Israel’s Smoking Rate 30% Above Global Average, Government Report Finds
One in five Israeli adults smokes, and the prevalence of smoking remains significantly higher than the global average, according to the ...
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Shavuot 2025
MFA offices will be closed for the Shavuot holiday on Sunday and Monday, (1-2 June 2025), and will reopen as usual on Tuesday morning (3 June).
Trump: Israel Backs Ceasefire Framework as U.S. Awaits Hamas Response
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Israel has agreed to the key terms of a 60-day ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, ...
Gun Permit Complaints Surge 500%, State Comptroller Reveals
Complaints about gun permit delays have skyrocketed, with a 500% surge in grievances flooding Israel’s National Security Ministry in ...
The Government Approved the Appointment of Michael Yitzhakov as Director General of the Ministry of Tourism
Following the unanimous approval of his candidacy last week by the Civil Service Appointments Committee, the government today gave its approval to Minister Haim Katz’s proposal to appoint Michael Yitzhakov as Director General of the Ministr...
National Security Committee holds urgent debate on violence and threats against heads of Arab local authorities. MK Foghel, chair: They are symbols of governance, and must be protected
The National Security Committee, chaired by MK Tzvika Foghel (Otzma Yehudit), convened on Tuesday for an urgent debate on the topic of violence and threats against heads of local authorities in the Arab sector, at the request of…
Israel Strikes 140 Gaza Terror Targets in 24 Hours
Israeli military operations across the Gaza Strip struck more than 140 terror targets in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said ...
Approved in final readings: Center for the Commemoration of David Levy to be established
In its sitting on Tuesday, the Knesset Plenum voted to approve in second and third readings the David Levy Commemoration Center Bill, 2025, sponsored by MKs Shalom Danino (Likud) and Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid). In the vote, 13…
Unprecedented Impeachment of Arab MK Moves Forward in Knesset
The Knesset House Committee voted to advance the impeachment of Israeli-Arab MK Ayman Odeh to the wider plenum on Monday following ...
National Security Committee approves for first reading bill to regulate use of water cannons; MK Foghel, chair: Goal is to prevent unnecessary harm
The National Security Committee voted on Monday to approve for first reading the Bill to Amend the Police Ordinance (Regulation of Use of Water Cannon and Visual Documentation of Its Use), 2024. At the start of the…
According to Jewish Agency data, 32,281 new immigrants from 94 countries arrived in Israel in 2024; Jewish Agency Chairman to Immigration Committee: We’re opposed to change in Law of Return, it’s important to preserve it as is
The Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, chaired by MK Gilad Kariv (Labor), convened on Monday to hear a briefing from Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel, about th
Reported to the Committee on the Status of Women: 946 new orphans since the beginning of the war
On the occasion of International Widows Day, the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality convened on Monday to discuss the rights of widows and orphans. MK Shelly Tal Meron (Yesh Atid), the acting committee…