selection committee, ‘crassly ignoring’ need for district, magistrate court judges

19.04.2026 50

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Eisenkot visits illegal settlement outpost, site of severe assault against Israeli lawyer

Yashar party chief and former IDF chief of staff visits Shuvael as part of a tour of northern West Bank settlements; Peace Now urges him not to turn a...

16.04.2026 50

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Settlers try to steal Palestinian-owned sheep in Hebron Hills as West Bank violence soars

2 Palestinians reportedly wounded in separate stone-throwing incident near Bethlehem; rights group says 378 attacks carried out during 40 days of Iran...

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Petition seeks probe of Channel 14, calling it ‘pure poison capsule’ undermining court

Organization demands police investigation, citing inflammatory comments by pro-government outlet’s pundits including calls for physical intimidation...

15.04.2026 70

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Justice minister vows to defy High Court if it rules ‘my friend’ Ben Gvir must be fired

Top court to hear petitions on removal effort, previously slammed by Netanyahu as unconstitutional; AG backs ouster of far-right minister, saying he...

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Petition filed against incoming Mossad director over lack of ‘trustworthiness’

Petitioner says Roman Gofman took advantage of him as a teen for army intelligence op and showed no remorse, says actions make him unqualified to lead...

14.04.2026 60

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Prosecutors demand copy of Shin Bet head’s letter on PM’s inability to testify

State attorney insists prosecutors should receive document, which reportedly says Iranian agents could take advantage of Netanyahu’s public...

14.04.2026 50

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‘There is no rule of law’: High Court justices rail at failure to enlist Haredim

Top court rebukes government and police for inaction on drafting ultra-Orthodox, accuses government of foot-dragging in order to ‘buy time’ before...

12.04.2026 50

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Government approves a record 34 new settlements, as it acts to deepen hold on West Bank

Security cabinet decision constitutes largest number of settlements okayed by any government at one time, brings total number approved by current...

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Four Palestinians said wounded by settler assailants in West Bank village of Tayasir

No comment by Israeli authorities on latest violence; three injured are cousins of Abdullah Daraghmeh, 75, beaten by extremist settlers last week

01.04.2026 70

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After uprooting Palestinian hamlets, extremist settlers set sights on purge of entire West Bank

As settler violence escalates, apparently under cover of Iran war, some behind the attacks appear to be pursuing a deliberate campaign aimed at...

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AG halts transfer of budget funds for Haredi institutions after contentious vote

Gali Baharav-Miara says parliamentary ruse used to approve the funds was designed to circumvent High Court ruling barring financial benefits for...

30.03.2026 70

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Settlers attack several Palestinian villages, 2 reported injured; no arrests made

Medics say Palestinian teen, foreign volunteer beaten, pepper sprayed; footage shows settlers hurling stones, fleeing after confronted; resident says...

28.03.2026 70

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Police, Shin Bet: ‘Suspicion growing’ that settler activist killed in terror ramming

Security agencies say driver who crashed into 18-year-old Yehuda Sherman ‘admitted to the acts attributed to him’ in interrogation, as suspect...

27.03.2026 80

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NGO counts over 10 settler attacks a day amid Iran war; 14 said hurt in latest violence

According to Yesh Din report, first 25 days of war saw 257 incidents of extremist settler violence and land seizures

26.03.2026 70

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Government allocates NIS 50 million for illegal, often violent settlement outposts

Funds will be used for security equipment such as ATVs and drones, often used by settler extremists to harass rural Palestinian communities as well as...

25.03.2026 80

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Minister reportedly backs Netanyahu pardon in position paper submitted to president

Amichay Eliyahu, acting on behalf of justice minister, said to argue pardon would allow nation’s rifts to heal; Herzog adviser to write own paper...

24.03.2026 80

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Legal watchdog group urges minister not to recommend pardon for Netanyahu

Minister Amichay Eliyahu has strongly indicated he will recommend a pardon, despite the Justice Ministry determining PM’s request does not meet the...

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Father of settler teen killed by Palestinian says son was ‘sacrifice’ for settlements cause

Hundreds at funeral of Yehuda Sherman as police check whether car hit him deliberatey; father demands government abolish Oslo Accords over his death;...

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Teen resident of West Bank outpost killed after Palestinian vehicle strikes his ATV

Incident occurred as Yehuda Sherman and his brother were conducting ‘land patrol’ near outpost; IDF, police investigating whether crash was a...

21.03.2026 80

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Iron Dome reservist soldier indicted for spying for Iran

Jerusalem resident Raz Cohen provided information on workings of interception system, locations of batteries and IAF bases to Iranian handler in...

20.03.2026 100

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Settlers drove an entire village into exile. Palestinians say the state is keeping them away

After Jewish extremists attacked Khallet a-Sidra in January, all the residents fled. Now the IDF is barring them from returning, even as their...

20.03.2026 80

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Settler extremists attempt to rebuild outpost twice, attack Palestinian village Mukhmas

After illegal Kol Mevaser outpost was demolished Wednesday morning, extremists carried out arson attacks against nearby agricultural infrastructure

18.03.2026 80

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High Court postpones hearing for petitions demanding Ben Gvir be fired for abuse of power

Delay means case will be heard by judge who is likely more favorable to Netanyahu’s position; Ben Gvir threatens ‘constitutional crisis’ if...

17.03.2026 70

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Extremist settler found guilty of terror charges in 2018 killing of Palestinian woman

Lod-Central District Court finds Jewish man committed manslaughter when he hurled a rock at her car; court ‘refutes lies, contradictions’ of defendant

17.03.2026 90

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Palestinian child struck by settler car, Jewish American witness deported

After a Palestinian 5-year old was hit by a settler and taken to the hospital, police detained 3 US-Jewish civil rights activists on political...

15.03.2026 90

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Netanyahu aides free to contact and work with him after release conditions end

Court deal allows senior adviser Urich to resume work with PM; police decline to appeal ruling allowing ex-chief of staff Braverman to contact premier

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IDF top lawyer nixes charges against troops accused of abusing Palestinian detainee

In shock decision on Sde Teiman case, new military advocate general says evidentiary ‘complexity,’ release of alleged victim to Gaza and leak...

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