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
Israeli parliament passes controversial budget despite widespread criticismApproval of budget with backing of ultra-Orthodox and right-wing groups represents significant victory for Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalitionWed May 24 2023 - 15:55
Palestinian Authority condemns Israel after its soldiers kill three militants in West Bank refugee campVisit by Israeli far-right national security minister to Temple Mount criticised across Arab and Muslim worldMon May 22 2023 - 19:00
Jerusalem tension mounts in wake of ‘provocative’ Israeli flag march Anti-Arab racist chants directed at Old City Palestinians, many of whom consider flag parade an affrontThu May 18 2023 - 22:17
Massive security operation in place in Jerusalem for march of the flags by nationalistic IsraelisThousands of Jews will march through the Old City to the Western Wall to celebrate Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day WarWed May 17 2023 - 17:02
Rocket fired from Gaza after Israel and Islamic Jihad agree to ceasefireIsraeli tanks fired at two Hamas positions close to the border in responseSun May 14 2023 - 19:24
Ceasefire hopes fade after exchange of fire between Israel and Gaza militantsRocket fire aimed towards Jerusalem meant as ‘a message’ to Israel, says Islamic JihadFri May 12 2023 - 19:28
Clashes continue between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in GazaIslamic Jihad military leader and deputy killed in separate pinpoint strikes by Israeli aircraftThu May 11 2023 - 19:56
Egypt brokers fragile ceasefire between Israel and Islamic JihadAt least 10 civilians ant three Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders killed in Israeli attack on TuesdayWed May 10 2023 - 15:44
Israeli braces for rocket fire after at least 13 killed in airstrikesTwenty are reported wounded following attack on residential areas in Gaza StripTue May 09 2023 - 13:00
Europe Day reception in Tel Aviv cancelled by EU to prevent presence of far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir would have been unwelcome as his ‘views contradict the values the EU stands for’Mon May 08 2023 - 20:11
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian militants who shot three British-IsraelisThree men who died in Nablus city apartment raid were members of HamasThu May 04 2023 - 18:31
Israel and militants in Gaza agreed ceasefire ending day of cross-border fireRight-wing members of Israeli government react angrily over what they see as a lacklustre military response by the Israeli armyWed May 03 2023 - 16:07
Israel and Gaza exchange fire after Palestinian hunger striker dies in prisonHundreds of Gaza residents take to the streets to rally in support of Khader Adnan (45)Tue May 02 2023 - 19:50
Netanyahu thanks demonstrators for demanding judicial overhaul in IsraelDemonstration was in response to mass protests against reform driven by governmentThu Apr 27 2023 - 20:20
Israel’s Independence Day marred by disturbances at cemetriesAt sunset, the mourning turns to exuberance as the country marks Independence DayTue Apr 25 2023 - 19:29
Memorial Day in Israel: Driver shot dead after car ramming injures fiveHamas praises incident as ‘heroic’ as Israel mourns soldiers amid escalating violence and political divisionMon Apr 24 2023 - 19:32
Israel ‘on the edge of the abyss’ as 75th Independence Day approachesAhead of what is usually a national day of pride, there are fears the ‘only democracy in the Middle East’ could be in perilFri Apr 21 2023 - 12:00
Israeli state ceremonies threatened by rising tensionsGovernment plans to overhaul the judiciary may attract protests during Memorial Day and Independence DayWed Apr 19 2023 - 15:04
Palestinian worshippers gather in Jerusalem’s Old City during Ramadan prayers More than 2,000 police were deployed but the prayers passed relatively peacefully with only minor disturbancesFri Apr 14 2023 - 19:00
Catholic leader accuses Israel of making life worse for ChristiansIncidents of violence and vandalism against Christian clergy and sites on the increaseThu Apr 13 2023 - 15:52
Israel-Poland deal on Holocaust school trips condemned as whitewashingEach Israeli school group must now visit one site from a list of 32 recommended sites that stress the Polish narrative of the warTue Apr 11 2023 - 15:45
Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu in U-turn on dismissal of defence ministerMother of two British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting dies after spinal surgeryMon Apr 10 2023 - 20:18
Israel launches rocket strikes against Syria Army reinforcements sent into West Bank amid fears security situation spinning out of controlSun Apr 09 2023 - 21:15
Attacks in Tel Aviv and West Bank keep tensions in Israel highTwo sisters die in West Bank drive-by shooting, man opens fire on crowd on Tel Aviv beachfrontFri Apr 07 2023 - 20:35
Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon hit northern IsraelAttacks come amid escalating tension following Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa mosque in JerusalemThu Apr 06 2023 - 16:47
Israel exchanges fire with Gaza militants after clashes in Al-Aqsa mosqueAt least 350 people were detained as fireworks were thrown when riot police stormed the mosqueWed Apr 05 2023 - 16:54
Netanyahu delays dismissal of defence ministerIsrael prime minister announced dismissal last week after Gallant called for freeze on judicial overhaulMon Apr 03 2023 - 16:06
Man convicted in Israel’s most notorious murder case acquitted after 16 yearsMother of teen murdered in 2006 condemns ‘lies and cover-ups’ and brands district attorney’s office a criminal organisationThu Mar 30 2023 - 18:36
Netanyahu rebuffs Biden’s suggestion he ‘walk away’ from controversial judicial reformsUS president’s stance a major embarrassment for Israeli leader, who boasts of his strong ties with American leadersWed Mar 29 2023 - 16:29
Where now for Binyamin Netanyahu?As he attempts to forge a compromise over plans for a judicial overhaul, the Israeli prime minister has become a prisoner of his extremist coalition partnersTue Mar 28 2023 - 17:13
Israel’s Netanyahu halts controversial judicial reform plans amid mass protests and strikesIsrael protests: Tens of thousands take to streets after prime minister sacks his defence minister for opposing the reformsTue Mar 28 2023 - 10:02
Profile: Isaac Herzog could serve as ‘honest broker’ to dampen down Israel’s strifeIsrael's president is well placed to act as a mediator between Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition and the oppositionMon Mar 27 2023 - 17:21
Netanyahu fires defence minister after calling for freeze of judicial overhaulIsrael’s opposition leader Yair Lapid says sacking proves prime minister is a danger to the countrySun Mar 26 2023 - 20:29
Israel passes law limiting conditions in which prime minister can be removedMove is among legislative measures by the religious-nationalist coalition that have tipped the country into crisisThu Mar 23 2023 - 10:41
Israel lifts ban on settlers returning to evacuated West Bank settlementsFour settlements in the northern West Bank had been evacuated as part of the 2005 disengagement lawTue Mar 21 2023 - 16:23
Reports Israeli defence minister may resign over insubordination by army reservistsHundreds of army reservists refuse to serve in protest at plans by Netanyahu’s right-wing government to significantly weaken judiciaryMon Mar 20 2023 - 18:06
Netanyahu rejects Herzog compromise on judicial reformsIsrael on course for constitutional crisis as prime minister rejects president’s proposalThu Mar 16 2023 - 18:55
Israeli soldiers kill man who crossed from Lebanon and planted bombMilitary sources warn of ‘consequences’ if Hizbullah was behind attackWed Mar 15 2023 - 19:54
‘It needs to disappear from the world’: Israeli president hits out at judicial overhaul plan Unprecedented intervention follows demonstrations against proposals to weaken the high court of justiceFri Mar 10 2023 - 15:01
At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raidIsraeli military operation in Hamas stronghold quickly developed into a fierce firefight in which more than two dozen Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers were woundedTue Mar 07 2023 - 19:44
Israeli air strikes across Gaza border follow militant rocket attacksLatest attacks come a day after 11 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in the West BankThu Feb 23 2023 - 08:25
Israeli raid in West Bank kills at least 10 More than 100 wounded after troops surround building housing three militant fugitivesWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:42
Israel’s parliament passes first reading of Bill that will significantly weaken judiciaryHuge crowd carrying Israeli flags protests outside parliament, warning that the divisive legislation is tearing the country apartMon Feb 20 2023 - 19:33
Israel planning massive expansion of Jewish settlements on West Bank Government agrees to authorise nine new illegal outposts and set to approve plans for 10,000 new homes in existing settlementsWed Feb 15 2023 - 17:02
Netanyahu’s government takes significant step towards judicial overhaul Opponents claim the move marks the beginning of the end of Israeli democracyMon Feb 13 2023 - 17:56
Car ramming prompts Israeli clampdown on Palestinian areas of Jerusalem and West BankNetanyahu promises firm response to latest attack, which killed three Israelis in Jerusalem on FridaySun Feb 12 2023 - 20:37
Boy aged six among two killed in Jerusalem car-ramming attackDriver shot dead by police is named as 31-year-old Palestinian father of threeFri Feb 10 2023 - 19:58
Israel and Sudan agree to normalise relationsTreaty will be signed after the formation of a civilian government in KhartoumFri Feb 03 2023 - 16:09
Blinken meets Palestinian president and reiterates call to de-escalate violenceUS secretary of state emphasises opposition to Israel expanding its West Bank settlementsTue Jan 31 2023 - 19:51
