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21 - 03 - 2025
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Israel's defense minister has told the military to "seize additional areas in Gaza" and threatened to permanently occupy parts of it, if Hamas does not free all remaining hostages. Israel Katz said that the military would continue its ground (...)

21 - 03 - 2025
Netanyahu calls strikes on Gaza 'only the beginning' as hundreds reported killed
Israel has "resumed combat in full force" against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night. In a defiant video statement, he warned that "negotiations will continue only under fire" and that "this is just the (...)

19 - 03 - 2025
Israelis protest outside government headquarters after new wave of Gaza airstrikes
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19 - 03 - 2025
Netanyahu moves to fire the head of Israel's internal security service
After months of tension, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would seek to remove the chief of the Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar. Netanyahu met with Bar and informed him that he would propose his removal to the (...)

17 - 03 - 2025
Israeli media report progress in US-Hamas talks on Gaza hostages
Israeli media reported progress on Sunday in negotiations between the US administration and the Palestinian group Hamas regarding the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, US envoy Adam Boehler and (...)

09 - 03 - 2025
Israel's Netanyahu takes stand in ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand for the 14th time on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him in a long-running trial. He is the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant in the (...)

04 - 03 - 2025
At least one dead and four injured in Israel stabbing attack
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03 - 03 - 2025
Investigation highlights Israeli intelligence failures in lead-up to Hamas attack
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28 - 02 - 2025
Israel denies entry to two EU lawmakers
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25 - 02 - 2025
Israel delays Palestinian prisoner release as military escalates West Bank operations
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced Sunday that the release of Palestinian prisoners will be delayed until the next group of hostages is freed, citing alleged violations of the ceasefire-hostage agreement by Hamas. "It has been decided to (...)

23 - 02 - 2025
Netanyahu takes aim at West Bank after bus explosions near Tel Aviv
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's military to conduct an operation in the occupied West Bank after three empty buses exploded in a suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv on Thursday. No casualties were reported and there was no (...)

21 - 02 - 2025
Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says
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21 - 02 - 2025
Israel keeps some troops in Lebanon after truce withdrawal deadline
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18 - 02 - 2025
Netanyahu vows to 'finish the job' against Iran with support from Trump
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17 - 02 - 2025
Netanyahu praises Trump's 'bold vision' for Gaza at Rubio meeting
Israel's prime minister has said he is working to make US President Donald Trump's plan to remove and resettle Gaza's population "a reality". Benjamin Netanyahu said he was cooperating with the US on a "common strategy" for the Palestinian territory (...)

17 - 02 - 2025
US Secretary of State arrives in Israel for Middle East tour
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late Saturday, marking his first visit to the Middle East since assuming office. Upon landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, he was welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who (...)

16 - 02 - 2025
Israel says Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not free hostages by Saturday
Israel's prime minister has warned Hamas it will end the ceasefire in Gaza and resume intense fighting if the Palestinian group "does not return our hostages by Saturday noon [10:00 GMT]". Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered Israeli forces to (...)

12 - 02 - 2025
Israel minister tells army to plan for Palestinians leaving Gaza
Israel's defense minister has told its military to prepare a plan to "allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so", in line with President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over the territory and resettle the 2.1 million (...)

06 - 02 - 2025
Netanyahu heads to Washington for talks with Trump on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Sunday for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, where they are set to discuss key regional issues, including the conflict in Gaza, the fate of Israeli hostages, and Iran's (...)

02 - 02 - 2025
Israel seeks to remain in Lebanon past Sunday withdrawal deadline
The Israeli government is seeking to keep military positions in southern Lebanon past a Sunday withdrawal deadline, set in a November ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, the country's ambassador to the US said on Thursday. The Israeli (...)

24 - 01 - 2025
Four injured in Tel Aviv stabbing attack
Four people were injured in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israel's emergency services said. Ichilov Hospital said it was treating three of the victims, including one with "a serious condition with a knife wound to the neck". The (...)

22 - 01 - 2025
Israel's military chief resigns over 7 October 2023 failures
Israel's military chief has resigned, saying he recognized his responsibility for its failure on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian armed group Hamas carried out a deadly attack on the country that triggered the Gaza war. In a letter to the (...)

22 - 01 - 2025
Three far-right ministers quit Israel's cabinet over ceasefire deal
The party of Israel's hard-line National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says its Cabinet ministers submitted their resignations from the government on Sunday in opposition to the Gaza ceasefire deal. The departure of the Jewish Power party from (...)

20 - 01 - 2025
Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire deal
The Israeli government approved a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Gaza late Friday, following an hours-long Cabinet meeting, as reported by the Israeli public broadcaster KAN. The agreement, mediated by Qatar, seeks to end over 15 (...)

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