US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war: The two men, who were kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7, were in good condition and taken to the Tel Hashomer Medical Complex, the military said.
According to the police, two Palestinian gunmen arrived at the bus stop and started firing indiscriminately at the people waiting there, killing three and seriously injuring two people. Two off-duty officers and an armed civilian killed the attackers in returning fire.
UK Prime Minster Rishi Sunak, while sharing dias with Israeli counterpart, said that “we absolutely support Israel to defend itself in line with international law, to go after Hamas, to take back hostages, to deter further incursions, and to strengthen your security for the long term.”
India on Wednesday launched "Operation Ajay" to bring back citizens from war-torn Israel. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that special charter flights and other arrangements are being put in place to bring back citizens.
As the war entered the fourth day on Wednesday, the drone footage of both sides showed horrific and grave human rights situations in the conflict zone. According to the official figures, more than 3,000 have been killed but the local media reports claim that the toll is much higher.
Israel has previously carried out major military campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza that it portrayed as wars but without a formal declaration. The declaration gives the green light for Israel to take “significant military steps” against Hamas. But what's next for the two conflict regions?
Israel-Hamas war LIVE: Several Israeli forces and civilians were held hostage by Hamas militants as gunfire intensified after Netanyahu called for war. As of now, over 1,200 people have been killed on both sides and thousands wounded, making it the deadliest attack in Israel in decades.
The major religious congregation happened despite six rockets being launched from southern Syria at the Golan Heights on Saturday night and early Sunday.
The early morning Israeli strikes followed an unusually large rocket barrage fired at Israel from southern Lebanon — some of the heaviest and most serious cross-border violence since Israel's 2006 war with Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.
The Palestinians view the holy site as the last remnant of their homeland that is not under full Israeli control, and they fear that Israel plans to one day take over the site or partition it.
Netanyahu’s government pledged to forge ahead with a parliamentary vote this week on a centrepiece of the overhaul — a law that would give the governing coalition the final say over all judicial appointments.
Israel: The attack came a day after Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians during a raid in the West Bank town of Jenin, nine of them in the army operation, in what was the bloodiest day in the Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled area in many years.
Jerusalem blasts: The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the edge of the city, where commuters usually crowd waiting for buses. The second went off in Ramot, a neighborhood in the city's north.
Saturday night’s shooting occurred at a checkpoint near the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem. Police said the assailant got out of a car and opened fire, seriously wounding the female soldier and a security guard before running into the camp.
The immediate cause for Bennett’s decision was the looming expiration of laws that grant West Bank settlers special legal status.
Police said the attacker careened his car into a cyclist and stabbed five people across a swath of the city center. Amateur video footage posted online appeared to show armed bystanders shooting and killing the attacker at the scene.
This is the first case of polio detected in Israel since 1989, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Israeli media.
The cloud stretched over much of the city on Sunday afternoon, covering the skies overhead with a black and orange blanket of smoke.
The permitted range for fishing will be expanded from 6 nautical miles, or some 11 km, to 9 nautical miles, or some 16.7 km, the office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Israel's military liaison to the Palestinians, said in a statement.
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