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April 15, 2026, 10:29 am
Local Therapists See Spike in Israelis Seeking Support
Atlanta-area psychiatrists and social workers are reporting an uptick in the amount of new patients they are receiving who hail from Israel.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Train and light rail stations across Israel have found another purpose -- serving as makeshift bomb shelters.
April 1, 2026, 10:20 am
Train, Light Rail Stations Double as Bomb Shelters
In the Big Orange and neighboring cities of Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak, nine underground stops on the Red Line of the Light Rail are open 24/7 as public bomb shelters.
By Gil Zohar
Yoel Levi has frequently conducted music in Israel during times of trouble.
March 11, 2026, 2:01 pm
Levi Conducts in Israel just Prior to War
Yoel Levi’s concerts with the Israel Philharmonic and the Haifa Symphony were a personal triumph that may have helped to get Israelis through difficult times.
By Bob Bahr
IDF soldiers memorialize Ran Gvili.
February 11, 2026, 3:13 pm
After 842 days, Oct. 7 has Finally Ended
The body of the final hostage, Master-Sgt. Ran Gvili, has been returned.
By Gil Zohar
A Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Nov. 19, 2023, in the Red Sea // Photo Credit: Houthi Media Center via AP, File/Times of Israel
July 7, 2025, 12:19 pm
Israel Strikes Houthis Across Yemen, Blasting Ports
IDF confirms targets include Galaxy Leader ship, hijacked by Houthis in November 2023; two missiles fired by Iran-backed group at Israel after airstrikes.
By TOI and Agencies
An Arkia Airlines plane at Ben Gurion Airport // Photo Credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90/Times of Israel
June 20, 2025, 10:57 am
Operations to Bring Israelis Home Begin Monday
Subject to approval by a government-led exceptions committee, diplomats, tourists, foreign youth and sports groups stranded in Israel will be able to return home next week.
By TOI and Agencies
El Al airplanes on the tarmac at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport, October 4, 2022 // Photo Credit: Moshe Shai/ Flash90/ File/Times of Israel
June 16, 2025, 2:24 pm
Israel Plans to Bring Home 100K Citizens Stuck Abroad
El Al opens registration for stranded passengers to map return flights; Arkia creates flight schedule for Israelis to return from Athens, Larnaca, Rome, Paris and New York.
By TOI and Agencies
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a ballistic missile strike from Iran in Bat Yam, June 15, 2025 // Photo Credit: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90/Times of Israel
June 16, 2025, 12:41 pm
Five Practical Points About the Israel-Iran War
As Israel is being hit by Iranian missiles and the toll of deaths and injuries rises, life has mostly come to a standstill. Here’s what you should know.
By TOI and Agencies
Delta Air Lines and El Al began code sharing on Jan. 1, providing travelers with more options.
January 10, 2024, 1:19 pm
Delta and El Al Started Codeshare Jan. 1
The planned code sharing is particularly significant because Delta is still not providing nonstop service to Tel Aviv due to the war.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Delta is not the only U.S. airline to cease service into or out of Israel. Within a week of the outbreak of hostilities, the U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory to Level 3, asking citizens to reconsider travel to Israel.
December 27, 2023, 10:34 am
YIR: Delta Cancels Atlanta Service to Israel Indefinitely
The airline directly contacted Atlanta travelers who had flight reservations to Israel before Oct. 11, 2023, when flights were stopped, offering a special travel waiver.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Delta is not the only U.S. airline to cease service into or out of Israel. Within a week of the outbreak of hostilities, the U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory to Level 3, asking citizens to reconsider travel to Israel.
October 30, 2023, 1:53 pm
Delta Air Lines Cancels Direct Flights to Israel
Both Atlanta and Boston flights are stopped while New York flights continue.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on Oct. 18, 2023 // Photo Credit: Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Times of Israel
October 18, 2023, 1:44 pm
Biden Pins Blame for Gaza Hospital Blast on ‘The Other Team’
Visiting president says Hamas makes ISIS look ‘more rational,’ praises Israelis for ‘their courage, their commitment, their bravery’ before meeting with first responders.
By Lazar Berman/Times of Israel
A protester stands in front of a police water cannon being used to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Jerusalem, July 24, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
July 26, 2023, 10:29 am
Chasm in Israel Widens
Hundreds of thousands of protesters, including military reservists, bring country to standstill.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Prime Minister Yair Lapid and U.S. President Joe Biden at the Reception Ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport // Photo Credit Haim Zach with Israeli Government Press Office
July 28, 2022, 11:18 am
Biden Gave Bear Hug to Israel During Recent Trip
While the U.S. didn’t ask anything of Israel, it did of Saudi Arabia.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett handles his mask during a cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, on April 10. // Credit: Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP
April 28, 2022, 5:22 pm
Indoor Mask Requirements Loosened in Israel
According to the Israel Ministry of Health, more than 10,000 people have died from the COVID-19 virus.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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