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Illustrative: View of the Haifa port, March 15, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 30, 2026, 3:11 pm
Ship Ukraine says carries stolen grain will not offload in Israel after diplomatic row
Israeli official says decision made by importer, not government; Kyiv praises ‘welcome development,’ but Foreign Ministry keeps fight going online
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov speaks to the media at the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)
April 30, 2026, 2:24 am
Senior diplomat meets Russian envoy, spurns EU rep amid stolen Ukraine grain fight
Jerusalem says ‘tweets’ from Kyiv not sufficient to prove grain seized by Russia is reaching Israel; Ukraine working with EU to sanction those involved in ‘this theft and illegal trade’
By Lazar Berman
Left: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts during a press conference at the German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin Germany, on April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi); Right: Gideon Sa’ar speaks during a meeting of the Subcommittee on Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, March 23, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 7:05 pm
Israel says no proof Russian grain shipment ‘stolen,’ as Ukraine threatens sanctions
FM Sa’ar again accuses Zelensky of ‘Twitter diplomacy,’ after Ukrainian president says Israel ‘cannot be unaware’ cargo at Haifa port came from Russian-occupied territory
By Stav Levaton, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
View of the Haifa port, March 15, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 15, 2026, 9:34 am
Ukraine says Russian ship carrying stolen grain docked at Haifa, asks Israel to detain it
Ambassador said to have initially asked Israel to prevent the vessel from docking; Ukraine’s FM tells Sa’ar ‘illegal trade with stolen goods must not be allowed’
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Prison guards operate in a special wing of the Damon Prison established for Israelis accused of spying for Iran, in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, July 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 19, 2025, 4:45 pm
Russian citizen in Israel on work permit indicted for spying for Iran
Prosecutors accuse Vitaly Zvyagintsev of sending Iranian agent footage of military vessels and strategic area before he was arrested at airbase earlier this month
By Charlie Summers and Reuters
Passengers stranded in Larnaca readying to board a sailing boat chartered by Israel's Sailor Yacht Club to return home to the Herzliya harbor, June 2025. (Courtesy)
June 18, 2025, 8:50 pm
With Israel’s airspace closed, fleeing tourists and homeward-bound Israelis take to the sea
A growing maritime travel route is helping stranded people get in and out of the Jewish state amid war with Iran, but prices for the yacht and ferry trips are stratospheric
By Sharon Wrobel
Ian Austin, the British trade envoy to Israel, during a visit to Haifa in late May 2025. (UK Embassy to Israel/X)
May 31, 2025, 7:21 pm
UK trade envoy visits Israel despite freeze in talks on free trade agreement
Ian Austin’s trip to Haifa reportedly did not include meetings with Israeli officials, only businesses
By ToI Staff
A man sits overlooking the port of Haifa on September 24, 2024. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
September 24, 2024, 5:13 pm
Despite rocket fire at Haifa, Israeli seaports operating as usual, authorities say
In letter, Port Authority says Israel’s ‘multi-layered security,’ including Iron Dome, keeps ships safe from Eilat to Ashdod and Haifa amid rocket and drone attacks
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A general view shows a refinery installation in Haifa on August 13, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
August 16, 2024, 2:13 pm
Amid looming threats, residents of Haifa fear fallout from attack on power plants
With Hezbollah threatening port city’s industrial area, some fear a strike could echo the Beirut port explosion of 2020 — with little transparency about materials stored there
By AFP and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with soldiers at staging area not far from the Gaza border, October 19, 2023 (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 31, 2023, 1:32 pm
Daily Briefing Oct 31: Day 25 – defense minister describes phases of war
Knesset reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn discusses Gallant’s meeting with military reporters and her visit to Nir Oz with survivors, as tech editor Sharon Wrobel looks at Israel’s ports
By ToI Staff
Israel's Ashdod Port. (Avi Rokeach)
October 31, 2023, 12:31 pm
As rockets pound Israel, some ships bound for Ashdod divert to Haifa port in north
The rerouting, plus truck driver shortage, could delay delivery of cargo to final destinations; ‘war risk’ premium added by insurance firms will raise prices, says industry expert
By Sharon Wrobel
Ships dock at the Ashdod port in an undated photo. (Courtesy CC BY-2.5/File)
October 26, 2023, 1:09 am
The war with Hamas could threaten Israel’s imports
If shipping companies decide Israeli ports are too risky, the country could soon find itself running out of food
By Elisabeth Braw
Palestinians check the site of a deadly explosion near Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, October 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)
October 18, 2023, 2:44 pm
Daily Briefing Oct 18: Day 12 of war – Biden in Israel & truth about the Gaza strike
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the crumbling Palestinian narrative about the Gaza hospital explosion and the social media blame game
By ToI Staff
US citizens in Israel board ship at Haifa port to be evacuated to Cyprus, on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Flash90)
October 17, 2023, 1:18 pm
Daily Briefing Oct 17: Day 11 of war – Biden to visit Israel, as some US citizens leave
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses US involvement in Hamas hostage negotiations and Canaan Lidor reports from Netivot, Ofakim and Haifa’s port
By ToI Staff
Barbara Zwillick waits to board an evacuation vessel arranged by the US Embassy from Haifa, Israel, on October 16, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
October 16, 2023, 12:47 pm
At Haifa port, evacuating Israeli-Americans feel torn between family and country
Personal circumstances, safety concerns and family obligations are among a mix of factors pushing dual citizens to board a ship to Cyprus
By Canaan Lidor
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