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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Senior Hamas officials said no progress was made in talks with Israel on implementing the second phase of a Gaza cease-fire, after meetings in Cairo with mediators including Egyptian officials and envoys linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

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