Paul Hirst
April 17, 2026
Category: 1. Israel
-
Netanyahu says Israel’s ‘mission’ against Hezbollah not over despite ceasefire with Lebanon
Abdel Ra’ouf Arnaout
17 April 2026•Update: 17 April 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel’s “mission” against Hezbollah in Lebanon has not ended, despite a ceasefire that took effect earlier in the day.
“There…
Continue Reading
-
Cloudflare error page
You are unable to access The Times of Israel.
If you’re using a VPN, please turn it off and try again.
If this problem persists, please email us at support AT timesofisrael.com
Be sure to include in your email the following details:
Your IP…
Continue Reading
-
A ‘Security Zone’ Won’t Restore Quiet for Israelis on the Lebanon Border
The people of the north don’t want to repeat the 18-year mistake of the last security zone. The prevailing view says ‘kill and occupy,’ but that’s a product of fear and pain
I live in Mattat, a community about a kilometer, just two-thirds of a…
Continue Reading
-
Victims of terror honored at President’s Residence
Although terrorism has been a threat to the security of the Jewish population of the Land of Israel since 1881-82, the period of the First Aliyah, victims of terror were not formally recognized as such until 1998, when a monument in memory of…
Continue Reading
-
Israel lifts wartime restrictions nationwide, allows Independence Day ceremonies
All war restrictions were lifted on Friday, with activity expected to return to normal on Sunday evening, according to statements from the IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz.The IDF said that, after…
Continue Reading
-
Netanyahu: Long ‘road to peace’ begins, as Trump says Israel ‘PROHIBITED’ from bombing Lebanon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the road to peace with Lebanon was long, “but we have begun,” as he defended his decision to accept a 10-day ceasefire with Hezbollah, framing it as a strategic opening for both…
Continue Reading
-
Iran entered ceasefire talks ‘naked,’ senior defense official says
After the ceasefire took effect at midnight Friday, the IDF said it had brought the two main theaters of fighting to a close, though it is still dealing with very fragile ceasefires. Now, a senior defense official is explaining the military’s…
Continue Reading
-
Rabbi Honored by Israel Lives in Illegal West Bank Home on Private Palestinian Land
The home of Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv, who was chosen to light an Independence Day torch, was built illegally on private land in the Beit El settlement. Zarbiv works as a judge in the rabbinical court of the West Bank settlement of Ariel.
On Tuesday, a…
Continue Reading
-
Israel killed 38,000 women, girls in Gaza by end of 2025: UN
More than 38,000 women and girls were killed by Israel in Gaza by the end of 2025, accounting for over half of the total death toll reported in the war, the U.N. women’s agency said Friday.
“Between October 2023 and December…
Continue Reading