The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Israel engaging in collective punishment in Gaza, Taoiseach says

Leo Varadkar called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to allow aid to reach Palestinians.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

FA criticised over decision not to light up Wembley arch in Israel flag colours

The British Government had written to UK sports bodies encouraging them to mark events in Israel appropriately.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Albanese government reacts to criticism of Israel flight costs

'I don't think they can call them repatriation flights.'

Newcastle Herald · Oct 12, 2023

An Israeli man was begged not to return to the site of a Hamas attack. He died saving strangers

‘My family and I are heartbroken,’ Keren Shimoni, cousin of Ben Shimoni, tells Andrea Blanco. The Shimoni family had been desperately searching for him after he was last seen at the Supernova Festival on Saturday morning

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

South Africa's Ramaphosa offers to help mediate Israel-Hamas conflict

Israel says there will be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages are freed. Meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa volunteers to help mediate the conflict and asks for the opening of a humanitarian corridor. Also in this edition: the Libyan city of…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

How did Israeli intel miss Hamas attack?

How did Israel fail to piece together clues about this large-scale and highly complex plot in advance?

Salon · Oct 12, 2023

Israel-Hamas war a 'new cloud darkening' the global economy, IMF says

Speaking during a meeting in Marrakech, the International Monetary Fund's managing director said the war between Israel and Hamas was a "new cloud" that was "darkening" the global economic outlook. Kristalina Georgieva said her organisation was monitoring the situation "very closely", although it was too soon to say what specific…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

No, these images don't show Egyptians driving to the border to fight Israel

Users are sharing a viral video that claims to show hundreds of Egyptians driving to the Gaza border to fight against Israel. But the images in the video are old and have nothing to do with the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. We tell you where these images really…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

Macron vows France will 'do everything' for release of Hamas hostages in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed that France would do everything to ensure the release of the dozens of hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas after its attack on Israel.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 12, 2023

In its quest to crush Hamas, Israel will confront the bitter, familiar dilemmas of Mideast wars

As Israel escalates its war on Hamas, it will confront many of the same dilemmas it has grappled with over decades of conflict with the Palestinians

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023