The Latest Breaking News from Israel

‘My only hobby is crying’: the boy who lost his family to an Israeli airstrike

Omar Abu al-Ouf’s father, mother, brother and sister were all killed in the attack on their apartment building last May

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022

Independent probe points to Israeli fire in journalist death

As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

Palestinians Mourn Israel’s Creation amid Outcry over Funeral Raid

Palestinians rallied Sunday to mark the "Nakba," or catastrophe, 74 years after Israel's creation, with condemnation spreading over a police raid on the funeral of a slain journalist. The annual demonstrations across the occupied West Bank, annexed east Jerusalem and inside Israel came with tensions high over the killing of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 15, 2022

Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948?

This year marks 74 years of Al-Nakba, or the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of their homeland.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2022

Palestinian gunman dies days after clash with Israeli troops

An Israeli hospital says a Palestinian gunman has died after being critically wounded in clashes with Israeli troops

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

Factcheck: Scott Morrison says Australia is a world leader in Covid recovery. Is he right?

It wasn’t a race, the prime minister famously said, yet now he’s claiming the win. Here’s how the numbers –on jobs, vaccines and the economy – really stack up

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2022

Shireen Abu Aqleh: ‘Cold-blooded’ killing and funeral chaos leave West Bank in turmoil

World criticism mounts over the shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh as dispute over chain of events grows

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022

Opponents of Jerusalem Cable Car Plan Lose Supreme Court Case

Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City lost on Sunday their Supreme Court case against a project they argued would alter its ancient landscape. A unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel disseminated by the Justice…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 15, 2022

Opponents of Jerusalem cable car plan lose Supreme Court case

Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City lost on Sunday their Supreme Court case against a project they argued would alter its ancient landscape.

Reuters · May 15, 2022

Prominent Israeli peace negotiator Uri Savir dies at 69

Israeli media are reporting that Uri Savir, a prominent Israeli peace negotiator and dogged believer in the need for a settlement with the Palestinians, has died

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022