The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Inside the $8 billion cybersecurity acquisition that helped ServiceNow's stock buck the ‘Saaspocalypse’ fears

The deal for Yevgeny Dibrov’s Armis was Israel’s second-largest tech startup exit ever.

Fortune · Aug 19

US criticises Israel over 'unnecessary escalation' after strikes on Syrian airbase

Israel said it had attacked the base because Syria had been close to breaching an agreed-upon “status quo in security matters” by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.

Euronews · Aug 19

In Israel, military service debate spotlights ultra-Orthodox Jews and their growing clout

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are an unmissable facet of Israeli life

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Israel kills six in Gaza on day after Kushner meeting with Netanyahu, medics say

An Israeli airstrike killed six Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, health officials reported. This occurred after Jared Kushner's regional trip failed to advance a US peace plan. Israel stated the strike targeted Hamas commanders involved in the October 7 attack. Hamas accused Israel of sabotaging Trump's peace proposal for Gaza.…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Leftover munition wounds six Thais in Israel

A leftover munition wounded six Thai migrant workers in Israel, two of them seriously, when it detonated on Tuesday in an agricultural field in the Metula area on the country's border with Lebanon.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Ancient humans in Israel ate snakes and lizards 15,000 years ago; 3,000 bones reveal what was on the menu

At a cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, thousands of small reptile bones accumulated alongside the remains of animals hunted and gathered by people more than 11,000 years ago. For years, their presence raised a straightforward but difficult question: were the snakes and lizards food, or had they ended…

The Times of India · Aug 19

France slams far-right Israeli minister's 'inhumane' call for mass killings in Gaza

France and Germany on Wednesday slammed remarks by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calling for Israel to kill "30 or 40" people every night in the Gaza Strip. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the comments as “intolerable and inhumane”, adding that ongoing Israeli settler violence against Palestinians…

France 24 · Aug 19

Israel and Syria agreed to maintain "status quo" on security matters: Netanyahu

Israel warned Syria about Turkish troop deployment near Aleppo, which Syria ignored. Israeli airstrikes targeted Abu al-Duhur Airbase, causing regional concern and condemnation. The United States urged restraint and dialogue over further military escalation. Syria accused Israel of violating its sovereignty following the airbase strikes. Jordan, Qatar, and Turkey also…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site

DAMASCUS - The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency last month.

Bangkok Post · Aug 18

The Trump Administration Promised a Pivot From the Middle East to East Asia. It's Doing the Opposite.

The U.S. military is downsizing exercises in South Korea and pulling its last aircraft carrier out of the Pacific.

Reason · Aug 18