Current sectionIsrael NewsLive Updates February 04, 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 formatSubscribeSmoke rises from Gaza, Wednesday.Israelis look at Gaza, Wednesday.Key EventsFebruary 04, 2026RECAP: Iranian, U.S. officials confirm talks in Oman on FridayMedics: Renewed IDF fire in Gaza kills three Palestinians, including child, as death toll rises to 24Melania Trump meets freed Israeli hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel at White HouseDozens of Israelis protest in solidarity with Gaza's children in Tel Aviv following deadly IDF strikesFebruary 04, 2026UpdatesHaaretzFebruary 04, 2026Previous updatesClick here for previous updates.Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranIran - U.S.HamasIDFGazaIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpIsrael-Gaza WarOctober 7In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastMessage Received: WhatsApp Co-founder's Donation Exposed Israel's Funding CrisisAn Open Letter to Diaspora Jews Buying Property in JerusalemAid Beirut's War on HezbollahU.S. Vice President Vance Says Progress Is Being Made in Iran TalksCoalition Parties Move to Dissolve Knesset, Paving Way to ElectionsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza