CNN's 'Handmaid's Tale': How Israeli women were 'ranked' below Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman - opinion

Four years later, in the 2025/26 report, Israel is ranked 84th, Qatar 70th, and Saudi Arabia 63rd. During the interim, ...

Former Israeli hostage recounts sexual abuse in Hamas captivity and fear of becoming a ‘sex slave’

Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen said she endured repeated sexual assault, harassment and intimidation during her 471 days of Hamas captivity, speaking publicly for the first time about her ...

Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’

Lebanon on Thursday announced that it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah and other militant groups in the country’s south, but Israel said the progress was “far from ...

Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel. Advocates blame Netanyahu’s far-right government

The decline in women’s rights is measurable. In the 2025–26 Women, Peace and Security Index, Israel ranks 84 of 181 countries – behind Albania, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.

Two Israelis killed in Palestinian car-ramming and stabbing attack, police say

Two people were killed when a Palestinian man launched a car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police said Friday.

Israel to suspend operations of several aid groups in Gaza as countries warn of renewed ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis

Several international humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), face being barred from working in Gaza from Thursday for failing to comply with Israel’s new restrictions for ...

5 things to know for Dec. 29: Winter weather alerts, Trump-Zelensky meeting, Helicopter crash, Gaza ceasefire, ‘Avatar’

Warren Buffett is set to retire as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025. Known for his sage guidance, he became the ...

Why Netanyahu’s visit to Mar-a-Lago is the opening act to Israeli Prime Minister’s reelection bid

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week, the encounter will ...

Israel becomes first country to formally recognize Somaliland as independent state

Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday – a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and ...
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Israel awaits bodies of hostages as relief organizations call for more Gaza aid

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has called for a renewed commitment to the delivery of aid to Gaza, warning on Wednesday of “further setbacks” to the scale-up of aid ...
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Netanyahu says ‘struggle is not over’ as dispute with Hamas over hostage bodies continues

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the country’s “struggle is not over,” just days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal that has since been blighted by a dispute over ...

After two years of war, some Israelis are moving to the Gaza border while others are refusing. Here’s why

Before the horrors of October 7, Aya Shahar never considered leaving her busy life in Tel Aviv and moving south to an agricultural life in a kibbutz near the Gaza border. Now she wants to revive a ...