Israel

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant

ICC

Reinforcements on the way, next Senate leader tells Israel

The Republican-led legislature will ‘have our allies' back’ John Thune said

United Nations

Israel’s UN envoy Danon: UN should stay out of ceasefire negotiations

“I think in Lebanon we’ve made some progress on a ceasefire. The council’s involvement would not be productive”

Israel

‘War ravaged Israel’s forests, but they are key to the nation’s healing’

Forest therapy will play a role in the rehabilitation of Nova survivors and injured IDF soldiers, argue KKL-JNF

Hamas

Hamas leaders reportedly leave Qatar for Turkey

The move could have ‘dramatic’ consequences for ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, according to Hebrew media reports

Lebanon

Tehran ‘supports ending Hezbollah war’ amid US push for ceasefire

American envoy due in Beirut for talks tomorrow as diplomatic efforts continue to bring the fighting to a halt

Haifa

Hezbollah rocket hits Haifa synagogue an hour after prayers

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav called it ‘divine providence’ that the attack had not resulted in a mass casualty event

Benjamin Netanyahu

Three arrested for firing flares at Netanyahu’s Caesarea home

Attack on Saturday night drew condemnation from political figures across the spectrum

Israel

Israel destroyed secret Iranian nuclear research facility in recent strikes, US official says

Last month’s Israeli operation went further than previously revealed, according to Axios

Strictly Orthodox anger as Israel’s defence minister issues army draft orders

Social media outrage after Israeli Jew cast as Jesus’ mother in Netflix biblical epic

Rabbi Leo Dee hits Palestinian Authority with £10m lawsuit over his family’s murder

The IDF soldier fresh from Gaza who is turning his anger on Netanyahu

In Focus

The Israeli whisky the Guardian doesn’t want you to read about

The Guardian deleted an Israeli whisky from a drinks column by Henry Jeffreys, before reinstating it. Here, he explains why the Israeli tipple is so good

Biden administration says it will not issue an arms embargo against Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reviewed the steps that Israel has taken to improve the ‘humanitarian situation inside Gaza.’

Islamic Jihad releases video of Russian-Israeli hostage

Alexander Troufanov was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

Kibbutz Nir Oz votes to rebuild following October 7 destruction

The community was among the hardest hit with one in four residents being murdered or captured

Iran could give Hamas and Hezbollah chemical weapons, says analyst

Hezbollah already has the delivery systems to deploy such weapons, terrorism expert Matthew Levitt writes

IDF says it has killed Hezbollah commander who murdered Lebanese prime minister

Salim Jamil Ayyashm was convicted for his role in killing of former Lebanon PM Rafik Hariri

Netanyahu takes credit for Hezbollah pager blasts

The operation, as well as the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, was opposed by senior defense establishment officials, said the Israeli premier