Israel’s population stands at 10.244 million on its 78th Independence Day, according to figures released Sunday by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The country’s population has expanded more than 12.5 times since 1948, when…
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Israeli activists cross into Syria
Approximately 35 activists cross into Syria near Majdal Shams, barricade themselves in buffer zone.
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Over 2,000 sites targeted in US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s power infrastructure: Official
Sahin Demir
22 April 2026•Update: 22 April 2026
More than 2,000 points in Iran’s electricity infrastructure were targeted during recent US-Israeli attacks, a senior Iranian official said Wednesday.
Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy energy minister…
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High Court orders state to explain failure behind civil cemetery for Jerusalem
The High Court of Justice ordered the state on Monday to explain why, three decades after Israel enacted its civil burial law, Jerusalem-area residents still do not have a state-funded civil cemetery.In a decision issued a day after a hearing on…
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Israelis are being recruited as spies for Iran in what security experts call an espionage ‘epidemic’
Israel has long used the same playbook to recruit informants from enemy societies. Iran is now using it to recruit spies in Israel by exploiting new cracks in Israeli society.
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Settler arson attack reportedly wounds 8 Palestinians, including baby; police launch probe
Extremist settlers set fire to a home and two cars in the northern West Bank village of Beit Imrin late Tuesday, injuring eight people, according to Palestinian reports. The Israel Police said the next day that an investigation had been…
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Israeli army kills 2 people in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire violations
Abdel Ra’ouf Arnaout
22 April 2026•Update: 22 April 2026
Two people were killed by Israeli army fire in southern Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday, as violations of a temporary ceasefire continued.
A military statement said Israeli forces…
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Israel risks Council of Europe suspension over death penalty law
Israel passed the law on 31 March, approved by 62 of the Knesset’s 120 members, drawing widespread condemnation and fear for Palestinian prisoners [GETTY]
Israel’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be…
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Court extends deadline to May 14 for state update on Ras Ein al-Auja case
The High Court clarified on Monday that the state’s next update in the Ras Ein al-Auja case is due by May 14, after petitioners returned to court arguing that the deadline had already passed and that the state had still not reported on steps…
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‘Do not forget the fighters’: Chaim Malespin marks Israel’s Independence Day
Israeli advocate Chaim Malespin marked Israel’s 78th Independence Day as he congratulated activists from the “Faithful Galileans,” a pro-Israel Christian advocacy group, and expressed gratitude for the support he received from the state.
“As…
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