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South and central Israel again battered by heavy Gaza rocket fire

One projectile hits Ramle near Ben-Gurion International Airport, which has been directing incoming flights to the Ramon Airport near Eilat; Ashkelon and Ashdod bombarded by rockets largely intercepted by Iron Dome

הסלמה מלחמה מבצע שומר החומות הפרות סדר של יהודים בבת ים- צועדים לכיוון יפו

IDF soldier seriously hurt in Jaffa, Lod synagogue set ablaze as Jews, Arabs battle across country

Police deployed all over the country in effort to stem nationwide riots, but clear lack of sufficient presence of law enforcement in highly volatile localities has led to further civil unrest; Gantz orders more Border Police to maintain order

ICC head 'closely watching' Israel-Hamas fighting

Bensouda who will leave her post at end of month says ICC would press ahead with inquiry even without the cooperation of Israel, which accuses her office of anti-Semitic bias

Anti-Netanyahu bloc crumbles, Bennett to join PM

Yamina leader tells associates an alternative government to one led by Netanyahu and his right-wing partners would be unable to contain violent racial between Jews and Arabs

IDF calls up 7,000 reservists, cancels combat leave

Gaza rockets pound multiple locations in Israel as army strikes repeatedly at terror groups; Israel said rejecting Egyptian efforts for truce, plans to destroy as much Hamas ammo as possible

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IDF calls up 7,000 reservists, cancels leave for combat troops

Yoav Zitun , 19:49 , 05.13.21

IDF: 750 Gaza targets hit, including 160 rocket launchers, 60 terrorists

Yoav Zitun , 19:48 , 05.13.21

China urges UN to act on Israel-Palestinian conflict

AFP , 16:59 , 05.13.21

Israel loses control over riots with dozens wounded, detained

Ynet reporters , 11:23 , 05.13.21

Turkey calls on Muslims to take clear stance over Gaza

Reuters , 09:57 , 05.13.21

Israel rejects Hamas truce offer; ministers vote to intensify Gaza strikes

Ynet, News Agencies , 23:00 , 05.12.21

Israeli Jew in serious condition after beatings by Arab mob amid nationwide riots

Ynet, Reuters , 22:19 , 05.12.21

U.S. sends diplomat to try to quell Israeli-Palestinian violence

Reuters , 21:29 , 05.12.21

NYPD separates warring pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters

Ynet , 19:50 , 05.12.21

News

IDF calls up 7,000 reservists, cancels leave for combat troops

Yoav Zitun , 19:49 , 05.13.21

IDF: 750 Gaza targets hit, including 160 rocket launchers, 60 terrorists

Yoav Zitun , 19:48 , 05.13.21

China urges UN to act on Israel-Palestinian conflict

AFP , 16:59 , 05.13.21

Israel loses control over riots with dozens wounded, detained

Ynet reporters , 11:23 , 05.13.21

Turkey calls on Muslims to take clear stance over Gaza

Reuters , 09:57 , 05.13.21

Israel rejects Hamas truce offer; ministers vote to intensify Gaza strikes

Ynet, News Agencies , 23:00 , 05.12.21

Israeli Jew in serious condition after beatings by Arab mob amid nationwide riots

Ynet, Reuters , 22:19 , 05.12.21

U.S. sends diplomat to try to quell Israeli-Palestinian violence

Reuters , 21:29 , 05.12.21

NYPD separates warring pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters

Ynet , 19:50 , 05.12.21

ארה"ב מפגינה פרו פלסטינית מתעמתת עם מפגינה פרו ישראלית ליד הקונסוליה הישראלית במנהטן הסלמה עזה

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Stories and faces behind the numbers: Israel's victims of Gaza rocket fire

Ynet reporters , 13:14 , 05.13.21

Over half of Israeli homes not properly protected against rockets, report shows

Hila Tsion , 15:59 , 05.13.21

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Associated Press , 13:53 , 05.10.21

Mourning Meron victims: 'I am the head of the family now'

Nina Fox , 11:42 , 05.09.21

Magazine

Stories and faces behind the numbers: Israel's victims of Gaza rocket fire

Ynet reporters , 13:14 , 05.13.21

Over half of Israeli homes not properly protected against rockets, report shows

Hila Tsion , 15:59 , 05.13.21

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Associated Press , 13:53 , 05.10.21

Samira Dajani and her husband, Adel Budeiri, pose for a portrait in the garden of their home, where she has lived since childhood, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem

Mourning Meron victims: 'I am the head of the family now'

Nina Fox , 11:42 , 05.09.21

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Health & Science

U.S. authorizes Pfizer COVID vaccine for children 12 to 15

Reuters , 13:16 , 05.11.21

A young girl receives the coronavirus vaccine during clinical trials to test safety and efficacy in children

Leading pediatrician calls to vaccinate children against COVID

Attila Somfalvi , 20:53 , 05.09.21

Israel's active COVID cases below 1,000 for first time in year

Ynet , 15:42 , 05.09.21

Coronavirus czar: End to indoor masks is on the way

Adir Yanko, Attila Somfalvi , 13:47 , 05.09.21

Health & Science

U.S. authorizes Pfizer COVID vaccine for children 12 to 15

Reuters , 13:16 , 05.11.21

Leading pediatrician calls to vaccinate children against COVID

Attila Somfalvi , 20:53 , 05.09.21

Israel's active COVID cases below 1,000 for first time in year

Ynet , 15:42 , 05.09.21

Coronavirus czar: End to indoor masks is on the way

Adir Yanko, Attila Somfalvi , 13:47 , 05.09.21

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Commentary & Analysis

Israel's diminished deterrence and political turmoil are recipe for disaster

Ron Ben-Yishai , 14:06 , 05.12.21

Israeli forces run during clashes with Israeli Arabs in the Israeli mixed city of Lod, Israel

Violence upends Biden administration's Israel-Palestinian outlook

Associated Press , 09:36 , 05.12.21

We, the Jews who saved the world from the Nazis

Evgenia Lemihov , 23:24 , 05.09.21

Jerusalem is a volatile cocktail of poor decisions

Nahum Barnea , 12:58 , 05.09.21

Israel's Jerusalem Syndrome

Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya , 23:05 , 05.08.21

Commentary & Analysis

Israel's diminished deterrence and political turmoil are recipe for disaster

Ron Ben-Yishai , 14:06 , 05.12.21

Violence upends Biden administration's Israel-Palestinian outlook

Associated Press , 09:36 , 05.12.21

We, the Jews who saved the world from the Nazis

Evgenia Lemihov , 23:24 , 05.09.21

Jerusalem is a volatile cocktail of poor decisions

Nahum Barnea , 12:58 , 05.09.21

Israel's Jerusalem Syndrome

Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya , 23:05 , 05.08.21

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Mideast & World News

Iran confirms Saudi talks, says 'too soon' to discuss results

AFP , 23:00 , 05.10.21

נשיא איראן חסן רוחאני יורש העצר של סעודיה מוחמד בן סלמאן

Germany commemorates icon of resistance to Nazism

Associated Press , 23:00 , 05.09.21

Russia marks Victory Day with military might as tensions with West soar

Reuters , 19:14 , 05.09.21

French FM in Lebanon with a message of 'great firmness'

Associated Press , 11:34 , 05.06.21

Ahead of Beirut visit, French minister threatens Lebanese politicians

Reuters , 21:53 , 05.05.21

Mideast & World News

Iran confirms Saudi talks, says 'too soon' to discuss results

AFP , 23:00 , 05.10.21

Germany commemorates icon of resistance to Nazism

Associated Press , 23:00 , 05.09.21

Members of the covert ‘White Rose’ resistance group against Hitler, including Hans Scholl (left) and Sophie Scholl, in Munich, 1942

Russia marks Victory Day with military might as tensions with West soar

Reuters , 19:14 , 05.09.21

Russian service members and cadets march during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow

French FM in Lebanon with a message of 'great firmness'

Associated Press , 11:34 , 05.06.21

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, looks on as he meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon

Ahead of Beirut visit, French minister threatens Lebanese politicians

Reuters , 21:53 , 05.05.21

A man stands next to graffiti at the damaged port area in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon

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Jewish World

Germany detains suspects for stoning synagogue, burning Israeli flags

Reuters , 17:13 , 05.12.21

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "May 8th, commemoration, celebrate, fight against antisemitism" during a protest in Berlin

After Meron, ultra-Orthodox 'mafia' faces pushback

Kobi Nahshoni, Tali Farkash , 09:22 , 05.07.21

Holocaust survivor who testified against Eichmann dies at 91

Associated Press , 22:35 , 05.04.21

Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison

Associated Press , 19:49 , 05.04.21

Jewish World

Germany detains suspects for stoning synagogue, burning Israeli flags

Reuters , 17:13 , 05.12.21

After Meron, ultra-Orthodox 'mafia' faces pushback

Kobi Nahshoni, Tali Farkash , 09:22 , 05.07.21

Ultra-Orthodox mourners attend the funeral in Jerusalem for one of the victims of the crush at Mount Meron, April 30, 2021

Holocaust survivor who testified against Eichmann dies at 91

Associated Press , 22:35 , 05.04.21

Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison

Associated Press , 19:49 , 05.04.21

Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. in court after he killed three in Kansas Jewish Community Center attack

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Business & Tech

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts

Reuters , 21:41 , 05.10.21

Low inflation to keep Israel rates 'accommodative', says central bank chief

Reuters , 11:11 , 05.10.21

Israel set to sign free trade pact with South Korea

Reuters , 15:12 , 05.09.21

Google seeks to save the Yiddish language

Ynet , 15:27 , 05.06.21

Business & Tech

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts

Reuters , 21:41 , 05.10.21

Low inflation to keep Israel rates 'accommodative', says central bank chief

Reuters , 11:11 , 05.10.21

הוספת חתימת הנגיד, פרופ' אמיר ירון על שטרות כסף 100 ו-200

Israel set to sign free trade pact with South Korea

Reuters , 15:12 , 05.09.21

דגל דגלים קוריאה הדרומית דרום קוריאה ישראל

Google seeks to save the Yiddish language

Ynet , 15:27 , 05.06.21

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

British Airways becomes latest airline to cancels flight to Tel Aviv

Reuters, Ynet , 11:59 , 05.13.21

Israeli national soccer team star's family robbed at gunpoint

Nadav Zenziper , 18:58 , 05.09.21

Israeli ex-sniper blasts paint in mental health message

Reuters , 14:02 , 05.05.21

EU countries agree to open up to Israeli tourists

Reuters , 13:42 , 05.06.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

British Airways becomes latest airline to cancels flight to Tel Aviv

Reuters, Ynet , 11:59 , 05.13.21

Israeli national soccer team star's family robbed at gunpoint

Nadav Zenziper , 18:58 , 05.09.21

Israeli ex-sniper blasts paint in mental health message

Reuters , 14:02 , 05.05.21

Roytman uses gun to apply paint in art work

EU countries agree to open up to Israeli tourists

Reuters , 13:42 , 05.06.21

Environment

2 arrested over horse in elevator in Tel Aviv skyscraper

Sivan Hilaie , 10:34 , 04.28.21

Israel advised to remove Haifa petrochemical plants

Ilana Curiel, Ahiya Raved , 19:13 , 04.26.21

On Earth Day, environmentalists warn Red Sea coral reefs ‘under severe threat’

The Media Line , 19:49 , 04.22.21

Warm waters draw sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast

AFP , 07:31 , 04.21.21

Environment

2 arrested over horse in elevator in Tel Aviv skyscraper

Sivan Hilaie , 10:34 , 04.28.21

Israel advised to remove Haifa petrochemical plants

Ilana Curiel, Ahiya Raved , 19:13 , 04.26.21

The petrochemical industrial zone in Haifa Bay

On Earth Day, environmentalists warn Red Sea coral reefs ‘under severe threat’

The Media Line , 19:49 , 04.22.21

Warm waters draw sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast

AFP , 07:31 , 04.21.21

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