July 23, 2014
9:01 pm

A traveler stands in front of a departure time flight board displaying various cancellations at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (photo credit: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

Israeli airlines pick up some slack from canceled flights

El Al and Arkia boost flights after world airlines halt traffic to Tel Aviv, but inflated prices draw criticism

By Yifa Yaakov

July 23, 2014
12:44 am

Soldiers from the Givati brigade seen at the entrance to a Hamas 'attack tunnel' on Wednesday, July 23. The brigade's mission is to target Hamas' tunnels that cross under the Israel-Gaza border and enable Hamas terrorists to infiltrate into Israel and carry out attacks. (Photo credit: IDF Spokesperson/FLASH90)

Cabinet mulls expanded Gaza op as IDF toll reaches 32; FAA extends ban on Israel flights

Three IDF soldiers killed in Gaza; Kerry meets Netanyahu; Thai worker killed by shell; IDF finds maps, plans for terror attack in Gaza tunnel; Israeli airlines beef up after much of world suspends flights

By Ilan Ben Zion, Marissa Newman and Yifa Yaakov

July 20, 2014
4:24 pm

Reuven Rivlin at the Western Wall after winning the presidency, June 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Rivlin to be inducted in modest ceremony

As Gaza operation continues, president-elect and Knesset speaker opt for scaled-down event

By Yifa Yaakov

July 20, 2014
1:59 pm

A doctored 'screenshot' of The Times of Israel's homepage, purporting to show the Israel Air Force raids on the Gaza Strip being screened on a beach in Tel Aviv. (screen capture)

No, beachgoers are not watching Gaza airstrikes on giant screens

And no, The Times of Israel did not report on it. Don’t believe everything you see on Twitter

By Yifa Yaakov

July 20, 2014
12:56 pm

The Backstreet Boys canceled their sold-out Raanana shows (Courtesy Backstreet Boys)

Backstreet Boys nix Israel shows

Concerts that had sold out within hours are postponed; no new dates announced

By Yifa Yaakov

July 19, 2014
12:14 am

This image made from video shot through a night vision scope released by the Israeli military on Friday, July 18, 2014, shows troops during the early hours of a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: AP Photo/Israeli Defense Forces)

IDF steps up hunt for Hamas terror tunnels after two soldiers killed in raid

After Major (res.) Amotz Greenberg, 45, and Sgt. Adar Barsano, 20, killed in Hamas raid, IDF intensifies search for terror tunnels, says 34 found so far. Gunman killed in southern Gaza emerging from tunnel, firing on troops. 94 rockets fired from Gaza on Saturday

By Yifa Yaakov, Itamar Sharon and Ricky Ben-David

July 15, 2014
1:55 pm

An Israeli soldier sleeps on an ammunition box near an 155mm artillery cannon stationed along the southern Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, Friday, July 11, 2014. (photo credit: Jack Guez/AFP)

Poised for a ceasefire

Two major Hebrew papers predict a cessation of hostilities — while a third warns of objections from the right

By Yifa Yaakov

July 15, 2014
10:56 am

Israeli soldiers from the Nahal Infantry Brigade rest in the shade of their armored vehicle at an Israeli army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on July 15, 2014. (photo credit: AFP / JACK GUEZ)

Israel okays ceasefire proposal, but Hamas says no

Despite objections from Bennett, Liberman, security cabinet approves terms put forward by Egypt

By Yifa Yaakov, Lazar Berman and Raphael Ahren

July 14, 2014
1:07 am

Palestinians flee their homes to take shelter at the United Nations school in Gaza City, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)

Cabinet to meet on Egyptian ceasefire plan Tuesday morning

IDF fires back into Lebanon after rocket strike; two sisters hurt in Beersheba attack; rocket from Syria hits Golan; Shin Bet releases chronology of Muhammed Abu Khdeir killing; Israel declares area north of Gaza a closed military zone; drone downed over Ashdod

By Ricky Ben-David, Haviv Rettig Gur and Yifa Yaakov

July 12, 2014
5:53 am

An image showing a Hamas compound, which also serves as a training ground, located next to a school in Gaza City. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson)

WATCH: IDF footage reveals efforts to spare civilians in Gaza

Declassified video and photo show terror compounds located within civilian concentrations, including Hamas training ground adjacent to school

By Yifa Yaakov

July 12, 2014
4:45 am

Twitter users mock Diane Sawyer for mistakenly identifying a bombed-out building in Gaza as Israel.

#TweetLikeABC goes viral after Gaza slip

Twitterverse mocks American news anchor over report mistakenly identifying bombed buildings in Gaza as Israel

By Yifa Yaakov

July 12, 2014
1:26 am

Israelis sit and pray together inside a street shelter, in anticipation of the Code Red siren alerting of incoming rockets, in the Southern Israeli town of Nitzan, on the fourth day of Operation Protective Edge, July 11, 2014 (photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)

IDF hits Gaza police chief’s home, kills 15, warns of heavier strikes, after Hamas barrage on Tel Aviv

Israel responds to three rockets from Lebanon with artillery fire; Army tells Gazans to leave some areas, as death toll in Strip reaches 150; UN Security Council calls for cease-fire; American woman dies of heart attack after siren in Jerusalem

By Yifa Yaakov, Itamar Sharon and Ricky Ben-David

July 10, 2014
10:57 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon consult at the IDF's Southern Command (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Cabinet meeting ends without announcement on ground op

Netanyahu, defense officials praise troops and citizens for resilience, warn of ‘more steps ahead’

By Yifa Yaakov

July 10, 2014
6:49 pm

Elephants take cover from incoming rockets at the Ramat Gan Safari (screen capture: YouTube)

Elephants shield young from rockets

At Ramat Gan Safari, endangered animals react with cries to blaring sirens

By Marissa Newman and Yifa Yaakov

July 9, 2014
9:51 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Shas chiarman Aryeh Deri during a plenum session in Knesset, June 2013. (file photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

PM said to eye coalition with ultra-Orthodox, Labor

Sources say Netanyahu has approached major opposition parties to secure support for large-scale Gaza op

By Yifa Yaakov

Writer: Yifa Yaakov

Yifa Yaakov is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.

Israeli airlines pick up some slack from canceled flights

El Al and Arkia boost flights after world airlines halt traffic to Tel Aviv, but inflated prices draw criticism

Cabinet mulls expanded Gaza op as IDF toll reaches 32; FAA extends ban on Israel flights

Three IDF soldiers killed in Gaza; Kerry meets Netanyahu; Thai worker killed by shell; IDF finds maps, plans for terror attack in Gaza tunnel; Israeli airlines beef up after much of world suspends flights

Rivlin to be inducted in modest ceremony

As Gaza operation continues, president-elect and Knesset speaker opt for scaled-down event

No, beachgoers are not watching Gaza airstrikes on giant screens

And no, The Times of Israel did not report on it. Don’t believe everything you see on Twitter

Backstreet Boys nix Israel shows

Concerts that had sold out within hours are postponed; no new dates announced

IDF steps up hunt for Hamas terror tunnels after two soldiers killed in raid

After Major (res.) Amotz Greenberg, 45, and Sgt. Adar Barsano, 20, killed in Hamas raid, IDF intensifies search for terror tunnels, says 34 found so far. Gunman killed in southern Gaza emerging from tunnel, firing on troops. 94 rockets fired from Gaza on Saturday

Poised for a ceasefire

Two major Hebrew papers predict a cessation of hostilities — while a third warns of objections from the right

Israel okays ceasefire proposal, but Hamas says no

Despite objections from Bennett, Liberman, security cabinet approves terms put forward by Egypt

Cabinet to meet on Egyptian ceasefire plan Tuesday morning

IDF fires back into Lebanon after rocket strike; two sisters hurt in Beersheba attack; rocket from Syria hits Golan; Shin Bet releases chronology of Muhammed Abu Khdeir killing; Israel declares area north of Gaza a closed military zone; drone downed over Ashdod

WATCH: IDF footage reveals efforts to spare civilians in Gaza

Declassified video and photo show terror compounds located within civilian concentrations, including Hamas training ground adjacent to school

#TweetLikeABC goes viral after Gaza slip

Twitterverse mocks American news anchor over report mistakenly identifying bombed buildings in Gaza as Israel

IDF hits Gaza police chief’s home, kills 15, warns of heavier strikes, after Hamas barrage on Tel Aviv

Israel responds to three rockets from Lebanon with artillery fire; Army tells Gazans to leave some areas, as death toll in Strip reaches 150; UN Security Council calls for cease-fire; American woman dies of heart attack after siren in Jerusalem

Cabinet meeting ends without announcement on ground op

Netanyahu, defense officials praise troops and citizens for resilience, warn of ‘more steps ahead’

Elephants shield young from rockets

At Ramat Gan Safari, endangered animals react with cries to blaring sirens

PM said to eye coalition with ultra-Orthodox, Labor

Sources say Netanyahu has approached major opposition parties to secure support for large-scale Gaza op

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