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‘Once-in-30-years phenomenon’: energy minister says desalination crisis nearly over

Three of five affected plants are partly operating again while two remain offline; Israel is tapping the Sea of Galilee and groundwater wells after algae believed to have drifted from the Nile caused unprecedented turbidity

Meir Turgeman | 09.02.26

Six draft evaders caught at Ben Gurion Airport trying to fly to Uman

The six were stopped while trying to leave Israel despite outstanding military draft orders; dozens of Breslov Hasidim have been detained at Ben Gurion Airport and the Taba crossing in recent weeks while attempting to reach Uman

Shilo Freid, Meir Turgeman | 09.02.26

‘I planted a bomb near Netanyahu’s home’: man charged after night of threatening calls to police

Mahmoud Abd al-Majid, 28, from Ilut allegedly threatened attacks on Jews, Arabs and officers, claimed he was armed with an M-16 and handgun, warned of a bomb at a Haifa police station and later assaulted two passengers before his arrest

Meir Turgeman | 08.31.26

Man, 80, found dead after electric car fire in central Israel garage

Police suspect a single-vehicle crash sparked the blaze, which spread to other cars and filled a 20-story Rishon Lezion building’s garage with smoke

Meir Turgeman | 08.31.26

Suspected assassin of crime boss Yanis Yushvaev arrested after manhunt

Main suspect in the broad-daylight Caesarea shooting was found hiding in a Hadera apartment building; police deployed the elite Yamam unit after intelligence suggested he could be armed

Meir Turgeman, Liran Tamari, Eitan Glikman | 08.25.26

Ben Gurion Airport chaos foreseen: Officials warned of manpower shortages and safety risks

Minutes from a senior management meeting four days before Ben Gurion Airport’s shutdown show officials warned of severe manpower shortages, rising safety incidents and an inability to handle emergencies; Disruption affected 100,000 passengers, cost economy $8.5 million

Meir Turgeman | 08.24.26

Six crimes vs. 1,246: inside Israel’s safest and most dangerous neighborhoods

South Rothschild in Tel Aviv and Hod Hasharon’s Complex 200 have almost the same population, yet ynet’s crime index places them at opposite ends of Israel’s safety rankings

Maya Cohen, Meir Turgeman | 08.23.26

Israel Police warns tech firms against election influence operations

Police tell social media companies to watch for fake accounts, bots and coordinated campaigns, warning that helping conceal clients or manipulate political support could expose firms to legal liability

Meir Turgeman, Israel Wullman | 08.23.26

Ben Gurion Airport unveils fixes after chaos, but holiday disruption fears are far from over

The airport authority is recruiting and training new staff and sending managers into frontline shifts, while the union warns of a shortage of up to 500 workers as Rosh Hashanah approaches

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Meir Turgeman | 08.23.26

Tel Aviv suburb moves to keep outsiders off its beaches

Rishon LeZion’s deputy mayor wants to charge nonresidents NIS 150 to park at the beach on weekends, hoping to drive visitors elsewhere, ease severe congestion and give locals priority along the city’s limited coastline

Meir Turgeman | 08.22.26

Ben Gurion chaos explained: is the crisis over, and when will the airport return to normal?

Nearly 100,000 passengers were caught in Thursday’s disruption as canceled flights, staffing shortages and political accusations collided; officials hope for normal operations by Friday morning, but warn holiday-season congestion could return

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Meir Turgeman, Nina Fox | 08.20.26

Ben Gurion chaos blame game: workers cite shortages, Likud alleges political sabotage

Airport management blamed union-directed disruptions, while workers said exhausted staff were pushed beyond safe limits; Likud figures suspect the timing was meant to hurt Netanyahu and Regev, as officials probe ignored staffing warnings

Moran Azulay, Meir Turgeman, Nina Fox, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.20.26

‘We’re stuck in this mess’: travelers describe hours of chaos inside Ben Gurion Airport

Flights were canceled and delayed as operations slowly resumed; behind the scenes, officials traded blame over staffing shortages, ignored warnings and possible dismissals

Meir Turgeman | 08.20.26

After disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport: Activity will gradually resume from 3 p.m.

Thursday saw 600 flights and 100,000 passengers on the busiest summer travel day; The workers union and the airport authority trade accusations; 'Shutting airport at height of summer season is an extreme, difficult and unnecessary step that harms the public'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Meir Turgeman | 08.20.26

Senior Likud officials suspected of hiding millions in real estate assets

Police questioned contractor Dudi Appel, former MK Michael Kleiner and businesspeople Yaffa and Yitzhak Dayan, seized property for possible forfeiture and released all four after several hours; their attorneys rejected the allegations against them

Meir Turgeman | 08.05.26

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