Defying protests, Israeli cabinet votes no confidence in Attorney General
Tel Aviv/Jerusalem, Israel Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved a no confidence motion against the Attorney General on Sunday, in its latest move on officials deemed hostile to the government, defying protesters who took to the streets for a sixth day. After the vote, Justice Minister Yariv Levin called on Gali Baharav-Miara to […]
Cheers and weeping as Israelis watch Gaza hostages return
Tel Aviv/Sderot, Israel Reuters Thousands of Israelis gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, some cheering and some in tears, as a giant television screen broadcast the first glimpse of the first three hostages to be released under the Gaza ceasefire deal. They watched as the three women – Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily […]
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks
Tel Aviv/Cairo Reuters Israel approved a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that involves releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli forces carried out new attacks in the enclave before the agreement’s scheduled start on Sunday. The three-phased agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Gaza’s rulers […]
Israel shoots down missile fired from Yemen after striking Houthis
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel’s first public strike against the Iran-aligned group a day earlier. The Houthis have launched missiles and drones at Israel and disrupted […]
Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv attack
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen’s Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israel’s economic hub Tel Aviv. Most of the wounded suffered severe burns in air strikes that targeted oil facilities and […]
Tel Aviv hit by drone attack claimed by Iranian-backed Houthis
Tel Aviv, Israel Reuters A long-range Iranian-made drone hit the centre of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday in an attack claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi militia that killed one man and wounded four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said. The explosion, which footage shared on social media suggested came from […]
Thousands of Israelis rally to mark to hostage’s birthday
Jerusalem Reuters Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to mark the 20th birthday of Naama Levy, who has been held hostage in Gaza since 7th October, and to call for an immediate ceasefire in the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas. Releasing balloons and chanting to the beat of drums, protesters shared […]
Dozens killed and wounded in Rafah, Hamas fires missiles at Tel Aviv for first time in months
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah designated for the displaced, Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials said. The strike took place in Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood in western Rafah, where thousands of people were taking shelter […]
Protesters return to streets across Israel, demanding hostage release
Tel Aviv, Israel Reuters Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government do more to secure the release of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by Islamist group Hamas. Family members of the hostages, carrying pictures of their loved ones still in captivity, joined the crowds […]
Thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests calling for new elections
Tel Aviv Reuters Thousands of Israeli demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday to call for new elections and demand more action from the government to bring the hostages held in Gaza home, in the latest round of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protests have continued as the war in Gaza moves through […]