Israel

Israel

Shimon Peres, former Israeli president and Nobel laureate, dies at 93

Peres died in hospital on Wednesday, two weeks after a stroke.

28/09/2016

Israel

Shimon Peres said to be "close to death"

The 93-year-old was taken into hospital after a major stroke two weeks ago. His condition was improving until he had a severe setback on Tuesday, according to Israeli media.

27/09/2016

Israel

New acting Latin Patriarch for Jerusalem voices his fears for Christianity in the Middle East

The new acting Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has voiced his fears for the fate of Christians in the Middle East saying their presence in the region is under…

21/09/2016

Israel

Fourth death in spate of attacks on Israelis

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian who they say stabbed and wounded a soldier in the West Bank. There has been no immediate comment from Palestinian officials about Saturday's attack.

17/09/2016

Israel

Three dead as violence erupts in the West bank and East Jerusalem

Violence has flared up in the occupied West Bank.

16/09/2016

Israel

Israel's Peres showing improvement, say doctors

Doctors treating former Israeli President Shimon Peres for a stroke say his condition has slightly improved.

14/09/2016

Israel

Ex-Israel President Shimon Peres 'critical but stable' after stroke

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres remains in a “critical but stable” condition following a stroke, according to his doctor who is also his son- in-law.

14/09/2016

Israel

Israel: former President Shimon Peres in induced coma following stroke

Former President of Israel Shimon Peres is in a delicate condition in a hospital near Tel Aviv after suffering a stroke.

13/09/2016

Israel

Syria says downed Israeli aircraft, Israel denies

The Syrian army was said to have downed an Israeli warplane and a drone on Tuesday, but Israel promptly denied the report.

13/09/2016

Israel

Sudden collapse kills two in Tel Aviv carpark accident

An inquiry has been promised following the death of at least two people in Tel Aviv when a carpark under construction collapsed.

05/09/2016

Israel

Israel grants 'permission' for Hebron settlement expansion

Israeli authorities have confirmed the process of expanding an Israeli settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron has begun.

23/08/2016

Israel

Multiple Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attack

People in the Gaza Strip have been surveying the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes.

22/08/2016

Israel

Turkish parliament ratifies renewed Israeli relationship

The Turkish parliament has ratified a deal made earlier this year between Turkey and Israel ending their six-year long freeze in relations.

20/08/2016

Israel

Israel slammed for impeachment law dubbed 'anti-Arab' by critics

Feelings are running high after Israel’s parliament passed a law giving members the right to impeach fellow MPs for incitement to violence, racism, or support for armed struggle against the…

21/07/2016

Cinema

Disturbing the peace in the Middle East

An Israeli documentary called “Disturbing the Peace” has been following groups of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists as they attempt to find what many assume is impossible in the Middle East…

18/07/2016

Israel

Philistines due a new image following 'sophisticated finds' at archaeological dig

Researchers analysing a Philistine cemetery in Ashkelon in Israel say the ancient biblical people may have to be reassessed as being far more cultured than once…

11/07/2016

Israel

Egypt urges 'two state solution' to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Egypt’s foreign minister has urged Israel to consider a two state solution to the Israeli -Palestinian conflict.

11/07/2016

Israel

Israel ripostes against families of Palestinian knife attackers

The Israeli army has moved in to arrest two brothers of the attacker who stabbed a 13-year-old girl to death in her bedroom last week.

04/07/2016

Israel

Israel approves new West Bank settlements amid surge in Palestinian violence

Israel pushes ahead with more West Bank settlements after a wave of attacks by Palestinians in the occupied territory

03/07/2016

Israel

Israel deploys troops into West Bank, bombs Gaza in response to Palestinian attacks

The Middle East peace Quartet has urged Israel to stop settlement construction and Palestinians to stop violence.

02/07/2016

Israel

Israel seals off Hebron in the occupied West Bank as violence grows

Israel has sealed off the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank after an upsurge in violence.

01/07/2016

Israel

Israeli teenager stabbed to death in her bed by Palestinian

A spokesman for the Israeli military says the 13-year-old died at her home in Kiryat Arba on the outskirts of the city of Hebron.

30/06/2016

Israel

Israel and Turkey to normalise ties

After three years of talks Israel and Turkey have reportedly agreed to restore ties.

26/06/2016

Israel

Palestinian car driver shot dead by Israeli soldiers

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian woman who rammed a vehicle into a parked car near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring two people sitting inside, the army

24/06/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv attack: Ramadan entry permits suspended for thousands of Palestinians

Funerals have begun to take place for the two male and two female Israelis shot dead in Wednesday’s attack on an open-air market in Tel Aviv.

09/06/2016

Israel

Israel suspends Ramadan entry for 83,000 Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack

Israel has suspended Ramadan entry permits for thousands of Palestinians following a shooting in Tel Aviv which killed four people.

09/06/2016