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Diana Bletter

Diana Bletter

Reporter at The Times of Israel
Illustrative: Veterinary hospital in Israel. (Courtesy)
July 3, 2026, 8:57 am
Superbugs threaten vision in animals – and can jump to humans, Israeli researchers warn
Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine say drug-resistant bacteria may cause a greater chance of blindness in 10 years; study calls for smarter antibiotic use
By Diana Bletter
View of the southern city of Eilat, September 9, 2025. (Yaniv Nadav/FLASH90)
June 28, 2026, 6:15 pm
Cabinet okays 5-year NIS 360 million plan for Eilat’s economy, infrastructure
Funds will improve resort city’s public transportation, health system, and tertiary education; Netanyahu says ‘southern pearl’ will become ‘strong, flourishing, southern gate’ of Israel
By Michael Horovitz and Diana Bletter
A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 16, 2026. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
June 23, 2026, 5:03 pm
Ebola suspicion ruled out, as expert says ‘very low’ chance current strain will reach Israel
However, Health Ministry is taking precautions as there are no vaccines yet for Bundibugyo virus; UN health agency reports 896 confirmed cases and 232 suspected deaths globally
By Diana Bletter
June 22, 2026, 1:26 pm
Daily Briefing June 22 — ‘A cease between fires’: Living on Israel’s northern front
Health reporter Diana Bletter discusses life along Israel’s northern border under intermittent Hezbollah attacks, as well as Israeli breakthroughs in cancer treatment and space exploration
By Gabriella Jacobs and Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A laboratory technician at bioMérieux's Salt Lake City, Utah, manufacturing facility on June 11, 2026, prepares a sample of a diagnostic test that detects the Ebola Bundibugyo strain responsible for recent outbreaks in Central and East Africa. (Niki Chan Wylie/AP Content Services for bioMérieux)
June 21, 2026, 4:49 pm
Second person hospitalized in Israel for possible Ebola after trip to DR Congo
Health Ministry says man not confirmed to have contracted deadly disease, has been taken to Sheba Medical Center for testing; results expected in coming days
By Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
June 21, 2026, 1:50 am
Suspected Ebola patient being treated at Haifa hospital after recent trip to DRC
Health Ministry says patient in isolation with contact tracing underway, but final test results not expected before Monday; if confirmed, it would be 1st-ever Ebola case in Israel
By ToI Staff, Diana Bletter and AP
Asst. Prof. Assaf Zinger, left, of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology with PhD candidate Ofri Vizenblit in the Zinger lab. (Courtesy/Rami Shelush, Technion Spokesperson’s Office)
June 18, 2026, 5:05 pm
Israeli drug-free nanomedicine gives fresh hope in battling aggressive breast cancer
Technion scientists halt ‘triple-negative’ tumors in female mice models; particles made of materials already deemed safe for humans by international regulatory bodies
By Diana Bletter
An illustrative photo of a baby. (Ignacio Campo on Unsplash)
June 17, 2026, 5:06 pm
Jerusalem police probe baby food laced with sedatives after 4 infants hospitalized
Health Ministry closes two branches of Zol veGadol stores in the city; public urged to check that all purchased products are sealed and intact
By Diana Bletter
Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, whose subsurface ocean may harbor alien life. (Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute)
June 14, 2026, 4:56 pm
Contact? Groundbreaking Israeli method may soon detect life in outer space
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say their statistical toolbox will be used aboard planned Israeli Aerospace Industries spacecraft, Eureka, set to reach Jupiter’s smallest moon in the 2030s
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: People celebrate an Independence Day party at the Reich Community Center for senior citizens of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 3:18 pm
With eye to Israel’s future, Israeli experts help launch European healthy-aging initiative
June 12 gathering in Lithuanian parliament will see formation of international group of lawmakers and scientists working together to prepare for older populations
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Itamar Harel in his lab in the Department of Genetics, the Silberman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Courtesy/Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
June 11, 2026, 10:51 am
Live fast, die young: Israeli scientists link rapid-growth gene to early aging in fish
Alteration of VGLL3, also found in humans, results in shorter lifespan and higher tumor risk, say Hebrew University researchers, offering new evidence for decades-old evolutionary theory
By Diana Bletter
Shoppers in Souq Faisal in the town of Mazra'a, on the edge of Nahariya, on June 8, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
June 8, 2026, 9:02 pm
How do Israelis in the north feel about renewed fighting with Iran? Check out the supermarket
After Iran fired a volley of missiles at northern Israel, and the region appeared back to the edge of all-out war, people went shopping for food, almost as usual
By Diana Bletter
Paz Beniamini receives his Blavatnik Young Scientists Award, June 2, 2026. (Eran Be'eri)
June 6, 2026, 10:05 am
Bucking boycotts, prizewinning Israeli astrophysicist finds ‘Zen-like’ perspective in space
Open University’s first Blavatnik Award laureate, Paz Beniamini, studies cosmic bursts and neutron stars; says science must ‘be done on international level’ regardless of politics
By Diana Bletter
Lebanese soldiers and first responders inspect the site of an Israeli drone strike that reportedly killed the passengers of a vehicle on the Khalde highway at the southern entrance to Beirut on June 3, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 3:03 pm
IDF strike reported near Beirut, sirens blare in north after peace talks in DC
Two rockets, suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Galilee Panhandle, morning after Home Front Command eases restrictions
By Emanuel Fabian, Diana Bletter, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Illustrative: Israelis smoke cigarettes and drink beer at a party in the center of Jerusalem, August 20, 2009. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 4:43 pm
War stress reported as reason 37% of Israeli smokers lighting up
Among youth, 24% report use of e-cigarettes; 93% exposed to secondhand smoke; public anti-smoking campaigns and disturbing graphics do not appear to be effective deterrents
By Diana Bletter
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