Sources familiar with the matter say Israel's ultra-Orthodox leaders plan to secure a draft-exemption law, and may accept one even without retroactive exemptions for tens of thousands now deemed draft dodgers. Agudat Yisrael is expected to oppose, but its small size won't block a majority

Testimonies at a Knesset committee session reveal a system overwhelmed by a 180 percent surge in PTSD cases, leaving veterans struggling for food and basic recognition

In a conversation in late 2023, Knesset Constitution Committee head Simcha Rothman pressured his legal advisor to deny a report by Channel 12's Guy Peleg, who claimed that Rothman said that the lives of two Israeli brothers murdered in the West Bank were more important than people killed on October 7

Carlson has been increasingly criticized by Huckabee and Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, whose recent conference on combating antisemitism late last month highlighted the far-right pundit as a prime example of right-wing Jew-hatred

Netanyahu has repeatedly said Gaza reconstruction cannot start before Hamas demilitarization. Haaretz has recently revealed that the board tends to share his view, but is weighing a gradual rebuild in cleared zones to be managed by the Palestinian technocratic committee

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are waiting to leave for lifesaving medical treatment outside the Strip, but according to the World Health Organization, the tedious process means only 36 patients were able to leave in the first four days after the Rafah crossing reopened

The Bloomberg report states that Israel does not disclose which countries it purchases crude oil from, adding that oil tankers often disappear from online ship tracking websites when approaching the shore of Israel