Michael Eisenberg parlayed success in Israeli high-tech into growing influence over diplomacy, Gaza policy and relations with Washington. Critics say the traits that made him a star investor may be ill-suited to matters of war and state. In Gaza, his first major venture ended in resounding failure

CENTCOM said it intercepted 'multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones' fired toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf U.S. air bases. In a parallel conflict in Lebanon, Hezbollah said on Friday it carried out two attacks on Israeli troops

Allowing the ultra-Orthodox parties to return to power in a Netanyahu coalition risks irreversibly consigning Israel to a future of poverty

Ireland urged the EU to sanction Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, while advancing legislation to restrict trade with West Bank settlements. The move comes amid mounting criticism of Israel's handling of detained activists from the Gaza flotilla the IDF took over last month

Earlier on Friday, the Red Crescent reported that Israeli settlers wounded three Palestinians near Hebron in the southern West Bank, with two of them being shot. In March, Israeli forces fatally shot two parents and two of their children in the Jordan Valley

Israel might not attack Dahiyeh and Tyre and Hezbollah might not strike Tel Aviv and Haifa, but the border towns will get no rest

Yet ancient modern humans in Europe at the same time as entomophagic Neanderthals barely had bug DNA in their teeth. How did this discrepancy arise?

'As recently as February of this year, the White House reiterated that "President Trump has clearly stated that he does not support Israel annexing the West Bank,'" the members wrote, adding that the Israeli plan would be 'annexation in its clearest form'

Former Supreme Court President Esther Hayut said that extremists are calling to target judges and law enforcement following violent protests at the home of Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg, adding that the incidents amount to an assault on democracy and the rule of law

Two young men in their 20s shot to death in Yafia, near Nazareth, while another man around 50 was shot to death in Tamra

The parties in the governing coalition rely on strong support from Israelis in the north and religious Zionist West Bank settlements. Hezbollah fire and the resentment toward the government's resistance to draft ultra-Orthodox men could send these votes to the opposition

The legal adviser said she did not believe the difference between the results of the first and second rounds necessarily indicated that undue influence was exerted on Knesset members who switched their votes, despite reported pressure to take photos of their secret ballots

Initial investigations indicate that a Hezbollah militant fired at the tank in which Lemberg was operating during an IDF operation north of the Litani River. 'My Eitan was always the first to volunteer, the first to go out to battle,' his mother said

Only Gadi Eisenkot, by virtue of his military experience, can offer Israelis a way out of the Lebanese quagmire and turn Lebanon into Netanyahu's political grave, like Ehud Barak did when Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000

The IAEA said it has no information on Iran's enriched uranium stockpile or whether enrichment has stopped. Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait's main airport on Wednesday, killing one person

Speaking with the heads of northern Israeli municipalities, the prime minister said that Iran continues to seek to advance plans for a Hezbollah invasion of Israeli territory. Meanwhile, Hezbollah militants and Israeli soldiers continued to exchange fire on Thursday, with one IDF soldier killed by an anti-tank missile

Sources told CNN that dozens of IDF soldiers and Mossad agents were deployed as part of a broader covert network, initially assigned solely emergency response duties. However, their role was later expanded to include drone operations and intelligence gathering

As in previous polls, opposition parties do not achieve a majority without the Arab parties. According to a Kan 11 News poll, far-right Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit wins 10 seats, making it the fourth-largest party

Shareholders in Israel's largest shipping company approved its sale to Hapag-Lloyd, valuing it at $4.2 billion. The deal requires special approval from the Defense Ministry, which must confirm it does not harm Israel's security interests in Zim

The tainted election of Israel's new state watchdog, a position meant to safeguard integrity and fight corruption, was anything but. Michael Rabello joins an orgy of dubious and deeply flawed appointments by Benjamin Netanyahu

Despite the announcement of a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF must still find a solution to the drones, which have killed 14 soldiers since the start of the campaign

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir sent a letter to Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz stressing that holding a daytime tour to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus 'under the guise of a security assessment, requiring operational resources during wartime, is fundamentally inappropriate and must not be repeated'

Documents expose how AI software and military hardware have given Israel's fleet of unmanned aircraft unprecedented surveillance and offensive prowess

Investigators said there is growing suspicion of a criminal – rather than a nationalist motive – after determining that the main suspect in the killing of Ruslan and Olga Prihodko last month, an Arab Israeli teenager, may have known the victims before the shooting

The prime minister and his partners undermine the rule of law and violate every norm and value, but occasionally find time to condemn violence ■ The polls are giving joy to Eisenkot but not to the bloc ■ Yair Golan backs out of a meeting with the 'leftist' French president ■ A Netanyahu reject is poised to join up with Gantz

Behind the high-profile dispute between Netanyahu and Trump lies a disagreement between Israel's political and military leaders ■ IDF chief Zamir is forced to plug the holes that have opened in the army's top brass