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Israel locates Hezbollah tunnel on Lebanon border

Israel says it has located the sixth and largest tunnel crossing into the country from Lebanon. The find is a part of Operation Northern Shield aimed at detecting and destroying what Israel calls a vast network of Hezbollah tunnels.

13/01/2019

Israel

Fabergé eggs go on display at the New Jerusalem Museum

Russian artist Carl Fabergé is synonymous with the bejewelled eggs he made for the Romanov imperial family in the early 1900s.

11/01/2019

Green News

The lingering death of the Dead Sea

The water level drops by 1 metre annually and the Dead Sea could almost disappear in a few decades.

04/01/2019

Israel

Palestinians bury the latest victim of Gaza border protests

Hamas claims the death brings to 220 the number of fatalities attributable to Israeli bullets since the protests began.

29/12/2018

Israel

Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79

Israeli author Amos Oz has died of cancer at the age of 79.

28/12/2018

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Israeli forces destroy home of Palestinian charged with killing a soldier

Israeli forces demolished the family home of a Palestinian charged with killing an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank.

15/12/2018

Israel

Israeli police recommend Benjamin Netanyahu face bribery prosecution

Prime Minister accused of giving favours in return for positive media coverage

02/12/2018

World

Medical care under siege in Gaza

In partnership with The European Commission

Aid Zone looks at Gaza's medical system after the Great March of Return.

29/11/2018

Israel

Painting of Jesus Christ found in ancient church in Israel

A painting of Jesus Christ’s face has been discovered at a Byzantine church in Israel’s Negev desert.

14/11/2018

Israel

Israel bombs Hamas TV in Gaza

UN calls for restraint as tit-for-tat exchanges escalate

13/11/2018

Israel

93-year-old great-grandmother crowned ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’

"I wouldn't believe that at my age I would be a beauty," said Polish-born Tova Ringer.

16/10/2018

Israel

Seven killed after Gaza border protests

Seven killed after Gaza border protests

13/10/2018

Israel

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting kills 2

07/10/2018

Israel

Israeli soliders kill 12-year-old boy at Gaza protest

Israeli soliders kill 12-year-old boy at Gaza protest

06/10/2018

Israel

Two boys among 7 Palestinian protesters killed by Israeli soldiers

Two boys among 7 Palestinian protesters killed by Israeli soldiers during weekly Gaza protests.

29/09/2018

Israel

Netanyahu: Claims Iran has a secret nuclear warehouse

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu made the accusation at the United Nations's General Assembly, as he sought to rally support for US sanctions against the Islamic Republic

28/09/2018

Israel

What Trump’s decision on Jerusalem means for those living in the city

US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December deepened divides between Israelis and the Palestinian people. NBC Left Field went there to find out what people thought of the move.

28/09/2018

Living

Underwater crystal art

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau has created a collection of "frozen" sculptures using the high salinity of the Dead Sea.

19/09/2018

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Newborn rhino joins safari's southern white rhinoceros group

Rhinos at Israel's safari welcomed a 50-kilogram baby to the group on Sunday (September 16) the largest crash in Europe, according to the safari's spokeswoman.

17/09/2018

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Ballerina tutu emerges as dazzling art from Dead Sea

A ballerina's tutu, submerged in the Dead Sea and "frozen" by accumulated layers of salt into a 200 kg (440 lb) crystal-like sculpture, will soon go on international display, part of a unique artistic project at the lowest point on the planet.

05/09/2018

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Monica Lewinsky walks out of Jerusalem interview after Clinton question

Monica Lewinsky stormed offstage at a speaking event in Jerusalem after being asked a question about former US President Bill Clinton.

04/09/2018

Israel

Israel's public broadcaster apologises for playing music by Wagner

Wagner, whose operas are hailed as musical masterpieces, was Adolf Hitler’s favourite composer, with Nazi followers embracing his anti-Semitic writings and ideology.

03/09/2018

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Watch: Notes to God cleared from Jerusalem's Western Wall

The Rabbi of the Western Wall overlooks the of clearing of letters to make room for more.

28/08/2018

Israel

Israel gun law change ‘will help thwart lone-wolf terror attacks’

Israel has changed its gun laws — opening the door to hundreds of thousands of citizens to apply for licences.

21/08/2018

Israel

Thousands march against Israel's nation state law

Thousands of protesters rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israel's new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people, legislation that has angered the country's Arab minority and drawn criticism abroad.

12/08/2018

Israel

Critics say new nationality law will make Israel an apartheid state

Thousands of Israel's minority Druze community held a rally in Tel Aviv to protest against a new nationality law that they say will sideline non-Jewish Israelis

05/08/2018