Israeli defence minister quits over Gaza truce in blow to Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a “capitulation to terror”, weakening Prime...
Israel-Palestine conflict
Kushner: Peace deal to benefit both sides in Mideast conflict
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will say on Monday at the opening ceremony for the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem that it is possible for...
Israeli fire kills one Palestinian, wounds 170 in border protest
Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded at least 170 protesters in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical workers said, bringing to 44 the number killed...
Israeli army vows disciplinary action over Gaza sniper video
Israel pledged disciplinary action on Tuesday over a soldier’s leaked video showing an army sniper targeting a Palestinian across the Gaza border fence to profane...
EXPLAINER – Gaza’s 70 years of woe
Gaza is a coastal strip of land that lay on ancient trading and maritime routes along the Mediterranean shore. Held by the Ottoman Empire until...
UN calls on Israel to rein in security forces at Gaza border
The United Nations human rights office urged Israel on Friday to ensure that its security forces do not use excessive force against Palestinian protesters at the...
Another Palestinian killed as more protests loom
A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza on Tuesday, Palestinian medics said, raising the death toll from clashes along the border to...
Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinian protesters on Gaza border
At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in...
Israel deploys 100 shooters on Gaza border for protests
The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 sharpshooters on the Gaza border ahead of a planned mass Palestinian demonstration near the frontier, Israel’s top...
Palestinian killed after wounding Israeli guard at West Bank settlement
A Palestinian assailant was shot dead on Wednesday after stabbing a security guard at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank,...
Palestinian kills teen in Israeli settlement, then shot dead
A Palestinian fatally stabbed a 13-year-old Israeli girl in her bedroom in a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the military said, as...
Jerusalem bus blast wounds 16, mayor blames bomb
An explosion tore through a bus in Jerusalem on Monday and set a second bus on fire, wounding 16 people in what an Israeli official...
UN envoy tells EU to step up pressure on Israel over West Bank demolitions
The European Union must raise political pressure on Israel over accelerating West Bank demolitions that run against international law and increasingly affect aid projects sponsored...
EU says Israeli land seizure threatens peace process
A seizure of land by Israel in the West Bank raises questions about its commitment to a two-state solution to end the conflict with the...
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank – Army Radio
Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupiedWest Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho, Israeli Army Radio said...
Biden says his family was near scene of Tel Aviv attack (Updated)
By Jeffrey Heller US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his wife Jill and their grandchildren were dining on a Tel Aviv beach when...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian after soldiers attacked in West Bank
By Ali Sawafta Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank as troops fought to rescue two soldiers who the army said...
Two Israeli teens get lengthy jail terms for Palestinian youth’s murder
An Israeli court jailed two Jewish teenagers on Thursday, one for life and the other for 21 years, over a revenge murder of a Palestinian...
Israeli officer dies in Palestinian attack, 3 assailants killed
Three Palestinians armed with guns, knives and explosives killed an Israeli border policewoman and seriously wounded another before being shot dead by nearby officers at...
UN chief Ban slams Israeli settlements as ‘provocative acts’
By Michelle Nichols UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel’s settlement activities as ‘provocative acts’ that raise questions about its commitment to a two-state...
