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Netanyahu warns Hamas of ‘unimaginable consequences’ if hostages not released

PM vows to continue war until Hamas dismantled and all hostages returned, accuses opposition of echoing Hamas rhetoric, defends hostage negotiations and credits Trump for supporting voluntary migration from Gaza

Sivan Hilaie | 03.03.25

Israeli lawmakers urge government to rescue children from Lev Tahor cult

Knesset committee urges swift action to bring some 100 children from extremist sect in Guatemala, where they face serious risks of abuse

Itamar Eichner, Nina Fox | 03.03.25

Israeli banks flounder closing of UNRWA accounts as ban takes effect

Country's new law banning UNRWA activities leaves banks in a legal gray area, as no clear guidelines have been issued for freezing accounts; Banks fear lawsuits while the Bank of Israel delays enforcement

Zvi Zerahia, Irit Avisar, Calcalist | 02.04.25

ח״כ אליהו רביבו יוצא על יהודה, אביו של החייל החטוף נמרוד כהן בוועדת החוקה

'Your son will remain in Hamas dungeon for years,' lawmaker tells distraught father of hostage

Eliyahu Revivo of Netanyahu's ruling Likud party reacts during Knesset committee meeting to the father of a hostage who says the prime minister should be arrested by the ICC for crimes against his own people as well

Sivan Hilaie | 01.13.25

Knesset to approve 1 billion shekels for massacre victims, but it's not enough

Some families will still fall through the cracks: Mother of Nova survivor says she is supporting her son who cannot hold a job but is not due to receive any government assistance; Head of NGO assisting families: 'It is a moral duty,' to provide adequate funds

Sivan Hilaie | 01.13.25

Hard as they try, elected officials cannot erase fate of hostages from discourse

Opinion: families of hostages will continue to fight to keep their loved ones in public awareness after efforts to turn their fate into a political matter, and disparage those fighting for their release

Ruby Chen | 01.05.25

UNRWA reportedly preparing to cease activities in Gaza, West Bank

'U.N. officials say they are preparing to shutter UNRWA operations,' the New York Times reports Friday; Decision comes after Knesset passed two pieces of legislation that bars the agency's activities on Israeli territory, such as coordinating with the IDF; UNRWA supports say this will deal a fatal blow to the Palestinians

Itamar Eichner | 01.03.25

Knesset considers bill favoring crime victims’ rehabilitation needs

Proposed law allows victims to voice their position in person before the early release of offenders, requires parole boards to weigh the impact of release on victims’ recovery alongside offenders’ rehabilitation

Tova Tzimuki | 01.01.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו משוחח עם ח"כ משה גפני במליאת הכנסת - חוק הרווחים הכלואים

Netanyahu leaves hospital to save coalition bill

Against advice of his doctors, prime minister arrives to cast a critical vote to increase government revenue in 2024 budget; another member of the coalition in mourning for his mother also arrives to support bill

Gilad Cohen | 12.31.24

Smotrich, Netanyahu, Eichler and Ben-Gvir

Netanyahu recovers from surgery as government crisis deepens, threatening new elections

The Haredim are threatening to oppose the budget if the draft exemption law is not advanced, and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir continues to threaten that members of his faction will also oppose it; If the government is unable to pass a budget for next year then the Knesset is dissolved automatically and goes to new elections

Yuval Karni, Gad Lior, Shilo Freid | 12.30.24

Haredi lawmakers attend emergency meeting on avoiding IDF draft

Meeting held in Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community spiritual leader Rabbi Dov Landau's home , where United Torah Judaism Knesset members sit in after decree calls on all yeshiva students to stay away from recruiting offices

Shilo Freid | 12.04.24

Israel's climate bill is a joke and not how you deal with the climate crisis

Opinion: The Israeli government continues to ignore the climate risks and the climate bill to be submitted to the Knesset for approval next week is nothing more than a PR stunt

Prof. Adi Wolfson | 12.04.24

Iran planned to assassinate former Canadian justice minister, report claims

Canadian authorities say foiled plot against human rights and anti-IRGC advocate Irwin Cotler, whose daughter served as a Knesset member in Israel; Tehran denies allegations

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.18.24

Knesset approves bill banning teachers who support terrorism, cutting funds to schools

'Terror supporters can no longer be teachers in Israel - it is regrettable that this took us nearly two years, but better late than never,' says bill sponsor MK Amit Halevi

Sivan Hilaie | 11.05.24

‘We are in the beginning of a third world war’

ILTV News interview with MK Sharren Haskel

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 10.31.24