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Striking out: Legality of Israel’s strike against Hamas in Doha called into question

Striking out: Legality of Israel’s strike against Hamas in Doha called into question

Doctrine of ‘unwilling and unable’ allows states to strike in non-hostile countries, but Doha has insisted Israel knew about and even...

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Court rejects police request to extend restrictions on Qatargate suspect Urich

Court rejects police request to extend restrictions on Qatargate suspect Urich

Judge says police did not provide justification for banning Urich from working in the PM’s office, but delays implementation of ruling by three...

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Hamas government docs detail terror group’s use of Gaza hospitals, medical facilities

Hamas government docs detail terror group’s use of Gaza hospitals, medical facilities

Documents from Hamas Ministry of Interior and National Security from 2020 illustrate how the terror group’s leaders take refuge in hospitals...

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Zamir ignored top IDF lawyer’s warning that Gaza City evacuation may be illegal – report

Zamir ignored top IDF lawyer’s warning that Gaza City evacuation may be illegal – report

Report claims military planned to relocate displaced Gazans to parts of humanitarian zone that are already full; army rejects ‘baseless’...

11.09.2025 10

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Police ask to bar Qatargate suspect Urich from PM’s Office for another 60 days

Police ask to bar Qatargate suspect Urich from PM’s Office for another 60 days

Investigator tells Rishon Lezion court there are grounds to believe adviser’s presence would constitute a threat to national security

10.09.2025 10

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Ex-FM Eli Cohen grilled by cops over diplomatic passports for Likud mayors, PM’s son

Ex-FM Eli Cohen grilled by cops over diplomatic passports for Likud mayors, PM’s son

Now-energy minister denies impropriety; watchdog says politician’s questioning shows investigation was well-founded, calls for the travel papers...

10.09.2025 10

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AG: Ben Gvir damaging ‘professional, politically neutral’ character of police

AG: Ben Gvir damaging ‘professional, politically neutral’ character of police

Baharav-Miara tells High Court no way to prevent ‘political interventions’ by police minister, indicating she won’t defend him...

09.09.2025 10

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High Court rules state not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food, in slap to Ben Gvir

High Court rules state not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food, in slap to Ben Gvir

Court says providing adequate nutrition to prisoners is ‘the A, B, C of the rule of law,’ and rations cannot be used as a form of...

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‘God’s influencer’: Pope Leo proclaims first millennial saint at Vatican

‘God’s influencer’: Pope Leo proclaims first millennial saint at Vatican

Carlo Acutis, who died at 15, canonized for documenting miracles and other elements of Catholicism online; Vatican criticized for overlooking...

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Netanyahu to sign E1 ‘framework agreement’ in Ma’ale Adumim this week – report

Netanyahu to sign E1 ‘framework agreement’ in Ma’ale Adumim this week – report

Ma’ale Adumim mayor insists time is ripe for annexing West Bank, but says he’s unaware of intention to ink a deal with the PM on plan for...

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Another 47 people charged with backing banned Palestine Action group, say UK police

Another 47 people charged with backing banned Palestine Action group, say UK police

Defendants to appear in court late October and face half a year in prison, as total number of activists accused of backing banned anti-Israel group...

02.09.2025 10

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High Court unanimously urges government to revoke attorney general’s dismissal

High Court unanimously urges government to revoke attorney general’s dismissal

Justices cancel Wednesday hearing on petitions against Baharav-Miara’s ouster; justice minister threatens not to abide by a court ruling...

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New kindergarten established at West Bank outpost evacuated under 2005 disengagement

New kindergarten established at West Bank outpost evacuated under 2005 disengagement

Education Minister Kisch and Finance Minister Smotrich say development in Homesh ‘strengthens Israeli sovereignty’ over West Bank

02.09.2025 10

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AG tells Ben Gvir he’s overstepping boundaries with planned crackdown on protests

AG tells Ben Gvir he’s overstepping boundaries with planned crackdown on protests

Baharav-Miara says police minister skirting deal on limits to his power; far-right minister pushes back, says AG has 24 hours to respond before new...

01.09.2025 30

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Can the US legally ban Mahmoud Abbas and the PA from the UN General Assembly?

Can the US legally ban Mahmoud Abbas and the PA from the UN General Assembly?

Accused of violating the UN Headquarters Agreement, US says it can do so to protect national security; there is a precedent for entry ban, but no...

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E1 settlement project widely condemned, but is it fatal to two-state solution idea?

E1 settlement project widely condemned, but is it fatal to two-state solution idea?

Critics of the E1 plan say it cuts the West Bank in two, and cuts the territory off from East Jerusalem, but some argue these obstacles can be...

26.08.2025 10

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Israel is planning to conquer Gaza City – what legal obligations will that incur?

Displacing the estimated one million residents of Gaza City will heighten Israel’s responsibility to ensure a humanitarian catastrophe is...

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Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight

Minister fetes ‘historic’ approval of controversial construction scheme in West Bank’s E1 area, upending a decades-long freeze

20.08.2025 30

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Accepting police’s appeal, court extends restrictions on Qatargate suspect Urich

District court appears to criticize lower court judge as it overturns decision to end conditions barring senior Netanyahu aide from meeting other...

20.08.2025 10

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Likud MK calls court guard ‘Judenrat’ after being ejected from Qatargate hearing

Security guard has reportedly served 280 days in IDF reserve duty in current war, is grandson of Holocaust survivor; Levin calls comments ‘a...

19.08.2025 20

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Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestinian group

Donation pledge to UK’s Palestine Action is latest in series of anti-Israel moves by writer of ‘Normal People’; UK spokesperson:...

19.08.2025 10

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Settlers establish new mobile homes in Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron

Civil Administration says caravans established inside area under Israeli military control but without authorization; city’s Jewish community...

19.08.2025 10

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How the movement to resettle Gaza entered the mainstream in the wake of October 7

Two decades after Disengagement, settler activists see a rare opening to make the Strip Jewish and are working relentlessly to corral political and...

13.08.2025 50

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High Court freezes AG’s ouster until further notice, decries minister’s call to defy ruling

Judge Noam Sohlberg issues interim order a week after coalition voted to fire Baharav-Miara; tells Minister Shlomo Karhi that government is...

11.08.2025 40

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Extremist settler acquitted of terror charges after difficulties with eyewitness testimony

Central District Court finds there was no question four Arab-Israeli women were severely assaulted and injured by Jewish mob, criticizes police over...

08.08.2025 20

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High Court to hear petitions on AG’s firing on Sept. 3 before nine-judge panel

Expanded panel consists of the nine most senior justices available — six conservatives and three liberals

07.08.2025 20

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AG invited to security cabinet meeting on Gaza despite gov’t vote to fire her

Justice Minister Levin is pushing to boycott Baharav-Miara though potential decision to occupy Strip would require high-level legal oversight

06.08.2025 10

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Legal right or government caprice: Was the decision to fire the attorney general lawful?

Government says it’s entitled to modify the dismissal process in order to axe an AG who repeatedly stymied its policies, but critics argue this...

06.08.2025 40

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Communications minister tells staff to ignore AG’s orders, contravening High Court

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv warns Israel ‘a step away from constitutional crisis,’ as opposition lawmakers condemn order from Shlomo Karhi,...

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‘We never see kids like this:’ Israeli doctors speak out on emaciated Gazan children

Images of a skeletal Palestinian boy prompted criticism when details of a background disease emerged, but Israeli pediatricians say no Israeli patient...

05.08.2025 10

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US Speaker Johnson makes landmark visit to West Bank settlement of Ariel

Johnson is now highest ranking US official ever to visit a settlement; while in Ariel, he reportedly says ‘the mountains of Judea and Samaria...

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High Court freezes dismissal of attorney general after government votes to fire her

Justice Minister Levin insists dismissal of Baharav-Miara cannot be halted on ‘procedural grounds,’ Minister Karhi vows to ignore court...

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Court refuses to extend house arrest for settler suspected of killing Palestinian activist

Judges argues evidence against Yinon Levi has weakened; police indicate plan to appeal decision

01.08.2025 10

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‘Ours forever’: Hundreds march from Sderot to Gaza border to demand resettlement

March by Nachala movement comes as idea of reestablishing Gaza settlements finds support in government and increasingly in the public, and officials...

31.07.2025 60

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Government gifts more ATVs to illegal West Bank outposts to ‘deepen control’ of territory

Finance Minister Smotrich calls illegal farming outposts ‘spearhead of Zionist settlement’; 29 vehicles transferred along with drones,...

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Government to court: All former senior justice officials likely oppose AG’s firing

Ministers say process to dismiss Baharav-Miara was changed to bypass need for such backing, reject proposal to revert to previous procedure, insist...

30.07.2025 40

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Sanctioned settler accused of killing Palestinian activist released to house arrest

Court orders Yinon Levi to remain at home until Friday, temporarily bans him from contacting anyone involved in deadly incident that France condemns...

30.07.2025 60

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High Court suggests government retreat from bid to fire AG under new process

Judge Sohlberg indicates for second time in as many weeks that the court views dismissal mechanism that the government designed specifically to axe...

30.07.2025 60

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Government plans to boycott AG after it dismisses her but before High Court ruling on case

Ministers set to fire Baharav-Miara on August 4; plan is not to invite her to subsequent cabinet meetings, circumventing court decision freezing the...

28.07.2025 50

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Israel accuses UN of failing to pick up aid in Gaza, says working to ease its entry

Gisha human rights group says state shirking legal obligations, claims court enabled conduct by allowing state to delay its response by over two...

27.07.2025 30

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Divisive vote on firing attorney general pushed off until after Tisha B’Av fast

Cabinet had been scheduled to convene on Sunday but meeting is canceled, with some ministers seeking to avoid controversial decisions during sensitive...

24.07.2025 10

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Top court extends deadline for state to explain Gaza aid policy for the 10th time

Gisha human rights organization petitioned the court in May demanding ‘consistent and extensive’ aid to Gaza due to worsening humanitarian...

22.07.2025 30

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Displaced Palestinians seek protection or outpost demolition from High Court

Several dozen Palestinian Bedouin families fled Wadi as-Seeq in October 2023 in the face of persistent settler harassment and violence

21.07.2025 10

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Israel to take administrative control over Tomb of Patriarchs for construction work

Civil Administration says move temporary, authority will be returned to Palestinian Hebron municipality when work is finished, but settler council...

21.07.2025 60

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Judge criticizes police for not arresting actual perpetrators of assault on MK Odeh

Court frees all 3 apprehended suspects, says cops failed to prove they committed crimes, notes videos show dozens of rioters involved; separate racist...

20.07.2025 30

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Ministerial panel votes unanimously to recommend firing the attorney general

Baharav-Miara requests High Court freeze the dismissal process until it rules on its legality, arguing that allowing the ‘unlawful’...

20.07.2025 30

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High Court: If government fires AG, decision will be frozen pending judicial review

Communications Minister Karhi insists government won’t abide by ruling from conservative justice; petitioning NGOs applaud decision, arguing effort...

18.07.2025 10

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Ministerial panel schedules Sunday vote on whether to recommend firing attorney general

Gali Baharav-Miara again declines to attend ‘illegal’ pre-dismissal hearing; cabinet set to vote on firing her once ministerial committee...

17.07.2025 10

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‘Manifestly illegal’: In Katz’s plan for Gaza ‘humanitarian city,’ experts see war crime

Senior Israeli academics have warned forcing Palestinians into a closed-off area would be legally unjustified and constitute crimes against humanity

17.07.2025 10

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US ambassador Huckabee attends Netanyahu’s criminal trial in show of support

Envoy says he’s representing what US president has said ‘repeatedly’ about the trial; almost as soon as he arrives, proceedings become closed...

16.07.2025 40

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