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Firefighters and investigators check the scene of the burnt factory owned by Czech arms maker LPP Holding, March 20, 2026, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
April 5, 2026, 12:50 am
Two more detained over attack on Czech drone maker accused of making arms for Israel
Both new suspects in March 20 arson at factory used by LPP Holding identified as foreigners; firm, which supplies Ukraine, denies collaboration with Israel’s Elbit came to fruition
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Lions rest after arriving at the Louis Ariel Goldschmidt Haifa Educational Zoo on March 26, 2026 (Courtesy)
March 30, 2026, 10:03 am
4 lions arrive at Haifa zoo amid species conservation efforts
3 females are named Khitab, Kahale and Kayana, while the male is called Marty; keepers herd them into protected area whenever rocket sirens sound in the northern city
By Diana Bletter
Firefighters and investigators check the scene of the burnt factory owned by Czech arms maker LPP Holding, March 20, 2026, in Pardubice, Czech Republic. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
March 20, 2026, 8:15 pm
Anti-Israel group claims responsibility for blaze at Czech arms maker
‘There is a likely link to a terror,’ says Czech interior minister after arson at warehouse owned by LPP Holding, which has announced plans to partner with Israel’s Elbit Systems
By Agencies and ToI Staff
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese looks on at the end of a press conference on the human rights situation in Gaza in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 15, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
February 13, 2026, 7:52 pm
UN rights office ‘worried’ after calls for anti-Israel rapporteur Albanese to resign
Czech Republic joins other European nations in demanding resignation, accuses independent expert of referring to Israel as ‘common enemy’ of humanity, which she denies
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police officer is seen in front of the Charles University in central Prague, on December 22, 2023. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
January 3, 2026, 1:14 pm
Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against IDF soldier in Czech Republic
Alleging the soldier took part in war crimes in Gaza, Belgium-based pro-Palestinian legal group says Czech authorities are obligated to act ‘under international and domestic law’
By ToI Staff
FILE: Czech President Petr Pavel arrives for a meeting at the European Council hedquarters in Brussels on May 20, 2025. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
November 26, 2025, 7:53 pm
Czech president comes out against cabinet nominee who made Nazi salute
Leader of the far-right Motorists party claims salute and Nazi memorabilia pictures were bad humor
By Reuters
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters attend a rally in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
November 22, 2025, 2:45 pm
Antisemitism reached record high in Czech Republic in 2024, Jewish community says
With 8.5% increase in incidents since 2023, community leader says hatred of Jews, especially in the form of demonization of Israel, has become socially acceptable attitude
By AP
Auschwitz survivor Dita Kraus, number 73305, at her home in Netanya. (Courtesy)
October 19, 2025, 9:54 am
‘Librarian of Auschwitz’: Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus dies at 96
Kraus survived Terezin Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen before moving to Israel in 1949; book published in 2012 brought story of concentration camp’s secret library to wider audience
By ToI Staff
People arrive with their luggage before the departure of a bus slated to evacuate foreign passport holders, mainly Europeans, out of Israel, at a meeting point in Tel Aviv on June 17, 2025. The operation, coordinated by the Polish embassy, aims to evacuate several hundred people who will board buses headed to Sinai in Egypt, and from there continue to Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP)
June 17, 2025, 11:53 pm
Evacuees from Israel arrive in Slovakia, Czech Republic as foreigners flee conflict
Poland says it’s planning to evacuate citizens via Jordan, as Taiwan did Sunday, while Germany tells nationals to sit tight; Iran spirits foreign envoys and families across border
By Agencies and Sharon Wrobel
A visitor takes a photo at the Museum of Survivors, located in a factory where Oskar Schindler saved some 1,200 Jews during WWII, in Brnenec, Czech Republic, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
May 12, 2025, 3:53 pm
Museum opens at former Czech factory where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews
Museum of Survivors tells story of Jewish population that lived in region; Daniel Löw-Beer, a descendant of those who fled, initiated project to ’emotionally’ bring family back
By Karel Janicek
From 'One Kafka, One Hundred Times' by illustrator Michel Kichka, for the National Library exhibit 'Kafka: Metamorphosis of an Author,' December 2024-June 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 3, 2024, 5:06 pm
Franz Kafka’s papers metamorphose into National Library exhibit
Wide-ranging exhibition ‘Kafka: Metamorphosis of an Author’ features the institution’s singular archives and marks 100 years since the Czech author’s death
By Jessica Steinberg
Flooded houses in Jesenik, Czech Republic, September 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
September 15, 2024, 7:40 pm
At least 7 killed, others missing after heavy rains across Europe cause mass floods
Four swept away by waters in Czech Republic are considered missing; five declared dead in Romania, one in Austria and one in Poland; meteorologists warn conditions could worsen
By Karel Janicek
A woman votes in Russia's presidential election at a polling station in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, amid the Russia-Ukraine war on March 16, 2024 (Credit: Stringer/ AFP).
March 18, 2024, 12:01 pm
Western leaders criticize Russian elections as Putin allies celebrate his sixth term
European foreign ministries decry vote as farcical, claiming it was ‘neither free nor fair’
By AFP
Ambulances and police cars are seen near the Charles University in central Prague, on December 21, 2023, amid a mass shooting. (Michal CIizek/AFP)
December 21, 2023, 8:11 pm
At least 14 people killed in mass shooting at university in downtown Prague
Gunman, who was a student in philosophy department at Charles University, shot dead, police say; Czech minister says incident has no link to international terrorism
By Agencies
Czech President Milos Zeman speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 26, 2018. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
March 8, 2023, 8:53 pm
Czech President Milos Zeman, known for pro-Israel views, departs office
Polarizing head of state increasingly held euroskeptic, pro-Russian views, but was viewed favorably for support of Jewish state
By Karel Janicek
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