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Israel

Israel to take 'digital bible' into space and leave it on the Moon

The privately funded venture will include a copy of the Bible and Israel's national anthem.

21/02/2019

Earth News

Would you choose lab-grown steak to help the environment?

Scientists in Israel are growing their own steaks in the hope that it could one day help to solve the problem of food production and climate change.

28/01/2019

Sport

Israeli judokas top medals table on Day 1 of Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

The first IJF World Judo Tour event in Israel lived up to its high expectations with some thrilling judo on the opening day of the Tel Aviv Grand Prix

25/01/2019

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A newborn female rhinoceros joins Israel's Safari Zoo

A newborn rhino enjoyed a day of fun in Israel's Safari open park on Monday (January 21), getting to know her crash partners and rolling in the dirt.

22/01/2019

Israel

Israel and Syria both claim to have thwarted military attacks

Israeli and Syrian military are both claiming to have prevented attacks by each other's forces.

20/01/2019

Israel

'McJesus' causes furore with Christian Arab community in Haifa, Israel

'McJesus' artist shocked at furore over sculpture, tells Euronews he had asked museum to remove work four months ago.

15/01/2019

Israel

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

Earth 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

Earth News

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