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IDF dismisses Gaza Division intelligence officer over October 7 failures

The officer allegedly dismissed detailed warnings about the looming attacks as ‘completely imaginary’

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Colonel Aleph was said to have disregarded warning signs reported by IDF surveillance soldiers on a base in Nahal Oz as unimportant (Photo: Getty)

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita meet to discuss the upgrade of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel on September 16, 2026 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Israel and Morocco agree to upgrade diplomatic ties

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‘Legend’: Eli Ben Zaken (second from left) from Domaine du Castel (Image: Castel)

Quaffing biblical history in Israel’s ancient wine country

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Smoke rises after a house in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike last week (Photo: Getty Images)

Hamas commanders killed in Gaza strikes, Israel says

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Immersive October 7 art installation brought to Tel Aviv rooftop

‘We Shall Rise’ is ‘an attempt to engage with the living memory’ of this period in Israel’s history

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September 16, 2026 11:54

Part of the 'We Shall Rise' installation at the Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv (Photo: Courtesy of Ziv Koren)

IDF chief’s ‘secret meeting with Arab and US military leaders’ to discuss Iran

Relationships are developing between Israel and Arab countries amid shared concerns over Iran and regional security

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September 16, 2026 10:37

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir is said to have attended the gathering at a German ski resort last week (Photo: Flash90)

Hadassah opens first European medical centre on Cyprus

Hadassah Medical Centre Limassol will serve Cypriot residents, Israelis living on the island and international patients

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September 15, 2026 12:09

Hadassah Medical Centre Limassol is the medical group's first facility in Europe

IDF ‘considering legal action’ against Naza filmmakers

Naza features allegations – denied by the military – of AI-powered killings in Gaza

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September 15, 2026 10:54

Naza filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pictured at the Venice Film Festival, where they were awarded the Special Jury Prize (Image: Getty Images)

National Library of Israel to preserve stories of October 7 victims with new project

The library is also staging a new exhibition, 7.10 – Bound in Memory, honouring the memory of those killed

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September 15, 2026 09:58

The National Library of Israel is seeking material to help preserve the memory of October 7 victims (Photo: National Library of Israel)

Hundreds evacuated as forest fire breaks out in Galilee nature reserve

Seven firefighting teams battled the blaze for several hours

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September 14, 2026 11:21

Tel Dan Nature Reserve, in the Galilee Panhandle, is located close to Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria

Jared Kushner: Israel's failed Doha strike on Hamas gave US leverage for Gaza deal

Washington turned the diplomatic fallout to its advantage, Donald Trump’s peace envoy son-in-law said

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September 14, 2026 11:00

The failed Doha operation allowed the US to 'push' Israel into a deal it had initially resisted, Jared Kushner said (Photo: Getty Images)

Fauda hits No.1 on Netflix in Lebanon and reaches top ten in several Arab countries

The success comes in spite of the fact the fifth season centres on the Hamas-led October 7 attacks

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September 11, 2026 15:52

Lior Raz as Doron Kavillio in Fauda (Photo: Fauda)

Israeli defence giant to produce Iron Dome parts at German Volkwagen plant

The firms intend to turn the site into a centre for security and defence technology

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September 9, 2026 16:46

Rafael will produce components for the Iron Dome missile defence system at the site (Photo: Getty)

Israeli teens achieve worst-ever score in international education ranking

The assessment is the world’s largest international comparative survey of 15-year-old students

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September 9, 2026 16:22

Israeli 15-year-olds performed more poorly than in previous years, the results show (Photo, posed by models: Getty)

Robotics wars: IDF to establish ‘AI and autonomous warfare branch’

It will oversee the deployment of robotic systems across the air, land and sea

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September 9, 2026 15:50

A Hezbollah drone is intercepted by Israeli air forces over northern Israel in 2024 (Photo: Getty)

Scientists develop £45 blood test that detects advanced lung cancer with 93 per cent accuracy

The low-cost blood test examines fragments of DNA circulating in the bloodstream

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September 8, 2026 12:36

Lung cancer is the world’s leading cause of cancer deaths, killing an estimated 1.8 million people annually (Photo courtesy of the American Cancer Society via Getty Images)

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