As of Sunday, masks no longer required outdoors in Israel Due to the success of the vaccination campaign, Israelis will no longer be required to wear face masks in open spaces, the Health Ministry announced. April 15, 2021
Fatah’s military wing gives green light to kill US citizen? 'My life is in danger,' says activist Fadi Elsalameen. 'There's a green light to use violence against me.' April 15, 2021
Israel honors Pfizer chief at Independence Day celebrations The evening events began the transition from Israeli Memorial Day, a solemn day honoring fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks, to joyful Independence Day celebrations. April 15, 2021
Israel celebrates its 73rd Independence Day Israelis make the rapid transition from mourning to celebration, as Independence Day ceremonies and festivities begin. April 14, 2021
Israel prepares for construction boom in Judea and Samaria Left-wing activists complain that over 12,000 housing plans were approved in 2020, but overall building fell during the Trump years while PA conducted many land grabs. April 14, 2021
Netanyahu in Memorial Day address: ‘Israel will not fall’ In Memorial Day address, Netanyahu calls for 'strength and unity' as nation mourns those who fell. April 14, 2021
Calming the waters: Israel seeks to reduce tension after Iran attacks ship According to reports, Jerusalem is not interested in retaliation for this latest maritime attack. April 14, 2021
Pollard, Torah scroll in hand, visits Joseph’s Tomb 'I feel a very personal connection to this place and to Joseph who is buried here, and everything he went through,' said Pollard. April 14, 2021
Arab Israeli beauty salon owner shot dead in broad daylight According to the authorities, a gunman entered Mansour’s business and shot her five times, then fled the scene. April 14, 2021
Netanyahu said to offer Bennett top portfolios to join coalition In bid to entice the Yemina Party to join a government, Netanyahu offers Bennett top cabinet portfolios including the defense and foreign ministries. April 14, 2021
Israeli ship attacked by Iranian missile off Emirates coast The ship, partially owned by an Israeli business, sustained light damage. April 13, 2021
Israel’s Memorial Day begins at sundown with 1-minute siren A one-minute memorial siren will sound at 8:00 p.m. throughout the country, signaling the start of official ceremonies. April 13, 2021
Tourists to return starting May 23 as Israel announces plan 'Israel is the first vaccinated country, and the citizens of Israel are the first to enjoy this result,' Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein said. April 13, 2021
IDF veteran with PTSD in critical condition after self-immolation Itzik Saidyan, 26, is suffering from burns all over his body. April 13, 2021
Facebook blocks Jewish prayer ad, calling it ‘political advertising’ Facebook says ad for Independence Day prayer at Tel Aviv's main synagogue does not comply with its 'community standards.' April 13, 2021
Iran admits nuclear sabotage was ‘beautiful’; Remote-controlled bomb caused explosion 'The enemy’s plot was very beautiful,' said an Iranian official. 'I’m looking at it from a scientific point of view.' April 13, 2021
Disabled IDF vet sets himself on fire just before Memorial Day The disabled soldier, 26, is in serious condition with severe burns over his body. Netanyahu vows to carry out 'comprehensive reform.' April 12, 2021
Netanyahu warns US Defense Secretary on Iranian nuclear weapons In apparent message to Washington, Netanyahu tells visiting Defense Secretary that Israel will stop Iran before it can 'carry out its genocidal goal of eliminating Israel' April 12, 2021
Mossad warns Israelis: Beware the Iranian honey trap The Iranian agents behind the fake profiles reportedly attempted to arrange both romantic and business meetings with unwitting Israelis. April 12, 2021
Bennett says Netanyahu can count his support; accused of hoping Netanyahu fails Bennett is being accused of secretly hoping Netanyahu fails. April 12, 2021
Iranian foreign minister vows, ‘We will take our revenge on the Zionists’ Tehran has changed its tune and is now stating the incident was a result of 'nuclear terrorism.' April 12, 2021
Israeli tech startups raise a record $5.37 billion in first quarter of 2021 The total sum raised in the quarter increased by 89% compared to the fourth quarter of last year and was double that raised in Q1 of 2020. April 12, 2021
No accident: Israel behind Iran nuclear incident, intel sources say Israeli intelligence sources also said Sunday that the damage to Natanz is significant and affected more than the IR-9 type centrifuges. April 11, 2021
Israel behind Natanz nuclear mishap? IDF Chief of Staff says, ‘Our actions are not hidden from enemy eyes’ 'We will continue to act with might and with judgment, with determination and responsibility, to ensure the security of the state of Israel,' Kochavi said. April 11, 2021
US Secretary of Defense in Israel: Our relationship is ‘ironclad’ US Secretary of Defense arrives in Israel for 2-days of talks as America works to rejoin the problematic Iran nuclear deal. April 11, 2021
Palestinian Authority builds illegal school in Israeli nature preserve The Palestinian Authority is playing a winning game against Israel's Civil Administration. The most recent success is an illegal school. April 11, 2021
Israel may have reached herd immunity Decline in coronavirus numbers as vaccinations are up shows that 'Israel may have reached a kind of herd immunity.' April 11, 2021
Three suspects arrested for firebombing bus in Jerusalem 'The day that a bus driver is murdered is closer than ever before,' said the bus drivers’ union. April 11, 2021
‘Positive atmosphere’ at Bennett, Netanyahu meeting as PM scrambles to form coalition Thursday's meeting marked the first time in several years that Bennett was invited to the PM's residence, reportedly due to a feud between the Yemina leader and Sara Netanyahu. April 9, 2021
IDF establishes new ‘multi-dimensional’ combined fighting force New unit merges ground and air forces that will employ new tactics against a changing enemy. April 8, 2021
Knesset member walks out of Holocaust Remembrance ceremony On Twitter, Tibi explained that he left because he believed his presence was lending a platform to Ben Gvir’s 'fascist' views. April 8, 2021
BDS-supporting Israel Prize winner will not receive award Goldreich has a long history of anti-Zionist activity, Im Tirtzu revealed. April 8, 2021
Holocaust survivor lived through Auschwitz and Entebbe hijacking Holocaust survivor who was hijacked to Entebbe: 'I heard the hijackers shout in German - it immediately brought me back to Auschwitz' April 8, 2021
Unto every person there is a name: Holocaust remembered in Israel Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked by a series of events, the most well-known of which is the air raid siren. April 8, 2021
Ultra-Orthodox party reportedly tells Netanyahu: If you can’t form government, we’ll support someone else The report claims the United Torah Judaism party has told Netanyahu that this is his last chance or they pull their support. April 8, 2021
Meet first family to move into northern Israel’s ‘Trump Heights’ Nearly two years after an Israeli government decision to name a community after former president Donald Trump, the new township has finally gained its first family. April 8, 2021
Netanyahu: We will not be bound by an Iran deal that threatens to destroy us 'We are obligated to only one thing: To prevent anyone who seeks to destroy us from carrying out his plot,' Netanyahu said. April 7, 2021
Religious Zionism party leader: ‘Disloyal Arabs won’t be in Israel for long’ MK Betzalel Smotrich of the Religious Zionism party warned that Muslims and Arabs who do not accept Jewish rule over Israel will soon be expelled from the country. April 7, 2021
Netanyahu trial witness: I was pressured to give only positive news coverage of PM Former CEO of Walla News testifies he was told that good coverage of Netanyahu was worth billions in government benefits to Walla's parent company. April 7, 2021
Netanyahu embarks on mission to form new government Prime minister has tough mission to hammer together a coalition government before the 28-day deadline expires. April 7, 2021
‘Judeovirus,’ Zoom bombing, darknet extremism: Israeli anti-Semitism study offers 2020’s gritty details One worrying change, the report notes, is that accusations against the Jews spilled out to populations without strong ideological identities. April 7, 2021
Israel tops world in kidney donations to strangers 'Israeli transplant surgeons go to international conferences and tell us their colleagues from other countries say their numbers don’t come close.' April 7, 2021
Underground fighters’ weapons cache from independence era found in Tel Aviv The police arrived at the scene and found a cache of grenades and old bullets. April 7, 2021
Former Arab-Israeli lawmaker prosecuted for fraud by attorney general Hanin Zoabi is accused of receiving donations from secret foreign sources and disguising them on official documents. April 7, 2021
Israel’s 2nd largest hospital has no new corona admissions for first time in a year The rapid and successful vaccination campaign has dramatically brought to a decline in the pandemic in the country April 7, 2021
Israel’s 24th Knesset sworn in amid uncertain future President Reuven Rivlin cautioned, 'If we are not able to find a new model of partnership ... our national resilience will be in real jeopardy.' April 7, 2021
Analysis: Instability in neighboring Jordan is ‘bad news’ for Israel The Jordanian regime keeps its grip on power thanks to military and economic aid, mainly by the United States and the Gulf states. April 6, 2021
‘I pledge to fight the occupation, apartheid’ say Arab Israeli lawmakers at Knesset swearing-in ceremony Instead of pledging to serve Israel, Abu Shehadeh said, 'I pledge to fight the occupation' and 'I pledge to fight apartheid.' April 6, 2021
‘Israel Prize’ winner supports boycotting Israeli University in Samaria The petition called on the European Union to 'ensure that its taxpayer-funded research program are not used to legitimize...Israeli academic institutions in illegal settlements.' April 6, 2021
Lapid: Bennett turned down my offer to serve first as PM Bennett apparently wanted more right-wing power in a coalition to share power with the center and leftist parties. April 6, 2021
A hard look at Israel’s United Arab List, ‘ideological brother to Hamas’ Could the Right form a government with the support of a Hamas-supporting, anti-Zionist party? April 6, 2021
Rivlin nominates Netanyahu to form new government The Israeli president announced Tuesday his selection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government. April 6, 2021
‘An attempted coup:’ Netanyahu slams justice system 'This is how they try to overthrow a powerful prime minister from the right. This is what an attempted coup looks like,' said Netanyahu. April 6, 2021
After being courted by both sides, Islamist ‘kingmaker’ backed no one Party head Mansour Abbas says his faction 'will come with a positive attitude to any candidate' the president tasks with forming a coalition. April 6, 2021
Prosecution claims Netanyahu abused power, was called ‘Kim Jong Un’ Prosecution alleges Netanyahu made improper use of the governmental power entrusted to him; first witness describes pressure to change news coverage. April 6, 2021
Netanyahu leading race to get most nominations for PM; Rivlin fears new election After 'Change Bloc's' New Hope party abstained, the likelihood increased that the prime minister will get first dibs at forming a government. April 5, 2021
WATCH: Israelis set to feel pain of pandemic deficit In addition to the priceless lives lost, the Israel Treasury estimates that the virus will leave the country with a 180 billion shekel deficit. April 5, 2021
Terrorist who murdered IDF soldier released from prison A video published by Palestinian media on Monday showed Abu Mukh leaving Ktzi'ot Prison after serving 35 years of his life sentence. April 5, 2021
Gantz endorses Lapid to form new government in Israel Following meetings with all parties elected to the Knesset, Reuven Rivlin will decide who gets first crack at forming a new government. April 5, 2021
Coronavirus outbreak in Bedouin village that refused vaccinations Health official fumes in frustration as half of wedding guests test positive in Bedouin town where residents turned away vaccination team. April 5, 2021
