The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Israel confirms deaths of 31 hostages as Hamas responds to truce proposals

Qatar says Hamas ‘generally positive’ about proposals, while pressure grows on Netanyahu government over handling of crisis

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

Michigan city ramps up security after 'WSJ' op-ed calls it 'America's jihad capital'

The fallout from a Wall Street Journal op-ed has led the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., to increase police presence. Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, there's been an uptick in hate crimes.

WEKU · Feb 6, 2024

Israel should be disqualified from Eurovision 2024: European politicians

Political figures pen angry letter to Eurovision organisers saying Israel should be excluded for its war in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2024

Houthi Rebel Drone Attacks Cargo Ship in Red Sea

A ship traveling through the Red Sea was attacked by a suspected Houthi rebel drone, adding to their campaign against vessels over Israel's war on Hamas.

Top News · Feb 6, 2024

Live export saga enters second month as animals face another heatwave off Perth coast

If exporters fail to obtain permission to ship the animals to Israel, the livestock on board the MV Bahijah will have to be slaughtered

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024

Blinken arrives in Egypt on regional crisis tour pushing Gaza truce deal

Top US diplomat begins yet another Middle East tour seeking to push through truce deal amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2024

Israel’s assault on Gaza, through Mona’s eyes

Displaced to Rafah, Mona Abdel Raheem lives through another cycle of war and Palestinian dispossession.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2024

West Bank Palestinians 'Exhausted' By Omnipresent Israeli Surveillance

Rotating cameras planted on a rooftop terrace "follow our every move", said Hebron resident Umm Nasser, protesting intensified Israeli surveillance of her occupied West Bank city since the start of the Gaza war.

International Business Times · Feb 6, 2024

The Middle East conflict is spiraling. Biden must force Israel to end the war

As long as Biden remains unwilling to rein in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the US’s conflict with Iranian-backed militias will escalate

The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2024

Who is Handala, the barefoot, spiky-haired boy who symbolizes Palestinian resistance?

Created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969, Handala is a 10-year-old Palestinian refugee with his back to the world. The war in Gaza has renewed interest in this representation of Palestinian struggle.

WEKU · Feb 6, 2024