The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Israeli militants besiege two Palestinian families in their West Bank homes

Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting

GENEVA - Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and increasing the mininum age of competitors.

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

Netanyahu gave a ‘victory to Hamas’ by rejecting US-backed Gaza peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza last week offered a diplomatic victory to Hamas, according to some analysts. The Palestinian Islamist movement had agreed to gradually give up weapons in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, but agreeing on the definition of…

France 24 · Aug 12

Donald Trump pressed on why journalists flew on a plane deemed unsafe for him. He claimed his was riskier: ‘I don’t worry about anything’

Israel reportedly notified the US of a possible Iranian attack.

We Got This Covered · Aug 12

Iran-US war latest: Tehran rejects Trump’s claim of ‘total control’ over Hormuz as traffic nears 3-month low

Donald Trump argued the Iranian navy has been destroyed and they cannot enforce the closure of the strait

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

Emergency services, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Israel Security Establishment Admits Holding 1,700 Palestinian Bodies as Future Bargaining Chips

Israel is reportedly holding 1,700 Palestinian bodies as future bargaining chips, raising explosive questions over hostage leverage, legal authority and the fate of noncombatants.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11

$200K Libel Award for Cybersecurity Expert Accused by Substacker of Being "Israeli Spy"

A short excerpt from the long opinion Friday by Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff (E.D. Va.) in Apelbaum v. Bloom: Plaintiffs… The post $200K Libel Award for Cybersecurity Expert Accused by Substacker of Being "Israeli Spy" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 11

Israel demolishes home of Palestinian killed in West Bank clash

TELL, Palestinian Territories - Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the home of a Palestinian who died in July in the most lethal clash in months in the occupied West Bank, residents and the army told AFP.

Bangkok Post · Aug 11

Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan is a verdict on the reliability of US security guarantees

Commentators predictably reacted to the news of the signing of a mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on August 7 by reaching for the label “Islamic Nato”. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that an armed attack on any one of them would be treated as an…

The Conversation · Aug 11