Yoav Etiel

Yoav Etiel is a journalist and reporter for Walla.

An airplane of budget airline flydubai lands at Israel's Ben Gurion aiport near Tel Aviv on November 26, 2020 on the first scheduled commercial service between the two cities, following the normalisation of ties between the UAE and Israel.

'The plane suddenly plunged': Israeli passengers recount chaos aboard flydubai flight

Images from social media of a soldier against whom the Hind Rajab Foundation filed a complaint in Vietnam.

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint in Vietnam against IDF reservist vacationer

Maoz Inon.

'Grief can't be an excuse': Peace activist who lost parents on Oct. 7 criticizes Israel at UNSC


Chabad efforts secure Odesa posting for Breslov Hasid detained over Ukraine draft

A 49-year-old Israeli citizen drafted into the Ukrainian military after traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah will serve as a doctor in Odesa instead of a feared combat posting near Kharkiv.

Jonathan Karlinsky, an Israeli-Ukrainian drafted into the Ukrainian army.

Two Israeli siblings airlifted from Nepal village after storm causes landslides, flooding

Maya, her brother, and their friends were evacuated by PassportCard helicopter to Kathmandu and were undergoing examinations at a hospital.

A general view shows damaged houses covered in sludge in the aftermath of the August 26 flash flood, at Betrawati Bazaar in Nepal's Rasuwa district on September 28, 2026.

Ethiopian aliyah activist fears for family's life as armed activities increase across Amhara region

Ababa, 39, a Lod resident and longtime aliyah activist in the Ethiopian Israeli community, has struggled to reach relatives who remain in the Gondar area of Amhara.

Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region.

Israeli, Jewish protesters rally against NYC 'NAZA' screening, display October 7 massacre footage

Screens displayed documented material contradicting claims made in the film, as well as questions regarding its sources, methodology, and production

The Israeli-American Council in New York in a campaign ahead of the first screening of the film NAZA in the city, September 27, 2026.

Police claim to solve murder of Yanis Yushayev, prosecutor's declaration filed against Hazon man

The investigation was opened on August 23 after police received a report of a man being shot at the gas station. Medical teams that arrived at the scene pronounced Yushayev dead.

Yanis Yushayev

Motive behind Ontario synagogue shooting attack not yet determined by Canadian police

A team of four investigators and two forensic investigators was assigned to the case, in which a police cruiser, other vehicles, and nearby homes were hit by up to 30-rounds of gunfire.

Police officers talk near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

Israeli father killed in Slovenia while rescuing seven-year-old son from ravine fall

Gail Hillel, a father of three from Kibbutz Yizrael, died in Slovenia after falling into a ravine while attempting to save his young son, who was seriously injured.

Rescue teams descend into ravine near Bohinj area of northwestern Slovenia to locate Israeli father and son who had fallen during a hiking accident.

'Mossad Network': Turkish media links $3 billion fraud ring to Israel's intelligence agency

Turkey arrests over 200 suspects in a $3 billion investment scam as local media outlets are aggressively framing the international fraud ring as a covert "Mossad network."

Istanbul police chief, Selami Yildiz, speaks during a press conference Friday, 18th September 2026

Israeli-Ukrainian visiting Uman for Rosh Hashanah detained, conscripted into Ukrainian military

According to the report, the man, who was born in Ukraine but is an Israeli citizen who has lived in Israel for many years, was detained during a document check.

Jewish men at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 22, 2025.

Nine Israelis arrested as Turkey probes $3 b. international fraud network

Turkish prosecutors say a global investment fraud network operating from Turkey was allegedly managed by Israeli citizens, and led to the arrest of nine Israelis.

A Turkish flag waves atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 26, 2016