• Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction unless Hamas yields to his country's terms

    Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction unless Hamas yields to his country's terms

    Aug 22, 2025 04:00 PM EDT

    ... sounded in central Israel late Friday when a missile fired from Yemen appeared to break apart in mid-air, prompting reports of falling shrapnel, the Israeli military said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched the missile, targeting Israel’s largest airport, in ...

  • What to know about Israel's new Gaza offensive with 60,000 reservists set to be mobilized

    What to know about Israel's new Gaza offensive with 60,000 reservists set to be mobilized

    Aug 20, 2025 09:53 PM EDT

    ... it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators that is almost identical to a previous one advanced by the United States and accepted by Israel. Neither Israel nor the United States have yet responded to the offer. Netanyahu has said he will end the war if Hamas gives up ...

  • Israel to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists for expanded Gaza operation

    Israel to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists for expanded Gaza operation

    Aug 20, 2025 01:52 PM EDT

    ... since late June, when the ministry began counting such deaths, and 112 children have died of malnutrition-related causes since the war began. Far-right Israeli minister shares more prison footage Israel's far-right national security minister on Wednesday released footage of Israeli prisons showing images of Gaza's ...

  • Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank

    Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank

    Aug 20, 2025 01:47 PM EDT

    ... housing unit is another nail in the coffin of this dangerous idea." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel and has vowed to maintain open-ended control over the occupied West Bank, annexed east Jerusalem, and the war-ravaged Gaza Strip — territories Israel ...

  • U.S. envoy discusses long-term Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after Beirut commits to disarming Hezbollah

    U.S. envoy discusses long-term Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after Beirut commits to disarming Hezbollah

    Aug 18, 2025 06:55 PM EDT

    BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon said Monday that his team would discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm. Tom Barrack, following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, also ...

  • Protests explode across Israel amid growing frustration over the war in Gaza

    Protests explode across Israel amid growing frustration over the war in Gaza

    Aug 17, 2025 05:42 PM EDT

    ... sparking a fire and knocking it out of service. Israel’s military said the strikes were launched in response to missiles and drones aimed at Israel. While some projectiles have breached its missile defenses — notably during its 12-day war with Iran in June — Israel has intercepted the vast majority ...

  • Israeli airstrike kills baby in Gaza as families of hostages urge mass protest over war

    Israeli airstrike kills baby in Gaza as families of hostages urge mass protest over war

    Aug 16, 2025 05:32 PM EDT

    JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel to express growing frustration over 22 months of war. The baby's body, wrapped in ...

  • Far-right Israeli minister confronts long-imprisoned Palestinian leader face to face

    Far-right Israeli minister confronts long-imprisoned Palestinian leader face to face

    Aug 15, 2025 05:13 PM EDT

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A video widely circulated on Friday shows Israel's far-right national security minister berating a Palestinian leader face-to-face inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the country and “wipe them out.” Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences after ...

  • News Wrap: Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement

    News Wrap: Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement

    Aug 14, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... K., have said they will formally recognize a Palestinian state in September. But Smotrich said today the planned settlement -- quote -- "buries that idea." Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli Finance Minister (through translator): The time has come to fully apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the West Bank, to forever remove from ...

  • Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an 'apparent war crime,' Human Rights Watch says

    Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an 'apparent war crime,' Human Rights Watch says

    Aug 14, 2025 10:41 PM EDT

    ... said Page. The war in June, which killed about 1,100 people in Iran and 28 in Israel, started after Israeli jets struck key nuclear and military facilities. Iran then launched a barrage of missiles over Israel. Associated Press reporter Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel contributed to this report.