Israel

Israel

'Grave miscalculation': Why was Israel blindsided by Gaza attack?

Multiple failures occurred before Hamas' unprecedented assault, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Israeli army told Euronews.

09/10/2023

Markets

Bank of Israel attempts to rein in shekel following Hamas assault

The Bank of Israel has announced that it is intervening on the foreign exchange market to mitigate the volatility of the Israeli currency, the shekel, which fell sharply after the surprise weekend offensive by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

09/10/2023

Israel

'We will change the Middle East', vows Israeli PM

Israel has declared a "state of war" following Hamas's surprise weekend attack which blindsided the country's military and intelligence agencies.

09/10/2023

Israel

Israel declares war on Hamas after hundreds killed on both sides

Israel formally declared war on Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack.

08/10/2023

Israel

Israel-Gaza: the global impact of the escalating conflict

A rundown on how some nations across the world are reacting to the new war.

08/10/2023

Israel

What you should know about Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel

At least 500 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza since Hamas launched its surprise assault on Saturday. This is what you need to know about the multi-pronged attack.

08/10/2023

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Watch: Cars on fire after rocket barrages from Gaza hit Israel

More than 5,000 rockets had been fired so far from the Gaza Strip, the armed wing of Hamas which controls the blockaded coastal enclave said.

07/10/2023

Israel

Hundreds dead as Arab-Israeli conflict erupts again

Backed by a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into nearby Israeli towns early on Saturday.

07/10/2023

Culture news

Israeli police arrest American tourist smashing museum statues

The tourist was caught breaking Roman statues in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

06/10/2023

Israel

UN committee votes to list ruins of ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine

The move is likely to anger Israel who control the territory but does not recognise a Palestinian state.

17/09/2023

Mobility

Israeli start-up tests its flying taxi as an air ambulance

As well as getting a patient across town to hospital in an emergency, the flying taxi's sister drone could be used to deliver urgent medical supplies.

15/09/2023

Israel

Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to judicial overhaul

The Supreme court is effectively hearing a case about its own powers being curbed by Netanyahu's government.

13/09/2023

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WATCH: Israelis protest judicial overhaul ahead of hearing

"Democracy! Democracy!" chanted the protesters in front of the Supreme Court, waving Israeli flags.

12/09/2023

Culture news

Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords discovered inside Dead Sea cave

Archaeologists believe the weapons were seized from the Roman army and stashed in the cave by Judean rebels.

07/09/2023

Israel

Netanyahu: Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes must be deported

The Israeli Prime Minister made the call after protests by Eritreans in Tel Aviv on Saturday left dozens injured.

03/09/2023

Israel

Euroviews. One century on, Shimon Peres' legacy remains a beacon of hope

In this transformed world, it is crucial to uphold the values that Peres held dear — the pursuit of peace, the embrace of innovation, and the commitment to a better world for all, Efrat Duvedani writes.

01/09/2023

Israel

Euroviews. As Israel struggles for its democratic soul, this could be a solution

An additional legislative layer with an oversight role made up of ordinary individuals from all walks of life with no political ambition could well be the panacea to Israel’s constitutional conundrum, Joshua Hantman writes.

01/08/2023

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WATCH: Protesters injured as car ploughs through a demo in Israel

A car drove through a crowd of protesters in Tel Aviv, leaving three people lightly injured on Monday.

25/07/2023

Israel

Israel takes first major step in judicial reform, deepening divisions

Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was pushing the country toward authoritarian rule.

25/07/2023

Israel

As protests rage, Israel greenlights its controversial judicial reform

The overhaul will introduce sweeping changes aimed at curbing the judiciary's powers; limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to challenge parliamentary decisions and changing how judges are selected.

24/07/2023

Israel

Israeli parliament to vote on Netanyahu's judicial reforms

Israel's parliament is to vote on Monday on proposed judicial changes to limit the powers of the Supreme Court that have sparked the biggest protests in the nation's history.

24/07/2023

Israel

Netanyahu to push ahead with judicial plan after 'emergency' surgery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital early Sunday for an emergency implantation of a heart pacemaker, plunging Israel into deeper turmoil after widespread protests over his contentious judicial overhaul plan.

23/07/2023

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Fresh protests in Israel against planned overhaul of judicial system

People in Israel took to the streets again on Tuesday in protest against government plans to overhaul the judicial system, a move which would reduce the powers of the Supreme Court.

18/07/2023

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WATCH: Israel gripped by protests over judicial reform plans

Dozens were arrested, said police, who used water cannon and deployed mounted officers to disperse demonstrators in Tel Aviv.

12/07/2023

Israel

Israelis block highways protesting government's new judiciary plan

Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets on Tuesday and blocked highways leading to Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv as part of countrywide demonstrations against the government's planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation.

11/07/2023

Israel

Seven people have been injured in suspected car-ramming in Tel Aviv

At least seven people have been injured in a suspected car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv. It comes as Israel launches its most intense military operation in the occupied West Bank in years.

04/07/2023