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Israel persists with air strikes on Gaza as fighting with Lebanon raises fears of wider conflict

Israel persists with air strikes on Gaza as fighting with Lebanon raises fears of wider conflict

People’s dignity and lives must be respected, says UN in call for all sides to defuse ‘explosive powder-keg situation’

Wed Oct 11 2023 - 01:00
Gaza pounded by air strikes as Netanyahu says Israeli response to Hamas attack will ‘change the Middle East’

Gaza pounded by air strikes as Netanyahu says Israeli response to Hamas attack will ‘change the Middle East’

Israel's defence minister orders total siege of Gaza Strip, cutting off electricity, food, water and fuel

Mon Oct 09 2023 - 20:01
Israeli army describes Hamas attack as ‘worst day’ in history as death toll rises

Israeli army describes Hamas attack as ‘worst day’ in history as death toll rises

Thousands wounded in Israel and Gaza after escalation of conflict following surprise attack by militants on Saturday

Mon Oct 09 2023 - 08:02
Sheer magnitude of Hamas attack is difficult for Israelis to grasp

Sheer magnitude of Hamas attack is difficult for Israelis to grasp

The fact that a militant group - and not a standing army - can inflict such damage on a regional superpower is a stinging humiliation

Sun Oct 08 2023 - 20:58
Irish woman (22) missing after Hamas attacks rave in southern Israel

Irish woman (22) missing after Hamas attacks rave in southern Israel

‘She’s a happy kid trying to have fun. They shot them down like ducks,’ says the mother of Kim Damti

Sun Oct 08 2023 - 14:02
Israel preparing for unprecedented military assault on Gaza Strip following surprise attack by Hamas

Israel preparing for unprecedented military assault on Gaza Strip following surprise attack by Hamas

‘We are at war,’ says prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu as Hamas fighters take a number of Israeli hostages on Saturday morning

Sat Oct 07 2023 - 13:08
Palestinian man (19) shot by Israeli troops in West Bank

Palestinian man (19) shot by Israeli troops in West Bank

Incident occurs after dozens of Israeli settlers clash with local residents

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 22:01
Five Jewish extremists arrested for spitting at Christians in Jerusalem

Five Jewish extremists arrested for spitting at Christians in Jerusalem

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says any hostility towards individuals engaged in worship will not be tolerated after Christians spat at in Jerusalem

Wed Oct 04 2023 - 16:05
Netanyahu vows to stem criminal violence that has claimed lives of almost 200 Israeli Arabs

Netanyahu vows to stem criminal violence that has claimed lives of almost 200 Israeli Arabs

Gunmen entered home in the Bedouin town of Basmat Tabun in northern Israel and shot dead five family members

Fri Sept 29 2023 - 16:41
Saudi envoy to Palestinian Authority shelves plan to visit Al-Aqsa mosque

Saudi envoy to Palestinian Authority shelves plan to visit Al-Aqsa mosque

Campaign by Palestinian activists warned that such a move would be considered a step towards normalisation with Israel

Wed Sept 27 2023 - 17:47
Israeli government supporters rally in favour of judicial overhaul

Israeli government supporters rally in favour of judicial overhaul

Protest follows a day after the speaker of Israel’s Knesset parliament issued a clear threat to the high court not to overstep its authority

Thu Sept 07 2023 - 20:48
Deporting Eritrean asylum seekers seen as a vote winner by Binyamin Netanyahu

Deporting Eritrean asylum seekers seen as a vote winner by Binyamin Netanyahu

Foreign ministry is tasked with finding countries that might agree to admit the migrants Israel wishes to deport

Tue Sept 05 2023 - 05:00
Concerns in Israel that meeting of Israeli and Libyan ministers has weakened trust in its officials

Concerns in Israel that meeting of Israeli and Libyan ministers has weakened trust in its officials

‘This was a big blunder because it puts Israel in a position of a country that cannot handle anything secret because everyone is rushing to the media’

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 17:46
Plan to double presence of settlers in Israeli-occupied West Bank by 2050

Plan to double presence of settlers in Israeli-occupied West Bank by 2050

Samaria region council’s plan includes building new cities, industrial zones, railway lines, an airport and a hospital

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 16:28
Four people killed in shootout in northern Israeli Arab town

Four people killed in shootout in northern Israeli Arab town

Victims, all members of the Druze minority, were declared dead at the scene after paramedics found them in a field

Wed Aug 23 2023 - 20:02
Jewish settlers demand military operation in West Bank after woman killed in Hebron shooting

Jewish settlers demand military operation in West Bank after woman killed in Hebron shooting

Batsheva Nigri (42), from settlement of Beit Hagai, died when two gunmen sprayed the car she was in with more than 20 bullets

Mon Aug 21 2023 - 19:44
Cracks appear in Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition over concessions to ultra-Orthodox elements

Cracks appear in Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition over concessions to ultra-Orthodox elements

Factions indicate no backing for contentious judicial changes unless religious students exempted from military draft

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 18:54
Top military staff warn Netanyahu that combat readiness of Israel Defence Forces is threatened

Top military staff warn Netanyahu that combat readiness of Israel Defence Forces is threatened

Some 10,000 reservists have refused to volunteer in protest over right-wing government’s judicial overhaul

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 17:30
Arab mayors in Israel accuse far-right finance minister of racism after he blocked fund transfers to Arab councils

Arab mayors in Israel accuse far-right finance minister of racism after he blocked fund transfers to Arab councils

Bezalel Smotrich also refused to allocate money for Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem to study in Israeli universities

Tue Aug 08 2023 - 19:00
Israeli court hears petitions against law preventing Netanyahu being declared incapacitated

Israeli court hears petitions against law preventing Netanyahu being declared incapacitated

Opponents say judicial overhaul ‘undermines the rule of law in Israel’

Thu Aug 03 2023 - 17:34
Israel’s ruling party accused of threatening court over judicial reforms

Israel’s ruling party accused of threatening court over judicial reforms

Binyamin Netanyahu refuses to commit to obeying next month’s court decision in interviews with US television

Tue Aug 01 2023 - 18:39
Israel’s parliament passes first reading of ‘sexual terrorism’ bill

Israel’s parliament passes first reading of ‘sexual terrorism’ bill

Bill provides for increased penalties for ‘nationalistic’ sexual crimes committed by Arabs against Jewish women

Mon Jul 31 2023 - 17:03
Israeli intelligence officials warn of security risks as hundreds of reservists refuse to serve in protest

Israeli intelligence officials warn of security risks as hundreds of reservists refuse to serve in protest

Reservists have stopped volunteering in the air force, cyber and military intelligence units and special forces in protest at the government’s controversial judicial overhaul

Fri Jul 28 2023 - 16:35
Israel’s warned of hits to economy and security following vote for judicial overhaul

Israel’s warned of hits to economy and security following vote for judicial overhaul

Nineteen arrested as protests spread to military while opposition pledges to challenge changes

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 18:02
Q&A: Why are people protesting in Israel and what happens next?

Q&A: Why are people protesting in Israel and what happens next?

Opposition parties and NGOs have petitioned the high court against the law passed on Monday

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 15:23
Israel removes supreme court power to oppose government action with law criticised as threat to democracy

Israel removes supreme court power to oppose government action with law criticised as threat to democracy

Yitzhak Herzog warns ‘We are in a state of national emergency’ ahead of judicial reform Bill being passed

Mon Jul 24 2023 - 20:25
Vote on judicial overhaul draws protesters and proponents on to streets of Israel

Vote on judicial overhaul draws protesters and proponents on to streets of Israel

Lawmakers debate imminent Bill in Knesset as business leaders threaten strikes and reserve soldiers say they will ignore call-up orders if it is passed

Sun Jul 23 2023 - 21:30
Fresh protests in Israeli cities against contentious judical changes

Fresh protests in Israeli cities against contentious judical changes

Opponents claim divisive coalition government move will end Israel’s traditional system of checks and balances

Thu Jul 20 2023 - 19:51
Israeli demonstrators hold ‘day of resistance’ as government presses ahead with judicial overhaul

Israeli demonstrators hold ‘day of resistance’ as government presses ahead with judicial overhaul

Prominent business leaders announced they have come to an agreement to shut down the economy unless a halt is called to the judicial legislation

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 20:03
Protests over Israeli judicial overhaul involve roadblocks and arrests

Protests over Israeli judicial overhaul involve roadblocks and arrests

Knesset approves first reading of Bill scrapping ‘reasonableness’ standard that allows supreme court to overrule government decisions

Tue Jul 11 2023 - 20:11
Israel braces as protest movement against judicial overhaul plans unprecedented disruption

Israel braces as protest movement against judicial overhaul plans unprecedented disruption

Protesters plan to block key highways and junctions as thousands of activists descend on Ben Gurion international airport

Mon Jul 10 2023 - 19:50
Israeli opposition urges Netanyahu to renew talks on judicial reform

Israeli opposition urges Netanyahu to renew talks on judicial reform

Opposition claims government’s judicial overhaul threatens democracy and will radically alter system of checks and balances

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 19:48
Jenin residents return to widespread destruction following Israeli incursion

Jenin residents return to widespread destruction following Israeli incursion

At least 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died in the West Bank operation targeting refugee camp

Wed Jul 05 2023 - 20:13
Nine Israeli casualties in Tel Aviv after car-ramming and stabbing attack

Nine Israeli casualties in Tel Aviv after car-ramming and stabbing attack

Incident comes just hours before Israel ends military operation in West Bank Jenin refugee camp

Tue Jul 04 2023 - 20:00
At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel raids Jenin

At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel raids Jenin

Deaths come in gun battle that followed drone strikes in Jenin refugee camp

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 13:04
Israeli defence minister orders administrative arrests for four Jewish settlers

Israeli defence minister orders administrative arrests for four Jewish settlers

Yoav Gallant called for detention over recent attacks against Palestinians in West Bank

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 16:40
‘The Irish legend is coming to Israel’ - but Robbie Keane faces a tough task in Tel Aviv

‘The Irish legend is coming to Israel’ - but Robbie Keane faces a tough task in Tel Aviv

Flagship sports programme on Israeli TV clarified that it was not ‘bad boy of Irish football’ Roy Keane arriving, but the ‘good boy’ Robbie

Tue Jun 27 2023 - 10:40
Israel approves plans to build 5,700 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank

Israel approves plans to build 5,700 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank

Netanyahu’s government also authorises residency in three illegal outposts that settlers established without government approval

Mon Jun 26 2023 - 19:00
Israeli drone strike kills three militants in West Bank

Israeli drone strike kills three militants in West Bank

Netanyahu criticises attacks by settlers against Palestinians

Thu Jun 22 2023 - 15:45
Matches of Israel national team may be moved due to racist abuse of Arab players

Matches of Israel national team may be moved due to racist abuse of Arab players

Two Arab players in the Israeli side were booed every time they touched the ball in a match in Jerusalem against Andorra

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 16:40
Killing of four Jewish settlers in West Bank sparks calls for military response

Killing of four Jewish settlers in West Bank sparks calls for military response

Right-wing government of Binyamin Netanyahu considering military operation in Jenin and Nablus as violence in region escalates

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 08:11
Israeli troops kill five Palestinians in West Bank raid

Israeli troops kill five Palestinians in West Bank raid

Commandos backed by a military helicopter mount assault on Jenin

Mon Jun 19 2023 - 18:32
Israeli opposition parties suspend talks on judicial overhaul

Israeli opposition parties suspend talks on judicial overhaul

Changing the make-up of the Judges Selection panel is a key element of the package of reforms designed to shift power away from the judiciary

Wed Jun 14 2023 - 20:53
Netanyahu sought tax breaks that would benefit billionaire, ex-finance minister tells court

Netanyahu sought tax breaks that would benefit billionaire, ex-finance minister tells court

Yair Lapid, now leader of the opposition, gave testimony in one of three corruption cases involving Israel’s prime minister

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 19:00
Netanyahu says diplomacy has failed to stop Iran’s nuclear threat

Netanyahu says diplomacy has failed to stop Iran’s nuclear threat

Israeli prime minister says he will not be bound by US deal with Tehran

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 23:52
Netanyahu to deploy Shin Bet intelligence agency to stem killings in Israeli Arab communities

Netanyahu to deploy Shin Bet intelligence agency to stem killings in Israeli Arab communities

Five men in their 20s and 30s were killed when gunmen opened fire at a carwash in the Arab village of Yafa an-Naseriyye in northern Israel

Thu Jun 08 2023 - 21:00
Netanyahu promises action after wave of killings in Arab communities

Netanyahu promises action after wave of killings in Arab communities

At least 91 people have been murdered in Israel’s Arab towns since the start of the year

Tue Jun 06 2023 - 17:15
Tens of thousands join Pride parade in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands join Pride parade in Jerusalem

Netanyahu’s government, made up of right-wing and religious parties, has several openly homophobic members

Thu Jun 01 2023 - 18:04
Jewish settler killed by Palestinians in West Bank

Jewish settler killed by Palestinians in West Bank

West Bank has seen a surge of violence since March 2022, with Israel intensifying military raids after a spate of street attacks in its cities

Tue May 30 2023 - 18:23
US ‘deeply troubled’ by Israeli return to evacuated West Bank settlement

US ‘deeply troubled’ by Israeli return to evacuated West Bank settlement

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns move of yeshiva religious seminary in Homesh as part of ‘creeping annexation of West Bank’

Mon May 29 2023 - 18:49
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