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Nova survivor pleads for help: ‘I am not recovering; I am going backward’

Nearly three years after October 7, Elad Amos Hasson remains unable to work and has been taken to the hospital 21 times; he says the one month of state-funded residential care he was approved for is not enough to begin real recovery

Lihi Gordon | 07.16.26

Former hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen marry in emotional ceremony | Watch

Kidnapped together on October 7 and freed separately, the couple married surrounded by captivity survivors and President Isaac Herzog; Rom Braslavski wrote: 'You are not lovebirds, you are fighters'

Lihi Gordon | 07.05.26

אנדרטה לזכר עמרי טל ז״ל קצין שנפל בצוק איתן ביהוד הושחתה על ידי אוהדי בית"ר

Memorial to IDF officer who fell in Gaza vandalized with graffiti

Capt. Omri Tal’s mother says she 'felt like I died' after seeing the damage to the monument honoring her son, who was killed in the 2014 Gaza war; city crews quickly remove the graffiti

Lihi Gordon | 06.30.26

דוד זיני בטקס הדלקת נר זיכרון ברחבת הכותל המערבי

Zini's Shin Bet overhaul: Oct. 7 memorial removed, agency's LGBTQ forum closed

Agency says removal followed Memorial Day, meant to avoid partial depiction of October 7 failure; reports of the LGBTQ forum shutdown sparked criticism over internal policy direction and priorities

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lihi Gordon | 06.25.26

Tel Aviv Pride parade to proceed despite security concerns | Full road closures list

Tel Aviv Pride Parade will follow its seaside route to Charles Clore Park with performances, DJs and floats; hundreds of thousands are expected, with road closures, enhanced transit and safety measures in place

Lihi Gordon | 06.11.26

Car blast rocks major Tel Aviv highway during rush hour; woman killed

Explosion on Ayalon Highway near Holon kills driver and disrupts morning traffic on one of Israel’s busiest routes

Lihi Gordon, Meir Turgeman | 06.04.26

'Inside I'm still in Gaza': former hostage Rom Braslavski speaks about captivity, anxiety and healing

Months after his release from Gaza captivity, Rom Braslavski says torture, humiliation and anxiety still haunt him; In an interview, he speaks about trauma, therapy, rebuilding his life and anger that the hostages' ordeal has become a political battle

Lihi Gordon, Photographer Ziv Koren | 05.29.26

Israel’s top LGBTQ-friendly cities named in 2025 Pride Index

Israel’s 2025 Pride Index ranked Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Rishon Lezion first with perfect scores; Jerusalem, Ashkelon and Nahariya joined for the first time, while Netanya earned a special award for major progress in LGBTQ+ services and policy

Lihi Gordon | 05.28.26

Girl, 11, critically hurt after bus downs electric pole in Tel Aviv

Emergency teams say 11 people injured, some seriously, after bus hit pedestrians, a tree and an electric pole, downing power lines and cutting electricity nearby

Lihi Gordon, Sivan Hilaie | 05.18.26

Dating-app traps, organized ambushes: anti-LGBTQ violence hits record high in Israel

Israel’s 2025 LGBTQ-phobia report finds a sharp rise in public attacks and fake dating-profile traps, with transgender people bearing the brunt of violence despite being a minority within the community

Lihi Gordon | 05.17.26

Netanyahu battles pancreatic cancer rumors in libel suit

Prime minister says his health is 'in the top decile' as he sues journalists over reports he had pancreatic cancer and faces scrutiny over his medical timeline

Lihi Gordon, Netael Bandel | 05.14.26

Rabin in rare tape on Independence War: 'No one believed we had the strength' | Listen

A rare Rabin recording found at Ben-Gurion House captures the former prime minister recalling the founding father’s warning before the 1948 Arab invasion and describing the War of Independence as Israel’s fight for survival

Ilana Curiel, Lihi Gordon | 04.28.26

טקס מחאה אלטרנטיבי ליברלי - הדלקת משואות , יום העצמאות 78 לישראל

Anti-Netanyahu protesters hold alternative Independence Day torch event in Tel Aviv

Speakers include former IDF chiefs Dan Halutz and Moshe Ya'alon, lawmaker Gilad Kariv and Brig. Gen. (res.) Amal Asad, a Druze leader and prominent critic of the nation-state law

Lihi Gordon, Roy Rubinstein | 04.21.26

Bereaved families protest plan to dismantle Dizengoff Square memorial to Oct. 7 victims

The display set up spontaneously that contains photos, stickers and the names of the victims and fallen soldiers from the massacre and war is 'a reminder of those who paid with their lives,' the families say; Tel Aviv Municipality says no decision has been made

Lihi Gordon | 04.16.26

'Their resting place is not a political stage': Bereaved families ask politicians to stay away on Memorial Day

More than 150 bereaved families signed a letter calling on coalition lawmakers to refrain from speeches at cemeteries on Memorial Day; 'You talk about heroism, we live with the consequences'

Lihi Gordon | 04.15.26