Israel

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Israel Kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank Raid, Gaza Airstrikes

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians Sunday during a raid into the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm in the northern West Bank, as protests in Gaza along the border fence with Israel continue — leading to another round of Israeli air strikes on the embargoed strip....

Military

Saudi Crown Prince Says Israel Normalization Deal Getting 'Closer'

Saudi Arabia is moving closer to normalizing bilateral relations with Israel, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday in his first interview on US television since 2019....

Politics

At Least 6 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces

Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday that six Palestinians had been killed in a 24-hour period after Israeli troops conducted raids in the West Bank and confronted demonstrators in Gaza. At least three of those killed were claimed as Palestinian fighters....

Military

EU Criticizes Iran for Barring Nuclear Inspectors

On Sunday, the EU criticized Iran for withdrawing accreditation from several UN nuclear inspectors assigned to inspect Tehran's nuclear arsenal....

Politics

Israeli Strikes Hit Multiple Targets in Syria

Syrian state media reported on Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes hit multiple targets in Syria, including the coastal city of Tartous and the southern Hama region, killing two Syrian soldiers and wounding six others....

Military

Israel: Top Court Hears Petition Against Judicial Overhaul

On Tuesday, Israel's Supreme Court heard the first challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul, which allegedly terminates the top court's ability to strike down government moves it characterizes as 'unreasonable.'...

Politics

Israel Says Iran Constructing Airport in South Lebanon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant alleged Monday that Iran is constructing an airport in southern Lebanon next to the border village of Birket Jabbour to use as a platform to launch attacks against Israel....

World

Lebanon: Ceasefire Announced in Palestinian Refugee Camp

After a week of violent armed clashes between members of the Fatah movement — which makes up the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank — and Islamist groups in the Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp outside of the Lebanese coastal city of Sidon, a ceasefire was reportedly agreed upon on Thursday. Th...

Military

Palestinians Set Out Terms For Saudi-Israeli Deal

Officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA), including PA intelligence chief Majed Faraj and Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh, held talks in Riyadh with their Saudi counterparts on Wednesday, with the Palestinian representatives reportedly askin...

Politics

Scientists Grow Embryo Model Without Sperm or Egg

Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute say they've used stem cells to make an "embryo model" that mimics a 14-day-old embryo without using sperm, an egg, or a womb.

Health

Israel: Netanyahu Calls for Deportation of African Migrants

Following protests and clashes between differing Eritrean groups and Israeli police in Tel Aviv, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for the removal of all African migrants from the country.

Social issues

Israel Halts Exports from Gaza

Israeli authorities halted exports from the embargoed Gaza Strip into Israel on Monday after the Israeli army claimed it had stopped an attempt to smuggle explosives, adding that exports would resume following an investigation.

Military

Libyan Foreign Minister Dismissed After Israel Meeting

Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush has been removed from her position after a meeting she had with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Rome sparked outrage and protests throughout Libya.

Libya

Ben-Gvir Makes Controversial West Bank Remarks

In an interview on Wednesday evening, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed that his right to travel supersedes the freedom of movement of Palestinians in the West Bank.

Social issues

Iran Unveils Drone Reportedly Capable of Striking Israel

Iran's Defense Ministry on Tuesday unveiled a new unmanned attack drone that it claimed is capable of striking targets in Israel during a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day attended by Iranian Pres. Ebrahim Raisi and senior military officials.

Iran

UN: Over 200 Palestinians, Nearly 30 Israelis Killed in 2023

UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council (UNSC) on Monday that more than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year, which represents the highest death toll in the conflict since 2005.

Military

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian, Wound Eight in West Bank Raid

Israeli forces killed one Palestinian man and wounded eight others on Friday during a raid on the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern West Bank, allegedly after local Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers operating in the city.

Military

Four Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Missile Strike on Damascus

Syria's state-affiliated media outlet SANA reported that an Israeli missile strike on the capital Damascus killed four Syrian soldiers and wounded another four early on Monday. SANA also reported that Syrian air defense intercepted some of the missiles.

Military

Palestinian Teen Killed By Israeli Army During West Bank Raid

According to the Palestinian health ministry, the Israeli military shot and killed a teenager identified as Mahmoud Abu Sa'an during a pre-dawn raid of the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem on Thursday.

Military

Palestinian Wounds 6 Israeli Settlers, Shot Dead

A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a group of Israelis in the settlement of Maaleh Adumim in the West Bank on Tuesday, wounding six people before being shot dead by an off-duty border police officer.

Military

Palestinian Rival Governments Form ‘Reconciliation Committee’

Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met for rare face-to-face talks in the coastal Egyptian city of El Alamein on Sunday along with representatives of most Palestinian political factions to form a committee on intra-Palestinian reconciliation.

Politics

US-Saudi Talks Begin Amid Reports of Middle East Plan

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan held talks with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Thursday.

World

Israel's Parliament Passes First Judicial Overhaul

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed a key bill on Monday that's the first part of the government’s judicial reform plan that has stirred massive protests and controversy throughout the country. With the opposition boycotting the final vote, the first bill of the series of reforms passed 64-0.

Israel

Israeli Minister Leads Incursion of Al-Aqsa Compound

Israel's right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound — a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem — on Thursday during the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, prompting harsh rebukes from both Palestinian and regional leaders.

Military

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian, Injure 4 in West Bank

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man on Thursday as they escorted Israeli worshippers, including the Israeli police chief and the head of the local Jewish settler council, to a site known as the biblical Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

World