Arab nations have condemned a plan by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to annex a third of the occupied West Bank. On Tuesday Mr Netanyahu pledged to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea if he is returned…
‘Israeli strikes’ target Palestinian group in Lebanon (BBC)
The Israeli military carried out air strikes on a Palestinian militant group backed by Syria’s government in eastern Lebanon overnight, Lebanese media say. A position of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command near Qusaya was hit, the…
Israel says it struck Iranian ‘killer drone’ sites in Syria (BBC)
Israel has struck Iranian military sites in Syria to prevent what it said was a pending drone strike by Iran. Israel’s military rarely acknowledges operations in Syria, but it claimed on Saturday its strikes had prevented an attack on Israel…
Abbas: Palestinians to scrap agreements with Israel (BBC)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will no longer abide by previous agreements made with Israel. His announcement followed an emergency meeting after Israel razed Palestinian buildings it said were illegally built on the edge of Jerusalem. Agreements signed…
Gaza conflict: Rocket barrage and Israeli strikes intensify (BBC)
Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip have stepped up their attacks on each other, in some of the most intense exchanges in recent years. Palestinian militants have fired more than 450 rockets into Israeli territory since Saturday. Israel says…
Netanyahu appears headed toward re-election (Thepublicsradio)
With over 90% of the votes tallied in Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is in a dead heat with rival Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party. Each of the two parties holds just over 26% of the…
Israel elections: Court bans far-right candidate Ben-Ari (BBC)
Israel’s Supreme Court has disqualified the leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, Michael Ben-Ari, from next month’s elections. In doing so, it overturned an earlier decision by the electoral committee. Mr Ben-Ari has faced criticism over his comments about…
Suspected Palestinian thief shot dead by Israel police (Guardian)
An Israeli officer shot dead a masked Palestinian on Sunday as he accelerated his car toward an officer at a checkpoint set up to apprehend thieves in the occupied West Bank, police said. Two accomplices fled the car, which contained…
Niger man deported by Israel marooned in Ethiopian airport (BBC)
A Niger national who was expelled from Israel has been stuck at the international airport in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, since November after his home country refused to take him back. “I have been staying here at the airport under…
Israel targets Iranian positions in Syria (BBC)
Israel says it has hit Iranian targets around the Syrian capital, Damascus. The Israel Defense Forces says the overnight operation targeted the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, as well as Syrian air defences. The Syrian military says…