Israeli artist Yaacov Agam dies at 98

Economy·4m ago

Bloomberg Ordered to Pay Israeli Journalist After Job Offer Was Withdrawn Over Old Social Posts

A Tel Aviv labor court ruled that Bloomberg unlawfully canceled journalist Amir Mzrahi’s job offer over old social media posts. Bloomberg and its Israeli arm were ordered to pay him about 360,000 shekels plus legal fees.

Calcalist·+1 outlet

Culture·9m ago

How to Turn Plain Cabbage Into Addictive Oven Chips

The article presents a simple baked cabbage recipe that turns an ordinary vegetable into crisp, sweet oven chips. It explains the ingredients, the high-heat technique, and serving ideas for a snack-like result.

Kikar HaShabbat

Culture·10m ago

Thousands Celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of the Jerusalem Shul Rabbi’s Great-Grandson

Thousands attended the bar mitzvah celebration of the great-grandson of Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen, the rabbi of Jerusalem’s Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. The event was marked by the presence of rabbis and public figures and was presented as a photo gallery.

Kikar HaShabbat

Sports·10m ago

Algerian broadcaster sparks outrage with antisemitic rant after Argentina loss

Algerian journalist Mustafa Al-Mazouzi caused an international scandal after an on-air antisemitic rant following Algeria’s 3-0 loss to Argentina. He claimed Lionel Messi was protected by a “Jewish lobby,” attacked FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and linked the result to Algeria’s political positions. The comments went viral, and FIFA has not responded.

Now 14·+4 outlets · 80% center

Security·10m ago

Katz Says There Are No Limits on IDF Operations in Lebanon

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel has imposed no limits on IDF operations in Lebanon and will not withdraw from the security zone. He said the army responded strongly after the tank disaster that killed Lt. Col. Dor Ben Shimon, striking Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon.

Kikar HaShabbat·+4 outlets · 80% right-leaning

Culture·12m ago

Indingeb Festival Marks 20 Years With Rita, Ehud Banai and Nono

Indingeb Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a full return on October 15 to 17 at Mitzpe Gvulot in southern Israel. The first lineup includes about 80 of roughly 120 planned performances, with Rita, Ehud Banai, Nono and others, after the 2023 edition was canceled following October 7.

Kan News·+3 outlets · 100% center

Culture·13m ago

Eden Harel injured her shoulder during a family vacation in Cyprus

Eden Harel was injured in Cyprus after doing water sports on a family vacation with Oded Menashe and their children. She said she likely suffered a small shoulder tear, later needed medical attention, and was waiting for an X-ray because she could not move her shoulder.

Srugim·+1 outlet · 100% right-leaning

Sports·13m ago

Battist and Diamantidis Expected to Rejoin Panathinaikos Under Obradovic

Mike Batiste and Dimitris Diamantidis are expected to join Zeljko Obradovic’s staff at Panathinaikos if his return is completed. Greek reports say Obradovic’s move is close, though it has not yet been officially announced.

N12·+1 outlet · 100% center

Politics·14m ago

Likud MK Dudi Bitan petitions party court to block primaries cancellation

Likud MK Dudi Bitan petitioned the party court on Sunday to block a plan to cancel the party’s primaries and replace them with a selection committee. He said the move would violate members’ rights and the party’s democratic rules, while the Likud spokesman still expects primaries on October 20.

Kan News·+4 outlets · 60% right-leaning

Economy·15m ago

Pentagon Plans Massive Expansion of Boeing’s F-15EX Purchase

The Pentagon will expand its F-15EX buy from 104 to 267 aircraft in the 2027 budget request. The article says the jet will complement stealth fighters by carrying far more weapons and serving as a heavy strike platform. The decision also secures long-term Boeing production in St. Louis.

Kikar HaShabbat

Culture·16m ago

Fauda Issues Unusual Warning Ahead of Two Difficult Episodes

Yes warned viewers that Fauda’s episodes 7 and 8, airing this week, may be difficult to watch because they recreate October 7 events. The episodes are part of season five, can be skipped without harming the plot, and the series joins other dramas that have depicted the attacks.

Walla·+1 outlet · 100% center

General·18m ago

22-Year-Old Pedestrian Injured in Holon Car Strike

A 22-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car on Derech HaShiv'a in Holon at 11:56 this morning. Magen David Adom evacuated him to Shamir Medical Center, Assaf Harofeh, in moderate condition with head and limb injuries.

Kikar HaShabbat

Culture·20m ago

Israeli kinetic art pioneer Yaacov Agam dies at 98

Yaacov Agam, Israel’s best-known artist abroad and a pioneer of kinetic art, died at 98. His work transformed postwar art in Europe and the US, earned him the Israel Prize at 97, and left lasting public landmarks in Israel and worldwide.

Calcalist·+9 outlets · 75% center

Sports·20m ago

Maccabi Tel Aviv Can Clinch the Title Tonight Against Hapoel Tel Aviv

Maccabi Tel Aviv hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv in Game 3 of the Winner League playoff final tonight at Menora Mivtachim Arena, leading the series 2-0. A win would give Maccabi its 58th championship, while Hapoel needs to stay alive in the best-of-five series.

Srugim·+4 outlets · 60% center

Security·23m ago

Indictment Filed Against Umm al-Fahm Man Over Stabbing of 15-Year-Old

Haifa prosecutors indicted 26-year-old Muhammad Mahajna of Umm al-Fahm for allegedly attacking a 15-year-old boy. They say he waited near the boy’s home, strangled him, and stabbed him several times after an argument at a supermarket.

Ynet

Politics·25m ago

Iranian lawmaker cut off after airing alleged secret Khamenei letters on live TV

Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian was cut off live on state TV after reading alleged secret letters from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. He claimed the documents exposed Tehran’s hard line on U.S. talks, nuclear policy, and control of the Strait of Hormuz, prompting criminal action and a resignation.

Kikar HaShabbat·+4 outlets · 60% right-leaning

Politics·26m ago

Bereaved Father Rebukes Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Over Trump, Draft Row

Bereaved father Hagai Lober attacked Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef after Yosef blamed Donald Trump’s worsening attitude toward Israel on arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders. Lober accused opponents of military service of ignoring the war’s human cost, while Yosef defended yeshiva exemptions and blamed the attorney general.

Arutz Sheva·+5 outlets · 50% center

World·27m ago

Bear Clambers Over Police Station Fence in Colorado

Castle Rock police in Colorado released security video of a bear climbing over a barbed-wire fence into the station parking lot over the weekend. Officers said the bear seemed to be searching for food and left after finding nothing to eat.

Kikar HaShabbat

World·27m ago

Reports: Qatar’s Prime Minister Meets Iran’s Parliament Speaker in Switzerland

Iranian reports say Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Switzerland. No other details about the meeting were provided.

Ynet

Security·30m ago

Indictment Filed in Deadly Raht Kidnapping and Robbery Case

Israeli prosecutors indicted Raazi Al-Obra, 26, from Rahat, for killing a minor and kidnapping the victim’s older brother. The attack allegedly took place in April after a family feud and a suspected weapons theft. The older brother was later found injured in Rahat.

Ynet

Security·30m ago

Road Deaths Reach 200 in Israel as Experts Warn of Another Deadly Year

Israel has logged 200 road deaths and 821 serious injuries since the start of the year, including eight deaths in the past week. Experts say the apparent improvement over 2025 is narrowing, while the government’s road safety plan remains only partly funded and implemented.

Ynet

Security·31m ago

Netivot Suspect Charged After Arson, Theft of Electric ATV, and Over NIS 1 Million Damage

A Netivot man in his 20s was caught on security cameras allegedly breaking into a local business, setting it on fire, stealing an electric ATV, and causing more than NIS 1 million in damage. Police arrested him and prosecutors in Beersheba filed an indictment for arson, burglary, theft, and obstruction of justice.

Kikar HaShabbat

Culture·31m ago

How World Cup broadcasters keep picture and sound perfectly synced

Kan 11 host Tal Berman revealed on Instagram how World Cup broadcasts stay synchronized. Before each match, a technician uses a FIFA clapper for about 30 minutes to align sound and picture worldwide.

Srugim

Culture·31m ago

New Torah volume marks study and achievement at Yeshivat Mishmar HaTorah

Yeshivat Mishmar HaTorah held a ceremony celebrating a new Torah collection it had published. Leaders, rabbis, students, and alumni attended the event, which honored the yeshiva’s work in strengthening Torah study.

Behadrei Haredim

World·32m ago

Brazil Extreme Sports Jump Ends in Severe Injury After Bridge Collision

A retired military police officer was critically injured in Minas Gerais, Brazil, when a bridge jump went wrong and he crashed into a concrete pillar. The rescue was captured on video, and the incident came days after a separate fatal bridge stunt involving 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas.

Kikar HaShabbat

Security·33m ago

Shin Bet Says Hamas Operatives in Turkey Helped Direct Dozens of Foiled Attacks

The Shin Bet says, together with the IDF, it thwarted dozens of attacks over the past year that were directed by Hamas operatives in Turkey. The agency named five operatives it says helped recruit attackers, move money and weapons, and finance terror networks in the West Bank.

Ynet·+5 outlets · 67% right-leaning

Culture·33m ago

Thousands of Chasidim Join Children’s Torah Celebration in Netanya

Children at the Drachei Avos Talmud Torah of the Sanz community in Netanya celebrated a chamishah chumshe Torah ceremony. They received and kissed the Torah in a festive event held during a difficult period for Torah learners in Israel.

Kikar HaShabbat

General·34m ago

Couple Holds Firstborn's Redemption Ceremony Near Gaza Border

David Tzvi and Sheham Shoshana Attia held their firstborn son's pidyon haben ceremony Thursday near the Gaza border at the "Homeward" compound. They had celebrated their sheva berakhot there a year earlier and said they hope to hold their son's first haircut ceremony in Shvut Gaza beyond the fence.

Arutz Sheva

Economy·34m ago

Gas Station Convenience Stores Evolve Into Neighborhood Logistics Hubs

Gas station convenience stores in recent years have evolved into smart neighborhood logistics centers, offering parcel lockers, mobile coffee orders and temporary workspaces. The article says app-linked services and digital payments let drivers combine refueling with errands, and even use fuel rewards for store purchases.

Behadrei Haredim

General·36m ago

How to Choose the Right Wardrobe Company for Your Home

The article advises Israelis choosing a wardrobe company to focus on materials, hardware, customization and after-sales service, not just showroom appearance or price. It says a quality wardrobe should be durable, well-fitted to the home and backed by reliable installation and warranty support.

Behadrei Haredim

General·37m ago

Tel Aviv University Tops Israeli Universities in QS 2027 Ranking

Tel Aviv University ranked first in Israel in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, placing 208th globally. It also ranked 29th worldwide in Citations per Faculty, while the Hebrew University and the Technion followed in Israel.

Arutz Sheva

Sports·40m ago

Reservists Launch New Basketball League to Strengthen Cohesion and Resilience

A new basketball league for IDF reservists launched Friday with an opening tournament at Yad Eliyahu in Tel Aviv. The league, a joint project of The Chalutz and Toto, will officially open in October and aims to build resilience and community among reserve soldiers.

Now 14

Politics·40m ago

Dud Shoken’s openness is praised, but the deeper debate is still overdue

A Hebrew opinion piece praises Dud Shoken for listening to opposing voices despite social pressure. It argues that the real Israeli debate should focus on Jewish identity, faith, and the purpose of the state, though that discussion may be premature.

Arutz Sheva

Security·41m ago

Soldier’s Last Message to His Father Surfaces Hours Before Fatal Lebanon Tank Blast

Staff Sgt. Naveh Havshush, 20, sent his father a final message hours before he was killed in a tank explosion in southern Lebanon. He and three other Israeli soldiers died in the incident, and the IDF investigation is still underway.

Kikar HaShabbat·+5 outlets · 67% right-leaning

General·42m ago

Peri HaAretz Yeshiva Relocates to Malkhei HaShalom

Peri HaAretz Yeshiva is relocating from Rechelim to Malkhei HaShalom in eastern Gush Shilo. Leiv Hadash Yeshiva in Shilo will merge into Peri HaAretz and effectively shut down. Rabbi Yehuda Leibman will head the yeshiva alone next year while Rabbi Dudu Ben Nathan is on sabbatical.

Arutz Sheva

World·42m ago

Two Israelis Killed in Malibu Car Crash

Two Israelis in their 40s died overnight in a single-vehicle crash in Malibu, near Los Angeles. One victim lived in Los Angeles with his wife and children, and ZAKA’s international unit is assisting the families and local authorities.

Mako·+6 outlets · 57% center

Security·42m ago

Father Faces Indictment After 9-Year-Old Daughter Was Shot Dead in Ar'ara

Police in Menashe say they have completed the investigation into the shooting death of 9-year-old Lila Jahaja in Ar'ara. Her father, Samed, is expected to be indicted, and police say there were attempts to tamper with the scene and destroy evidence.

Kan News

Sports·43m ago

Jude Bellingham Says His Grandfather Drives His Emotional England Anthem Ritual

Jude Bellingham said his strong reaction to the England anthem comes from thinking about his late grandfather and his family. The England and Real Madrid midfielder recalled that his grandfather died before his debut, a 3-0 win over Ireland on 12 November 2020.

N12·+1 outlet · 100% center

Security·43m ago

Haifa Resident Faces Indictment for Punching Police Investigator

Police said a 37-year-old Haifa resident is expected to be indicted for punching a police investigator. He allegedly came to the station after refusing to identify himself to officers, then attacked the investigator hours later near the station.

Ynet·+1 outlet · 50% center

Sports·44m ago

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Sahiti deal remains open as player weighs staying in Israel

Maccabi Tel Aviv must decide by month’s end whether to activate Amir Sahiti’s option from Hamburg for 500,000 euros. Sahiti is unsure about staying in Israel because of the war with Iran and the risk of renewed attacks, while the club also keeps other wing options open.

Walla

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