Markets

Bank of Israel attempts to rein in shekel following Hamas assault

The Bank of Israel has announced that it is intervening on the foreign exchange market to mitigate the volatility of the Israeli currency, the shekel, which fell sharply after the surprise weekend offensive by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

09/10/2023

Israel

'We will change the Middle East', vows Israeli PM

Israel has declared a "state of war" following Hamas's surprise weekend attack which blindsided the country's military and intelligence agencies.

09/10/2023

Israel

Israel-Gaza: the global impact of the escalating conflict

A rundown on how some nations across the world are reacting to the new war.

08/10/2023

United Kingdom

Israel-Gaza: London police increase patrols after ‘incidents’

The Metropolitan police say they have no choice but to step up their patrols as Immigration Secretary Robert Jenrick condemns London's demonstrations.

08/10/2023

World News

Israel’s Security Cabinet has declared the country is at war

Israel has declared it's a nation at war as the death toll of the conflict has risen to at least 600 people, according to local media reports.

08/10/2023

World News

Italian tourist killed amid worsening Israel, West Bank violence

At least three people were killed and five injured in separate attacks on Friday, as tensions soared from days of fighting at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

08/04/2023

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Palestinians hold protest for children slain during Gaza conflict

Palestinians gather during a protest at the northern Gaza Strip's Falluja cemetery in Jabalia.

17/08/2022

Gaza

Israel vows Islamic Jihad 'will pay price' as jets flatten Gaza homes

Israeli warplanes stepped up strikes on Saturday with hits on four residential buildings in Gaza City, all locations apparently linked to Islamic Jihad militants.

06/08/2022

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Rescuers rush to Gaza building hit by Israeli air strikes

The Israeli army said on Friday it had launched air strikes in central Gaza City

05/08/2022

Israel

Israel recaptures two more Palestinians who broke out of jail

Six Palestinians tunnelled out of the Gilboa prison on Monday, setting off a furious manhunt across Israel and in the West Bank.

11/09/2021

Israel

Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza

Israel has reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume aid payments to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip, a step aimed at easing tensions with the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory in the wake of an 11-day war in May.

20/08/2021

Egypt

High-level talks ensue over Gaza reconstruction after Israel-Hamas war

An Egyptian official said on Sunday that funds to Gaza will be overseen by an international body like the United Nations to ensure they do not end up with Hamas.

30/05/2021

World News

Egyptian mediators trying to firm up Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip beginning to assess the damage from 11 days of intense Israeli bombardment.

22/05/2021

World News

Hungary only nation against EU call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Hungary is the only EU country not to support an EU declaration calling for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, according to the bloc's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell.

18/05/2021

USA

UN chief calls for end to "utterly appalling" Israel-Hamas conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fresh wave of violence "perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair... Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately."

16/05/2021

Gaza

Diplomacy failing to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict from escalating

The violence continues, with eight children and two adults killed on Saturday in Gaza and one Israeli man killed in a Hamas rocket attack on the city of Ramat Gan.

15/05/2021

Israel

Nightly clashes in Jerusalem continue during holy month of Ramadan

The clashes, injuring four police and six protesters, have become an almost nightly occurrence since Ramadan started nearly two weeks ago.

24/04/2021

Israel

Israeli and Palestinian forces exchange attacks as tensions escalate

Sirens sounded in Israeli cities on Tuesday as Palestinian militants fired rockets in retaliation for the assassination of a Islamic Jihad leader in the Gaza Strip.

12/11/2019

Gaza

Gaza border: Six palestians killed during protest

Around 140 people are wounded by Israeli troops according to Gaza's Health Ministry, after protests at the Gaza border

12/10/2018

Israel

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting kills 2

07/10/2018