Yoav Etiel

Yoav Etiel is a journalist and reporter for Walla.

Security outside the 'Chabad' house in Pushkar, India. The town of Pushkar is one of the five sacred pilgrimage site for devout Hindus. January 09, 2016.

Mumbai suspect arrested for gathering intelligence on Chabad House for foreign handlers

Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Over 200 Arabs killed in crime violence this year, following grenade attack, fatal shooting

Israel Police officers arrest a 32-year-old Bat Yam resident suspected of involvement in the murder of 83-year-old Andrey Atanasov in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Israeli police arrest Bat Yam man wanted by Bulgaria over killing of 83-year-old in Sofia


Haniyeh's ex-bodyguard convicted of knife attack in UK, wanted in Germany over Hamas terror plot

Mohammed Al-Fatah, son of senior Hamas official Bassem Naim, was convicted in Britain while facing German allegations of plotting terrorist attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets.

A general view of the Crown Court, Kingston upon Thames, England, January 30, 2023.  (Illustrative)

Chabad rabbi invokes Jewish law permitting killing of politicians cooperating with Arab parties

Axelrod later told Walla that he did not regret writing the letter, and that he acted on his own behalf, not on behalf of the Chabad movement.

Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod.

Unusual fish caught off Israel's coast may be first of its kind documented in country

The fish appears to belong to the Carangidae family, a group of predatory marine fish that includes jacks and pompanos. The family contains more than 30 genera and over 150 species.

Fish believed to be a Pompano fish caught for the first time in Israel.

Germany's left-wing Die Linke struggles to form coalition as anti-Israel controversy swirls

Die Linke came first in the elections to the capital's parliament, which is also a federal state, winning 25.7% of the vote and 45 of the 153 seats, marking a political upheaval in Berlin.

The Berlin state parliament building (Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin) stands on September 5, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Judge cites religious hatred as suspect in Maronite Nahariya church vandalism remains jailed

Judge cites strong evidence and suspected religious hatred as a man accused of vandalizing a Maronite prayer hall in Nahariya remains in custody.

Apology note left at the altar of the Lebanese Maronite prayer hall in Nahariya after it was vandalized.

Jaroslawa Lewicka, Israel’s last living Righteous Among the Nations, dies at 91

In 1989, Jaroslawa, Katarzyna, and Alexander were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. In 1995, she immigrated to Israel, became an Israeli citizen, and settled in Haifa.

Jaroslawa Lewicka celebrating her 91st birthday.

Israeli detained by UNIFIL after illegally crossing Lebanese border at Rosh HaNikra

The IDF told The Jerusalem Post that the initial review indicated that the individual was mentally unstable, but the IDF was investigating the incident further.

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops stand in formation in front of IVECO LMVs (Light Multirole Vehicle) and B1 Centauro, at the UNIFIL base, near Mansouri, Southern Lebanon, September 19, 2026.

Sharks return to Hadera coast as Israel Nature and Parks Authority warns swimmers to stay away

Sharks gather near the Hadera power plant annually between November and May, with the group typically numbering several dozen individuals.

 Dusky shark found dead on the beach in Hadera

Man sentenced to 66 months in prison over 2023 shooting at Montreal yeshiva

Police responding to the shooting discovered bullet holes in the entrance door and spent shell casings on the ground. The building was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries were reported.

Police cars sit in front of Talmud Torah Elementary School as parents pick up their children in the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 9, 2023

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man attacked on way to synagogue in Brooklyn, NYPD investigating

According to reports from the local Jewish community, the victim's family was celebrating his son's Sheva Brachot, the traditional week of celebrations following a Jewish wedding, that Saturday.

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicle is seen outside the Israeli Consulate building in Manhattan, New York City, US, May 22, 2025; Illustrative.