Iran's President admits US sanctions are hurting the economy
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian admits US sanctions are hurting Iran's economy, days after insisting the measures would achieve nothing.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian admits US sanctions are hurting Iran's economy, days after insisting the measures would achieve nothing.


Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef sharply criticizes the Attorney General over the controversy surrounding a memorial event for his father: “She is going after Maran, and this will not go unanswered."

Omer Shem Tov, a survivor of Hamas captivity, tells Arutz Sheva about the moment he surrendered himself to G-d deep inside the tunnel, 'I felt warmth and light in the darkness.'

Yair Netanyahu sharply criticizes National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, claiming: “The police have definitively become Kaplan’s enforcement arm."
Hundreds of trucks carrying food, medical supplies and water infrastructure equipment entered Gaza through Israel, while 150 residents departed for third countries, official data reveals.

Anti-Israel activist targeted one of three children near the Barkai neighborhood; residents detained the suspect until police arrived, Har Hevron Council says.

New report says Palestinian Authority officials pushed Arab parties to unite against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud hits back.

More than NIS 200,000 in debt, a surprise 50th birthday party and an apartment left untouched: New details reveal what preceded Mali and Liel Yahalomi’s mysterious departure.

Carasso says it has sold about 150 of 309 apartments at its Carasso Nia project at 128 Bethlehem Road in Jerusalem within roughly a year and a half.

Iris Haim, whose son was accidentally killed in Gaza, says anger and revenge over the killing of an Israeli by IDF soldiers will only lead to more deaths.

By portraying Israel and the West as preternaturally blameworthy, leftists advance the cause of Islamism. Opinion.

What started with a polite request to lower the volume allegedly ended with a violent assault, a police investigation, and a shaken guesthouse owner questioning whether he should have called police sooner.

Rare late-August weather system brings strong winds and haze, with heavy rain and localized flooding possible in northern Israel.

Intelligence on a concrete threat prompted the urgent evacuation of the Prime Minister’s son from Florida to Israel under heavy security.

Itamar Ben Gvir accuses Netanyahu and Smotrich of using a staged unity push to pressure Moshe Feiglin into lowering his demands for an electoral bloc.

At least 13 buses from northern Israel stopped as protesters block entrance to Jerusalem over public transportation operating on the Sabbath.

Clashes erupt in Qusra, Jalud, after Israelis begin to hit back following rock attack by local Arabs.

Hamas commander planning attacks against troops and Israeli civilians, working to rebuild Hamas capabilities in violation of ceasefire, is eliminated while hiding in hospital.

Two Hamas terrorists advancing attacks against troops and Israeli civilians, working to rebuild Hamas capabilities in violation of the ceasefire, are eliminated in Gaza.

The Justice Department is appealing the dismissal of its antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard, seeking to revive a case involving nearly $1 billion.

Finland announces it will end its funding for UNRWA when its current agreement expires. Israel’s Foreign Ministry welcomes the move: UNRWA is a hotbed of terrorism.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for national unity and stronger public morale as US economic pressure on Tehran intensifies.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem reiterates his rejection of the US-mediated Israel-Lebanon framework.

Gilad Erdan and Benny Gantz meet at Gantz’s home and agree to continue talks. Erdan stresses the need to first establish common principles, while Gantz presents his conditions for the alliance.

The US targets Banque Misr’s UAE branches over Iran-linked transactions as Washington expands sanctions aimed at cutting Tehran off from global finance.

Likud attacks Ben Gvir, claiming his refusal to unite with Smotrich could lead to lost right-wing votes and the formation of an Eisenkot-led government.

Four men plead guilty to arson attack that destroyed four Hatzolah ambulances in London, causing £1 million in damage.

Shabbat about to begin in Israel. Our North America desk will continue to update the site until Shabbat begins in New York.

As part of the "Headstart Intelligence" project, members of the haredi sector were recruited for intelligence research roles in Brigade 146.

IDF drone strikes vehicle carrying three terrorists, including head of a terrorist network in Jenin who was planning attacks, amid heightened security tensions and increased alert levels in Judea and Samaria.

Israel did not grow strong because it had an American alliance. It acquired an American alliance because it had grown strong. Opinion.

IDF strikes in Gaza eliminate a Hamas commander who participated in the October 7 massacre and an Islamic Jihad commander accused of continued attacks.

Border Police officer Adiv Mansour testified that Kestelman only pulled out his wallet after the shooting had ended: 'While his wallet was being checked, there was no gunfire from any party.'

Smotrich’s plan to settle one million Jews in the Negev and Galilee has drawn fierce condemnation and calls from the Arab sector to turn out in large numbers at the polls.

Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin are negotiating a joint election run that could give Feiglin the No. 2 spot as Religious Zionism battles the threshold.

Ra'am MK Mansour Abbas urges increased Arab turnout, pledging to fight home demolitions, push for recognition of illegal Bedouin villages.

Haredi protesters block Route 443, believing a draft evader was being detained, but police say he was arrested in a stolen car before his status was discovered.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls for unity to save right-wing bloc, Otzma Yehudit declares decision to run separately 'final and absolute.'

When we rush to address problems before their time, even good intentions can produce harmful results and prevent much good.

Hundreds block Bar-Ilan intersection, damage infrastructure, as police deploy stun grenades and water cannons; two arrested.

A Jew remains responsible for another Jew even when they are not standing on the same mountain.

Irish man who allegedly told Jewish tourists Hitler should have 'finished the job' admits to his actions and will stand trial in October.

Two global stars, millions of followers and the same question: when Jews identify antisemitism, why does everyone else get to tell us we’re wrong? Opinion.

Groundbreaking bill would add 'Jewish' to ethnicity and race questions on state forms, drawing support from Jewish groups and warnings from opponents.

Less than a year after returning from 738 days in Hamas captivity, Elkana Bohbot and his wife Rivka celebrate the birth of their daughter.

Police issue safety warnings an unusual August storm is set to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding to parts of Israel.

Two Israeli Arabs, including a 16-year-old, arrested after swearing allegiance to ISIS, planning attacks on Israeli security forces.

In a forest where Jews fought the Nazis, a German military base and Lithuanian politics encroach on memory.

New Maariv poll gives Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! 25 seats, while Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael crosses the threshold.

The one thing new money cannot buy is old money, so the people at an 1897 gala rented someone else’s past for the evening. It was ancestry as wishful thinking. Which brings me to the opening of Parshat Ki Tavo - the exact opposite.

UK's campaign against the Israeli “settlers" amounts to racist ethnic cleansing and Burnham's threatened boycott would affect all Israeli products. Israel might now suggest politely that since the UK apparently hates the Jewish state so much, it surely won’t want to benefit any further from Israeli intelligence or arms. Opinion. supplies.Opinion.

The past tells us only how long we have already waited. It cannot tell us how quickly things may change.

For a hundred and one reasons, most haredim will not join a non-hareidi institution and, therefore, they will not join the IDF as it is today. Opinion.

When G-d wants you to compliment yourself

12 countries, including eight EU members, condemn Israel’s evacuation of a UNRWA vocational center in Kafr Aqab, calling the move “unlawful.

The Trump administration has rejected returning to a preliminary June agreement with Iran as the White House says no negotiations are currently underway.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market, dances with revelers to the song “He Who Believes."

Jay Shapiro reflects on the Jewish nation’s ability to preserve its identity through exile, persecution, and repeated attempts to sever its connection to the Land of Israel.

Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei calls a report of a plot against Barron Trump a lie after Iranian TV aired a video threatening the president’s son.

In an operational update, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper says US forces cleared Iranian sea mines from Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes amid an ongoing naval blockade.
