The interest rate will now stand at 3.25%, and as a result, the prime rate, on which most loans and mortgages in the economy are based, will fall to 4.75%.
The State Attorney’s Office has filed an indictment against 12 Israel Prison Service personnel. According to the indictment, they assaulted prisoners at Ketziot Prison, and one of them died from the beating.
Prof. Bar-Zeev, a water desalination expert, leads intensive efforts to identify the source of naturally occurring contamination threatening Israel's desalination plants.
Israel Railways accuses the popular open-source app of unauthorized access to its systems and contributing to service disruptions.
A Jerusalem court extended the detention of a Southern resident suspected of deliberately introducing sedatives into baby food purées after three infants were hospitalized.
Rabbi Eliezer Weisz urges the Chief Rabbinate to intervene after Givati soldiers were punished for refusing to ride in an APC with a female paramedic.
Tali Dee marries Ariel Rosenfeld in her murdered mother Lucy’s wedding dress, with touching tributes to her sisters Maia and Rina under the chuppah.
Prime Minister Netanyahu opens the new school year in Ramle, greeting first graders before joining students for a colorful arts and crafts activity.
Suspected Jewish rioters torch a mosque in Samaria and leave threatening graffiti targeting journalist Roy Sharon and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
Talks over a possible move from Likud to Itamar Ben-Gvir’s party are advancing, as Gotliv accuses Likud officials of sidelining her.
In three days, one family is going to Jerusalem for Sukkot - and it could be yours.
Three suspects are charged with using fake delivery orders to lure couriers into ambushes in Lod and Ramla, allegedly stealing tens of thousands of shekels.
Amir Ohana says posters were placed along his children’s entire route to school, accusing his political opponents of crossing a dangerous line.
Yair Golan says he will sue Sara Netanyahu after she questioned his early arrival on October 7; Gadi Eisenkot condemns her remarks and backs Golan.
Most Israeli desalination facilities go offline for the second time in 24 hours due to seawater turbidity; officials say household supply continues.
With a nationwide cellphone ban to AI lessons and financial education, millions of Israeli students are heading back to school for a year of major changes.
A video showing a Tesla driver apparently asleep while the car was moving sparks online uproar. The 36-year-old driver questioned and released.
Amid reports of talks on leaving Likud, MK Tally Gotliv accuses the Prime Minister's inner circle of trying to undermine her in the party primaries.
Former Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy announces he will not run on the joint Together slate of Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid in the next election.
Former MK Yoav Segalovitz officially joins Ra’am, saying he would not seek to change Mansour Abbas, but that political cooperation is possible.
Sara Netanyahu questions how Yair Golan reached the front lines on October 7 before her husband was briefed on the massacre. Democrats Party calls the comments "a red line."
A Chabad effort in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China, led by Rabbi Shalom Weisfish, is working to build the first mikvah in Zhejiang. Donations are being sought for the project during Elul.
According to the poll, without a merger between the parties, Religious Zionism remains below the electoral threshold, while Ofer Winter’s party enters the Knesset in its place.
The Health Ministry announced Monday evening that it had received a report of another person suspected of having Ebola after returning from the Congo.
Police arrest a suspect over sedatives allegedly injected into Prinok baby food after three Jerusalem-area infants were hospitalized with severe symptoms.
The pioneering ribosome researcher and one of Israel’s leading scientists has died after decades of research that led to the development of advanced medicines. “An extraordinary scientist."
Police have decided to increase security around Supreme Court Justice and Central Elections Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg following a situation assessment and intelligence that was received.
Netanyahu meets reserve combat servicemen and women, hears their battlefield stories and joins a photo shoot for an exhibition set to tour Israel and abroad.
With draft dodgers facing obstacles to leaving Israel, Breslov organizers prepare Meron for thousands who may be unable to spend Rosh Hashanah in Uman.
A Hasidic yeshiva student was arrested at a military base in Eilat and sentenced to ten days in military prison, just days before his son’s brit milah ceremony.
Unusual weather conditions caused severe turbidity in the seawater, leading to the shutdown of desalination plants south of Hadera.
Following Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s criticism of Rabbi Dov Lior, a historic letter resurfaces revealing Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook’s glowing praise for him.
Two veteran pharmacists were arrested on suspicion of taking tens of thousands of medications intended for soldiers and selling them on the black market for tens of thousands of shekels.
Shiran, mother of 10-year-old Yaheli, reveals how a 20-year-old allegedly manipulated her son, took him on a bus to Bnei Brak and used him to collect donations.
Lapid’s longtime political partner gives up his spot for the party’s 'next generation' but says he isn’t leaving Yesh Atid.
Police open kidnapping investigation after Petah Tikva boy vanishes; Jerusalem suspect found is arrested and jailed.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s daughters, Rivka Chikotai and Adina Bar-Shalom, sharply criticize Shas, accusing the party and Aryeh Deri of abandoning their father’s legacy.
Anti-Israel activist arrested in Har Hevron after disturbing footage showed him blocking Jewish children, making physical contact with a minor.
Seven arrested and six detained as police probe bribery, rigged tenders and alleged fictitious employees used to siphon public funds.
Two weeks after the Likud primary and amid fraud allegations, the party releases final results, placing Eti Atiya 25th and Gila Gamliel 35th.
The Prime Minister says he would promote the establishment of agricultural farms, stressing the national importance of strengthening Jewish presence in the Negev and Galilee.
A confidential memorandum of understanding between the two countries outlines closer defense coordination through 2034, including research, development and military procurement.
Amcha Yisrael chairman Ofer Winter responds to the Prime Minister’s claim that his party poses a “danger" to the right: “We are part of the right-wing camp, but we work for no one."
Advisory committee recommends protection for Gadi Eisenkot until election day after new findings, reversing a decision that sparked controversy.
A leading Religious Zionist rabbinic group condemns public remarks against Rabbi Dov Lior after Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef targeted him for scathing public critique.
Report says Ofer Winter rejected Netanyahu’s offer of reserved Likud slots before launching his own party; despite backing Netanyahu, Likud remains wary.
Kan News poll gives Ofir Winter’s new party four seats, while Netanyahu edges Bennett for premiership and neither political bloc reaches 61.
Former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman tweeted in response to the reports of clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in the town of Qusra over Shabbat.
In a new video, Israeli spokesman Ezra Tubi exposes how the story of Qusra fits into a familiar pattern of strategic propaganda.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich orders an excise tax cut to offset a planned 16-agura fuel price hike, with the reduction expected within days.
Forecasters expected an unusual late-August storm, but the system shifted north and spared central Israel. Meteo-Tech’s chief forecaster explains what happened.
Weekly Slichot services are taking hold at the Temple Mount’s eastern wall as organizers seek to renew Jewish prayer at the ancient Jerusalem site.
A new agricultural outpost, Bitaron, was established in the Jordan Valley on Sunday, with the first structures placed on the site under the jurisdiction of the Jordan Valley Regional Council.
Police surveillance operators identified an incident of animal abuse near the Lions’ Gate. A 15-year-old minor was arrested.
Police forces, Search and Rescue Unit volunteers, and hundreds of residents searched throughout the night for two brothers, ages 3 and 7, from Tekoa.
The Population and Immigration Authority publishes data on the names of first-grade students for the 2026-2027 school year: Mohammed is the most common boys’ name among the overall population.
Two converts from opposite sides of the world marry tomorrow, without the family network most couples rely on.
Doctors save the life of an elderly woman who suffered severe respiratory distress after a 15-centimeter hair tie became lodged in her esophagus, blocking more than 80% of her airway.
A Tel Aviv man said Yehuda Poliker was the only person who could convince him not to jump. Police woke the singer in the middle of the night and his intervention succeeded.
