Magazine
Dr. Alona Barnea
Flying drones with your eyes: the brain scientist developing Israel’s future battlefield tech
Once classified, Dr. Alona Barnea now reveals how Israel’s Defense Ministry is testing mind-controlled drones, AI ‘digital twins’ of commanders and silent brain-based communication, technologies that until recently sounded like science fiction
Israel Wullman | 12:44 | 02.06.26
Yakir Gabay
The connector: how Israeli billionaire Yakir Gabay found his way onto Trump's Board of Peace
With a $4 billion fortune and global standing, real estate magnate Yakir Gabay is nearly anonymous in Israel; his deep ties, especially to Jared Kushner, and a firm demand to disarm Hamas led to his role in shaping Gaza’s future
Eti Abramov | 11:44 | 02.06.26
Erik Bunyatov
Patrol 36: the Israeli neo-Nazi gang that shocked the country
The violent cell of immigrant youths filmed racist attacks, spread propaganda online and drew inspiration from foreign extremists before police arrests, court convictions and prison sentences dismantled the group and sparked national debate
Liran Friedmann | 09:30 | 02.05.26
יובל רפאל
Yuval Raphael: ‘Since October 7, I’ve suffered dissociation and severe memory problems’
Nine months after finishing second at Eurovision, Yuval Raphael is selling out shows worldwide, navigating a long-distance relationship with partner Ido Malka and coping with memory problems since October 7
Dina Halutz | 22:14 | 02.03.26
ה משחתת USS Spruance של צבא ארה"ב שנשלחה למזרח התיכון בצל המתיחות מול איראן יחד עם נושאת המטוסים לינקולן צילום ארכיון
How Iran defeated the US in a war
Long before the ongoing standoff between Tehran and Washington, the Pentagon quietly tested how such a war might unfold; what happened next shocked commanders and exposed how quickly American power could be undermined
Liran Friedmann | 18:42 | 02.02.26
פיצוץ גרעיני
The Vela incident: did Israel test a nuke off the coast of South Africa?
A deep dive into the mysterious satellite flash, Cold War politics and decades of silence that turned the Vela incident into a case study of nuclear ambiguity, US restraint and Israel’s unacknowledged deterrent strategy
Liran Friedmann | 10:21 | 01.30.26
נואמת בכיכר החטופים. "הייתי צריכה ללמד את עצמי איך לצעוק" | צילום: יריב כץ
Shira Gvili is fighting to bring her brother home from Gaza: 'Now I have to teach myself how to scream'
Until 4 months ago, she was not involved, but when her parents grew tired, the younger sister of the last hostage in Gaza joined the fight; She just spent a in the US, including two meetings with Trump, and calls on the public: 'Wear yellow pins, wave signs and stand at intersections'
Eti Abramov | 13:23 | 01.25.26
אנשים
Akhzivland: the seaside hippie, free-loving micronation that beat both Israel and the Palestinians
Founded by Eli Avivi on a remote Galilee beach, Akhzivland mixed bohemian life, legal loopholes and legend, surviving court battles, a PLO infiltration attempt and decades of official indifference to become a lasting coastal curiosity
Liran Friedmann | 09:19 | 01.25.26
דובר צה"ל פצועים עזה סמל ל' רב"ט ג' - איכות טובה
Shot at point-blank range: two IDF medics wounded days before ceasefire
Terrorists stormed an IDF defensive position and opened fire at close range, critically wounding two combat medics; they recount the gunfight, severe injuries and long rehabilitation, and their determination to return to service despite daily struggles
Eitan Gefen | 17:24 | 01.24.26
סתיו שלום, מהפרעות אכילה לפיתוח גוף, תערוכה, תמונות
‘I weighed 86 pounds, and I was vomiting to stay thin’: from an eating disorder to a bodybuilding title
A former elite ballet dancer, Stav Shalom, spiraled into severe eating disorders in her pursuit of perfection; years of hospitalizations and recovery attempts followed, until she found healing in an unexpected place: women’s bodybuilding, in an intimate photo project documented by her sister, the two reflect on illness, sisterhood and recovery
Eitan Gefen | 16:31 | 01.24.26
חנות נעליים בחברון
Made in Hebron: the counterfeit empire worth billions under Israel’s nose
Fake Nike and Adidas shoes from Hebron, Diesel jeans assembled in Nablus and cannabis-laced gummy candies sold under global brands: A sprawling counterfeit economy pours billions into Israel, thrives on near-zero enforcement and funnels money to crime and terror groups across the West Bank
Shoshana Chen | 13:44 | 01.24.26
שלט "יאנקים הביתה!" בהפגנה בגרינלנד
‘Yankee go home’: Greenlanders are shaking, and not from the cold, as Trump turns the island into a frontline
With just 57,000 residents, Greenland finds itself at the center of Donald Trump’s ambitions, sparking fear in Nuuk, outrage in Denmark and a sense that no local force could stop the Stars and Stripes from replacing the red and white flag
Zeev Avrahami | 10:00 | 01.24.26
מצבור אמל"ח שנתפס
Surge in weapons smuggling into Israel prompts Shin Bet step in
Smugglers now operate like military units, using giant drones, off-road vehicles racing through the desert and intercepted IDF radio traffic, as prosecutors warn that weapons and drugs are entering Israel with alarming ease
Oded Shalom | 09:28 | 01.24.26
מילואימניק מנהל רומן
Distance, fear and adrenaline: why many men had affairs during reserve duty
Months of separation, constant danger and psychological split lives turned wartime reserve duty into fertile ground for infidelity, leaving many women to discover that the man who came home was no longer the same
Uri Sherman Knohl, Shulamit Sperber | 08:19 | 01.24.26
זיו שרמן. "לא מזמן סיימתי להחזיר חובות והתחלתי סוף־סוף גם ליהנות מהעסק" | צילום: אפי שריר
He took a recipe from Google and built a spreads empire: 'My soul is in these jars'
He started making jam at home and now controls more than 50% of Israel’s pesto market; Alalechem owner Ziv Sherman recalls the debts, power cuts, family tragedy and sleepless nights: 'I couldn’t sleep, not knowing how I’d pay salaries'
Meirav Crystal | 20:43 | 01.23.26
מפקד אוגדה 162 ומפקד שייטת 13 דאז בחמ"ל המבצע "דרום אדום" להשבת אורון שאול ז"ל
Hamas operative who broke under investigation, Palestinian carried the body to IDF under fire
Newly revealed details show how intelligence deception, a covert abduction and artillery fire masking the final move enabled the recovery of Oron Shaul’s remains from Gaza more than a decade after his death
Avi Issacharoff | 07:39 | 01.23.26
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
Trebitsch Lincoln: the Jewish Nazi who became a British MP and the Dalai Lama
A Hungarian born con artist, Trebitsch Lincoln moved from the British Parliament to Nazi circles, espionage and Buddhist monastic life before dying under mysterious circumstances in wartime China
Liran Friedmann | 13:49 | 01.22.26
תא"ל ד"ר גיל פנחס
‘We didn’t get a blank check, every shell has a price’: IDF finance chief puts war cost at $60 billion
In a farewell interview, the IDF’s top financial official details the unprecedented cost of the war, reserve duty expenses, the economic case for drafting ultra-Orthodox men, US security aid and preparations for the Iran threat
Sever Plocker | 07:55 | 01.21.26
הדיווח ב"ידיעות אחרונות" על המפגש הנדיר. מהתכל'ס הנשיא התחמק
Between Tel Aviv and Tehran: Israeli journalist on meeting Ahmadinejad and longing for Iran
As the New York correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, Yaniv Halily tried repeatedly to interview the former president of Iran, until he unexpectedly succeeded in 2008, and was invited to visit Tehran; Now he watches the protests with concern and hopes to fulfill his dream: a visit to his second homeland
Yaniv Halily | 20:33 | 01.19.26
מחבלי חיזבאללה בגבול הצפון
The northern border failure: How Hezbollah planned to invade Israel’s Galilee and why it never happened
A long-known Hezbollah invasion plan envisioned thousands of elite fighters overrunning northern Israel, seizing towns and abducting civilians; only a last-minute decision in Tehran prevented a massacre potentially worse than October 7 in the south
Yair Kraus | 16:08 | 01.18.26
מימין לשמאל: מאיר זריהן, דודי ששון, שי טסטה, דוד גל, אריאל וולוך, פבל לויט - בחלקה 18א בהר הרצל
'Now all of us have tattoos on our bodies': bereaved fathers find brotherhood at Mount Herzl
Six Jerusalem fathers, brought together by the deaths of their sons in the war, meet every Friday at Mount Herzl military cemetery to grieve, talk, laugh and survive together, finding strength in a bond no one else can truly understand
Gilad Cohen | 15:16 | 01.18.26
יעקב מרידור
The energy miracle that never was — and the scandal that ended a political career
In the early 1980s, senior Likud minister Yaakov Meridor promoted a secretive energy invention he said would transform Israel and the world, sparking a media frenzy and scientific backlash before collapsing when the inventor was exposed as a fraud
Liran Friedmann | 09:35 | 01.18.26
סרן ת' וסרן ע', קצינים רופאים בצה"ל
Planning a wedding from Gaza's Khan Younis: the combat medics who fell in love
They met in military medical school and fell in love long before the uniforms; war placed each on a different front, carrying life-and-death responsibility, and still, they found a way to marry from inside Gaza
Eitan Gefen | 09:08 | 01.18.26
Defense R&D chief Dr. Daniel Gold
‘We have a production line of surprises for the next war,’ says founding father of Iron Dome
As drone swarms fill the skies, lasers replace shells and artificial intelligence becomes a weapon, Israel’s battlefield edge depends on technology; Defense R&D chief Dr. Daniel Gold discusses Iran, lasers, AI and the weapons still under wraps
Tal Shahaf | 12:22 | 01.17.26
When Iran shakes, the axis holds its breath: proxies brace for a mothership crash
Iran’s proxies — Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iraq’s militias — watch Iran’s unrest with alarm, fearing a regime collapse that would weaken them, while Gulf rivals worry the shockwaves could spread and leave the Arabs 'under the Israeli hammer alone'
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 07:07 | 01.17.26
לוחמות ביחידות מובחרות
IDF girl power: ‘Let’s stop talking about equality and focus on winning’
Four female combat soldiers from elite IDF units who fought on multiple fronts say more women will follow, noting that in battle, performance, not preference, defines the mission
Gal Ganot | 14:53 | 01.15.26
נועה שורץ
Only after he died did she learned he was her father: a writer confronts a hidden past
Raised by a single mother, Noa Schwartz discovered a lifelong family secret only in adulthood; in her debut book, she writes letters to the father she never knew, using literature to process grief, anger and questions of identity
Zipporah Roman | 03:24 | 01.15.26
At 44, chemistry teacher enlists in IDF after canceling religious exemption
Dr. Naama Rubinstein canceled a religious exemption to enlist, balancing military service with research, teaching and family life — and offering her students a living example of leadership, service and choice
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 22:11 | 01.13.26
Mati and Ohad during the journey, 'He never gave up on me, even when it was hard'
Pedaling through pain: How a wounded reservist and a paralyzed teen found strength together
At 18, Mati Weiss rides a hand-powered bicycle after paralysis, while her coach Ohad Tanami carries the weight of war and loss together, they joined 300 cyclists and 17 rehabilitating children to complete a journey halted by war two years ago
Alexandra Lukash | 13:23 | 01.10.26
Illustration
On innocence and suckerhood
After a stranger sold me a completely dead electrical device, I learned how easy it is to be naive and to get taken for a sucker, but my private scam turned out to be a small parable about trust, politics and Israel in 2025
Raanan Shaked | 08:52 | 01.10.26
יוגב ויעל דבורי בביתם השרוף שיישאר לעמוד בבארי
Kibbutz Be’eri residents decide to preserve one house as symbol of October 7
As burned homes across Kibbutz Be’eri are demolished one by one after the massacre, residents decided to preserve a single house as the last remaining survivor
Matan Tzuri | 04:23 | 01.10.26
גרפיטי אנטי-אמריקאי בטהרן
Tehran test: ‘the next eruption is coming, and the volatility just keeps growing’
The unrest in Iran and chants of ‘death to the dictator’ do not yet threaten the regime, but amid Trump’s threats and after the blow dealt in Operation Rising Lion, Khamenei has reason to worry; Prof. Lior Sternfeld says that even if this wave fades, the next eruption is inevitable
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 23:21 | 01.09.26
What it feels like seconds after pulling the trigger: IDF Maglan commando snipers speak
After months of fighting across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, Maglan snipers describe the discipline, restraint and moral weight behind the most solitary role on the battlefield
Yoav Keren | 17:38 | 01.09.26
סגן נשיא ארצות הברית ג'יי.די ואנס וואלמנתו של צ'ארלי קירק, אריקה, בוועידת TPUSA
Antisemitism, Israel and MAGA: how the Republican right is fracturing from within
The hard right led by Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon gain influence, pro-Israel voices like Ben Shapiro who warns the conservative movement is in serious danger, and VP Vance declines to draw a clear line against hate, resulting in split in America’s ruling party
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 16:53 | 01.09.26
אופיר שטוי, נאנסה לאחר שסיממו אותה עם סם אונס
Drugged, raped, forgotten: How Israel fails victims of date-rape drugs
Date-rape drugs have become a widespread threat in Israel, yet despite numerous complaints there have been zero convictions; the reason: for more than a decade Israel has lacked an official lab capable of detecting the drugs in hair samples
Shalev Kachlon | 05:22 | 01.09.26
זוגיות במילואים
What happens to a marriage after long reserve duty? Here's an inside look
They felt like ‘two hedgehogs trying to hug’, she wanted help at home and time to breathe, he forgot how to be gentle; The war may be over, but for couples shaped by reserve duty, the battle over home life is only beginning
Shira Kadari Ovadia | 03:25 | 01.09.26
The breakup no one talks about: how to know when friendship has reached its end
She’s a close friend, but you no longer connect; he’s been your friend since childhood, but now he constantly puts you down; how do you know a friendship has reached its end, and is it better to talk it out or quietly fade away?
Or Sopher | 00:05 | 01.09.26
Interview with President Trump at the FIFA Club World Cup Finals
'Khamenei is afraid': Emily Austin on Trump, Iran and why Israel’s real test is unity
Over a rare moment of calm in Israel, pro-Israel advocate Emily Austin says American power has entered a new phase; from Iran to Venezuela, she argues fear is reshaping global behavior; Austin insists what worries Israel also threatens the United States; she warns Israelis that internal division, not foreign enemies, poses the biggest long-term risk
Alexandra Lukash | 12:59 | 01.08.26
“התיעוד יישמר לדורות”. דן הדני בספריה הלאומית
At 101, legendary photographer and holocaust survivor Dan Hadani reflects on a life through the lens
Holocaust survivor and founder of the Israel Press Photo Agency, Dan Hadani, donates his vast photographic archive to the National Library; In a rare interview he recalls historic moments, his unlikely start and why he refuses to return to Poland
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 02:18 | 01.07.26
דניאלה חלפון בתצוגת ויקטוריה'ס סיקרט
Only the second Israeli Victoria’s Secret model opens up: ‘Loneliness is one of the hardest parts’
At 23, Daniella Halfon has already walked the Victoria’s Secret runway. In a candid interview, she talks about online backlash, body image pressure, strained friendships, and why emotional therapy became part of her life behind the glamour
Ifat Manhardt | 20:54 | 01.05.26
Swiss cheese fence: the barrier meant to protect Israelis now lets terrorists in
West Bank separation barrier, once billed as security safeguard, riddled with breaches; as terrorists and undocumented workers alike cross freely, officials trade blame, locals sound alarms and lives are lost, revealing a system collapsing in plain sight
Oded Shalom | 09:21 | 01.05.26
דניאל ביטון והפאנלים הסולאריים
At 29, she is reshaping Israel’s renewable energy market
Danielle Biton, co-founder of EDI Energy, built a solar power company valued at tens of millions of shekels while challenging banks, regulators and convention, she speaks about audacity, choosing Gaza border communities over relocation and fighting for green power
Galit Hareli | 14:03 | 01.03.26
צילום: מהאלבום הפרטי
She survived the Nova massacre, she did not survive the trauma
Shirel Golan survived the Nova music festival massacre but struggled to live with the traum; after hospitalizations, travels abroad and repeated cries for help, she died by suicide; her story exposes the deep crisis facing survivors long after October 7
Yael Shani, Shomrim | 14:51 | 01.02.26
Israel immigration
‘We understood we were fighting for home’: ynet's People of the Year – the IDF reservists
Hadas reported for reserve duty as her husband returned from his sixth rotation, 'It was the right thing to do'; Nir moved from the battlefield to the Knesset, 'I give voice to the ordinary soldier'; Osher is coping with the toll on his business, 'It’s like a knife in the heart'; in a special project, they sum up the past year and speak about the price they paid, alongside deep pride
Gal Ganot, Tahel Blumenfeld | 11:56 | 12.31.25
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A decade in the shadows: 10 photos that capture the IDF’s most secretive commando brigade
A decade ago, the IDF’s elite commando units were brought together into a single, highly classified brigade; marking the anniversary, the IDF shares striking photos and the stories behind them
ynet Global | 10:41 | 12.31.25
"ידעתי שהוא תמיד יהיה שם בשבילי"
'When I got out, I knew I wanted a family': Former hostage Omer Wenkert on life after 505 days in Gaza
Abducted from the Nova music festival and held for 505 days, Omer Wenkert reunites with Adi Taub, his closest friend and now partner, as they share how trauma brought them together and why building a family is their next goal
Dina Halutz | 02:20 | 12.31.25
אילון מאסק ובנו
Billionaire baby boom: why the world’s richest men want their genes to live forever
From Elon Musk to Telegram founder Pavel Durov and Chinese tech tycoons, a growing group of ultra-wealthy men are fathering dozens or even hundreds of children, blurring the line between obsession, ideology and the ethics of reproduction
Tzippy Shmilovitz | 21:56 | 12.30.25
כתבה בעניין הארכת מעצרו של סופיאן מסלוחי
'Israeli Michael Jackson' may be acquitted 30 years after murder conviction
Sufian Maslouhi, convicted in 1994 of killing jeweler Menashe Atar, claims his confession was coerced through abuse and isolation; prosecutors now support his acquittal, though he’ll stay in prison until 2036 for a separate murder conviction
Netael Bandel | 07:55 | 12.30.25
מלניה טראמפ 2005
Melania Trump unfiltered: modeling, nudity and a first lady who never plays along
Her husband is America’s most flamboyant president, yet the first lady has tricks of her own, a fierce personality and zero apologies, from rebuffing Donald Trump in public to nude photo shoots and her blunt view of his infidelities
Inbal Hananel | 00:05 | 12.28.25
מל רובינס
From debt and alcoholism to millions of followers: a conversation with self-help guru Mel Robbins
Four global bestsellers and a podcast with more than 577 million downloads turned Mel Robbins into one of the most influential voices in the world; she speaks about her winding path to the top, the childhood values that shaped her, the crisis that led her to alcohol, her return to life and why politics is not in her future
Amir Kaminer | 16:42 | 12.26.25
'The mission will be completed': the secret unit hunting Oct. 7 terrorists
Inside a covert IDF intelligence cell tasked with identifying and eliminating every attacker from Oct. 7, officers reveal for the first time how kidnappers were tracked, killers exposed by phone calls and a target struck at the most unexpected moment
Eti Abramov | 09:22 | 12.26.25
Yakir Levy
Nothing was given: Yakir Levy’s road from Ramla to success in Los Angeles
The Americans’ follows five Israelis in Los Angeles, including Yakir Levy, a businessman whose rise from poverty, loss and hardship shaped both his success and his mission to rebuild lives
Ayala Or-El | 18:18 | 12.23.25
צילום: זיו קורן
'This is Daddy’s house too': after captivity, a family relearns how to be whole
Two months after Omri Miran returned from Hamas captivity, his wife Lishay and their young daughters are navigating trauma, recovery and fragile firsts, caught between ordinary moments and the lasting scars of Oct. 7
Smadar Shir | 19:41 | 12.22.25
Beeri Forest Watchover
Where the watchtower rises again: KKL-JNF rebuilds vision, not just trees
Be’eri Forest’s 18-meter tower is being rebuilt after October 7 to protect life; its deck will overlook loss and renewal as KKL-JNF urges global support to restore forests rooted in Diaspora solidarity; tree planting becomes an act of identity, faith and defiance
ynet Global | 15:08 | 12.22.25
'The hardest moments were when hostages were killed by our strikes, that was our greatest nightmare'
In rare interviews, Israeli Air Force officers behind Project Nahalat Binyamin describe planning the assassination of Hamas commander in hours, timing bombs to the tenth of a second, shifting jets over Iran and confronting the greatest fear of all: harming hostages
Yoav Zitun | 06:45 | 12.22.25
מונית של גט
Are taxi rides in Israel really more expensive compared with the rest of the world?
Opening the market to Uber may cut fares for riders but could crush drivers already squeezed by Gett’s dominance, illegal operators and high fuel and insurance costs, even as global data shows fares are cheap and service continues to decline
Sivan Hilaie | 12:27 | 12.21.25
ניבי זגורי דבורה הירש טל קורקוס ואלישע סבח
The fall of southern Israel's 'Tony Soprano': crime boss convicted in triple murder plot
After seven years of trial, Yaniv Zaguri was convicted of masterminding a revenge campaign that led to three murders, including a state witness, exposing the inner workings of one of southern Israel’s most violent crime organizations
Ilana Curiel | 11:12 | 12.21.25
Generation of protest: Gen Z demands real change
Gen Z is taking to the streets on every continent, driven by corruption, rising living costs and anger at self-serving old regimes; united by a global push for a better tomorrow, even as the violence and its toll raise troubling questions
Zeev Avrahami | 18:45 | 12.20.25
מייק האקבי, שגריר ארה"ב בישראל
Mike Huckabee: 'I hope there won’t be a war, Iran will come to its senses'
US ambassador says Gaza offensive not tied to hostage remains, urges Iran to rethink nukes, sees progress with Saudis and Lebanon, welcomes settler crackdown and brushes off Trump-Netanyahu tensions: 'I kind of roll my eyes and smile'
Itamar Eichner | 03:59 | 12.19.25
Josef Mengele and Menachem Rossek
He believed the truth about Josef Mengele's fate was being buried - he was right
The Israeli police officer who hunted Nazis until his final days suspected a cover-up surrounding Josef Mengele; newly released Argentine documents now confirm what Menachem Russek believed for decades, long after the Nazi's death
Gabi Bar-Haim | 22:28 | 12.18.25
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