The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Arrests made as Israeli lawmaker visits East Jerusalem flashpoint

Scuffles broke out as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance opened an office in Sheikh Jarrah.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2022

Teachers to be ordered to avoid political bias in classrooms

Guidance will set out how to deal with sensitive issues like racism, empire and Israel/Palestine

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022

Palestinian prisoners protest Israeli ‘collective punishment’

Prisoners refusing to step out for yard time after Israeli authorities instituted collective punitive policies.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2022

Sudan's top general lauds recent ties with former foe Israel

The general who heads Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council is lauding recent ties with Israel, saying that intelligence sharing between the two former adversaries has helped arrest suspected militants in his country

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2022

Sudan's Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, says Israel visits not political

Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday dismissed Western threats of sanctions and said meetings between Sudanese and Israeli officials were part of security cooperation rather than political in nature.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2022

China Gives Conditional Approval for Pfizer Covid Pill

China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease. The drug has so far been authorized in about 40 countries including the United States and Israel, while the European…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2022

UNIFIL Commander Urges Lebanon, Israel to Resume Talks on Blue Line

The head of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon has called on the Lebanese authorities and Israel to resume talks on the technical Blue Line to find agreements on a number of the contentious points along the Line. Major General Stefano Del Col chaired on Friday this year’s first Tripartite meeting with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2022

Sledgehammer review: David Friedman comes out swinging on Trump and Israel

The former US ambassador has written a predictably unsubtle memoir, aimed squarely at the 2024 Republican primary

The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2022

Turkey Spies Thwart Iran-Plotted Murder of Israeli Businessman

Turkish spies thwarted a plot orchestrated by Iran to kill an Israeli-Turkish businessman based in Istanbul, a pro-government daily reported Friday. Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) discovered a network of nine operatives dubbed an "Iran assassination team" plotting to kill Yair Geller, the Sabah daily reported. Geller has businesses in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2022

Bahrain confirms Israeli officer will be stationed in the country -state agency

Bahrain's foreign ministry confirmed in a statement on Saturday that an Israeli officer will be stationed in the country, according to the state news agency.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022