February 2, 2026 — Israeli arrested in Turkey, accused of offending Erdoğan. The woman, who traveled to Istanbul without her family, was reportedly handcuffed by police at Taksim Square.

January 30, 2026 — Israeli Holocaust survivors foregoing medical treatment due to inaccessibility of care, study finds. Increased waiting times, long travel distances, and a lack of nearby physicians are contributing to the lack of medical treatment received by Holocaust survivors in Israel.

January 30, 2026 — Trump sends signed thank you note to Netanyahu for Bat Yam promenade named for him. The note was written on a printout of a post Netanyahu made on X/Twitter. “Bibi – This is so great – Thank you – Donald,” the president had written below the post, along with his signature.

January 30, 2026 — Man shot in Nazareth succumbs to wounds in Arab community’s 25th homicide of 2026. 34-year-old said to stop at bakery en route to work, but car sprayed with bullets before he could get out; incident comes ahead of Tel Aviv rally demanding state rein in violence

January 30, 2026 — October 7 victim’s brother survives terror attack. Following a terrorist attack attempt on Highway 449 targeting the brother of Nova festival victim Elyakim Leibman, the IDF conducted extensive engineering work to prevent terrorism in the area.

January 30, 2026 — Rafah Crossing to open on Sunday. Rafah crossing to open in coordination between Israel, Egypt, and EU delegation.

January 30, 2026 — Seeing sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw. How one of the region’s worst environmental disasters has become a popular tourist excursion

January 30, 2026 — Israel Police special unit arrests Palestinian imam in Hebron. The suspect was detained for inciting violence online, including calling for the destruction of the State of Israel.

January 30, 2026 — Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows. Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

January 30, 2026 — IDF strikes eight terrorists emerging from tunnel in Rafah, kills three. Later in the morning, additional strikes were made against the areas to which the remaining terrorists attempted to escape. The results from these strikes are currently under review.

January 30, 2026 — Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company Q.ai for $1.6 billion in biggest acquisition of its history. With the move, Apple aims to improve its access to AI technology, which has suffered recent setbacks, especially after several delays in deploying Apple Intelligence’s full announced capabilities.

January 30, 2026 — What last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili’s funeral revealed about Israel’s fleeting unity. NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Ran Gvili’s burial offered Israel a moment of unity that revealed something essential, even as it quickly faded.