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Israeli High Court freezes key provisions of contentious media reform law

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has threatened to defy the ruling, saying that ‘there is no legal source of authority for such an action’

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The Supreme Court during a hearing on petitions alleging flaws in the legislative process of the Communications Bill on July 13, 2026 (Flash90)

IDF soldiers dismantle Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon (IDF)

IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli border

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Israel deports YouTuber who claimed Jews ‘invaded’ New York

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President Trump speaks with reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., May 2, 2026. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images.

Trump warns war could restart if ‘mullahs misbehave’

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Israeli woman killed in Hezbollah strike as two others injured

Nuriel Dubin, 27, a resident of Moshav Margaliot, was killed during a rocket attack in the Upper Galilee

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March 25, 2026 14:45

Nuriel Dubin, 27, from Moshav Margaliot, who was killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on March 24, 2026 (Credit: Courtesy of the family)

Israel-Syria security talks resume in Paris

US envoy Tom Barrack will mediate the new round of negotiations amid a stalemate over Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ to the east of the Golan Heights

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January 5, 2026 14:24

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (L) watches as US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack (R) prepares to sign a US and Jordanian-backed peace agreement in Damascus on September 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

Songs of joy and tears of relief as hostages reunite with families after two years apart

All 20 living hostages have been returned to Israel where thousands of people gathered to celebrate their homecoming

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October 13, 2025 07:13

Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or are reunited after his release (Photo: IDF)

Joy and optimism sweeps through Hostages Square in Tel Aviv

‘We see more light in everyone’s eyes – we’re trying to believe,’ one resident of southern Israel tells the JC

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October 9, 2025 17:31

The crowd in Hostages Square on October 9 after news of the Trump-brokered peace deal emerged (Image: Amelie Botbol)

‘Every morning is a struggle’: an IDF reservist’s battle with PTSD after serving in Gaza

After two years of war many Israeli soldiers are struggling with the aftermath of life on the frontline

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September 25, 2025 10:33

For many, serving in the IDF leaves a legacy of health issues (photo: Getty Images)

‘I had to get her out of there’ says hero cab driver who saved elderly woman from Jerusalem terror attack

Igal Kol was videoed helping his 85-year-old passenger escape gunfire during Monday’s attack in Jerusalem

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September 10, 2025 18:04

Igal Kol, who rescued the 85-year-old passenger of his taxi during a terror attack in Jerusalem on Monday, stands near his taxi - credit: Igal Kol

Gadi Moses: I sung Hatikvah as a hostage in Gaza to keep my hopes of being free alive

Gadi Moses who was held prisoner for 482 days says he holds no hatred and is determined to rebuild his beloved kibbutz

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September 10, 2025 17:41

Gadi Moses on Kibbutz Nir Oz. (Photo: Ori Ben Hakoon)

A football match to remember the Druze children killed at Majdal Shams

Former national players lined up to honour the children killed by a Hezbollah attack

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August 27, 2025 11:45

Druze children stand at the Israel National Team Training Ground in Shefayim with Israeli veteran soccer players (Photo: Israel Football Association)

Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor over alleged Hamas support

The $5.83million lawsuit accuses Karim Khan of levelling false accusations against Israel, as well as providing services to terror groups.

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August 17, 2025 12:39

The families of three hostages have sued ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan in Jerusalem (Image: Getty)

The couples whose love blossomed in the wake of October 7

On Tu B’Av, Israel’s Valentine’s Day, a new exhibition features couples who met in the wake of October 7

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August 6, 2025 11:32

The couples whose love blossomed in the wake of October 7

Evyatar David: ‘Torturous video of my skeletal brother is meant to break us, but it won’t’

Ilay David cannot bring himself to watch the footage of his emaciated brother

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August 5, 2025 10:51

Evyatar, whose family say he is being starved by Hamas, is now believed to weigh as little as six stone

Can diplomacy bring the Israel Gaza war to an end?

Military analysts want to see more pressure brought on Hamas leaders in Qatar to admit that their rule is over

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July 31, 2025 12:06

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Amelie Botbol

Latest from Amelie Botbol

Israeli High Court freezes key provisions of contentious media reform law

IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli border

Israel deports YouTuber who claimed Jews ‘invaded’ New York

Trump warns war could restart if ‘mullahs misbehave’

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