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Palestinians and Israeli soldier wounded during West Bank raid

At least five Palestinians and an Israeli soldier have been hurt during a raid in the occupied West Bank. It is thought Israeli forces were carrying

01/09/2015

Israel

Hundreds of African migrants released from Israeli detention centre

Following a ruling from the Supreme Court releasing detention time, 1,178 people, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea were released from the Holot centre.

25/08/2015

Israel

'Several dead' in Israeli retaliation against rocket attacks from Syria

The Israeli air force has fired missiles into Syria in a retaliatory assault for rocket attacks in northern Israel. The Syrian army says at least

21/08/2015

Israel

Israeli court suspends Palestinian hunger striker's detention

Israel’s Supreme Court has suspended the detention of a Palestinian hunger striker who has sustained brain damage after 65 days without food. The

19/08/2015

Israel

Palestinian vigilantes patrol West Bank villages to deter attacks by Jewish settlers

Fears of attacks by far-right Jewish extremists have prompted Palestinians living in the West Bank to organise volunteer night patrols in a number of

12/08/2015

Israel

Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli

Police said Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who had stabbed an Israeli man at a petrol station in the West Bank. The stabbing victim was

10/08/2015

Israel

Israel approves detention without trial in crackdown on Jewish extremists

Israeli authorities on Tuesday jailed a suspected Jewish militant without trial. Mordechai Meyer has been placed under “administrative detention”

05/08/2015

Israel

Palestinians and Jews hold vigils for victims of extremism

Hundreds of members of the gay community and their supporters held a vigil in the Jerusalem’s main square for a sixteen year old girl who died after

02/08/2015

Israel

Israelis against recent violence in region as clashes rage in West Bank

Hundreds of Israelis have gathered across the country to condemn recent violence in the region including the death of a Palestinian infant in an

02/08/2015

Israel

West Bank: Hundreds attend funeral for Palestinian protester amid increased tensions

Amid increased tension in the West Bank, hundreds have attended the funeral of an 18-year-old Palestinian protester. The Israeli military says it

01/08/2015

Israel

Fears of upsurge in violence following death of Palestinian infant

Another day and another young life lost as medical officials confirmed the death of a Palestinian teenager near the border fence in the northern Gaza

01/08/2015

Cinema

'Pennies': A story of Palestinian child beggars

Directed by Badran Badran, the documentary premiered at this year's Jerusalem Film Festival.

30/07/2015

Israel

Clashes as Israel demolishes West Bank settlement homes

Israel demolished two apartment blocks on a West Bank settlement on Wednesday after a court ruled that they had been put up illegally on

29/07/2015

Israel

West Bank: Jewish settlers scuffle with police

Scuffles continue between Jewish settlers and Israeli police at Beit El in the West Bank. Dozens of people were forcibly evicted from two buildings

28/07/2015

Israel

Clashes erupt at al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem

Palestinian youths have clashed with police who entered the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, after skirmishes erupted when Israeli hardliners tried

26/07/2015

Cinema

John Turturro picks up Lifetime Award at Jerusalem Film Festival

The 32nd edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival kicked off with Hollywood glamour, as John Turturro attended the opening. The US actor, writer and

24/07/2015

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Eight Palestinians injured by tear gas

24/07/2015

Israel

Forensic scientists reveal ancient text on charred biblical scroll

Israeli archaeologists have discovered writing on a charred 1,500-year-old piece of parchment, using advanced digital imaging technology. The

21/07/2015

Israel

Iran nuclear deal: a stunning, historic mistake says Netanyahu

“A stunning, historic mistake.” This is how the Israeli Prime Minister sees the historic agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme. For Benjamin

14/07/2015

Israel

Iran deal a 'bad mistake of historic proportions' says Netanyahu

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement as a historic mistake. He tweeted in Farsi: “Hundreds of billions of dollars that

14/07/2015

Israel

Netanyahu tweets in Farsi to persuade Iranians nuclear deal is bad

A staunch and consistent opponent of a nuclear accord with Iran, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken to tweeting in Farsi – to

13/07/2015

Israel

Hero's welcome for Islamic Jihad hunger striker freed from Israeli jail

Early on Sunday morning, jubilant supporters gathered to give a hero’s welcome to an Islamic Jihad activist freed from an Israeli jail after nearly

12/07/2015

Israel

Keeping tradition alive: Jerusalem wakes up to the sound of a Musaharaty

Jerusalem is woken up to the sound of a Musaharaty every day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. His drum beat breaks the night silence as he

11/07/2015

Israel

[Live] Q&A session with euronews reporters on the Gaza flotilla

10/07/2015

Israel

Updates from the 'Freedom Flotilla' to Gaza

05/07/2015

Israel

Gaza flotilla detainees await expulsion from Israel in jail

Detained protesters from the Gaza flotilla’s Marianne are being held inside Givon prison in Ramla, Israel, and most if not all are expected to be

30/06/2015