Israel

Health news

Small number of heart inflammation cases linked to Pfizer vaccine

275 reported cases of myocarditis were found among the 5 million people who received the COVID-19 vaccine, Israel's health ministry said.

02/06/2021

Israel

Israel: Netanyahu opponents in race against time to form government

Opponents of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu are racing against time to finalise a coalition government ahead of a midnight deadline on Wednesday.

02/06/2021

Israel

Israeli right-wing leader joins with centrists to oust Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett, the leader of Israel's hardline Yamina party, has confirmed plans to form a coalition with centrists to seize a majority in parliament.

30/05/2021

Israel

UN rights chief says Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes

The top UN human rights body on Thursday passed a resolution to intensify scrutiny of Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

27/05/2021

Israel

Aid reached Gaza as Israel-Palestinian ceasefire enters second day

The ceasefire agreement came into effect on Friday, officially closing the worst round of violence since 2014, which has killed at least 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis.

20/05/2021

Israel

Sheikh Jarrah: Small neighbourhood making big impact in Gaza conflict

One of the sparks that lit the fuse of the latest conflict in Gaza came from a small neighbourhood in East Jerusalem, where Israeli settlers are working to evict Palestinian families.

20/05/2021

Israel

Israel unleashes strikes after vowing to press on in Gaza

The latest strikes came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against U.S. pressure to wind down the offensive against Gaza's militant Hamas rulers, who have fired thousands of rockets at Israel.

20/05/2021

Israel

Joe Biden calls for 'significant de-escalation' in Gaza conflict

The US president stepped up pressure on Israel during a call with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the White House.

19/05/2021

Israel

Israeli police poised for arrests after two die in synagogue collapse

Authorities say the incident at Givat Zeev, in which scores of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered to pray to mark the beginning of Shavuot, took place in a "dangerous" building with no permits for use.

16/05/2021

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People take cover as sirens warn of incoming rocket on Ramat Gan

People run to take cover as sirens ring warning from an incoming rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, and Israeli security forces and emergency services intervene following the explosion that killed a 50-year-old Israeli man in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv

16/05/2021

Israel

Euroviews. In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home | View

In all, six of my relatives, three close friends and several colleagues have died in the three bloody wars and countless battles between Israel and Hamas.

16/05/2021

Israel

Israel strikes Hamas targets as Gaza conflict continues

As the conflict entered its second week on Monday, violence showed no signs of easing with heavy Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and continued rocket fire from Hamas in southern Israel.

16/05/2021

Israel

'Shocked and terrified': Israeli strike flattens Gaza media building

The high-rise building, which housed several media outlets including AP and Al-Jazeera, was targeted by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday afternoon.

15/05/2021

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Israel bombards Gaza in the most intense fighting since 2014

The Israeli army said its overnight operation involved fighter jets and tanks hitting a Hamas tunnel network dug under civilian areas.

14/05/2021

Israel

US envoy arrives for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

At least 126 people have been killed, including 31 children and 20 women in Gaza so far; in Israel, seven people have been killed, including a 6-year-old boy and a soldier.

13/05/2021

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Early morning Israeli strikes on Gaza City

lames and smoke billow following early morning Israeli strikes on Gaza City. Palestinian militants and the Israeli army exchanged a barrage of deadly fire in the early hours as intense fighting continued overnight.

12/05/2021

Israel

Israeli-Palestinian clashes: How did we get here?

Rockets fired at Jerusalem, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, tensions are running high in the holy land.

11/05/2021

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Israel forces clash with Palestinian protesters

Demonstrators and Israeli security forces clash at Qalandia checkpoint, between the West Bank town of Ramallah and Jerusalem, during a gathering in support of protesters in Jerusalem.

11/05/2021

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Stun grenades fired at Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa

Israeli police in riot gear threw stun grenades to disperse Palestinians who were throwing stones at a holy site in Jerusalem.

11/05/2021

Israel

Rocket barrage fired at Israel after Hamas commanders killed

A 6-year old was killed on Wednesday evening in a rocket strike on an apartment building in the Israeli city of Sderot, becoming the latest victim of the recent flare-up in violence.

10/05/2021

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Israel delays controversial Palestinian eviction hearing in Jerusalem

The Supreme Court was due to hear an appeal on Monday against an order to evict Palestinians from properties on land that Israeli settlers claim belongs to them

09/05/2021

Israel

At least 90 Palestinians wounded as unrest continues in Jerusalem

Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters in a show of force that threatened to deepen the holy city's worst religious unrest in several years.

08/05/2021

Mobility

Company producing oxygen from Moon soil is making Mars missions easier

Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are determined to get human beings to the Moon and Mars. This company, which has found a way to produce oxygen from soil on the Moon, may help them to get us there.

06/05/2021

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Palestinians arrested at protest over Jerusalem evictions

Palestinians are arrested in clashes with Israeli police as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood

05/05/2021

Israel

Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has missed a midnight deadline for putting together a new coalition government.

04/05/2021

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Christian Orthodox take part in Holy Fire ceremony

Christian Orthodox take part in Holy Fire ceremony

01/05/2021