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Israel-Gaza Violence: Palestinians Fire Hundreds of Missiles at Tel Aviv after Gaza Air Strikes

Image source: The Time of Israel The UN fears a "full-scale war" after the deadly exchange of fire between Palestinian…

4 years ago

Mike Pompeo Visits Israeli Settlement in West Bank and Golan

Image source Wikimedia Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unprecedented visit to Psagot, a Jewish settlement in the…

4 years ago

Israel Approves Controversial Jewish Nation State Bill

The Israeli parliament has approved a controversial bill characterizing the country as principally a Jewish state, fuelling anger among its…

6 years ago

Israeli Settlements: UN Condemns Plans to Build 2,500 More Homes in West Bank

The UN has condemned Israeli plans to build more settlements in the occupied West Bank. According to UN spokesman, "unilateral…

8 years ago

Israel Settlements: Jerusalem Housing and Planning Committee Postpones Vote on Jewish Homes

Israel has postponed a vote to authorize construction of almost 500 new homes in Jewish settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.…

8 years ago

Israel Summons US Ambassador over UN Vote on Jewish Settlements

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned American Ambassador Dan Shapiro amid a growing row after the US eased the passage…

8 years ago

Israel: Two Palestinian Attackers Shot Dead in West Bank

Two Palestinian attackers have been shot dead by Israeli forces after attempting to stab them at a checkpoint in the…

9 years ago

Mohammed Abu Khdeir Murder: Two Israeli Teenagers Convicted for Palestinian’s Killing

Two Israeli teenagers have been convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was abducted and burned…

9 years ago

Two Israeli Men Killed by Palestinians in Jerusalem Attacks

Israeli police have banned Palestinians from East Jerusalem from entering the Old City for two days after two Israeli men…

9 years ago

Israel Suspends Bus Segregation Trial

Israel has decided to suspend a new segregated travel rule which separates Palestinian and Jewish passengers on buses travelling to…

10 years ago

Ziad Abu Ein: Palestinian minister dies after confrontation with IDF at West Bank protest

Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein has died after a confrontation with Israeli troops at a protest in the West Bank.…

10 years ago

Gaza: Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin believed captured by Hamas militants

Israeli forces say one of its soldiers is believed captured, as a 72-hour truce with Hamas in Gaza collapsed just…

10 years ago

Gaza: Israel and Hamas agree 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire

Israel and Hamas militant movement have accepted a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The truce is due to begin at…

10 years ago

Gaza: Israel rejects John Kerry ceasefire proposal

Israel has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe…

10 years ago

Gaza conflict death toll passes 800 after 18 days

Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas movement are intensifying as more than 800 people have been killed in…

10 years ago

Gaza: At least two Palestinians killed and 200 wounded during West Bank solidarity march

At least two Palestinians have been killed and 200 wounded in the West Bank during protests against Israel's campaign in…

10 years ago

Mohammed Abu Khadir: Palestinians to hold funeral for abducted and murdered teenager

Palestinians are preparing to hold the funeral of Mohammed Abu Khdair, the 17-year-old boy abducted and murdered in Jerusalem. The…

10 years ago

Israel holds teenagers’ funerals

Israel is holding the funerals of three teenagers who were abducted and murdered while hitch-hiking in the occupied West Bank.…

10 years ago

Israel accuses Hamas of kidnapping missing teenagers

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas of kidnapping three Israeli teenagers. The students went missing…

10 years ago

Israel: Terror group kidnapped three teenagers in West Bank

The three Israeli teenagers missing from the West Bank since Thursday have been abducted by a “terror group”, Israel's PM…

10 years ago

Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall during Middle East tour

Pope Francis has prayed at Bethlehem wall during his three-day tour of the Middle East. The unscheduled stop came after…

11 years ago

Scarlett Johansson ends ambassador role with Oxfam over SodaStream endorsement

Scarlett Johansson has decided to quit as an ambassador for Oxfam amid a row over her support for SodaStream, an…

11 years ago

Winter storm hits Jerusalem and occupied West Bank

A rare snowstorm has hit Jerusalem area and parts of the occupied West Bank, choking off the city and stranding…

11 years ago

West Bank crash UPDATE. Palestinian president declared 3 days of mourning after at least 8 children died.

President Mahmoud Abbas has declared three days of mourning after at least eight Palestinian children have been killed in a…

13 years ago

Israel: five Palestinian children killed after a school bus collided with a truck in West Bank

At least five Palestinian children have been killed and other 30 have been injured after a school bus has collided…

13 years ago