SecurityIDF chief warns of escalation before elections, condemns settler…Kinneret-213.66 m USD/ILS₪3.077 Hanukkahin 51 days · December 5, 2026 Hebrew date4 Cheshvan 5787

The Newsroom

Israel News

Thursday, 15 October 2026 · 4 Cheshvan 5787

Written in the Israel.com newsroom from events reported independently by two or more organisations, or by an official body. Every story links its sources. How we source and check this.

Eyal Zamir in 2025

Security

File photo

Security2026-10-14Updated

IDF chief warns of escalation before elections, condemns settler violence

Israel's military chief warned of rising escalation risk on all fronts ahead of the October 27 vote and called for settler violence against Palestinians to be eradicated.

Read the full story →

Illustration of a small white executive jet parked on a quiet airport apron under a hazy morning sky

Israel

Illustration

Israel2026-10-15

Egyptian jet that landed before October 7 carried two businessmen, reports say

Illustration of a parked forklift beside stacked pallets in a quiet factory yard in the Galilee hills at dawn

Emergency

Illustration

Emergency2026-10-14

Worker, about 30, dies after forklift accident at Bu'eine Nujeidat factory

Illustration of the glass entrance of a pale concrete office building on a quiet residential street in Bnei Brak at dusk.

Courts & Crime

Illustration

Courts & Crime2026-10-14

Two arrested as Haredi draft opponents try to enter Bnei Brak Kodkod building

More stories

Illustration
Emergency2026-10-14
Boy, 10, dies after recycling bin explosion in Beitar Illit, Ynet reports
A 10-year-old boy suffered severe burns and multiple injuries in Beitar Illit; Ynet later named him as Eliyahu Azriel and reported that he was killed.
Illustration
Emergency2026-10-14Updated
Intel Kiryat Gat blast: one injured worker dies, two others seriously hurt
One of three workers burned in the explosion at Intel's Kiryat Gat factory has died, Israeli media report; the cause has not been confirmed.
Illustration
Security2026-10-14
IDF says 99th Division killed over 100 militants in four months in northern Gaza
The army says the division neutralized about eight kilometers of tunnels east of the Yellow Line before handing the sector to the 162nd Division.
Illustration
Security2026-10-14
Israeli forces raid two West Bank charities, arresting five over alleged terror links
The IDF and Shin Bet say charities in Ramallah and Yatta worked as fronts for Hamas and the PFLP, and that five people were detained in the operations.
File photo
Government2026-10-13Updated
Five bodies deny meeting Kamel as scrutiny turns to Netanyahu's alibi ceremony
Ynet says every Israeli body in contact with Egypt denies meeting Abbas Kamel, while the security chiefs named as possible hosts attended the same ceremony as Netanyahu.
Illustration
Emergency2026-10-14
Bus driver, 61, killed in collision with truck near Mahanayim junction
A bus and a truck collided on Route 91 in northern Israel, killing the bus driver, seriously injuring the truck driver and leaving 18 young passengers lightly hurt.
Illustration
Security2026-10-14Updated
Houthis hit Aramco offices in eastern Saudi Arabia; four hurt in Riyadh
Reports place the struck Aramco building in the Dammam/Dhahran area and disagree on damage, after debris from interceptions injured four people in Riyadh.
Illustration
Emergency2026-10-14Updated
Tel Aviv building collapse: police close junctions as search continues
Police have shut nearby junctions around the partly collapsed Tel Aviv building, which the municipality says was due for demolition, as searches go on.
Illustration
Security2026-10-14
IDF says 810th Brigade found ready-to-detonate Hezbollah device near Kfar Shouba
Israeli troops say they seized an armed explosive device, a position and weapons in southern Lebanon, an account that so far rests on the military's own statements.
Illustration
Security2026-10-14
IDF says Gaza City strike killed Hamas commander who held hostages
The Israeli military says a Tuesday strike killed a Hamas aide it accuses of holding hostages and planning attacks in breach of the ceasefire.
Illustration
Emergency2026-10-14
Driver aged about 30 critically hurt in Ben Zvi Road crash in Tel Aviv
A man was taken to Wolfson hospital under resuscitation after his car struck the roadside overnight in Tel Aviv, emergency responders said.
Illustration
Courts & Crime2026-10-13
Shooting at a house in Bi'ina near Karmiel leaves at least 4 wounded
Gunfire at a home in the Galilee town of Bi'ina sent several men to hospital in Nahariya, with medics and the hospital giving different casualty counts.
Illustration
Security2026-10-13Updated
Coalition resumes Sanaa strikes as Houthis threaten Aramco sites
Ynet reports coalition strikes in Sanaa and Hodeidah after evacuation warnings, while the Houthis name Saudi oil and airport targets for retaliation.
Illustration
Government2026-10-13
One year on, Israel and a US envoy mark return of last 20 living hostages
Israel's Foreign Ministry and envoy Jared Kushner marked a year since 20 hostages came home from Gaza after 738 days, recalling reunions and those who died in captivity.
Illustration
Emergency2026-10-13
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen oil sites as Houthis report two dead
Coalition strikes resumed on Yemeni oil facilities after rare evacuation warnings, and the Houthis say two people died in Hodeidah while threatening Riyadh.
File photo
Elections2026-10-13
Trump says he 'may be doing something' on Israel's October 27 election
Asked why he has not backed a candidate in Israel's closely fought race, the US president said he had not considered it but left the door open.
Illustration
Courts & Crime2026-10-13Updated
9 toddlers taken to Hadassah after allergic reactions at Betar Illit daycare
Ynet says 9 toddlers from a Betar Illit daycare were taken to Hadassah, one in moderate condition, as police investigate a suspected reaction to food.
Illustration
Courts & Crime2026-10-13
Man aged about 20 shot dead in Umm al-Fahm, a second man lightly hurt
Police called the shooting in the northern Arab city apparently criminal; Ynet counts 179 people killed in Arab society since the start of the year.
Illustration
Security2026-10-13
Four Islamic Jihad suspects held in Qabatiya and Arraba, IDF says
Israeli troops acting on Shin Bet intelligence detained four men the army says were planning an attack in the northern West Bank, plus a separate arms suspect.
Illustration
Security2026-10-13
Israeli military says two strikes in southern Gaza killed five militants
The IDF named three Islamic Jihad members killed in Khan Younis and two Hamas Nukhba members killed in a separate strike, saying all were planning attacks on troops.
File photo
Government2026-10-12Updated
Justice Department confirms search of Ilhan Omar's home; Trump denies role
The Justice Department confirmed a court-authorised search of the Democratic congresswoman's home in an immigration probe, Israel Hayom reports; Trump says he had no part in it.
Illustration
Transport2026-10-13
Ethiopian Airlines flight turned back from Israel over Indonesian crew member
Israel refused landing to an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa after an Indonesian was found among the crew, weeks after the flydubai cockpit attack.
Illustration
Courts & Crime2026-10-12Updated
Mandelblit's second day on stand: defence accuses prosecutors of misleading him
Netanyahu's lawyer Amit Hadad accused prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh of misleading the former attorney general and misdating documents, as tensions in court grew.
File photo
Government2026-10-12
Netanyahu aide Urich asked ChatGPT how to improve Qatar's image, Channel 12 says
Police reportedly confronted Jonatan Urich with chatbot prompts from September 2024 after he denied any link to a pro-Qatar campaign, sharpening the Qatargate affair.

694 older articles are preserved in the archive and reachable from search and from every story page.

Also on Israel.com

The numbers behind the headlines

Israel in data

Population, economy and water, from official sources.

Kinneret water level

Daily readings back to 1966.

Population clock

Live count from CBS figures.

Shekel and dollar

Today's rate and quick tables.