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IDF launches operation in West Bank after bus explosions

The police are investigating the bombing as a terrorist attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a military incursion in the West Bank after...

Family mourns after Hamas returns body of British-Israeli hostage

After 503 days of uncertainty the family of 84-year-old Oded Lifschitz has received confirmation he was killed in captivity after being taken hostage by...

Gaza residents endure worsening conditions as Israel blocks temporary shelters

After 15 months of war and with 70% of Gaza’s buildings destroyed, displaced civilians face worsening conditions, living in flooded tents amid winter rains. As...

Trump doubles down on Gaza ambitions

The US president has said he is committed to “buying and owning” the enclave, which he called a “big real estate site”. US President Donald...

Gaza ceasefire at risk as Hamas and Israel free prisoners

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faces the threat of collapse as Hamas warns of Israeli “procrastination” in meeting its commitments, just as another hostage-prisoner...

Peters denies media report on IDF service requirement for Israeli visitors

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has dismissed a recent report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which claimed that Israelis must now detail their military service in...

Eight Gaza hostages released by Hamas

Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday as part of the ceasefire deal. Hamas has released eight...

Israel frees 200 Palestinian prisoners

Crowds lined the streets of Ramallah to greet the captives, who were exchanged for four Israeli soldiers. Some 200 Palestinians have been released from Israeli...

Hamas to release four hostages in second swap under Gaza ceasefire

Hamas has announced the release of four Israeli soldiers—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—under a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US,...

Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners

Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of an initial phase in a long-awaited agreement with Hamas, the Israeli prison service announced. Earlier on...

Three hostages released by Hamas return to Israel

Israel has announced the return of three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for the past 15 months. The individuals—31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher, 28-year-old dual British-Israeli...

Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal

The first hostages will be freed on Sunday after Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet holds a full vote. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet has approved...

Gaza truce signed despite ‘last-minute issues’

Final amendments were made after the deal between Hamas and Israel almost collapsed, sources told the channel 'Al Arabiya'. Israel and Hamas have finalized and...

‘The Grayzone’ editor confronts ‘Zionist’ Blinken at final press conference (Video)

The US secretary of state has allowed “the Holocaust of our time,” Max Blumenthal said, before being removed. The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal has unleashed a...

Trump announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire

The US president-elect’s envoy took part in the Qatar-mediated talks. Israel and Hamas have struck a deal that secures the release of all hostages held...

Israel and Hamas near Gaza ceasefire agreement – media

Sides close to finalising talks that will potentially end 15-month conflict, CBS News reports, citing US and regional officials. Israel and Hamas are nearing an...

Netanyahu cancels trip to Trump’s inauguration

The Israeli prime minister will not attend the ceremony in Washington on January 20, according to an aide. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not...

Watch: Video of WHO chief Tedros escaping Israeli airstrike

Tedros Ghebreyesus was in Yemen’s airport when it was hit by the IDF. The head of the UN’s global health watchdog said he narrowly escaped...

Is peace possible today?

As we approach Christmas, with its connotations of peace and goodwill to all people, and the New Year, when one traditionally comes up with...

Israeli prosecutors order investigation into Netanyahu’s wife

The prime minister’s spouse has been accused of witness tampering during her husband’s corruption trial. Israeli authorities have opened an investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the...

WHO boss Tedros caught up in Israeli airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a Airport

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was caught in the middle of an Israeli airstrike at Sana'a Airport in Yemen. Tedros...

Ex-Mossad agents reveal details of ‘exploding pagers’ attack

The operation was in the works for more than a decade, two former Israeli intelligence officials told CBS. The Israeli intelligence agency (Mossad) spent more...

Poland threatens to arrest Netanyahu at Auschwitz

Warsaw has to comply with the International Criminal Court’s decisions, the deputy foreign minister has said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if...

Israel shuts down embassy in Ireland

West Jerusalem has accused Ireland of “crossing every red line” in its stance towards the war in Gaza. Israel has announced the closure of its...

Syrian village asks to be annexed by Israel – media

An alleged member of the Druze community said it would be the “lesser evil,” fearing future jihadist rule after the fall of Bashar Assad. The...

How the US and Israel destroyed Syria and called it peace

American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s far-right Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and open wars...

Israel preparing to strike Iranian nuclear sites – reports

Events in Syria have created a window of opportunity, sources have told Times of Israel. The Israeli Air Force is carrying out preparations for “potential...

Israel targets Syrian military assets

Israel has launched a series of strikes on Syrian military assets following the fall of the Assad regime, confirming attacks on Syria's naval fleet...

Netanyahu claims credit for overthrowing Assad

The Israeli prime minister has hailed the jihadist takeover of Syria as a “historic day in the Middle East”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...

Israel and Hezbollah exchange accusations of ceasefire violations

A truce came into effect on Wednesday following tense negotiations. Israel and the Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah have accused each other of breaching a ceasefire...

Israel-Hezbollah truce takes effect

The US-brokered ceasefire was announced on Tuesday following tense negotiations. A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah, brokered by the US and...

Netanyahu announces cease fire deal to end Hezbollah conflict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, which is set for Cabinet approval, marking a potential end to a...

Italy looking to block arrest warrant for Netanyahu – media

Rome is reportedly seeking to delay the implementation of the ICC ruling until end of the Gaza conflict. Italy is pushing for a suspension of...

Mossad suspects ‘terrorism’ behind prominent rabbi’s disappearance

Zvi Kogan has been missing since Thursday when his car was found abandoned in the UAE. Israel’s intelligence and security agencies are investigating the disappearance...

Watch: Deadly gunfight erupts near Israeli embassy in Jordan

Gunman reportedly attacked a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman. Three law enforcement officers were wounded in a shootout around dawn near the...

European states vow to arrest Israeli PM

The ICC issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier this week. Several Western states have pledged to execute an arrest...

Israel responds to ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The Hague-based court has turned the justice system into “a human shield for Hamas’ crimes,” President Isaac Herzog has said. Senior Israeli officials have attacked...

Israel to annex West Bank – reports

The move will be aimed at preventing a two-state solution, according to the US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government intends...

Pope urges inquiry into Gaza genocide allegations

The pontiff has publicly used the term for the first time, when referring to the Israeli military offensive in the enclave, according to media. Pope...

ICC to probe prosecutor who sought arrest of Netanyahu and Putin

Karim Khan, who brought war crime charges against the Israeli PM and Russian leader, is reportedly under a sexual abuse investigation. The International Criminal Court...

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