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Israel will answer for advisor's death in 'criminal strike' says Iran

Iranian state media said Israeli airstrikes hit the suburbs of Syria’s capital city early Friday for the second day in a row, killing an Iranian adviser

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Supporters of Israeli PM Netanyahu block highway in Tel Aviv

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's blocked a highway in Tel Aviv in a move to support the government’s controversial judicial overhaul.

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Talks under way in Israel after PM pauses judicial overhaul plan

Talks under way between Israel's far-right government and opposition parties after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused his controversial plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system.

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Netanyahu 'pauses' controversial reforms after mass protests

Netanyahu postpones vote on controversial judicial reforms for 'further dialogue'

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Thousands of Israelis protest across country against judicial reform

Tens of thousands protested across Israel after Netanyahu fired his defence minister over criticism of his judicial overhaul plan.

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Watch: Israeli police use water cannon during anti-government protest

Israeli Police used water cannons on protesters opposing the government’s judicial overhaul who were blocking a main highway in Tel Aviv over the weekend.

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Israeli unions launch general strike in opposition to judicial reforms

The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents more than 700,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many other fields, could paralyze large parts of Israel's economy, which is already on shaky ground, ratcheting up the pressure on Netanyahu to suspend the overhaul.

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Palestinian Muslims gather on the West Bank preparing for Ramadan

After one of the most deadliest starts to the year in the region Palestinians on the West Bank gather in preparation for the start of the holy month of Ramadan

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Israel PM Netanyahu pushes ahead with controversial judicial reforms

There have been more protests in Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition government passes the first of several laws as part of its contentious judicial overhaul.

Israel

Israelis take to the street after MPs pass law protecting Netanyahu

Mass protests took place on Thursday across Israel after its parliament passed a controversial law that demonstrators claim brings the country's judicial system, and democracy, into disrepute.

Israel

UN calls for calm in Middle East as Ramadan begins

Against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian tensions, Ramadan has often been a period of heightened conflict.

Israel

Biden calls for compromise over Netanyahu's controversial reforms

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to express 'concern' over the planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system, and called for compromise, after widespread protests have rocked Israel.

Israel

Israelis protest Netanyahu's judicial reform for 10 consecutive weeks

As the Israeli Parliament approves on first reading a bill which would allow lawmakers to overturn Supreme Court rulings with a simple majority vote, protestors gathered at Ben Gurion airport to condemn the judicial reform.

Italy

Room for strengthening cooperation with Italy, Netanyahu says in Rome

Israel's premier is on his first visit to Rome since Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, took office last year

Italy

Israel pushes for increased gas exports to Italy

Netanyahu raised the possibility of Israel creating an additional liquified natural gas terminal in Cyprus.

Israel

Shooting in Tel Aviv after three Palestinians killed in West Bank

Three people were injured in a shooting in Tel Aviv after an Israeli military raid killed three Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.

World News

Fresh protests in Israel block main airport

Protests against Israel's proposed judicial reform block Tel Aviv's main airport and disrupt President Netanyahu's official trip to Italy

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'Fiddler on the Roof' actor Chaim Topol dies aged 87

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Topol's "contribution to Israeli culture will continue to exist for generations.”

Europe Decoded

Protesters plead for EU intervention over Israel's judicial reforms

Under the proposed reforms, a simple majority of Israeli lawmakers will be able to override rulings issued by the country's Supreme Court.

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