Isabel Kershner

President Isaac Herzog of Israel has decided not to issue a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case at this time, and instead will seek mediation, officials say.

Naftali Bennett, a right-wing politician, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, will merge parties for a vote later this year.

JERUSALEM -- The centrist leader of Israel's opposition, Yair Lapid, and a right-wing former prime minister, Naftali Bennett, announced Sunday that they would combine forces in elections later this year. The merger is an apparent bid to reconstitute a partnership that temporarily unseated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five years ago.

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A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Jerusalem: A team of researchers in Israel has published what it described as the most comprehensive report yet on sexual violence by Palestinian militants during and after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel has compiled a catalogue of sexual violence on hostages during and after the October 7 attack perpetrated by Hamas and its allies.

Analysts said the silence reflected Israeli worries that an agreement will not significantly degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.

In a speech, Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, delivered a grave indictment of settler attacks in the West Bank and abuse of prisoners.

Jerusalem: Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, on Sunday delivered an unusually harsh indictment of what he described as “a terrible process of brutalisation” creeping into Israeli society.