Current sectionIsrael NewsLive Updates February 01, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeKey EventsFebruary 01, 2026RECAP: Netanyahu held discussion with Israel's top defense officials amid Iran tensionsEx-hostages, families demand Israel's top hostage negotiator resign after anti-protest remarks Attorney General: IDF not enforcing ultra-Orthodox draft evaders due to police inactionTrump says 'hopefully' U.S. will reach deal with Iran over nuclear program February 01, 2026UpdatesHaaretzJanuary 31, 2026Previous updatesClick here for previous updates.Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gaza aidHamasIDFGazaIranIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpOctober 7Israel-Gaza WarHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesJerusalem DayIsrael ElectionsIranNetanyahu-UAEPalestinian InmatesMicrosoftJerusalem Tunnel HaQuizHaaretz PodcastArab Israelis Are Being Deprived of Their Collective Palestinian IdentityChina Won't Bail Trump Out of His Iran Woes – Maybe the OppositeTrump Says He Would Accept Iran Suspending Its Nuclear Program for 20 YearsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionNetanyahu's Pick for Mossad Chief Attacks AG, Says She's Acting in 'Bad Faith'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff