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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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Thousands of Israelis protest across country against judicial reform

Tens of thousands protested across Israel after Netanyahu fired his defence minister over criticism of his judicial overhaul plan.

27/03/2023

Israel

Israeli defence minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul

Yoav Gallant's plea comes after three months of weekly mass protests that have seen more than half a million people take to the streets to oppose reforms critics say will undermine the independence of the judiciary and could be used for political ends.

26/03/2023

Israel

Shooting in Tel Aviv after three Palestinians killed in West Bank

Three people were injured in a shooting in Tel Aviv after an Israeli military raid killed three Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.

10/03/2023

Israel

Thousands in Tel Aviv protest plans to overhaul Israel’s legal system

Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest the government's plans to overhaul Israel’s legal system. A move that some argue could threaten the country’s democracy.

05/03/2023

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Seventh week of protests in Israel over planned judicial reforms

Seventh week of protests in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial reforms that would allow the government to overrule the Supreme Court

19/02/2023

Sport

Raz Hershko gives Israel triumphant conclusion to Tel Aviv Grand Slam

The beautiful city of Tel Aviv played host to the final day of an amazing Grand Slam as the sun set on another successful Judo competition in Israel.

18/02/2023

Sport

Sagi Muki is Tel Aviv’s hero on Grand Slam Day Two

Former world champion Sagi Muki secured his gold medal since his world championship triumph in 2019.

17/02/2023

Sport

Judo-loving Israel cheers the return of the World Tour

Just three months after Israel hosted the prestigious Masters' tournament in Jerusalem, the World Judo Tour has returned to Tel Aviv.

16/02/2023

Israel

Israelis decry Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plan

Israel’s government says a power imbalance has given judges and legal advisers too much sway over law-making and governance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to press on with the changes despite the opposition.

29/01/2023

Israel

Israeli lawyers march against plans to overhaul judicial system

Hundreds of Israeli lawyers decried the government's controversial plan to overhaul the judicial system on Thursday in a rare demonstration in the capital, Tel Aviv. Attornies said the proposal is a threat to democracy and will erode the Supreme Court's independence.

13/01/2023

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Israelis protest Benjamin Netanyahu's new government

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s newly approved government.

08/01/2023

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Israel drops all travel restrictions in boost for tourism

Israel is celebrating a "crucial milestone" as it scraps all Covid-19 entry rules for travellers.

18/05/2022

Israel

Three killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv, Israeli medics say

Police said they suspect it was a militant attack and that the assailant fled in a vehicle.

05/05/2022

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Sirens blare as Israel honours Holocaust victims

Sirens blared across Israel early Thursday as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honoring the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

28/04/2022

Sport

Two golds for Japan on day two in Tel Aviv

The Japanese judo team only sent four women to this year’s Tel Aviv Grand Slam - and two of them picked up gold on day two of the International Judo Federation tournament.

18/02/2022

Sport

Clean sweep for French women in Tel Aviv

The Judo World Tour is back in Tel Aviv and a capacity crowd in the Shlomo arena saw International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer get the competition underway.

17/02/2022

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These were the world’s most expensive cities to live in in 2021

High inflation and supply chain problems have driven up prices in major cities around the world. Which was the most expensive to live in?

04/12/2021

Israel

Israel election: Netanyahu appears short of majority

Both Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rivals lack a clear path to a governing coalition, initial results show.

23/03/2021

Sport

Dicko unstoppable in Tel Aviv Grand Slam

France’s European Champion Romane Dicko made yet another IJF World tour victory look almost easy

20/02/2021