TEDx returns to Israel with innovation, inspiration and global voices

The world-renowned TEDx brand is set to return to Israel for the first time since the war began, with TEDxJaffaWomen 2025 taking place October 19 at Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv Port. The one-day event will bring together speakers, artists, and...

How Israel’s famed intelligence agencies have always relied on help from their friends

When Israel launched its attacks on Iran in the early morning of June 13, many news reports marvelled at the quality and ingenuity of its intelligence agencies in enabling the Israel Defense Forces to strike with such precision. But one element...

Gaza doctor who became face of medical struggle remains in Israeli detention

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U.S. to lead multinational oversight force in Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire

U.S. to lead multinational oversight force in Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire The U.S. is sending up to 200 troops already in the Middle East to Israel, tasked with overseeing and coordinating the Gaza ceasefire rather than engaging in combat. A...

Israel and its allies must pay the cost of rebuilding Gaza

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Thank you for the story detailing the conditions and problems arising from the so-called Trump...

Ramaphosa: Gaza ceasefire won’t halt South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the recent US-brokered Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Speaking in parliament on Tuesday in Cape...

First Thing: Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash aid entering Gaza

Good morning. Israel will allow Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt to open and will not cut the amount of humanitarian aid entering the devastated Palestinian territory, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan has reported, after Hamas handed over...

Israel resumes killing Palestinians in first phase of Trump’s “peace plan”

On Monday and Tuesday, Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in Gaza, following the announcement of a “ceasefire” last week. Medical sources confirmed to Al Jazeera that Israeli snipers fatally shot five people in Gaza City’s Shejaiya...

MAMA Mother Nature international art exhibition opens in Berlin

On October 14, the MAMA Mother Nature international art exhibition was inaugurated at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin, APA reports. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and founder and head of the IDEA Public...

Israel’s Perpetual War Machine Demonstrates that Environmental Warfare is a Tool, Not a Consequence of Genocide and Settler Colonialism

The environmental destruction in Gaza is a calculated military strategy. By poisoning the land and water, Israel is ensuring the genocide has a permanent, toxic legacy. “Seen from the point of view of colonial history, climate transformation is...

MAMA 'Mother Nature' Int'l Art Exhibition opens at Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin [PHOTOS]

On October 14, the MAMA "Mother Nature" International Art Exhibition opened at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin, Azernews reports. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva and...

Israel’s World Cup hopes end as loss to Italy is accompanied by boos, protests

UDINE, Italy — Israel lost hope of qualifying for next year’s soccer World Cup on Tuesday, after it lost to Italy in a game that took place without major incidents amid boos, protests and a heavy police presence that included snipers on the...

What I Have Learned Over the Past Two Years About Israel and the World

Prospects for a sustainable Middle Eastern peace appear to be the most favorable since the heady days of the Abraham Accords. It seems rash to consider lessons learned over the past 24 months before we see how things play out. This reminds me of a...

Israel at a crossroads as Hamas threat looms

Photo after photo. Each one worth a million words. Ariel Cunio and Arbel Yehoud. Avintan Or and Noa Argamani. Omri Miran with Lishi and the daughters. David Cunio with Sharon and the daughters. Elkana Bohbot with Ram and Rivka. Ziv and Gali Berman...

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards announced

The winners of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced at a ceremony held at the Natural History Museum. Winners were selected from among a record number of 60,636 entries received from 113 countries and territories....

What Comes Next for the Children of Gaza and Israel?

Hello, MindSite News readers. In this edition, we mark the negotiated ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages — and think about the long road ahead for rebuilding Gaza and addressing the profound mental health needs of Palestinian...

Italian police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters ahead of Israel match

Police forces have clashed with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the northern Italian city of Udine before Italy’s 2026 World Cup qualifier with Israel, as thousands of protesters peacefully marched through the streets in anger at hosting the...

Blindfolded, zip tied and deprived of sleep, Sligoman’s time in Israeli captivity after his capture on board Gaza flotilla aid boat

The boat that Fionn was travelling on, the Conscience, was intercepted by Israeli forces as it made its way towards Gaza in the hope of bringing aid to the starving population but Fionn and the crew of mainly medics and journalists were aware of...

Việt Nam welcomes ceasefire agreement between Israel, Hamas: spokesperson

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam welcomes the Israel–Hamas agreement aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip soon and highly values countries' mediation and reconciliation efforts that helped achieve this outcome, stated Spokesperson of the...

Former Israeli soldier speaks at Hillel event on campus

By Mary-Simone Collazo A handful of students and faculty entered the Mercer room on Oct. 9, wearing Star of David necklaces and yellow ribbon pins on some shirts — a symbol of hope for the safe return of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on Oct....