Yair Kraus

A new Israeli sesame variety is being grown in the Hula Valley, with farmers hoping to supply 15% of local demand and reduce exposure to supply-chain disruptions

Lebanese media report strikes near al-Dabsheh, Srebbine and Qantara; Kiryat Shmona earlier warned residents of possible blasts from 'planned operation' by IDF

Man held in Yushvaev's execution has nearly 40 years of arrests and prison terms behind him; he denies involvement as police keep evidence under gag order

A security guard in his 60s was seriously injured outside a concert by Tipex and Gali Atari in Karmiel, after a confrontation with a man he prevented from entering the event. Magen David Adom teams evacuated him to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya while performing resuscitation, eventually restoring his heartbeat. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion. Outside the stadium in Karmiel, where a concert is taking place tonight, a man in his 40s apparently attempted to enter and the security guard prevented him. The security guard called the police and reported that the man pushed him during the confrontation. Moments later, while speaking with the officers, he collapsed and apparently suffered a cardiac event.

Police arrested a suspect, a 28-year-old Haifa resident, in the shooting of a man in his 70s on Mordechai Anielewicz Street in the German Colony neighborhood of the city. Police said the incident was criminal in nature and allegedly part of an inheritance dispute.

Finance minister proposes 40 new communities and 1 million additional Jewish residents, saying his party would take control of key land agencies and remove officials he calls ‘anti-Zionist'

Nearly two years after Shaul Moyal, a father of 10, was killed in southern Lebanon, his son Yehuda returned in uniform to the site and recited the Jewish mourner's prayer

Families who moved north to Kiryat Shmona are opening a cultural center in long-deserted Hermon Square; 'We want to bring people back and make it

Northern city and Upper Galilee communities begin the school year with fewer students, undersized classes and the scars of war still visible, as officials struggle to bring back families who remained in central Israel

Where Iran is suspected of recruiting informants, Israel has found partners, while a surprising building boom reflects Druze efforts to secure refuge near the border. ‘Are you here for good?' one Syrian Druze asks