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Turkey says 3 police officers, 6 terrorists killed in raid on Islamic State cell

Police storm house where ISIS members were hiding in Yalova province, south of Istanbul; last week, officials said group was plotting attacks on...

29.12.2025 60

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Pirate waste fires choke Israelis and Palestinians as ministers play game of hot potato

Ahead of upcoming elections, lawmakers wake up to citizens’ protests as Environmental and Defense ministries battle over turf and Treasury...

29.12.2025 60

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Over 20 civil society, green, health bodies call for changes to key budget bill

Organizations want removal of proposed planning changes with environmental, health implications from catch-all Economic Arrangements Bill that limits...

28.12.2025 50

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Environment Ministry inaugurates new facility for recycling building waste

Located in Kedumim in northern West Bank, the facility separates materials that can be used again for new building and infrastructure projects,...

24.12.2025 30

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Redacted Epstein file release falls short of expectations, sparks criticism

Initial release includes mostly photos, including many with Clinton, but lots of the files are blacked out or missing, leading victims and lawmakers...

20.12.2025 60

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Study of prehistoric botanical art in the Levant suggests ancient man could do math

Analysis by Hebrew University researchers shows 8,000-year-old Halafian pottery sherds bearing symmetry and numerical patterning in images of trees,...

20.12.2025 50

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Israeli NGO among 36 organizations calling for global reform of live animal shipping

Groups urge International Maritime Organization to improve conditions for animals shipped for slaughter, citing threats to animal welfare, human life...

18.12.2025 50

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‘Stay indoors’: Health Ministry tells central town to shelter due to toxic waste fires

In rare move, ministry instructs some Shoham residents to close windows, turn off air-conditioning to protect themselves from pollution from illegal...

17.12.2025 50

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New Israeli fossil research shows some winged dinosaurs lost ability to fly

Study of molting patterns in fossilized colored feathers suggests evolution of dinosaurs and birds was ‘more complex than previously...

16.12.2025 40

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Israeli scientists say artificial rock weathering can remove CO2 from atmosphere

Hebrew University experts continue in footsteps of researcher who built special reactor that flushes CO2, seawater through stone columns, but science...

15.12.2025 30

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In an ancient oasis in Bukhara, a tiny Jewish community relies on its Muslim neighbors

Once a highly influential Jewish hub on Central Asia’s Silk Road, the urban center is now home to just several hundred Jews, who despite a lack...

12.12.2025 40

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Wildlife smuggling, poison, rabies rise in 2025, alongside uptick in nature visits

In annual review, Israel Nature and Parks Authority says public returning to reserves, parks, after October 7, 2023, but calls for better management...

12.12.2025 80

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As Israelis live longer, older Arabs, single women, lag behind on financial security

Study finds that 35% of Jewish men aged over 65 still work, but for Jewish women and Arab men that number drops to just 20%, while virtually no Arab...

10.12.2025 10

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Knesset committee rejects Treasury bid to hike electric vehicle purchase tax to 52%

In January this year, the tax rose from 35% to 45%, resulting in a sharp drop in EV purchases, according to the Energy Ministry

10.12.2025 70

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Resilience in rebuilding: Gaza border kibbutz Kissufim seeks to double population

As demolition of damaged buildings continues, new construction is set to begin, with aim of resettling evacuees and absorbing dozens of new families...

10.12.2025 80

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Media freedom group says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Reporters Without Borders finds 29 Palestinian reporters were slain by IDF in Gaza, accounting for nearly half of 67 journalists killed this year...

09.12.2025 40

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Kibbutz Be’eri votes to demolish all buildings damaged on October 7, bar one

After months of debate, community decides to preserve one house for testimony; community director, says, ‘We rebuild, remember, commemorate — ...

09.12.2025 40

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Lack of funds to fight waste fires is a ‘death sentence’ for hundreds, group warns

Citizens for Clean Air says state neglecting health of citizens; Environmental Protection Ministry still negotiating with Treasury to obtain funds

08.12.2025 50

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Riding the waves, Gaza border survivors meet fears head on by learning to surf

One in three survivors of the massacre at Nir Oz are surfing with HaGal Sheli, which has served thousands of Gaza border locals and recently opened a...

04.12.2025 60

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Environment minister requests $41 million to tackle polluting West Bank waste fires

Describing fires as Palestinian ‘terror,’ and calling for ‘environmental sovereignty,’ Idit Silman says Israel will deduct...

04.12.2025 40

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After a decade of work, government publishes bill delineating future use of ailing Dead Sea

Environmental groups say Finance Ministry bill to regulate lake’s industrial use from 2030 is geared to profits, misses rare opportunity to...

04.12.2025 20

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Israeli universities develop satellite tool to survey Mediterranean vegetation cover

Jewish National Fund says that combined with field surveys every 5 years, new tool can shorten data-collection times and improve accuracy

04.12.2025 30

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15 years after deadly Carmel blaze, state still ‘underfunding wildfire protection’

Knesset committee hears how lack of cash impacting pilot firebreak project, maintenance, water provision, firefighting personnel

03.12.2025 50

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Drowning in garbage: Council heads warn waste sector facing ‘systematic collapse’

160 mayors appeal to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, saying local authorities can’t cope, criminals taking over, infrastructure poor and...

02.12.2025 30

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Scientists tracking impact as desalinated water flows into Sea of Galilee for first time

Laboratory head says amounts of water entering lake still small, any effects will be identified upstream; ‘We haven’t seen anything yet that...

01.12.2025 60

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National laboratory stops testing drinking water due to funding shortfall

Environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V’Din threatens legal action, demands immediate response from Health Ministry and Water Authority

27.11.2025 40

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Tiny Kibbutz Holit, a desert oasis gutted on Oct. 7, competes for attention – and donations

The once-lush community near south Gaza lost 10% of its residents in the Hamas onslaught, but with larger locales taking the limelight, funds are hard...

27.11.2025 100

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Shein jacket shipped to Israel exceeds EU chemical rules by 3,269 times – probe

Greenpeace tests 56 items supplied by online Chinese-founded platform, finds 4 in 5 shipped to Israel contain hazardous materials, with two exceeding...

26.11.2025 30

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39% of food produced in Israel last year thrown away, annual report finds

Households dumped NIS 10,785 worth of food ($2,915) on average in 2024, study says — 13.3% less than 10 years ago; 15% rise in cost of living...

25.11.2025 60

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Meter-long squid washes up on northern Israeli beach

Rarely seen in Israel, the flying neon squid specimen offers ‘a small glimpse of a wonderful world hidden from us,’ says marine expert who...

25.11.2025 50

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Memorial to Shiri Bibas and her sons erected at kibbutz where husband Yarden grew up

Zvika Pasternak’s somber work comprises footprints surrounded by circles; ‘Footprints usually represent a route,’ says the artist....

18.11.2025 50

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Environment Ministry slams Treasury attempt to weaken it, roll back green progress

Draft economic arrangements bill would allow infrastructure projects in national parks, nature reserves, set up waste-management authority...

17.11.2025 50

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In world first, Israel begins pumping desalinated water into depleted Sea of Galilee

Groundbreaking project channeling in enough water to raise dangerously low lake level by 0.5 centimeters per month; Water Authority will double flow...

11.11.2025 30

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Sweltering November temperatures continue to smash records

Israel Meteorological Services reports that maximum temperatures in the hills and on the coastal plain were highest since measurements began

11.11.2025 50

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Israel slashes delegation for UN climate meet in Brazil to just 3 officials

Officials cite poor ties between Brasilia and Jerusalem over the war with Hamas and remote location of COP30 confab in decision to cut back on...

11.11.2025 10

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Conservation body asks Israel to protect rodent vulnerable to extinction

International Union for Conservation of Nature asks Israel Nature and Parks Authority to protect endemic Buxton’s jird in sandy area set for...

10.11.2025 10

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ICL shares plummet as miner agrees to smaller payout for giving up Dead Sea rights

Israel Corporation subsidiary had sought $6 billion to concede right of first refusal on 2030 mineral lease, but settles for $2.5 billion and refund...

07.11.2025 10

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Environment minister unveils key points of plan to fight West Bank waste fires

Plan includes boosting enforcement, expanding West Bank infrastructure; environmental NGOs praise transparency, but ask to see budgets, timetables

04.11.2025 10

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As trash burns in the West Bank, NGO sees huge jump in reports of smoke, foul smells

Complaints to clean air NGO nearly triple between August and October; PM urged to intervene, as state agencies point fingers and Palestinian areas...

01.11.2025 20

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Residents of most-polluted city fight bid to extend life of coal-fired power station

50 to 250 early deaths in Hadera region attributed to pollution from Orot Rabin annually; despite decision to shut station by 2022, electricity chiefs...

29.10.2025 10

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Kibbutz Be’eri makes first major investment since October 7 – in renewable energy

The kibbutz, hit hard by the Hamas invasion, will invest NIS 20 million, joining Kibbutz Hatzerim and the firm Giza Singer Even in a NIS 115 million...

29.10.2025 50

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Drone fishing ‘a death trap’ for humans and marine wildlife, sea enthusiast warns

Northern Israeli diver, who rescued two sea turtles injured by abandoned fishing line this year, reports uptick in fishing waste in recent weeks

28.10.2025 40

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With rebuild in full swing, Gaza border region looks toward growth and upgrades

Unveiling revised strategic plan, officials tasked with reviving Sderot and nearby communities say they are spending now to rehabilitate area, though...

28.10.2025 40

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Plans underway to merge staff overseeing recovery of towns bordering Gaza, Lebanon

Minister in charge says move will give particular boost to committee rehabilitating the north, which only has 10 employees, compared to 70 who sit on...

28.10.2025 40

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Truckers’ dispute over long lines at landfill site threatens waste collection

Dan region waste treatment chief assails Environmental Protection Ministry, says it warned about a ‘national landfill crisis, congestion,...

08.10.2025 20

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Facing drought, Israel to direct desalinated water to Sea of Galilee, in world first

With northern lake level below minimum for pumping, authorities will release just 10% of normal quantity into national water carrier, among other...

08.10.2025 60

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New October 7 center in south harnesses virtual reality for an immersive experience

In rented municipal space in Sderot near lookout over Gaza, NGO ISRAEL-is encourages visitors to ‘feel’ what happened, be part of the...

07.10.2025 30

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‘Missing you’: Memorial ceremonies along Gaza border mark two years since Hamas massacre

As teams from Israel, Hamas prepare to start negotiations on Trump’s plan to end the war, survivors and families of victims express incredulity...

06.10.2025 10

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IDF to cut budget for Gaza border security teams following operational assessment

With so many first-responders back at work, IDF says full-time salaries no longer needed. New-look monthly training for 67 security teams progressing

06.10.2025 30

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Israeli designer of 9/11 memorial says too soon to construct national Oct. 7 monument

Michael Arad beat out 5,200 submissions for a highly charged NYC tribute that took 8 years to complete. He has advice for future commemoration of...

05.10.2025 80

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