What’s happened: In Haifa, a family of four were killed in their apartment on Sunday by an Iranian missile. It was the second deadliest incident of the war so far, behind only the attack on the synagogue in Beit Shemesh which killed…
Category: 1. Israel
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Ireland says Israel ‘violating human rights,’ urges EU suspension of agreement
Melike Pala
21 April 2026•Update: 21 April 2026
Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee on Tuesday called for the European Union to take action against what she described as a “country that is very clearly violating human rights,” urging the…
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin doesn’t know if you can handle her pain
Four days before she would bury her only son, Rachel Goldberg-Polin stood at the edge of Israel, screaming toward the unforgiving territory where Hersh was being held hostage more than 50 feet underground.
Her voice…
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Belgian FM says Israel’s actions ‘totally unacceptable’ amid Middle East tensions
Seyma Erkul Dayanc
21 April 2026•Update: 21 April 2026
The Belgian foreign minister said on Tuesday that Israel’s actions are “totally unacceptable,” calling for stronger EU measures on sanctions and foreign policy.
“The reaction of Israel…
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Tracing terrorist financing: New legal front for victims of October 7 massacre
The next legal front for victims of terrorism, including those affected by Hamas’s October 7 massacre, may lie not only in proving who carried out an attack, but in tracing the money that made it possible.
For attorney Gideon Fisher, that is the…
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Vance reportedly departing for Pakistan, but still unclear if Iran will join talks
US Vice President JD Vance is reportedly traveling to Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with Iran, along with White House advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as uncertainty persists over whether officials from Tehran will show up.
An…
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‘He didn’t fall in vain’: On Memorial Day, two young IDF widows discuss life after death
Alma Levin Fridman and Revital Shamir talk about their husbands, families and communities, sharing their grief – and their stories – with the compatriots their partners fought for
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Israel’s Remembrance Day ceremony begins at Har Herzl
Israel’s Remembrance Day ceremony in honor of its fallen soldiers and those were killed in terror attacks has begun at Har Herzl in Jerusalem.Present at the ceremony are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and IDF Chief of…
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Seven arrested for disrupting ceremonies, tearing down flags during Memorial Day
Cops detain 2 Beit Shemesh men for removing flags, nab mom, 4 kids for interrupting Lod ceremony; no arrests as far-right activists disturb screening of joint Israeli-Palestinian event
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