Officials say Israel’s attacks on humanitarian aid workers aim to block essential aid from reaching Palestinians, as Israel continues to impose a blockade on Gaza seven months into the so-called “ceasefire.”
Category: 1. Israel
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Israel is (still) killing aid workers in Gaza
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Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior
As Israel prepares to mark its 78th Independence Day under the official theme of “Strengths of Renewal,” we must realize that it is hard to demand renewal from a society that exhausts its energy on the emotionally reactive, deeply tribal internal…
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2 Gazans killed by Israeli fire as death toll tops 72,500, Health Ministry says
Nour Mahd Ali Abuaisha
20 April 2026•Update: 20 April 2026
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in Gaza over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll from Israel’s war since October 2023 to 72,553, the Health Ministry…
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Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is denouncing an incident in which a soldier bludgeoned a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, igniting criticism at a time when some Christians believe Israel discriminates…
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Ramat Gan house sells for NIS 8.4m
A five-room detached house on a 423 square meter lot at 20 Sapir Street in the Ramat Efal neighborhood of Ramat Gan has been sold.
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Israeli government applying ‘annexation’ in occupied West Bank, energy minister says
Abdel Ra’ouf Arnaout
20 April 2026•Update: 20 April 2026
The Israeli government is effectively applying annexation on the ground in the occupied West Bank, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Monday, in defiance of international opposition.
Cohen, a…
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As IDF maintains hold on south Lebanon, residents of over 50 villages told to stay away
Israel on Monday warned residents of south Lebanon to stay out of a belt of territory running the length of the border and not to approach the area of the Litani River, entrenching its grip over southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire in the…
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Construction industry presses government to overhaul foreign worker laws
A leading construction industry representative called on the government to urgently overhaul Israel’s foreign worker intake system after State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman issued a scathing report on the failure to bring in enough laborers for…
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Lebanon names former envoy to US to head talks with Israel
Serdar Dincel
20 April 2026•Update: 20 April 2026
Lebanon will enter talks with Israel with a single delegation led by Simon Karam, a former ambassador to the US, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday.
Talks with Tel Aviv “are separate from…
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Daily Briefing Apr. 20 – ToI reports from new Lebanon ‘forward defense area’
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s…
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