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Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days'
Read full article: Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days'Israel's prime minister says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza โin the coming daysโ as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks in Egypt on a new U.S. plan to end the war.
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian state
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian stateIsraeli strikes have killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, according to health officials.
Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation
Read full article: Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operationIsraelโs military warned Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of its plans to take control of what it portrays as Hamasโ last remaining stronghold and where hundreds of thousands of people remain under conditions of famine.
Takeaways from AP reporting on Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that killed journalists and medics
Read full article: Takeaways from AP reporting on Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that killed journalists and medicsAP reporting raises questions about Israel's rationale for a deadly attack on Gazaโs Nasser Hospital.
UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid
Read full article: UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aidThe director of the U.N. World Food Program says it's โvery evidentโ after a visit to Gaza that there is not enough food and that mothers and children are starving.
Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought
Read full article: Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thoughtModern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leader
Read full article: Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leaderA video widely circulated on Friday shows Israelโs far-right national security minister admonishing a Palestinian leader face-to-face inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the country and โwipe them out.โ.
Argentine leader Milei launches initiative to boost Israel-Latin America ties
Read full article: Argentine leader Milei launches initiative to boost Israel-Latin America tiesPresident Javier Milei of Argentina is helping to launch a $1 million initiative to improve diplomatic relations between Israel and several Latin American countries.
UN urges peaceful settlement of disputes as UN chief points to 'the horror show in Gaza'
Read full article: UN urges peaceful settlement of disputes as UN chief points to 'the horror show in Gaza'The U.N. Security Council has urged the 193 United Nations member nations to use all possible means to settle disputes peacefully.
As it attacks Iran's nuclear program, Israel maintains ambiguity about its own
Read full article: As it attacks Iran's nuclear program, Israel maintains ambiguity about its ownIsrael says it is determined to destroy Iranโs nuclear program because its archenemy's furtive efforts to build an atomic weapon are a threat to its existence.
Iranian missile fired after US strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries in Tel Aviv
Read full article: Iranian missile fired after US strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries in Tel AvivHours after the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Iran launched more than 40 missiles toward Israel on Sunday morning, injuring 23 people and destroying apartment buildings and homes in three cities across Israel.
How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a war
Read full article: How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a warThe Associated Press is calling the current conflict between Israel and Iran a war, given the scope, intensity and duration of military activities on both sides.
Fearful of Iranian missiles, many sleep in Israel's underground train stations
Read full article: Fearful of Iranian missiles, many sleep in Israel's underground train stationsFamilies with young kids, foreign workers, and young professionals are seeking shelter in underground train stations in Israel.
Israelis are uneasy as they prepare for more Iranian missiles
Read full article: Israelis are uneasy as they prepare for more Iranian missilesA palpable tension settled over an eerily quiet Tel Aviv as residents anticipated another round of missiles to be fired from Iran, which is under intense attack from the Israeli military.
Iranian missiles penetrated Israel's air defenses Friday. How ironclad is the system?
Read full article: Iranian missiles penetrated Israel's air defenses Friday. How ironclad is the system?Israel's multilayered air-defense system is credited with protecting the country from serious damage or casualties from past Iranian attacks.
Israel retrieves the body of a Thai hostage as 95 people are reported killed in Gaza
Read full article: Israel retrieves the body of a Thai hostage as 95 people are reported killed in GazaIsrael says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack that sparked the war.
How a US-backed body plans to handle Gaza's food distribution and why aid groups oppose it
Read full article: How a US-backed body plans to handle Gaza's food distribution and why aid groups oppose itA U.S.-backed group that is slated to take over aid distribution in Gaza says it's started operations despite opposition from the U.N. and the unexpected resignation of its executive director.
US-German citizen is charged with trying to attack US Embassy in Tel Aviv
Read full article: US-German citizen is charged with trying to attack US Embassy in Tel AvivA dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv.
Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks
Read full article: Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talksIsrael says it has launched a major military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages.
Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebels
Read full article: Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebelsThe Israeli military has bombed the airport in Yemenโs rebel-held capital, claiming to have disabled the airfield in an attack that left commercial aircraft burning on the tarmac as its fighter jets struck power plants and other targets.
A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza war
Read full article: A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza warA missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israelโs main international airport.
Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace people
Read full article: Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace peopleIsrael has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it wonโt allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the besieged territory until it puts in place a system giving it control over the distribution.
A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital
Read full article: A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospitalA wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray.
Antisemitic incidents slow worldwide from post-Oct. 7 spike, but remain higher than before Gaza war
Read full article: Antisemitic incidents slow worldwide from post-Oct. 7 spike, but remain higher than before Gaza warAntisemitic attacks around the world have increased dramatically since the war in Gaza began, but have declined slightly from a peak directly after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel, according to an annual report from Tel Aviv University.
Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city of Rafah and vows to 'vigorously' expand in the territory
Read full article: Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city of Rafah and vows to 'vigorously' expand in the territoryIsrael says it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza.
Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won't return after Israel resumes fighting
Read full article: Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won't return after Israel resumes fightingFamilies whose relatives remain hostages in Gaza are terrified their loved ones might not return after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the territory.
Israel is criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
Read full article: Israel is criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposalIsrael faces sharp criticism after barring the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza.
Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother
Read full article: Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their motherThe Israeli military says the remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boysโ mother.
Middle East latest: Hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families say
Read full article: Middle East latest: Hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families sayThe families of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend described difficult conditions โ including rarely seeing the sun โ during their captivity.
The last high-profile trip to India by the Biden administration will focus on technology
Read full article: The last high-profile trip to India by the Biden administration will focus on technologyNational security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a visit focusing on cooperation on strategic technology, including in defense, space and artificial intelligence.
Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed. The government arrests 3
Read full article: Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed. The government arrests 3Israel says the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, citing Emirati authorities.
The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Read full article: The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages homeSome families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically different political landscape will be able to reignite the momentum to bring their loved ones home.
Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon's Christian heartland
Read full article: Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon's Christian heartlandHezbollah's acting leader says the militant group will aim rockets into more areas of Israel.
The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair
Read full article: The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repairAn Israeli museum has put back on display a rare Bronze-Era jar that a 4-year-old accidentally smashed.
House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Read full article: House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from AfghanistanHouse Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv again to pressure government to reach a deal
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv again to pressure government to reach a dealLarge protests have continued in Tel Aviv, Israel, for a third consecutive night as locals called on the government to reach a deal to bring hostages home.
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza on the eve of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
Read full article: Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza on the eve of high-level cease-fire talks in EgyptHealth workers say multiple Israeli airstrikes have killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza while officials including a Hamas delegation gather for high-level cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt.
Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning 'time is of the essence'
Read full article: Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning 'time is of the essence'U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended his latest visit to the Middle East without securing a cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10Yemenโs Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10.
Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
Read full article: Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel AvivAn Iranian-made drone sent by Yemenโs Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded.
UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Read full article: UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in GazaThe new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labourโs resounding victory in elections earlier this month.
Israel says it's taken control of key area of Gaza's border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels
Read full article: Israel says it's taken control of key area of Gaza's border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnelsIsraelโs military says it's seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gazaโs border with Egypt.
Senior Republican close to Trump criticizes Biden's arms holdup in speech to Israeli parliament
Read full article: Senior Republican close to Trump criticizes Biden's arms holdup in speech to Israeli parliamentElise Stefanik, a House Republican leader seen as a candidate to be Donald Trumpโs running mate, delivered a speech before Israelโs parliament in which she criticized President Joe Bidenโs approach to the war in Gaza.
Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
Read full article: Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in GazaIsrael's Independence Day is normally a raucous affair, celebrated with day parties and barbecues in parks, but this year, celebrations โ from Monday evening through Tuesday โ were muted.
Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume on a cease-fire
Read full article: Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume on a cease-fireIsraelโs military says it has recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza.
Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
Read full article: Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in GazaThe Israeli military has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission.
Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive
Read full article: Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensiveThe Israeli military says it plans to direct many of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Stripโs southernmost town of Rafah toward โhumanitarian islandsโ in the center of the territory ahead of its planned offensive there.
Rape and sexual assault took place during Hamas attack, Israeli association says
Read full article: Rape and sexual assault took place during Hamas attack, Israeli association saysThe Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel says it has found evidence of โsystematic and intentionalโ rape and sexual abuse during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that ignited the war in Gaza.
Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour rally, beg government to bring them home
Read full article: Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour rally, beg government to bring them homeThousands of protesters have poured into a square in downtown Tel Aviv, beginning a 24-hour rally to draw attention to 132 hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quiet
Read full article: Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quietDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure.
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza in a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensive
Read full article: Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza in a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensiveThe Israeli military has confirmed it's pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip.
In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
Read full article: In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from AmericaIn a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas
Read full article: Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against HamasU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israeli leaders to respect international law as Israel wages its war against Hamas in Gaza.
Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'
Read full article: Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
Airlines halt flights in and out of Israel after a massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fighting
Read full article: Airlines halt flights in and out of Israel after a massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fightingMajor airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas.
Israel's Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes to be deported
Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes to be deportedIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the countryโs African migrants.
Rival Eritrean groups clash in Israel, leaving dozens hurt in worst confrontation in recent memory
Read full article: Rival Eritrean groups clash in Israel, leaving dozens hurt in worst confrontation in recent memoryHundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents have clashed with each other and with Israeli police in Tel Aviv.
Israeli troops kill a Palestinian militant in a gunbattle outside a West Bank bakery
Read full article: Israeli troops kill a Palestinian militant in a gunbattle outside a West Bank bakeryIsraeli forces raided a home above a bakery in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, killing a Palestinian militant in a gunbattle.
Israel's Netanyahu doubles down on judicial plan, rejects criticism and moves ahead toward key vote
Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu doubles down on judicial plan, rejects criticism and moves ahead toward key voteIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold.
Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul
Read full article: Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaulThousands of protesters have blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs planned judicial overhaul.
Israel's governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests
Read full article: Israel's governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protestsIsraelโs governing coalition is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the countryโs judiciary.
Israelis block highways and throng airport in protest at government's plan to overhaul the judiciary
Read full article: Israelis block highways and throng airport in protest at government's plan to overhaul the judiciaryProtesters in Israel have blocked highways and thronged the country's main international airport in a day of countrywide demonstrations against the governmentโs divisive plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Protests grow as Israel's far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul
Read full article: Protests grow as Israel's far-right government advances with its judicial overhaulIsraelโs anti-government protest movement is gaining new momentum as tens of thousands of people spill into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs contentious judicial overhaul plan.
Israelis protest at international airport against judicial overhaul plan
Read full article: Israelis protest at international airport against judicial overhaul planThousands of Israelis blocked traffic and snarled movement at the countryโs main international airport, in the latest mass demonstration over Benjamin Netanyahuโs contentious planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation.
Dozens of Israeli air force vets threaten not to serve after Netanyahu resumes judicial overhaul
Read full article: Dozens of Israeli air force vets threaten not to serve after Netanyahu resumes judicial overhaulDozens of Israeli air force reservists say they won't show up for duty if the right-wing government moves ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the countryโs judiciary.
Netanyahu says he's opposed to any interim US-Iran deal on nuclear program
Read full article: Netanyahu says he's opposed to any interim US-Iran deal on nuclear programIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he opposes any interim agreement reportedly being negotiated between the U.S. and Iran over its nuclear program.
Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers say
Read full article: Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers sayScientists say that sea urchins in Israel's Gulf of Eilat in the Red Sea are dying at an alarming rate, threatening the sea's prized coral reef ecosystems.
Thousands of Israelis protest government legal change plans
Read full article: Thousands of Israelis protest government legal change plansTens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, demanding the changes to be scrapped rather than delayed.
Israelis rally for 17th week against judicial overhaul plans
Read full article: Israelis rally for 17th week against judicial overhaul plansTens of thousands of Israelis are protesting judicial overhaul proposals in the 17th weekly rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs governing coalition.
Israelis protest legal changes before nation's 75th birthday
Read full article: Israelis protest legal changes before nation's 75th birthdayTens of thousands of protesters have flocked to Tel Aviv and cities across Israel to vent their opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs far-right government and its divisive plan to overhaul the countryโs judicial system.
Israeli protests of legal overhaul show no signs of slowing
Read full article: Israeli protests of legal overhaul show no signs of slowingIsraeli demonstrations against the governmentโs plan to overhaul the judiciary have continued, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs decision to pause the contentious proposals.
Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surge
Read full article: Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surgeThousands of Israelis gathered for a weekly demonstration against the governmentโs contentious judicial overhaul plans despite security concerns stemming from a surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Israelis still protest legal overhaul despite suspension
Read full article: Israelis still protest legal overhaul despite suspensionTens of thousands of Israelis are protesting a controversial plan to revamp the countryโs legal system, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs suspension of the changes earlier in the week.
Massive protests, strike erupt in Israel over court reforms
Read full article: Massive protests, strike erupt in Israel over court reformsFor nearly three months, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to Israelโs streets weekly to demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs plan to overhaul the countryโs judiciary.
Mass protests erupt after Netanyahu fires defense chief
Read full article: Mass protests erupt after Netanyahu fires defense chiefTens of thousands of Israelis have poured into the streets across the country in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leaderโs judicial overhaul plan.
Elite officers in Israel's military plan Sunday walkout
Read full article: Elite officers in Israel's military plan Sunday walkoutHundreds of elite officers in Israelโs military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over the ruling coalitionโs planned overhaul of the judicial system.
Israeli fire kills Palestinian attacker, teen in West Bank
Read full article: Israeli fire kills Palestinian attacker, teen in West BankThe Israeli military says a Palestinian man who entered a settlement in the occupied West Bank armed with knives and explosive devices was shot and killed by an Israeli settler.
Netanyahu airlifted to airport after protesters block road
Read full article: Netanyahu airlifted to airport after protesters block roadIsrael's prime minister has been airlifted to the country's main international airport for an official overseas trip after throngs of protesters prevented him from driving there as they demonstrated against his contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Israelis protest legal overhaul plans for 9th week
Read full article: Israelis protest legal overhaul plans for 9th weekTens of thousands of Israelis are protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs contentious plan to overhaul the legal system in the country, as the government pressed on with the proposed changes despite the mass opposition.