Tag: Israel
UN fears Gaza situation might deteriorate in coming days
NEW YORK: A senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Friday that the situation in Gaza “might deteriorate in the coming days”...
Gaza farmer killed by Israeli tank shell
GAZA: A Gaza farmer was killed and a second man was wounded by an Israeli tank shell on Friday, a Gaza health ministry spokesman...
Palestine slams US ambassador to Israel’s call to replace President Abbas
The Palestinian president's spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh on Thursday rejected statements by the US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, in which he called for...
US Jerusalem embassy to be constructed on fast-track basis
JERUSALEM: Israel has expedited construction permits to enable temporary quarters for the US Embassy to open in Jerusalem as planned in May, the Finance...
Indian airliner flies to Israel via Saudi airspace, makes history
BEN GURION AIRPORT: Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration on Thursday of...
Israel accepts it conducted airstrikes on suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in...
JERUSALEM: Israel for the first time confirmed that it bombed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, saying on Wednesday that the strike removed...
Palestinian ramming attack kills 2 Israeli soldiers in West Bank: military
JENIN: A Palestinian motorist rammed and killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Israeli military...
Lebanese actor accused of espionage released
BEIRUT: Renowned Lebanese actor Ziad Itani who was jailed for several months on suspicion of spying for Israel has been released.
Ziad Itani had been...
Saudi gives Air India overflight rights for its Israel routes: Netanyahu
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Saudi Arabia had granted Air India permission to fly over its territory on its...
Guatemala follows US to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
WASHINGTON: Guatemala will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May, two days after the US embassy makes the same...
First Poland Holocaust law complaint targets Argentina paper
WARSAW: An Argentinian newspaper has become the first outlet to be targeted by Poland's controversial new Holocaust law, after a nationalist group filed a...
Prince William to visit Palestine, Israel
Prince William will be the first senior British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Kensington Palace announced on...
Normal ties with Israel impossible without settlement of Palestinian cause: AL...
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said on Thursday that normal Arab relations with Israel cannot be achieved without a just and permanent settlement...
Key US lawmakers want to boost Israel’s $38b defence aid package
WASHINGTON: US senators who just returned from a trip to Israel called on Tuesday for an increase in the $38 billion in military aid...
US to open Jerusalem embassy in May for Israel’s 70th anniversary
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, bringing forward the contested move to coincide...
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after new rocket attack
GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Monday after a rocket fired by Palestinians slammed into southern Israel,...
Israeli jets strike Gaza Strip after four soldiers wounded
GAZA: Israeli jets struck the Gaza Strip on Saturday after four soldiers were wounded when an improvised explosive device blew up along the border...
