The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Egypt travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

The popular tourist destination borders Israel to the east

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started

In Muslim communities across the world, worshippers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting the latest Israel-Palestinian war

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

The universal rules of war that emerged after 1945 are being broken – and not just in the Middle East

The world’s agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that’s no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

US defense secretary in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America's security assistance

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to meet with senior government leaders and see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Israel using white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon, endangering civilians: HRW

Human Rights Watch says the use of chemical in populated areas violates legal obligation to avoid civilian casualties.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

Israel orders 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south: What to know

UN warns it is ‘impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

The reality of Israel’s ‘total siege’ on Gaza – where two million Palestinians are trapped in a 25 mile stretch of land

Medics in Gaza warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of water, power, food and fuel being blocked for two million civilians

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

‘Released all restraints’: What would a ground invasion of Gaza look like?

Previous incursions have caused thousands of civilian casualties. This time could be worse, Richard Hall writes

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Timeline of the Hamas attack on the music festival that left hundreds dead in Israel

The concert was attended by about 3,500 people, about three miles from the border of the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023