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- Nov 16, 11:46 AM ET
Israel strikes Hamas targets after 2 rockets fired from Gaza
Israel said its aircraft hit military sites for Gaza’s Hamas rulers early Saturday after two rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave
Nov 16, 11:46 AM ET
- Nov 15, 6:42 PM ET
Israel says it has completed Gaza strikes after rocket fire
Israel says it’s completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to Islamic Jihad in Gaza after rocket fire
Nov 15, 6:42 PM ET
- Nov 14, 2:02 AM ET
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
Israeli aircraft have struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip while the militant group has rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months shows no signs of ending
Nov 14, 2:02 AM ET
- Nov 10, 9:56 PM ET
Israeli Cabinet OKs hard-liner Bennett as defense minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Naftali Bennett last week.
Nov 10, 9:56 PM ET
- Nov 3, 8:56 PM ET
Israeli PM's son, driver strike settlement over leaked tape
Driver released a recording of him boasting to friends going to a strip club.
Nov 3, 8:56 PM ET
- Oct 31, 8:50 AM ET
Israel rearrests female Palestinian activist in West Bank
Family of former Palestinian lawmaker says Israeli authorities rearrested her months after she was released
Oct 31, 8:50 AM ET - Oct 30, 9:00 AM ET
Palestinian woman shot trying to stab Israeli troops
Israeli police say officers shot Palestinian woman who attempted to stab troops outside contested West Bank holy site
Oct 30, 9:00 AM ET - Oct 26, 7:26 PM ET
Health officials say Gaza teen electrocuted during rainfall
He touched an electric pole outside his home during heavy rains.
Oct 26, 7:26 PM ET
- Oct 25, 6:44 AM ET
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of peace deal that began with great hopes but has been plagued by disappointment
Oct 25, 6:44 AM ET
- Oct 18, 12:20 PM ET
Pompeo seeks to reassure Israel amid Syria turmoil
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Israel's prime minister to reaffirm the countries' close ties at a time when many in Israel fear the Trump administration intends to cut and run from the Middle East
Oct 18, 12:20 PM ET
- Oct 15, 6:31 PM ET
Netanyahu asks Russia to free imprisoned Israeli woman
Israel's prime minister has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon a young Israeli woman imprisoned on drug charges in Russia
Oct 15, 6:31 PM ET - Oct 7, 6:10 PM ET
Israeli officials wrap up Netanyahu's pre-indictment hearing
State prosecutors, Netanyahu's lawyers wrapping up pre-indictment hearing on corruption allegations against PM
Oct 7, 6:10 PM ET - Oct 6, 8:54 PM ET
Israeli archaeologists claim to discover ancient city
A large, 5,000-year-old city in northern Israel discovered, they say.
Oct 6, 8:54 PM ET - Oct 3, 1:20 PM ET
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
Israel swears in its newly elected parliament amid political deadlock and Netanyahu’s legal woes
Oct 3, 1:20 PM ET - Oct 2, 7:04 PM ET
Netanyahu’s legal saga reaches critical stage in Israel
Netanyahu's lawyers will argue that the charges should be dropped.
Oct 2, 7:04 PM ET - Oct 1, 9:28 AM ET
Israel quietly lets in Gaza workers in bid to ease tensions
The move is aimed at preventing a fourth war in the blockaded territory.
Oct 1, 9:28 AM ET - Sep 28, 8:05 PM ET
Israel says 3 suspects in deadly West Bank blast arrested
The bombing in the West Bank killed a teenage girl last month.
Sep 28, 8:05 PM ET - Sep 26, 12:27 PM ET
As attack drones multiply, Israeli firms develop defenses
Israel is on the front line of pioneering defenses against drone attacks.
Sep 26, 12:27 PM ET - Sep 23, 9:36 PM ET
Israeli election rivals meet as deadlock still looms
The largely ceremonial president is playing a key role.
Sep 23, 9:36 PM ET - Sep 22, 9:09 PM ET
Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
Their endorsement gives him an edge over incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sep 22, 9:09 PM ET - Sep 20, 9:41 AM ET
Israel's election highlights secular-religious divide
Religion played a central role in this week's deadlocked election.
Sep 20, 9:41 AM ET - Sep 20, 1:15 AM ET
Israel elections deadlocked between 2 major political parties
Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent of the Jerusalem Post, explains how Israel's government will be impacted if Benjamin Netanyahu loses to Benny Gantz.
Sep 20, 1:15 AM ET - Sep 19, 6:20 PM ET
Israeli election in deadlock while Netanyahu's party loses majority
After a repeat election, the Israeli government is in limbo as they decide next steps. Netanyahu asks for a unity government as the country tries to avoid a third election.
Sep 19, 6:20 PM ET - Sep 18, 7:33 PM ET
Israeli vote leaves Netanyahu's political future in doubt
After a decade of mesmerizing world leaders, subduing his rivals and eking out dramatic election victories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future is suddenly in doubt
Sep 18, 7:33 PM ET - Sep 18, 5:39 PM ET
Israel's 2 main political parties deadlocked after elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may fall short in securing votes in a high-stakes repeat.
Sep 18, 5:39 PM ET - Sep 18, 11:58 AM ET
Benjamin Netanyahu may fall short in Israel election
The centrist Blue and White Party, led by Benny Gantz, a former chief of the general staff of the Israeli army, is narrowly edging out Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party.
Sep 18, 11:58 AM ET - Sep 17, 10:54 AM ET
Palestinian sues Israeli military commanders for war crimes
Lawyers for the Israelis argue that the court does not have jurisdiction.
Sep 17, 10:54 AM ET - Sep 17, 7:35 AM ET
Netanyahu and Gantz face off in repeat Israeli elections
The election is Israel's second in a year.
Sep 17, 7:35 AM ET - Sep 16, 9:00 PM ET
On vote eve, Netanyahu vows total West Bank settlement annex
Critics say his pledges would eliminate any hope of a Palestinian state.
Sep 16, 9:00 PM ET - Sep 12, 1:47 PM ET
Israeli PM: Rocket attacks make new war in Gaza inevitable
Netanyahu's comments come just days before parliamentary elections.
Sep 12, 1:47 PM ET - Sep 9, 12:48 PM ET
Israeli PM's former protege could now bring his downfall
Avigdor Lieberman forced Israel's unprecedented second election of the year.
Sep 9, 12:48 PM ET - Sep 8, 8:14 PM ET
Israeli PM's office airbrushes Netanyahu's 'Yeltsin' gaffe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has released a video that clumsily tries to edit out a gaffe where he calls the British prime minister the wrong name
Sep 8, 8:14 PM ET - Sep 2, 9:14 PM ET
Reports: Israeli army faked casualties in Hezbollah attack
Israeli media say the military staged casualties in a skirmish with Hezbollah this week in what they are calling a "deception campaign" against the Lebanese militant group
Sep 2, 9:14 PM ET - Sep 2, 12:11 AM ET
Israel, Hezbollah engage in brief, intense fighting
Some of the most intense fighting between the bitter enemies since a 2006 war.
Sep 2, 12:11 AM ET - Sep 1, 6:10 PM ET
Israeli PM infuses campaign with anti-media incitement
Netanyahu kicked off his campaign with a move straight out of his old playbook.
Sep 1, 6:10 PM ET - Aug 31, 8:41 PM ET
Hezbollah leader: We have no missile factories in Lebanon
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah is categorically denying Israeli claims.
Aug 31, 8:41 PM ET - Aug 30, 2:03 PM ET
Arab leader seeks to shake up Israeli election
Arab leader in parliament shakes up Israeli election campaign by offering to sit in moderate coalition government
Aug 30, 2:03 PM ET - Aug 29, 8:55 AM ET
Massive modern catacombs set to open in Jerusalem
Workers are completing three years of work on a massive subterranean necropolis.
Aug 29, 8:55 AM ET - Aug 28, 7:02 PM ET
Lebanese army fires at Israeli drones that entered airspace
It says it will carry out a surprise attack in retaliation for a drone attack.
Aug 28, 7:02 PM ET - Aug 27, 12:50 PM ET
Netanyahu to Iran, Hezbollah: Israel knows how to 'pay back'
Israeli PM warns Iran and its Lebanese Shiite proxy, Hezbollah, that Israel knows how to 'pay back its enemies'
Aug 27, 12:50 PM ET - Aug 26, 11:13 PM ET
Iraq coalition calls Israeli strikes a 'declaration of war'
Iraqi coalition calls for US troop pullout from Iraq, says strikes blamed on Israel are 'declaration of war'
Aug 26, 11:13 PM ET - Aug 26, 11:05 PM ET
Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon
The strike comes a day after an Israeli drone crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold.
Aug 26, 11:05 PM ET - Aug 26, 1:09 PM ET
Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats
The military announced Monday that the measure would take effect immediately.
Aug 26, 1:09 PM ET - Aug 26, 12:15 PM ET
Palestinian rocket intercepted by Israel's missile defense system at music festival
Many festivalgoers fled the scene in panic.
Aug 26, 12:15 PM ET - Aug 26, 1:10 AM ET
Israeli court bars nationalist activists from upcoming polls
The court said both men incite racism against Arabs.
Aug 26, 1:10 AM ET - Aug 25, 3:16 AM ET
Hezbollah: Israeli drone falls, another explodes over Beirut
Hezbollah official says an Israeli drone went down over the Lebanese capital.
Aug 25, 3:16 AM ET - Aug 23, 5:44 PM ET
Israeli teen dies of wounds in West Bank attack, 2 wounded
The Israeli military says it suspects the explosion to be a Palestinian attack.
Aug 23, 5:44 PM ET - Aug 17, 9:00 PM ET
Military: 3 rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel
Israeli aerial defense batteries intercepted two of the missiles Saturday.
Aug 17, 9:00 PM ET - Aug 17, 1:08 PM ET
Rep. Tlaib speaks out after cancelling her trip to Israel
Trump created controversy when he urged Israel not to let Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib into the country.
Aug 17, 1:08 PM ET - Aug 16, 7:31 PM ET
Rep. Rashida Tlaib will not travel to Israel, citing 'oppressive & racist policies'
The Israeli had approved a "humanitarian visit" after initially blocking Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Aug 16, 7:31 PM ET