All news on the topic: Israel

World

26 May 2024 783

Hamas fires rockets towards Tel Aviv for first time in months

Hamas has fired a rocket towards the Tel Aviv area in Israel for the first time in months.

Investigation

26 May 2024 821

UAE attracts Hezbollah, drug dealers, Putin associates’ investments

A collaborative international investigation reveals how the United Arab Emirates facilitated foreign investment in real estate – without asking too many tough questions.

World

24 May 2024 772

UN top court orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel must immediately halt its offensive in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Opinion

20 May 2024 709

Threat of WW3 looms as Iran insists president Raisi’s death ’won’t deter regime’ amid nuclear tensions

Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has scrambled to assure his country that its warped regime will continue as normal following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi.

World

20 May 2024 784

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials on war crimes charges

Karim Khan applies for warrants relating to alleged crimes committed during 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza

World

18 May 2024 588

Islamic Jihad leader killed in West Bank; Israel hits 70 targets in Gaza

IDF says ‘senior terrorist operative’ Islam Khamayseh was killed in strike on the city of Jenin

World

18 May 2024 566

Israeli minister vows to quit war cabinet if PM doesn’t agree on new Gaza plan

Benny Gantz’s threat to withdraw his opposition party from coalition calls into question future of government

World

11 May 2024 782

Israel orders evacuation of civilians from MORE areas in Rafah as tanks encircle city amid fears of full-scale invasion

Israel is now said to be moving to an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped

World

10 May 2024 662

Unrwa Jerusalem HQ closed after ‘Israeli extremist’ arson attack

Agency chief says compound has suffered a number of attacks with the lives of UN staff ‘at a serious risk’

News

09 May 2024 684

UK to not emulate US in ceasing arms supply to Israel if it invades Rafah

Britain, unlike the US, is not a ‘massive state supplier for weapons to Israel,’ says Foreign Secretary David Cameron.

World

06 May 2024 578

Hamas ‘accepts terms of ceasefire deal with Israel’

After months of multiple negotiations, Hamas leadership has accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

World

06 May 2024 722

Rafah residents flee strikes after Israeli evacuation order

Israel’s military struck Rafah from the air on Monday and residents packed up their tents to take flight, hours after Israel ordered them to evacuate some parts of the city, which has been sheltering more than a million people uprooted by war.

World

05 May 2024 696

Israel announces closure of Al Jazeera news network within the country

Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.”

News

05 May 2024 879

Man arrested after pro-Israel counter-protesters are spat at during demonstration

A man has been arrested after pro-Israel counter-protesters were spat at on the street during a demonstration over Gaza at a central London university.

World

04 May 2024 838

UK doctor barred from France after condemning Gaza ’massacre’

Ghassan Abu-Sitta, who was due to speak in French senate, is told Germany has enforced Schengen-wide entry ban

Investigation

03 May 2024 827

Worth their weight in tantalum: indispensable capacitors for missiles and drones make their way into Russia via Lithuania and China

Tantalum capacitors are irreplaceable electronic elements that can be found in all sorts of devices — including the Korsar and Shahed drones Russia uses against Ukraine.

World

30 Apr 2024 678

Netanyahu states Israel will proceed with Rafah invasion, ceasefire deal or not

Israel will attack the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether or not a ceasefire and hostage release deal is reached, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

World

28 Apr 2024 689

Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia in effort to resume Gaza ceasefire discussions

US secretary of state to discuss avoiding regional conflict amid fears about Israeli ground invasion of Rafah

World

27 Apr 2024 832

Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest

Tech giant fired number of people who protested against $1.2bn Project Nimbus, which supports Israeli military and government

Politics

25 Apr 2024 908

New UK sanctions target Iranian drone industry

Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s military drone industry, in response to Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month.

World

24 Apr 2024 837

Congress approves $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel

The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

World

20 Apr 2024 846

World leaders call for calm following an Israeli drone strike on Iran, which has escalated tension in the region

Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other’s territory but Tehran has no ‘immediate’ plans to retaliate

World

19 Apr 2024 845

Explosions are heard as Israel launches strikes on Iran, leading to the closure of airspace, just days after a drone siege

Israeli forces have reportedly launched a retaliatory strike against Iran as explosions were heard in Isfahan, a city about 215 miles (350km) south of Tehran. Airspaces were closed amid the chaos

World

19 Apr 2024 856

Iran responds to Israel’s "revenge strike" by launching air defense missiles

Israel appears to have launched revenge strikes on Iran with possible drone attacks targeting sites - while Iran has fired air defense batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan

News

17 Apr 2024 563

British Airways crew members criticize the airline for compelling them to fly to war-torn Israel

British Airline crew are reportedly angry over the decision by the airline to continue flying to Israel despite the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and claim their safety is not being considered