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Workers from the high-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 8:21 pm

Anti-government protesters said planning rallies outside senior Likud members’ homes

Over 200 legal advisers from various institutions warn judicial shakeup will have ‘unprecedented repercussions on Israel’s power and cohesion’; Lapid backs planned strike

By ToI Staff

Rami Ben-Yehuda arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 8:18 pm

Likud activist charged with threatening family of prosecutor in Netanyahu trial

Rami Ben-Yehuda, who has had several run-ins with the law, accused of making threats against Liat Ben-Ari and her son during Facebook live broadcast

By ToI Staff

EMSC initial image of minor earthquake felt in Israel, February 8, 2023 (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)

February 8, 2023, 7:10 pm

Second minor earthquake in less than a day rattles Israel; no injuries or damage

Earthquake detection system seen working on live TV as top scientist at Geological Survey gives interview on previous tremor

By ToI Staff

An apparent Iranian missile with the words 'Death to Israel' written in Hebrew seen at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps display in Isfahan, Iran, on February 8, 2023. (Twitter/Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

February 8, 2023, 6:11 pm

Iran displays ballistic missile with ‘Death to Israel’ written in Hebrew

Revolutionary Guards showcase apparent projectile at weapons exhibition in Isfahan, days after an attack on military site in the city blamed on Israel

By ToI Staff

Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, IDF, Israel Police and Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake at the Knesset, Jerusalem, June 13, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 5:13 pm

Senior geologist says Israel needs to prepare for major quake ‘in our lifetime’

Amir Sagy of Geological Survey of Israel warns country is overdue for a ‘medium or major’ earthquake, adds events in Turkey and Syria need to be a warning

By ToI Staff

Rescue and medical teams at the scene at a fatal construction accident in Ashdod, February 8, 2023. (Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 4:44 pm

Two construction workers killed by collapsing wall in Ashdod

Both suffer head injuries and are declared dead at scene; labor minister vows to up supervision in effort to stamp out worksite deaths

By ToI Staff

Sara Netanyahu arrives to testify in a lawsuit filed by Attorney David Shimron against attorney David Artzi, at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, January 23, 2023. (Moti Milrod)

February 8, 2023, 3:04 pm

Man gets suspended sentence for threat to sexually assault Sara Netanyahu

Boaz Drori, 56, threatened to rape PM’s wife as patriotic act in 2019 tweet; prosecutors say words ‘should not be taken lightly’

By ToI Staff

Israeli army and rescue forces seen near the city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, to assist in rescue efforts after the earthquake on February 8, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 1:02 pm

Daily Briefing Feb. 8: Report from Turkey; how the court is to the right of the PM

Judah Ari Gross is on the ground at quake site; Emanuel Fabian on IDF rescue plans; Jeremy Sharon on Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin demolition; Carrie Keller-Lynn briefs us from the Knesset

By ToI Staff

Israeli rescue teams work to retrieve survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 8, 2023, following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeast Turkey. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

February 8, 2023, 12:23 pm

Minor earthquake felt in northern Israel in 3rd local tremor within 24 hours

3.9 magnitude quake strikes Lebanon, shaking parts of Israel, as authorities warn that country is woefully unprepared to deal with a major earthquake

By ToI Staff

Lidar Swisa Yaffe in an undated photo. (Courtesy; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

February 8, 2023, 9:21 am

Woman found dead outside her home in Lod; neighbor arrested on suspicion of murder

Relatives say Lidar Swisa Yaffe complained suspect was harassing her, police did nothing; victim is first woman to be killed in 2023, amid worsening domestic violence epidemic

By ToI Staff

People try to reach survivors trapped under the debris of a collapsed building in Malatya, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP/Emrah Gurel)

February 8, 2023, 6:38 am

Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey-Syria earthquake, as toll tops 11,000

Rescuers battle time, freezing temperatures in race to save survivors trapped in rubble after devastating 7.8-magnitude quake; over 30 countries, including Israel, send aid

By AP and ToI Staff

An illustrative iew of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in the center of Tel Aviv, December 25, 2018. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 2:57 am

Tech firm Skai said set to pull funds from Israel due to judicial overhaul plans

Company worth reported $1b joins others in move to withdraw from market amid proposed legal shake-up; Finance Ministry officials warn uncertainty threatens state revenue

By ToI Staff

Illustrative: A view of the Israeli settlement of Ariel, in the West Bank on July 2, 2020. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

February 8, 2023, 2:17 am

Minor earthquake hits Israel, West Bank

IDF’s Home Front Command says 3.5-magnitude tremor centered in area between settlement city of Ariel and Jerusalem

By ToI Staff and Agencies

February 7, 2023, 10:47 pm

Protest leaders call for worker strikes nationwide Monday against judicial overhaul

Escalation in anti-government demonstrations planned to coincide with 1st round of voting on contentious legal proposals; organizers say dozens of groups have signed on

By ToI Staff

IDF search and rescue teams begin operating in a bid to find survivors after an earthquake in Turkey on February 7, 2023. (Foreign Ministry)

February 7, 2023, 9:09 pm

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 7,100 as rescuers race against time, cold

Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for Israelis as IDF team joins search efforts in Turkey

By ToI Staff and AFP