Tag: Israel
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Israeli army said.[MORE]
Israeli security intrudes on live Livni interview
A suspected break-in at Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's home intruded on her electioneering when bodyguards accidentally broadcast an alert over her telephone line as she gave a live radio interview.[MORE]
Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy turned back a Libyan ship as it tried to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said.[MORE]
Six Israeli soldiers wounded in mortar attack
Six Israeli soldiers have been wounded after mortars fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip fell in an army base across the border from the territory, an army spokeswoman said.[MORE]
Commandos abseil into Mumbai Jewish centre
Commandos launch helicopter-borne assault on terrorists holed up in Mumbai Jewish centre.[MORE]
France turns over stolen Matisse
A Matisse painting looted by Nazis during WWII has been turned over to a UK charity.[MORE]
Israeli A-G considers charging Olmert
Israel's Attorney-General says he is considering indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for fraud, bribery and tax evasion in a case over fake travel expenses that has already forced him to resign.[MORE]
Israel warns of Hezbollah missile power
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says the Lebanese Hezbollah movement now has three times as many missiles as before the Lebanon war in 2006.[MORE]
Israel again seals off Gaza
Israel has again sealed off the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, one day after humanitarian supplies were allowed in.[MORE]
Gaza border crossing opened for aid
Israel has temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food.[MORE]
Israel to allow some humanitarian aid into Gaza
Some supplies will be allowed into Gaza, Israel says, amid mounting international concern over a worsening of the humanitarian situation in the besieged, aid-dependent Palestinian territory.[MORE]
Uranium traces found at bombed Syria site: UN
The UN's nuclear watchdog says it has found traces of uranium at a site in Syria that was bombed by Israel last year on suspicion of being a nuclear reactor.[MORE]
UN resumes Gaza food distribution
The United Nations has resumed the distribution of food aid in the Gaza Strip, but warns supplies could run out again shortly. [MORE]
Israelis and Palestinians find peace on the playground
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Israeli and Palestinian youngsters are finding some common ground on a school playground.[MORE]
Car bomb kills presumed Israeli crime boss
Alleged gangland boss Yaakov Alperon, one of Israel's most wanted men, was killed by a car bomb in Tel Aviv on Monday, highlighting public fears of rising crime.[MORE]
Israel decides to maintain Gaza blockade
Israel has vowed to keep up its blockade of Gaza, the defence ministry said in a statement after Tel Aviv accused the Islamist Hamas movement of "shattering" a truce with rocket fire.[MORE]
Israeli air strike kills 4 militants in Gaza
An Israeli air strike has killed four Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and two rockets fired from the Hamas-controlled territory hit Israel as a five-month-old ceasefire continued to unravel.[MORE]
Gaza explosion 'kills Palestinian gunman'
An explosion in the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian militant and critically wounded another, medical workers said.[MORE]
Israel shuts down Gaza border crossing
The Gaza Strip is in danger of running out of food and fuel after Israel locked down a vital border crossing over the past two days.[MORE]
Hamas fires heavier rockets at Israel
Hamas Islamists have fired their longest-range rockets at a southern Israeli city after an Israeli air force attack on their Gaza stronghold, in the 11th day of skirmishes threatening a five-month-old truce.[MORE]
Israel launches air strike on Gaza strip
An Israeli military aircraft has fired a missile at gunmen in the north of the Gaza Strip, wounding two of them.[MORE]
Gaza out of food supplies, says UN agency
The United Nations aid agency in Gaza says it has run out of food in its distribution centres.[MORE]
Israel blocks Gaza aid convoy after rocket attack
Israel has blocked humanitarian supplies from entering the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attacks.[MORE]
Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza
Basic supplies are to be sent into Gaza following UN warnings that food deliveries to 750,000 people would be suspended unless Israel eases its total closure of the impoverished territory.[MORE]
Israel welcomes Saudi King's peace proposal
The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, has described peace proposals put forward by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia as "unprecedented".[MORE]
