TOI staff

The scene where a 42-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a truck while changing a tire on his car near Hadera, October 25, 2021 (Screen grab/Magen David Adom)

October 25, 2021, 9:34 am

Man killed when hit by truck while changing tire on side of road

42-year-old declared dead at the scene, south of Hadera; distressed driver taken for questioning

By TOI staff

Sudanese soldiers walk in front of the office of the Sudanese Council of Ministers, in Khartoum, Sudan, September 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

October 25, 2021, 7:45 am

Sudan ministers detained in apparent military coup; PM said under house arrest

Reports say troops stationed near Hamdok’s home; internet, phone service disrupted; troops detain at least 2 ministers, other officials; protesters take to the streets

By Agencies and TOI staff

Illustrative: Explosions are seen in the Syrian town of Salamiyah on June 24 after an airstrike (video screenshot)

October 25, 2021, 6:21 am

Israeli helicopters said to strike Hezbollah-linked targets in southern Syria

Missile depots reportedly struck; no immediate details on casualties; no comment from IDF; alleged strikes come after Putin said to tell Bennett Russia won’t hamper Israeli action

By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff

What is the 'AY.4.2' variant? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

October 25, 2021, 2:24 am

Health Ministry says new Delta mutation AY4.2 appears to be 15% more infectious

However, subvariant first identified in UK not believed to be deadlier or more resistant to vaccines; first cases found in Israel last week

By TOI staff and AP

Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid seen Idan Roll at a press conference in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2019 (Flash90)

October 25, 2021, 1:36 am

Deputy FM hints US will hold off on reopening Jerusalem consulate

Idan Roll says Washington knows Israel is opposed to move and understands political complexities in Jerusalem

By TOI staff

Coronavirus tests held a health clinic in Katsrin, September 6, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

October 25, 2021, 12:38 am

Children’s serology tests to be nixed after they’re approved for COVID shots

Member of Health Ministry panel dealing with coronavirus outbreak tells TV that move, which will remove one method of getting Green Pass, aimed at encouraging vaccinations

By TOI staff and Agencies

A Palestinian woman walks into the al-Haq human rights group organization's offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

October 24, 2021, 11:34 pm

Shin Bet, Foreign Ministry rep heading to US over outlawed Palestinian groups

Defense official says evidence tying 6 Palestinian rights organizations to terror is ‘ironclad’; ministers slam Gantz for not telling them about plan to make bodies illegal

By Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff

Illustrative: A female police officer adjust her mask as she guards at Cyprus' main airport in Larnaca, on June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

October 24, 2021, 11:15 pm

Two more suspects reportedly arrested in Cyprus plot against Israelis

Police said to be investigating if Pakistani natives were working to surveil sites as potential targets for a terrorist attack

By TOI staff

Guests at the reception desk in a Tel Aviv hotel, April 27, 2021. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)

October 24, 2021, 9:52 pm

Hoteliers doubt eased tourist rules will make a difference

Operators say new government plan to open borders to foreigners sets too-tight limits on vaccination requirements

By TOI staff

Screen capture from video of a fire aboard the Israeli-owned container ship, MV Zim Kingston, off the coast of Canada, October 24, 2021. (Twitter)

October 24, 2021, 8:36 pm

Zim container ship burns off coast of Canada

No injuries reported in blaze on MV Zim Kingston; 10 containers on board vessel charted by Israeli shipping giant said to catch fire; 40 others units topple into sea in storm

By AP and TOI staff

The gravestone of a woman buried in the Yarkon Cemetery in Petah Tikva that accuses hospital staff of 'murdering' her. (Screenshot)

October 24, 2021, 7:13 pm

Gravestone of unvaccinated COVID patient accuses hospital of murder

Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva says it is considering legal action against the ‘shocking’ and ‘slanderous’ epitaph

By TOI staff

Palestinian laborers work at the construction site of a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Ariel near the West Bank city of Nablus on January 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

October 24, 2021, 6:47 pm

In 1st in Biden era, Israel advances construction of over 1,300 settlement homes

Announcement comes amid reports 3,000 settler homes will be okayed this week in the West Bank alongside 1,300 Palestinian homes; UN, Jordan, PA, Meretz party condemn decision

By Agencies and TOI staff

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2021. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

October 24, 2021, 6:12 pm

Iran’s Khamenei urges reversing ‘sin’ of Arab-Israeli normalizations

Supreme leader says some governments have made ‘errors’ by forming ties with Jewish state, fracturing Islamic unity

By AFP and TOI staff

Holocaust survivor Yehoshua Datsinger places tefillin on his arm above the Auschwitz concentration camp identification number tattoo, during morning prayer at a synagogue, in Bnei Brak, Israel, September 21, 2020. (Oded Balilty/AP)

October 24, 2021, 5:42 pm

Israel, Germany agree to add NIS 20 million to Holocaust survivors’ stipends

Some 3,700 survivors to receive an additional 100 euros per month, while those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s will also get another 500 euros annually

By TOI staff

View of the Rimonim prison on August 26, 2014. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

October 24, 2021, 5:09 pm

Alleged rapist found dead in his prison cell in central Israel

Attorney for the suspect, an ex-IDF officer who was once honored by the president for his service, says he saw no indication the prisoner would take his own life

By TOI staff