Tag: Israel
Israeli bombing raid in Gaza
Israeli aircraft have carried out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another. [MORE]
Netanyahu, Abbas hold private peace talks
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas have spent several hours meeting alone in the first day of direct talks in Washington.[MORE]
Hamas vows to keep attacking Israelis
Hamas said its militants would continue attacking Israelis and denounced peace talks between Israel and the West Bank-based Palestinian government due to start in Washington.[MORE]
Peace talks overshadowed by West Bank killings
The deaths of four Israelis in the West Bank have overshadowed the start of the latest round of Middle East peace talks in Washington DC. [MORE]
Obama meets Netanyahu, Abbas
Barack Obama said his Middle East peace initiative was making "progress" after wrapping up talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas.[MORE]
Netanyahu rules out extension on settlement moratorium
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US secretary of state Hillary Clinton there will be no extension of an Israeli moratorium on settlement constructions.[MORE]
Israel hints at Jerusalem compromise in peace talks
Israel's defence minister said the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem in peace talks with the Palestinians to be launched by US president Barack Obama.[MORE]
Israelis shot dead in West Bank
Four Israelis have been shot dead near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in what police are describing as a terrorist attack.[MORE]
West Bank supermarket a lesson in co-existence
A supermarket inside a Jewish settlement could provide the best lesson for Israeli and Palestinian leaders on peaceful co-existence.[MORE]
Rabbi calls for plague on Palestinians
The spiritual leader of one of Israel's ruling parties has appealed to God to inflict the plague on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, days before new peace talks begin in Washington.[MORE]
Germany unlikely to reopen Nazi hitman case
Israel appears to have lost a bid to have a fugitive described as a Nazi hitman re-investigated for the murder of 22 Jews in the Netherlands during World War II.[MORE]
Israel, Palestinians to resume peace talks
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that Israel and the Palestinians are set to resume direct peace talks in Washington next month.[MORE]
Israeli doctors' mercy mission to treat burned babies
A team of Israeli doctors has rushed to Romania to try to save seven premature babies critically burned in a Bucharest hospital fire which left four other infants dead.[MORE]
Israel media publishes new prisoner shots
Israeli media has published photos of more soldiers posing with handcuffed Palestinian prisoners.[MORE]
Naked man shot storming Turkish embassy
A naked man carrying a knife and a toy gun broke into the Turkish embassy in Israel on Tuesday (local time) and attempted to take a diplomat hostage before being shot by security.[MORE]
Soldiers wounded in Gaza border attack
Two Israeli soldiers have been wounded in a mortar attack by militants in Gaza.[MORE]
Israeli ex-soldier defends photos of prisoners
A former Israeli soldier has sparked Arab anger after posing for photos next to Palestinian prisoners and publishing them on the internet.[MORE]
Israeli linked to Dubai assassination freed
An Israeli agent suspected of links to last January's assassination of a Hamas leader in Dubai has been freed on bail in Germany and may be allowed to return to Israel without further penalty.[MORE]
Palestinians go to 'war' over sport restrictions
The Palestinian Olympic Committee has declared a sporting war against Israel for blocking the movements of six national players on their way to an international match.[MORE]
2200-year-old gold coin found in Israel
A rare gold coin dating back more than two millennia to the year 191 BC has been found during a dig in northern Israel.[MORE]
Netanyahu fronts inquiry into flotilla raid
Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Turkish government of ignoring pleas to prevent confrontation during the Gaza aid flotilla debacle in May.[MORE]
Poland to extradite Mossad suspect
An Israeli man linked to the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai last January is to be extradited from Poland to Germany to face charges.[MORE]
Seven die in Israeli train crash
At least seven people died and 20 were injured when a train ploughed into a minibus in southern Israel.[MORE]
Israeli decision to deport 400 children under fire
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his own government to reverse a decision to deport 400 children of foreign workers.[MORE]
Australian lamb illegally sold to Israel
An Australian aid shipment of lamb, donated to the Palestinian Authority, has apparently been smuggled into Israel to be sold illegally.[MORE]
