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Israel media: Police recommend indicting Netanyahu's wife

Israeli media say a police investigation has recommended indicting the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over misuse of state funds and inflated household spending.

May 29, 2016, 22:09 PM IST

25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF

Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained was the highest in seven years, the UN children's agency said.

May 14, 2016, 22:56 PM IST

Osama bin Laden's youngest son in call to free Jerusalem

Late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's youngest son has urged Muslims to liberate the holy city of Jerusalem in an audio message, US terrorist-tracking organisation SITE tweeted on Monday.

May 10, 2016, 00:08 AM IST

Israel blocks off Gaza Strip and West Bank for Passover

Israel has announced the closure of all points of entry between the occupied West Bank, the Gaza strip, and Israeli territory today and tomorrow for the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Apr 22, 2016, 15:07 PM IST

Israel says it arrests 6 settlers who attacked Palestinians

Israeli security officials announced today the arrest of six young Israeli settlers from what it called a "Jewish terror" group suspected of carrying out attacks against Palestinians and their property last year, in what officials said was a victory in its campaign to reduce extremist Israeli attacks against Palestinians.

Apr 21, 2016, 02:08 AM IST

That little thing in her hand is a priceless treasure!

The over 3,200 years old amulet bears the name of the Egyptian ruler Thutmose III.

Apr 20, 2016, 11:22 AM IST

Israel rules ringleader in 2014 killing of Palestinian teen

An Israeli court ruled today that a Jewish man found to be the ringleader of the beating and burning alive of a Palestinian teenager in 2014 was sane and responsible for his actions.

Apr 19, 2016, 13:14 PM IST

Hillary Clinton condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem

 Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton has condemned the terrorist attack in a bus in Jerusalem which left at least 21 people injured.

Apr 19, 2016, 07:08 AM IST

Bomb rips through Jerusalem bus, 21 wounded

 A bomb blast ripped through a bus in Jerusalem on Monday and sparked a fire, wounding at least 21 people, Israeli police said, in an apparent escalation in a wave of violence.

Apr 19, 2016, 01:45 AM IST

UNESCO chief seeks to calm anger over Jerusalem holy site

The UN cultural body on Monday sought to calm anger over a resolution on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site which saw Israel accuse it of seeking to "rewrite history".

Apr 19, 2016, 00:46 AM IST

Israeli police appoint first Muslim deputy commissioner

Israeli police said on Wednesday it has appointed its first Muslim Arab deputy commissioner, who will head efforts to boost policing in Arab communities of Israel.

Apr 13, 2016, 23:29 PM IST

Israel protests UN ban on Jerusalem, Arab Israelis from exhibition

Israel is protesting the UN's decision to ban panels on Jerusalem and Arab Israelis from an exhibition at the United Nations on various aspects of the country and the heritage of the Jewish people.

Apr 05, 2016, 10:24 AM IST

China, Israel open talks on free trade deal

Israel and China have opened talks on a free trade deal which could see commerce double between the two countries, Israeli officials announced today.

Mar 29, 2016, 20:13 PM IST

Netanyahu says no evidence Istanbul blast targeted Israelis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Saturday he had no evidence that a deadly suicide bombing in central Istanbul had targeted Israelis.

Mar 20, 2016, 01:45 AM IST

Palestinian stabs Israeli soldier in West Bank, is shot dead: Police

A Palestinian teenager stabbed and wounded an Israeli border guard in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday before being shot dead, Israeli police said, the latest in a series of attacks.

Mar 19, 2016, 14:26 PM IST

Netanyahu`s coalition seen weakened after year in office

A year after Benjamin Netanyahu was reelected as Israeli prime minister, a survey said Friday that if elections were held now his right-wing coalition would lose its mandate to rule.

Mar 18, 2016, 15:54 PM IST

Palestinian woman tries to stab Israeli police, shot dead

A Palestinian woman attempted to stab Israeli police in Jerusalem`s Old City on Tuesday and was shot dead, Israeli authorities said, the latest in a five-month wave of such attacks.

Mar 08, 2016, 15:58 PM IST

Palestinian teen arrested for stabbing Israeli policeman

A teenage Palestinian girl stabbed and lightly wounded an Israeli policeman in the occupied West Bank today before being arrested, Israeli authorities said.

Mar 03, 2016, 16:06 PM IST

Israel PM seeks power to expel relatives of attackers to Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the attorney general to examine the possibility of expelling relatives of Palestinian attackers who help in assaults to the Gaza Strip, his office said Wednesday.

Mar 02, 2016, 18:03 PM IST

Two Palestinian teens shot dead after attacking Israeli in West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian teens who had attacked an Israeli settler at his home in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the military said, as a wave of heightened violence entered its sixth month.

Mar 02, 2016, 12:49 PM IST