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Israel to provide information to U.S. on basis for NGO closures

Washington expresses concern after security force raid offices of groups Israel claims aid terrorists; UN also slams Israel, saying there was no credible evidence to support the Israeli accusations

Reuters , 22:26, 08.18.22

Lapid presses Germany's Scholz to end efforts to revive Iran nuclear deal

Israeli appeals to European and U.S. representatives come after EU submitted 'final draft' of the agreement; Israeli National Security Council chief to travel to the U.S. next week for more talks

Reuters, Ynet , 21:46, 08.18.22

IDF chief says Israel struck 'third country' during latest Gaza campaign

Kochavi says during 55-hour Operation Breaking Dawn, Israeli Air Force also attacked in an unnamed country "to maintain security stability along the rest of Israel's borders'

Korin Elbaz Alush, Yoav Zitun , 17:06, 08.18.22

In call with Lapid, German chancellor condemns Holocaust denial

Olaf Scholz's office says two leaders discussed relations between their countries, with German politician emphasizing Abbas' comments were 'intolerable, completely unacceptable to chancellor and entire government'

Associated Press , 16:37, 08.18.22

Soldier lightly hurt by friendly fire while securing Jewish pilgrimage in Nablus

Just days after Staff Sergeant Nathan Fitoussi killed by fellow soldier after misidentification, 'unintentional discharge' hits soldier in chest, saved only by ceramic body armor

Yoav Zitun , 13:51, 08.18.22

Israel closes Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorist

Troops raid offices of organizations alleged to work with outlawed terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declaring them closed

Associated Press , 13:04, 08.18.22

Gantz defends meeting with Abbas after outcry over offhand Holocaust comment

Defense chief condemns 'outrageous, delusional and false' remarks but underlines importance of security cooperation with Palestinians; 'I'm not working with Mother Teresa, I'm working with whomever I have to," he says

Alexandra Lukash, Nir Cohen , 12:44, 08.18.22

German president mulling Israel visit as athletes' families threaten boycott

Steinmeier considers traveling to Jewish state to convince families of 1972 Munich Olympics victims to attend ceremony marking 50th anniversary of massacre after relatives rage over lowball compensation offer

Itamar Eichner , 10:48, 08.18.22

Lapid speaks with Turkey’s Erdogan after full diplomatic reset

Leaders thank one another for restoration of official ties, agree on further development of bilateral ties with focus on commerce and tourism; Israeli flights to Turkey to resume in September

i24NEWS , 09:39, 08.18.22

Palestinian dies in clashes with Israeli forces at Nablus shrine, medics say

IDF says troops arrived at Joseph's Tomb to secure some 600 Jewish pilgrims before coming under fire from Palestinian gunmen; Palestinian Red Crescent reports 18-year-old dead, at least 30 wounded

Ynet, Reuters , 09:21, 08.18.22

Lawyers call probe of suspected soldier in friendly fire killing ‘scandalous, unfair’

Military Advocate General demands probe into death of Staff Sergeant Nathan Fitoussi be halted due to suspect's 'mental distress' stemming from 'lack of sleep and stress he is under'

i24NEWS , 23:39, 08.17.22

Two Israelis arrested for allegedly selling sensitive information to foreign agent

Suspects arrested on suspicion of gathering information about security facility where one of them works and handing documents over to foreign agent in Egypt; two released to house arrest

Haim Goldich , 23:30, 08.17.22

German arrested for Hitler salute to Israeli athletes at Munich memorial

Athletes from Israeli European Championships team visit Olympic Park in Munich when banned straight-armed gesture made, police say; suspect banned from all further events

AFP , 20:05, 08.17.22

Israel says to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey

Both countries will return ambassadors in first since 2018 in a move that will 'contribute to deepening ties between the two peoples, expanding economic, trade, and cultural ties, and strengthening regional stability,' PM's office says

Reuters, Ynet , 15:13, 08.17.22

Father of IDF soldier killed by friendly fire says he inspired family to make Aliyah

Yosef Fitoussi says Nathan always said 'God chose us to make Aliyah,' and loved Israel; parents said they haven't spoken with the soldier who shot their son, but that he was Nathan's friend and visited his home many times

Raanan Ben Tzur , 14:48, 08.17.22

Abbas walks back Holocaust remarks after pressure from Israel

PA president says Holocaust is 'the most heinous crime in modern human history,' and he had no intention to deny the genocide; clarification allegedly made after correspondence with Gantz and his office

Itamar Eichner, Liad Osmo , 13:32, 08.17.22

Abbas' Holocaust remarks draw outrage in Israel and abroad

PM says history will not forgive PA leader, Yad Vashem Chair Dani Dayan calls comments new low, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is 'disgusted,' saying, 'relativization of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable'

Ynet, News agencies , 09:38, 08.17.22

Reports: Israel carried out Gaza strike that killed 5 minors

Regardless of scant evidence provided from Gaza, several reports pin blame for strike on IDF rather than Palestinian misfire despite not bear tell-tale signs of Israeli attack

Associated Press , 23:04, 08.16.22

Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack, blames Israel for 'Holocausts'

Standing next to German chancellor Scholz during Berlin visit, Palestinian leader lashes out and cites '50 slaughters that Israel committed' when asked to apologize for massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian militant half a century ago

Associated Press , 22:33, 08.16.22

Hundreds of mourners attend funeral of soldier killed by friendly fire

Staff Sergeant Nathan Fitoussi laid to rest at the military section of the Netanya Cemetery; 'You were a good friend and very loved, the first to volunteer for every task,' his commander eulogizes

Raanan Ben Tzur , 22:01, 08.16.22

German chancellor rejects describing Israeli-Palestinian relations as ‘apartheid’

'I do not espouse the use of the word apartheid and do not think it correctly describes the situation,' says German Chancellor Scholz in an official meeting with PA President Abbas in Berlin

i24NEWS , 20:12, 08.16.22

Palestinian hunger striker to appeal to Israel's high court

Prisoner's lawyer says client's health deteriorating and that they asked that he be released; 'Justice was not done with that man," she says after military court rejects appeal

Reuters , 17:09, 08.16.22

Israeli national dies during mountain climbing in Ecuador

Foreign Affairs Ministry says the hiker fell down while trying to climb up Cotopaxi, which is the second highest mountain in the South American country; efforts underway to bring 25-year-old man's body for burial in Israel

Itamar Eichner , 15:38, 08.16.22

IDF names soldier killed in friendly fire incident in West Bank

Military says Staff Sergeant Natan Fitoussi, 20, left his post in Tulkarm for a brief period and was mistaken for an intruder upon return; army slams publication of unconfirmed reports of soldier's death before family had been notified

Ynet , 08:33, 08.16.22

Truck crashes next to elephant enclosure in central Israel zoo

Head of Safari in Ramat Gan says truck belonging to contractor doing maintenance work at zoo started rolling down and crashed into tree; two women and Safari employee hurt in crash

Korin Elbaz Alush , 23:13, 08.15.22

Far-right lawmaker Ben Gvir to run solo, slams Religious Zionist Party

Otzma Yehudit leader declares faction will run separately after negotiations with alliance leader Bezalel Smotrich ran into a cul-de-sac; Smotrich implores Ben Gvir to return to negotiating table

Elisha Ben Kimon , 22:30, 08.15.22

Israelis charged with joining IS, planning terror attacks

Mohamad Agrabia and Abed al-Mahdi Jabarin, both 21 from Umm al Fahm, arrested by security forces, who say they practiced shooting and collected IS material, including pictures of beheadings; Bedouin man also arrested on similar charges

Lior El Hai , 15:16, 08.15.22

Israeli mayor of Bedouin town faces charges of polygamy

Head of Lakiya in the Negev also suspected of domestic violence, witness tampering and invasion of privacy; some 20% of Bedouin households are polygamous, according to government figures

Ilana Curiel , 13:49, 08.15.22

IDF says it neutralized a Hamas terror tunnel in Gaza

Military says attack tunnel was initially destroyed in 2021 but efforts were being made to rebuild it; tunnel stretched from Gaza City to Kibutz Alumim near the border with the Palestinian enclave

Ynet, Yoav Zitun , 13:01, 08.15.22

Iran says Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani tells news briefing freedom of speech does not justify Rushdie's insults against religion in his writing; adds 'nobody has the right to accuse Iran in this regard'

Associated Press, Reuters , 11:47, 08.15.22

Palestinian killed by troops after attempted stabbing attack near Jerusalem

Border Police's undercover unit say they were conducting searches for illegal weapons in the village of Aqab near Jerusalem, when Muhammad al-Shaham tried to attack the troops with a knife; local residents hurl stones and objects at the force

Elisha Ben Kimon, Haim Goldich , 09:34, 08.15.22

Israeli strikes hit Iranian targets near Russia's Mediterranean bases

Syrian source says an Iranian base near the village of Abu Afsa, south of the port city, target of strike alongside an air defense and radar station nearby; Iran-backed Hezbollah also hit in northeastern outskirts of Damascus

Reuters , 08:01, 08.15.22

Israel marks 2-year anniversary since Abraham Accords ink

Agreement allows surge in security with UAE, Bahrain, paves way for normalization with Sudan and Morocco; recent poll by Washington Institute, however, shows public's reaction to Abraham Accords is negative in Bahrain and UAE

i24NEWS , 22:13, 08.14.22

Syria reports Israeli missile strike near port city of Tartus

State TV says missiles fired from Israeli aircraft were from direction of Lebanon, leaving 3 dead and 3 wounded; UK based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says attack aimed at several military sites where Iran affiliated militias are located

Liad Osmo , 22:05, 08.14.22

Eisenkot: Israel must pursue peace, ensure equality for all citizens

Former military chief speaks to reporters after joining National Unity alliance under former commander Benny Gantz; says Israel must prevent bi-national state, and no public figure under indictment must be allowed to run for elections

Sivan Hilai , 21:47, 08.14.22

Jerusalem shooter remanded in Jerusalem court

Amir Sidawi to remain in custory for next nine days and his brother for at least three days after turning himself in to Jerusalem police along with the weapon used to wound eight in a terror attack

Haim Goldich, Meir Turgeman, Kobi Nachshoni , 20:24, 08.14.22

Israel says unilateral overtures to Gazans showing positive results

COGAT claims unemployment down in Strip, a rise in border crossing and increased export of local produce to West Bank markets; cites Hamas decision to refrain from joining recent fighting as indication of success

Yoav Zitun , 20:09, 08.14.22

Former jailor at Gilboa Prison confronts inmate she says raped her

'You have been in my nightmares for seven years and I will be in yours," former IDF soldier says in confrontation facilitated by police, as part of investigation; source says woman found credible while her attorney says justice must come to prison officials involved as well

Liran Levy , 18:34, 08.14.22

Jerusalem shooter had a long history of violence, police records show

Amir Sidawi, who is believed to have acted alone in overnight Sunday's attack, was previously suspected of murder and served five years in prison for grievous bodily harm before receiving an administrative release in August 2020

Ynet reporters , 15:10, 08.14.22

'Bullet ripped the shirt but did not hurt me,' says 'miracle' survivor of Jerusalem attack

Father of Elazar Prover, 19, and Dubbi Prover, 16, says two boys suffered 'scratches' despite being hit by bullets and even managed to treat the seriously wounded at the bus parking lot near the Western Wall

Alexandra Lukash , 13:33, 08.14.22

Israel sees one of deadliest weeks on record with 19 road deaths

Critics lament underfunding for traffic police, poor working conditions for bus drivers and sidelining of important reforms after 365 Israelis killed on the road over the past year

Udi Etzion , 12:27, 08.14.22

Ex-IDF chief Eisenkot to join Gantz-Sa'ar alliance ahead of November polls

New three-way alliance, dubbed 'The State Camp,' vows to 'bring an end to the ongoing political crisis'; Lapid congratulates former army chief on joining politics, calling him 'a good, wise and valued person'

Moran Azulay, Ynet , 11:19, 08.14.22

Lapid: The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on our freedoms and values

PM condemns stabbing of novelist by Islamist assailant during New York lecture, pins blame for attack on Iran who had a bounty on Islam critic's head for decades

Itamar Eichner, news agencies , 10:37, 08.14.22

Palestinian turns himself in to police for deadly Jerusalem shooting

Amir Sidawi, 26-year-old East Jerusalem resident, arrives at police station by cab with gun supposedly used to carry out attack and knife, and handed over to Shin Bet; security service to probe whether shooter affiliated with terrorist elements

Haim Goldich, Meir Turgeman , 09:35, 08.14.22

At least 8 wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack

Security forces in pursuit of suspect seen fleeing on foot into nearby Silwan neighborhood; wounded taken to city hospitals, two in critical condition including a pregnant woman suffering from gunshots to abdomen

Associated Press, Ynet , 06:33, 08.14.22

Israeli families of 1972 Munich Olympics victims demand more compensation

Families spokesperson says they won't attend memorial ceremony next month in Germany until Berlin takes issue seriously; 'Palestinian terrorists can't be given more money than the victims,' one of the widows says

Reuters , 20:04, 08.12.22

Military court acquits West Bank Palestinian of terror charge

Moataz Bari on trial for intending to commit murder of Israelis in 2020 cooperates with investigators and explains his emotional distress and suicidal intent, caused by the death of his girlfriend; Judge says case is message to others to turn back from terror as dictated by Islam

Elisha Ben Kimon , 21:59, 08.11.22

At least 3 die when Jerusalem bus slams into pedestrians

Police probe whether driver exited bus without activating handbrake, vehicle slides down the road and collides with bus stop causing fatal injuries to 30-year old pregnant woman, 2-year old and 7-year old girls, all members of one family

Ynet , 21:36, 08.11.22

In Gaza, denial and doubt over misfiring rocket claims

Islamic Jihad and Hamas claim Israel responsible for deaths of civilians despite IDF footage it says shows rockets in failed launches as they fall on populated areas but say investigation ongoing

Reuters , 19:09, 08.11.22

Netanyahu diehards take top spots in Likud primaries, after all votes counted

Likud party members award candidates who express complete loyalty to the leader and slam Israel's legal establishment after Netanyahu's criminal indictment while long-serving senior members of the party were pushed down or out

Moran Azulay, Sivan Hilaie, Roee Rubinstein, i24NEWS , 18:39, 08.11.22

Two Israelis killed in England in hit-and-run incident, ministry says

Foreign Affairs Ministry says accident took place a number of days ago, but family did not seek consular assistance; victims named as 78-year-old Yoram Hirshfeld, and his daughter, 40-year-old Noga Hirshfeld

Itamar Eichner , 16:40, 08.11.22

Israel moves Islamic Jihad prisoner to hospital amid hunger strike

Khalil Awawdeh surpasses 160 days without eating in protest of his administrative detention without trial; lawyer says he has been using a wheelchair, showing signs of brain damage; Islamic Jihad threatens retaliation if prisoner dies

Ynet, Associated Press , 14:44, 08.11.22

Netanyahu's loyalists in the lead in Likud primaries, exit polls show

With over 90% of votes counted, former PM's trustees appear to secure top spots on faction's Knesset list ahead of November 1 elections; party veteran Yuli Edelstein set to be left out of Knesset in major upset

Moran Azulay , 11:06, 08.11.22

Immigration from Russia, Ukraine jumps amid conflict, data show

According to Central Bureau of Statistics, 31,066 people made Aliyah from both countries combined since Russian forces marched into ex-Soviet neighbor, topping pre-pandemic numbers

Yaron Druckman , 18:37, 08.10.22

Israeli police to probe death threats sent to Lapid on social media

Lahav 433 unit confirms a resident of the north is being investigated after warning that he will kill premier with a sniper rifle; since previous PMs were subject to similar threats, security around Lapid has been heightened

Liran Levi , 16:19, 08.10.22

Israeli teacher accused of molesting her special needs student

Court filings show teacher sent sexually explicit photos and love songs to her 14-year-old student, who suffers from a mental illness; correspondence presented to the judge shows the two shared an intimate relationship

Lior El-Hai , 15:35, 08.10.22

Hamas bans media reporting about Gazans killed by misfired rockets

In new rules, terror group orders Palestinians working with foreign outlets to blame Israel for escalation and 'protect the Palestinian narrative, rejecting the bias of foreigners to the Israeli one'

i24NEWS, Ynet , 15:25, 08.10.22

Russian embassy in Egypt condemns Lapid over Israel's operation in Gaza

Embassy says Lapid condemns Russia for alleged killing of civilians perpetrated by so-called 'Ukraine Nazis' but demonstrates 'complete disregard and contempt for the lives of Palestinians'

i24NEWS, Ynet , 13:52, 08.10.22

Likud holds primaries to elect candidates for Knesset

Some 140,000 registered Likud members in 110 voting sites to place 70 candidates in the party list after polling shows it is expected to win 35 Knesset seats; Netanyahu intervenes to block candidate with violent crime conviction as he seeks to appeal to liberal right vote

Moran Azulay , 09:48, 08.10.22

Chances of reviving Iran nuclear deal slim, Israeli officials say

Jerusalem estimates Iran will not settle for less than a significant improvement in conditions of agreement; Western sentiment toward potential return to pact shifting to Tehran's detriment

Itamar Eichner , 23:44, 08.09.22