Tag: Israel
Jewish settlers evicted from Hebron building
Israel's security forces have stormed a building in the West Bank city of Hebron, evicting about 200 Jewish settlers who had been occupying it in defiance of an Israeli court ruling. [MORE]
Israeli strike kills 2 in Gaza
An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian youths in the southern Gaza Strip, where mortar bombs were earlier launched at Israel, local residents and hospital officials said.[MORE]
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Israeli army said.[MORE]
Israeli security intrudes on live Livni interview
A suspected break-in at Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's home intruded on her electioneering when bodyguards accidentally broadcast an alert over her telephone line as she gave a live radio interview.[MORE]
Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy turned back a Libyan ship as it tried to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said.[MORE]
Six Israeli soldiers wounded in mortar attack
Six Israeli soldiers have been wounded after mortars fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip fell in an army base across the border from the territory, an army spokeswoman said.[MORE]
Commandos abseil into Mumbai Jewish centre
Commandos launch helicopter-borne assault on terrorists holed up in Mumbai Jewish centre.[MORE]
France turns over stolen Matisse
A Matisse painting looted by Nazis during WWII has been turned over to a UK charity.[MORE]
Israeli A-G considers charging Olmert
Israel's Attorney-General says he is considering indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for fraud, bribery and tax evasion in a case over fake travel expenses that has already forced him to resign.[MORE]
Israel warns of Hezbollah missile power
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says the Lebanese Hezbollah movement now has three times as many missiles as before the Lebanon war in 2006.[MORE]
Israel again seals off Gaza
Israel has again sealed off the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, one day after humanitarian supplies were allowed in.[MORE]
Gaza border crossing opened for aid
Israel has temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food.[MORE]
Israel to allow some humanitarian aid into Gaza
Some supplies will be allowed into Gaza, Israel says, amid mounting international concern over a worsening of the humanitarian situation in the besieged, aid-dependent Palestinian territory.[MORE]
Uranium traces found at bombed Syria site: UN
The UN's nuclear watchdog says it has found traces of uranium at a site in Syria that was bombed by Israel last year on suspicion of being a nuclear reactor.[MORE]
UN resumes Gaza food distribution
The United Nations has resumed the distribution of food aid in the Gaza Strip, but warns supplies could run out again shortly. [MORE]
Israelis and Palestinians find peace on the playground
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Israeli and Palestinian youngsters are finding some common ground on a school playground.[MORE]
Car bomb kills presumed Israeli crime boss
Alleged gangland boss Yaakov Alperon, one of Israel's most wanted men, was killed by a car bomb in Tel Aviv on Monday, highlighting public fears of rising crime.[MORE]
Israel decides to maintain Gaza blockade
Israel has vowed to keep up its blockade of Gaza, the defence ministry said in a statement after Tel Aviv accused the Islamist Hamas movement of "shattering" a truce with rocket fire.[MORE]
Israeli air strike kills 4 militants in Gaza
An Israeli air strike has killed four Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and two rockets fired from the Hamas-controlled territory hit Israel as a five-month-old ceasefire continued to unravel.[MORE]
Gaza explosion 'kills Palestinian gunman'
An explosion in the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian militant and critically wounded another, medical workers said.[MORE]
Israel shuts down Gaza border crossing
The Gaza Strip is in danger of running out of food and fuel after Israel locked down a vital border crossing over the past two days.[MORE]
Hamas fires heavier rockets at Israel
Hamas Islamists have fired their longest-range rockets at a southern Israeli city after an Israeli air force attack on their Gaza stronghold, in the 11th day of skirmishes threatening a five-month-old truce.[MORE]
Israel launches air strike on Gaza strip
An Israeli military aircraft has fired a missile at gunmen in the north of the Gaza Strip, wounding two of them.[MORE]
Gaza out of food supplies, says UN agency
The United Nations aid agency in Gaza says it has run out of food in its distribution centres.[MORE]
Israel blocks Gaza aid convoy after rocket attack
Israel has blocked humanitarian supplies from entering the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attacks.[MORE]
