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Israel return ex-prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike

Kayed Fasfous, 32, ended his marathon 131-day hunger strike two weeks ago after striking a plea deal with Israeli authorities, who arrested him over suspected ties to Hamas

Associated Press , 19:04, 12.05.21

Herzog says 'all options on the table' regarding Iran

President says Jerusalem will accept a solution that will see Islamic Republic's nuclear threat solved; U.S. envoy Nides accentuates Washington's commitment to countering the Iranian threat

Itamar Eichner , 18:57, 12.05.21

Israel again urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks

Bennett says revived negotiations with Iran on 2015 nuclear agreement must see Tehran not only cease further uranium enrichment, but also end its military entrenchment in the region

Associated Press , 13:30, 12.05.21

Israeli police questioned on Palestinian terrorist's shooting

Justice Ministry’s investigations' unit says Border Police officers who shot dead the Palestinian assailant who wounded a Haredi man in Jerusalem were questioned shortly after the incident; Public security minister says officers 'acted correctly'

Associated Press , 11:55, 12.05.21

Kuwait bans entry of ships with Israel-bound goods

New order was issued by Kuwait's Works and State Communications and Information Technology Minister Dr. Rana al-Faris; Hamas issued a statement welcoming the decision, urging other countries to follow suit

i24NEWS, Ynet , 10:40, 12.05.21

Mossad chief heads to Washington for talks on Iran

Barnea said to be delivering updated intelligence to his U.S. hosts after vowing the Islamic Republic will not possess nuclear weapons; Gantz to head to U.S. on Wednesday

Itamar Eichner , 08:36, 12.05.21

Man moderately wounded in stabbing attack near Jerusalem's Old City

Police to probe shooting of alleged terrorist identified as 25-year old resident of West Bank; troops actions praised by PM after police also comes under stabber attack

NIna Fox, Reuters , 23:33, 12.04.21

Meta takes down over 150 social media accounts linked to Hamas

According to company, some of the pages claimed to be operated by or masqueraded as news entities and communities from the West Bank, Israel and Sinai

i24NEWS , 21:48, 12.02.21

Mossad head vows Iran will never have nuclear weapons

As talks in Vienna to resurrect 2015 nuclear deal continue, David Barnea says Israel finds the possibility of a 'bad' deal between Tehran and world powers 'intolerable'

Yuval Karni , 20:55, 12.02.21

Israel halts controversial phone tracing of Omicron patients

Government scraps controversial program only five days after its cabinet approval, saying it followed 'an up-to-date situational assessment,' rendering it unnecessary; Health Minister Horowitz praises decision

Ynet , Reuters , 18:59, 12.02.21

Religious Zionist leaders call for protests against government

Former Bennett ally among signatories calling for action against government; right wing, religious factions view cabinet as insufficiently protective of Jewish life and customs in Israel

i24NEWS , 16:17, 12.02.21

Israel arms up for a possible strike in Iran

Analysis: Jerusalem has spent billions preparing for an attack in Iran, stocking up on Iron Dome missiles, advanced precision weapons and hosting a bunch of drills in all frontiers; Hezbollah would most likely join the campaign but it remains unclear to what extent

Yossi Yehoshua , 14:26, 12.02.21

Israel calls on world powers to stop nuclear talks as Iran ramps up enrichment

As Iran and world powers are trying to revive 2015 deal, PM tells Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tehran using 'nuclear blackmail as a negotiating tactic'; meanwhile, Gantz tells Ynet an attack on Iran is an option

Reuters, Ynet , 12:53, 12.02.21

Israel failed to probe shootings at Gaza protests

Jewish state says Hamas activists among protesters, justifying open-fire regulations; IDF rejects findings saying mass riots cover for cross-border attacks; Israeli fire killed at least 215 Palestinians, most of them unarmed

Associated Press , 10:26, 12.02.21

Palestinian mob attacks 2 Israelis in Ramallah who entered city by accident

Footage from incident at Al-Manara Square appears to show a large crowd rallying around a burning car believed to belong to members of Breslov Hassidic movement, who are said to have been rescued by Palestinian police

Ynet , 21:31, 12.01.21

Iran accuses Israel of 'lies to poison' nuclear talks

Iranian FM says Israeli 'fake news' designed to torpedo Vienna talks, without specifying what reports he was referring to; Israel allegedly had shared intelligence with U.S., suggesting Iran is taking steps to prepare to enrich uranium to 90% purity

Reuters , 19:58, 12.01.21

Bennett under fire as family jets off for vacation amid Omicron fears

PMO says family planned holiday months in advance; former Likud minister says family has audacity to travel when others adhere to prime minister's own call to Israelis to stay put due to new COVID variant

Yuval Karni , 18:24, 12.01.21

Bennett pays first visit to official PM residence since taking office

Prime minister and family have been living at private home in Ra’anana due to ongoing renovations in Jerusalem building, meant to tighten and upgrade security and infrastructure

Yuval Karni , 16:50, 12.01.21

U.S. resumes financial aid to Palestinian Authority, report shows

Budget data shows Washington transfered $10 million to fund hospitals in East Jerusalem; Palestinian source says Ramallah in need of $600 million in emergency to ensure payment of salaries to employees and suppliers

TPS , 15:07, 12.01.21

UN envoy warns of risk of new Israel-Palestinian violence

Quartet — UN, U.S., Russia and EU — urges parties to calm tensions, reduce violence across Palestinian territories, avoid unilateral steps including new settlement building and solidify May ceasefire

Associated Press , 08:39, 12.01.21

Minister promotes first Israeli-Palestinian airport

After Jerusalem municipality decided to promote construction on lands located over West Bank boundary, Regional Cooperation Minister Frej offers to reopen defunct airport at the site and build a Palestinian terminal next to it

Gilad Cohen , 22:50, 11.30.21

UN agency for Palestinian refugees faces funding crisis

UNRWA says unable to pay its 28,000 employees on time as donations run dry; staff go on strike after being informed that salaries would be delayed, but halt the action following mediation

Associated Press , 16:56, 11.30.21

IDF troops begin walking Palestinian children to school due to stone throwing

After claims by settlers of an increase in attacks along major West Bank highway, IDF vows to bolster troop presence, while videos from social media showed Israeli soldiers walking Palestinian children from local villages to school amid threat

Elisha Ben Kimon , 15:12, 11.30.21

Two hurt during construction of Miss Universe complex in Eilat

Despite collapse of iron bar meant to hold lighting equipment, production company behind beauty pageant says work being carried out under professional safety rules, as well as under Israeli and American supervision

Ran Boker , 14:09, 11.30.21

Israel's envoy to UN says organization 'erasing Jewish history’

Gilad Erdan criticizes commemoration of 1947 partition plan, which called to split British Mandatory Palestine into two states, in solidarity with Palestinians; plan was okayed by mandate’s Jewish population, but rejected by Arabs

i24NEWS, Ynet , 11:01, 11.30.21

Privacy protection watchdog slams Israel's move to bring back COVID contact tracing

Public Council for Privacy Protection government has become 'addicted' to using Shin Bet’s tracking tech despite the spread of Omicron variant currently being under control

Tovah Tzimuki , 10:14, 11.30.21

Ex-Netanyahu aide cries in court describing turning state witness

'I was under heavy pressure and the conditions were very difficult,' Nir Hefetz says, but insists he is 'fully committed to helping the court as much as I can'

i24NEWS , 17:39, 11.29.21

Supreme Court rules cable car survivor to return to Italy

Family of 6-year-old Eitan Biran's mother says would continue to fight 'in every legal way' to return the child to Israel; attorneys for paternal aunt welcome ruling, call it 'the end of an unfortunate episode'

Associated Press , 16:30, 11.29.21

Lapid urges world to keep up pressure on Iran as nuclear talks resume

Speaking in London alongside his British counterpart, FM says nuclear Tehran will 'thrust entire Middle East into a nuclear arms race'; Bennett earlier cautioned world powers to beware of Iranian 'nuclear blackmail'

Reuters , 16:01, 11.29.21

Bennett urges world powers to resist Iran's 'blackmail'

In video statement to diplomats in Vienna, PM says Tehran seeks 'to end sanctions in exchange for almost nothing' and keep nuclear program intact while receiving hundreds of billions of dollars once restrictions are lifted

News agencies , 14:19, 11.29.21

Erdogan says plans steps to better ties with Israel after UAE visit

During phone call with Herzog following release of Israeli couple suspected of espionage from Turkey's prison, Turkish leader says relations between Ankara and Jerusalem were important for security and stability in Mideast

Reuters , 13:46, 11.29.21

U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides arrives in Israel to kick off tenure

After nearly a year without an officially appointed American envoy to the Jewish state, Biden appointee set to take up post, with sources saying he will reside at a rental in the capital and not the official residence in the embassy

i24NEWS , 12:58, 11.29.21

Israeli farmer finds swastika painted on storage unit

Rami Rephael from Jordan Valley says storage where his keeps his tools was also broken into, with equipment stolen; farmer says similar incidents of 'agricultural terror' are frequent, but it's first time he encounters Nazi symbols

Elisha Ben Kimon , 12:37, 11.29.21

UK, Israel to work together to stop Iran gaining nuclear weapons

In joint editorial, Yair Lapid and British counterpart Liz Truss say 'clock is ticking' on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, requiring closer cooperation between both countries; London and Jerusalem to sign agreement on cybersecurity, technology, trade and defense

i24NEWS, Reuters , 08:52, 11.29.21

Israeli minister battles Chess grandmaster Kasparov

Ze'ev Elkin says game against the former world champion — who arrived in Jerusalem to take part in international innovativeness conference — was 'a childhood dream come true'

Ynet , 08:23, 11.29.21

Israel to allow thousands of Ethiopian Jews to immigrate

Ministers say the decision to allow some 3,000 people to move to Israel comes in part as a response to the precarious security situation in the African state as fighting between government and Tigray forces persists

Associated Press , 21:38, 11.28.21

Israel revives limited tracking of COVID-19 patients to stave off Omicron spread

Ministers vote by large majority to bring back controversial cellphone surveillance of some confirmed carriers, sparking heated argument between cabinet minister Eli Avidar and Prime Minister Bennett

Yuval Karni , 17:48, 11.28.21

Hamas calls for violence over Herzog's Hebron candle-lighting

Terrorist group says the president's Hannukah ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs will 'desecrate' the contested site; left-wing organizations, lawmakers join in the condemnation of the move

i24NEWS, Ynet , 14:12, 11.28.21

Israel concerned over Iran sanctions relief without cap on nuclear projects

Ahead of renewal of nuclear talks on Monday, Bennett says government has warned world powers against flow of billions of dollars to Tehran 'in exchange for unsatisfactory restrictions'; Lapid travels to UK and France on Sunday

Reuters , 13:08, 11.28.21

Israel will host Miss Universe contest next month despite Omicron, minister says

Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov says pageant to be televised to 174 countries and participants to be granted waivers from curbs but asked to submit to PCR testing every 48 hours

Reuters, Ynet , 12:42, 11.28.21

Concerns over COVID variant trigger more travel curbs on southern Africa

Omicron appears to be more contagious than previous variants of the disease and having originated in South Africa, it has since been discovered in Israel, Belgium, Botswana and Hong Kong

Reuters , 14:37, 11.27.21

EU envoy warns time running out on two-state solution

In-depth: Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, leading a delegation of more than 20 European countries, tells reporters Israel defies international law and destabilizes status quo by expanding settlement construction

The Media Line , 14:06, 11.26.21

Poland to leave Israel envoy position vacant as ties grow tepid

Polish Foreign Ministry says has no plans to propose a new person for ambassador position in Tel Aviv following spat over Warsaw adopting bill banning claims for restitution of some seized property, including Holocaust victims

Associated Press , 23:59, 11.25.21

Moroccan press receives Gantz with great fanfare in historic state visit

Defense minister's visit to the North African nation receives extensive coverage in the local media; paper publishes in full letter penned by Gantz in which he recounts country's historic bond with its Jewry

Liad Osmo , 22:40, 11.25.21

Israeli Arab woman fatally shot on Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

Rasha Sitawi, 32, was shot dead in what appears to be a homicide; police forces search for a suspect; 22 women were killed in Israel since the beginning of 2021, 15 of whom were Arab

Hassan Shaalan , 19:52, 11.25.21

'I was murdered': video brings Israeli domestic violence victims back to life to warn others

New public education campaign makes use of artificial intelligence technology to bring five murdered women back to life to underline red flags in abusive relationships

Reuters , 18:49, 11.25.21

Police probes claim female IDF soldiers were 'pimped' to terror inmates

Police Minister Barlev calls allegations 'absolutely shocking and appalling', says appealed to Police Commissioner Shabtai and AG Mandelblit to reexamine findings of 2018 probe into the case

Meir Turgeman , 17:53, 11.25.21

Morocco said mulling buying Israeli radar, drones, jets upgrade

Defense Minister Gantz, who was in Rabat to sign MOU on security cooperation with kingdom, says agreement would help both Israel and Morocco fend off 'extremist terror as well as border and air threats'

Reuters , 15:04, 11.25.21

In Morocco op-ed, Gantz calls to ‘work together to counter developing threats’

In editorial published in Arabic and French papers, defense minister lauds normalization processes with Jerusalem's Muslim neighbors, calling on further cooperation to counteract 'Iranian aggression' in the region and its nuclear aspirations

TPS , 13:00, 11.25.21

One in six Israeli children at risk of domestic violence, ministry says

Welfare Ministry reports a staggering 10% increase in domestic violence complaints compared to previous year; professionals believe there is a severe under-reporting of violence against children; rise attributed to coronavirus pandemic

Hadar Gil-Ad , 10:46, 11.25.21

Israel to give Gaza Christians permits for Christmas

Some 500 of the enclave's 1000-strong minority — most of them Greek Orthodox — to be allowed to visit relatives and holy sites in Israel and the West Bank during the holiday season

Reuters , 08:21, 11.25.21

Israel plans settlement for East Jerusalem, Palestinians protest

Municipality green-lits thousands of new homes in eastern neighborhood set to be located near Palestinian hub city of Ramallah, on site of now abandoned Atarot Airport

Reuters , 08:02, 11.25.21

Female soldiers routinely harassed, Gilboa prison chief reveals

Prison commander says sexual harassments of female soldiers by Palestinian prisoners took place and was sponsored by former senior staff to keep the peace; victim demands justice

Meir Turgeman , 23:18, 11.24.21

Israel, Belgium clash over labeling settlement products

Deputy Foreign Minister cancels meeting with Belgian official over his government's decision to label products made in settlements; Belgium says acting in accordance to European law

Associated Press , 22:57, 11.24.21

Israeli court rejects Gaza man’s appeal in deadly strike

In its decision, the panel upheld a lower court’s 2018 ruling that the military is not liable for the wartime actions that killed Izzeldin Abuelaish's daughters and niece during the 2009 Gaza War

Associated Press , 21:53, 11.24.21

Massive Israeli police force raids criminals in Bedouin sector

Operation sees 41 people arrested and thousands of illegal cannabis plants destroyed; Comes as part of government's response to the surge in violent crime in Arab sector

Ilana Curiel , 20:06, 11.24.21

IAEA chief says time running out to end stand-off over Iran workshop

Grossi says nuclear watchdog unable to knowing if operational activities ongoing at Karaj, warns of gap in surveillance when 'significant amount of material or equipment can reach secret nuclear program'

Reuters , 18:00, 11.24.21

Some 60,000 Israeli women were victims of violence in 2020, survey shows

A special report by the Central Bureau of Statistics says that women feel much less safe walking near their place of residence and less likely to report a crime of any kind than men; 31,000 men experienced physical violence last year

Yaron Druckman , 15:01, 11.24.21

Israel, Morocco ink defense deal after normalizing ties

Benny Gantz signs MOU with counterpart Abdellatif Loudiyi, laying foundation for security cooperation and future arms sales having established formal relations last year; visits tomb of Mohamed V - grandfather of reigning monarch

Associated Press , 12:27, 11.24.21

Israeli F-16's sidestick control grip used in attack on Iraqi nuclear site up for auction

The still functioning grip used in 1981 Operation Opera is up for sale with a starting bid of $50,000; 'That red button is one of the few that saved Israel,' says the man in charge of the auction

Korin Elbaz Alush , 11:14, 11.24.21