The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Israeli, Palestinian Authority officials meet for talks in Egypt

Backed by the US and Jordan, the day-long meeting follows last month’s talks in Jordan.

Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2023

Israel, Palestinians pledge moves to curb violence ahead of Ramadan

Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed on Sunday to establish a mechanism to curb violence and incitement, in talks that stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem's holy sites when Ramadan starts later this week.

Reuters · Mar 19, 2023

Nuclear nightmare: reckless leaders are pushing the world back to the brink

It’s not just Putin or the refusal of the main powers to disarm. Irresponsible regimes in Israel and North Korea are also raising global nuclear tensions

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

More Dems favor Palestinians than Israel

Gallup finds attitudes shifting amid far-right takeover and "the high number of Palestinians killed" last year

Salon · Mar 17, 2023

Palestinian shot dead after trying to stab Israeli soldiers - army

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian who tried to stab them in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the army said, and Palestinian officials said the man had died.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2023

Elite Officers in Israel’s Military Plan Sunday Walkout

Hundreds of elite officers in Israel’s military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over the government's plans to overhaul the judicial system. The firm date is the first time set for an unprecedented political protest within the security services. Prime Minister Benjamin…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023

Elite officers in Israel's military plan Sunday walkout

Hundreds of elite officers in Israel’s military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over the ruling coalition’s planned overhaul of the judicial system

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Israeli 'handmaids' march against government's judiciary overhaul

It's become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, “The Handmaid's Tale,” and the eponymous TV series.

France 24 · Mar 17, 2023

In Israel, TV's dystopian 'Handmaids' is protest fixture

Coils of red-robed and white-capped women are becoming ominous fixtures of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Israel Raid on West Bank Kills Four Palestinians

Israeli forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the latest deadly raid on Jenin which Israel said targeted "armed suspects". Dozens of masked, heavily armed men fired into the air as they paraded through the streets for the funerals of the four dead,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023