Tag: Israeli

Palestinian arrested over killing of Israeli: police

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian suspected of having killed a young Israeli woman has been arrested in a raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah, an...

Russia says Israel indirectly to blame for downing of plane over...

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria’s Mediterranean coast, and threatened to...

Israeli gunfire kills 2 Gaza border protesters: Palestinians

GAZA CITY: Israel troops on Friday shot dead two Palestinians taking part in protests along the Gaza border, the Palestinian health ministry in the...

Israeli police again question PM on corruption allegations

    JERUSALEM: Israeli police are again questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of their investigations into corruption allegations. Two police vehicles arrived on Friday at...

Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border

AMMAN: The Syrian army has taken control of a strategic hill that overlooks the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, state television said on Monday. It said the...

UN says Israeli closure will worsen conditions in Gaza

GAZA CITY: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says new Israeli restrictions on Gaza will worsen living conditions there. Agency spokesman Chris Gunness said Thursday...

Israeli air strikes hit northern Gaza

  GAZAL: Israeli air strikes hit the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian officials said. No injuries were reported. Residents said the strikes targeted a large...

Syrian forces respond to Israeli ‘aggression’ in Damascus

DAMASCUS/ TEL AVIV: The Israeli Defence Forces have yet to comment on the announcement. Tel Aviv and Damascus, that have never signed a peace...

Israeli education minister ‘honoured’ to be barred from Poland

WARSAW: Israel’s education minister said on Monday he was “honoured” Poland had cancelled his visit to Warsaw this week because he refused to back...

Palestinian teen dies in West Bank arrest raid

BURQIN: Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during an arrest raid in the village of Burqin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian...

Israeli army arrest 11 Palestinians in raids

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces have rounded up 11 Palestinians in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army. The individuals were arrested...

Israeli PM visits India for the first time in 15 years

 NEW DELHI: Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for the first visit by an Israeli leader to India in 15 years, promising...

Israeli jets destroy tunnel near Egypt-Gaza border

GAZA: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday it had destroyed a border-crossing Hamas attack tunnel – the third in recent months –...

Germany worried about new Israeli settlements in West Bank

BERLIN: Germany late Friday expressed concern over Israel’s approval of thousands of new housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. "We note the...

Fate of slain Palestinians fuels new feud with Israeli authorities

Israel is refusing to return the bodies of Palestinians killed during a month-old surge of violence unless the Palestinian side agrees to keep their...

Israeli Christians protest state funding cuts

Thousands of people rallied on Sunday in Jerusalem to demand more funds for Christian schools which they say receive a third of what the...

Activists set sail for Gaza in new bid to break Israeli...

Activists aboard a flotilla of boats are to soon set sail for Gaza in a fresh bid to break Israel’s blockade of the territory,...