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France issues court warrants for two Israeli joint citizens over ‘complicity in genocide’

The pair are accused of membership of Israeli protest groups involved in attempts to block the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israel is Forever founder Nili Kupfer-Naouri (YouTube/Qualita)

Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologist Ari Levi holds a 2000-year-old measuring table found at the Pilgrimage Road at the City of David, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, on January 6, 2020 (Flash90)

Jerusalem

‘Pilgrim’s Path’ to Temple Mount opened to pedestrians for the first time in nearly two millennia

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israel

Encyclopaedia Britannica edits kids’ page featuring map that ‘erased’ Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers warms up before the game against the New York Knicks at Moda Center on January 11, 2026 in Portland, Oregon (Getty Images)

Basketball

Basketball superstar Deni Avdija becomes first Israeli selected for NBA All-Star Game

By Ben Conway

1 min read

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting with US President Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 23, 2024 (Getty Images)

UAE

UAE reportedly poised to take over control of civil administration in Gaza

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Gal Hirsch, coordinator for the hostages and the missing in the Prime Minister's Office, during a press conferene in Jerusalem on January 27, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli Politics

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Palestinian Authority

PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Guinness World Records lifts Israel ban to recognise historic gathering of 1,000 living kidney donors

Israel leads the world in living kidney donations per capita

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

January 29, 2026 15:40

President Isaac Herzog and kidney donors pose for a group photo in Jerusalem at an event organised by Matnat Chaim (Picture: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

By James Spiro

Israel is building the foundations of a sovereign AI system

The Jewish state is laying the groundwork for a “Systems Nation” boom, making it less dependent on foreign aid

4 min read

January 28, 2026 14:20

Illustrative graphic of an AI display (Getty Images)

‘He refused to stand aside’: Netanyahu and Herzog hail bravery of Ran Gvili during final hostage’s funeral

The prime minister also announced that a new town, named Renanim, would be established in Ran’s honour close to his home of Meitar

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 28, 2026 13:16

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of Ran Gvili in Meitar on January 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Former Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deaths

The prime minister also took aim at Saudi Arabia during a rare press conference on Tuesday

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 28, 2026 11:35

US President Biden meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 (Getty Images)

Infant dies after ‘incident’ at unlicensed Tel Aviv nursery

The tragedy is the third death this month connected with unofficial daycares

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 28, 2026 11:03

The cityscape of downtown Tel-Aviv at dusk (Getty Images)

US to offer ‘amnesty’ to Hamas fighters who lay down their weapons

Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday that ‘demilitarisation’ and not ‘reconstruction’ will be the next step in the Gaza peace process

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 27, 2026 15:24

Hamas terrorists stand near an ICRC vehicle in Gaza City on November 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israel seeking new decade-long defence deal with the US

Israeli officials are seeking to transition from aid dependency to a strategic partnership with Washington, but the push for greater domestic arms manufacturing could be a point of contention

By David Isaac

2 min read

January 27, 2026 14:26

An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank at a position in the south, near the Israel-Gaza border fence, on October 30, 2025 (Getty Images)

Bennett files police complaint against Likud over ‘manipulated’ photo

The image shows the Blue and White chair, as well as Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, celebrating with Arab party leaders, but neither was present at the meeting in question

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 27, 2026 13:14

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a march in Jerusalem supporting of the conscription of Charedim into the IDF on January 15, 2026 (Flash90)

Wounded Fauda star Idan Amedi participated in operation to recover Ran Gvili’s body

Amedi was badly injured in an explosion while serving in the combat engineering corps in 2024

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 27, 2026 11:07

Israeli singer and actor Idan Amedi attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, whose body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery on November 11, 2025 (Flash90)

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France issues court warrants for two Israeli joint citizens over ‘complicity in genocide’

‘Pilgrim’s Path’ to Temple Mount opened to pedestrians for the first time in nearly two millennia

Encyclopaedia Britannica edits kids’ page featuring map that ‘erased’ Israel

Basketball superstar Deni Avdija becomes first Israeli selected for NBA All-Star Game

UAE reportedly poised to take over control of civil administration in Gaza

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims

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