Politics Jul 30 WATCH: White House does 'not see all-out war as inevitable' after Israeli airstrike hits Beirut White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that she would “leave it to Israel to speak for their own military operations.”…
World Jul 27 Rocket attack on soccer field in Golan Heights killed 12 children and teens, Israel says Hezbollah denied any role in the deadliest attack on an Israeli target since fighting between the two groups erupted in October, as fears of a broader conflagration in the region rise.
World Jul 23 Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign China-sponsored declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza The declaration comes at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas weigh a cease-fire proposal.
World Jul 21 Biden and Netanyahu will still meet during Israeli prime minister's U.S. visit, source says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race.
World Jul 04 Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements The house-building is the latest effort by Israel's hard-line government to beef up the settlements as part of a strategy to cement Israel's control over the West Bank and prevent a future Palestinian state.
World Jun 25 Israel's highest court orders army to end draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox men The court ruled that in the absence of a law that distinguishes between Jewish seminary students and other draftees, Israel's compulsory military service system applies to the ultra-Orthodox like any other citizen.
World Jun 24 Netanyahu says Israel will only agree to 'partial' cease-fire, will continue fighting after pause The prime minister's comments, made in an interview with a pro-Netanyahu Israeli TV channel late Sunday, sparked an uproar from families of hostages held by Hamas.
World Jun 23 Netanyahu continues to claim the U.S. is withholding weapons from Israel despite denials Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday that there had been a “dramatic drop” in U.S. weapons deliveries for Israel's war effort in Gaza, doubling down on a claim that the Biden administration has denied and underscoring the growing…
World Jun 20 The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas' leader in Gaza TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas' leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Each leader faces significant political and personal…
World Jun 17 Netanyahu has dissolved Israel's War Cabinet amid growing frustrations with war in Gaza The War Cabinet was dissolved following the departure from the government of Benny Gantz, an opposition lawmaker who had joined the coalition in the early days of the war.