Officials visit offices near Tel Aviv as Israeli defence minister meets French counterpart in Paris

Seven Palestinians hurt in clashes with Israeli troops during protests against outpost

New power-sharing coalition sworn in after tense vote, includes Arab party for first time

Israel prime minister attempts to divide opponents as he faces end of 12-year tenure

Far-right leader Naftali Bennett says he has agreed deal to forge coalition government

US says it is working ‘intensively’ to end violence as no let-up in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Ireland must ask ‘hard questions’ regarding respect for international law, says Coveney

Justice minister says tragedy underlined the dangers of ultra-Orthodox “autonomy” within Israeli society

Israeli military says projectile was fired while Israel was conducting strikes in Syria

Tehran vows to avenge Israeli attack on Natantz nuclear reactor

Israel’s biggest fear is that hundreds of soldiers may be issued with arrest warrants

PM faces big test of political skills as fourth election in two years is another cliffhanger

For the first time in Israeli electoral history, the main challengers to Bibi’s continued reign will come from further to the right

Prolonged period of post-election negotiation likely as Netanyahu surfs on vaccine wave

Government’s handling of pandemic and economic crisis has dominated campaign

Recipient countries to include several that have made diplomatic pledges to Israel

Israel’s PM calls for evidentiary stage of trial to be postponed until after voters go to polls

Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu facing corruption trial before March election

Gideon Sa’ar says Likud has become ‘tool for personal interests of person in charge’

March vote will be triggered automatically if a budget is not approved by December 23rd

Israeli PM’s meeting with Mohammed Bin Salman and Pompeo raises prospect of closer ties

Netanyahu enjoyed strong rapport with Trump, who delivered huge gains for Israeli right

City hall lit up with the colours of the Lebanese flag following horrific explosion

‘Shield of Israel’ plan devised after government’s response to the second wave widely seen as chaotic

Speculation grows that ‘fire’ may have been deliberate attack on facility

Plan to annex parts of West Bank condemned by UN commissioner as ‘disastrous’

Opponents warn that US-backed plan would lead to independent Palestinian state

Rival Gantz to take over as prime minister of Israeli unity government after 18 months

Ceremony will end political deadlock that has dragged on for more than 500 days

With US backing, Israel plans to extend sovereignty to 30% of occupied West Bank

In-person meeting with Netanyahu underlines US support for annexation plan

Formation of coalition to proceed after supreme court clears way for PM to remain in office

The agreement appears to signal Netanyahu’s promised Israeli annexation of parts of occupied Palestinian territories

Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency coalition to end year of deadlock

Knesset could dissolve early next month if current coalition talks end in failure

Retired general seemed to break deadlock with agreement to rotate premiership with Netanyahu

In major victory for prime minister, opposition leader will serve as PM in 18 months’ time

Yuli Edelstein accuses court of meddling in legislative affairs on speaker vote

Knesset speaker set to defy supreme court ruling demanding a vote on his successor

Phone data to be used to trace route and vicinity of infected amid directives to stay home