08.19.2026 Six Foreign Workers Injured, Two Seriously, in Explosion Near Metula Police are investigating the circumstances of the explosion in an orchard near the town. The six injured workers were evacuated to Ziv Medical Center in Safed. By Davar
08.17.2026 U.S. Envoy Kushner Meets with Senior Hamas Officials in Cairo, Expected to Meet Netanyahu U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met with senior Hamas officials in Cairo, including political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya and other senior figures. Nicholas Mladenov, chairman of the Board of Peace for Gaza, also attended the meeting and is expected to join Kushner’s meeting with Netanyahu. Eight Muslim countries issued a joint statement condemning Netanyahu’s announcement that he opposes the “road map.” They said the move “threatens Trump’s intensified efforts to end the war in Gaza.” By Davar
08.13.2026 The Next Education Minister, Your Choice: Oversee the Dismantling of Public Education or Take Responsibility for Rebuilding It The deepest crisis facing public education is not overcrowding or shortages, but the way Israeli society has come to regard it; as a system that can be fragmented, divided and privatized rather than a shared foundation that must be protected. This is not merely a problem for the education system; it is a social time bomb. By Inbal Ron
08.13.2026 Report: Sharp Increase in Eligible Voters Could Raise the Electoral Threshold The Taub Center warns that due to the expected growth in the voting-age population and voter turnout, a party could need as many as 200,000 votes to cross the electoral threshold | In the previous election, when the threshold stood at 155,000 votes, around 420,000 votes were effectively wasted. By Davar
08.13.2026 Food Trucks Enter, But No Reconstruction in Sight: Gaza’s State of Limbo Between Hamas sovereignty, UN administration, Israeli control, and the involvement of the United States and Arab states, a new pattern of life has emerged in Gaza in recent months. Arnon Houri-Yafin, a member of the Gaza Humanitarian Strategic Forum, explains how the aid system in Gaza has operated since the ceasefire and warns of the dangers posed by the new reality. By Itai Gil Lev and Tal Kaspin
08.12.2026 “Where Are We Supposed to Go?” Vulnerable Israelis Face Eviction and Homelessness From Public Housing After a 5-year freeze, the Ministry of Housing is resuming public housing evictions | Asaf Freinta, a man with mental health difficulties, will be evicted from his home this week: "What do they expect a person to do? If they take my home, I won't survive." Social activists and Knesset Members accuse the committee that was supposed to protect vulnerable populations that was simply abandoned | Ministry of Housing: "Eviction procedures are carried out in accordance with regulations" By David Tversky
