Four Palestinians sentenced to life for murdering Israelis: Army
Four Palestinians were on Wednesday handed life sentences for the killing of an Israeli couple as drove in the West Bank with their children last year, the army said.
Jun 22, 2016, 23:05 PM IST
Israel for the first time wins UN committee chair
Israel on Monday was elected to chair a UN committee for the first time in the world body`s 71-year history.
Jun 14, 2016, 04:01 AM IST
Israel bars Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack
Passage was unrestricted for women.
Jun 10, 2016, 20:34 PM IST
Israel bars all Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack: Army
The Israeli army said Friday that it was temporarily barring all Palestinians from entering Israel, stepping up already tough restrictions announced after Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israelis in Tel Aviv.
Jun 10, 2016, 11:29 AM IST
Police arrest 15 rightwing Israelis in Jerusalem
Jews are allowed to visit the site but not to pray there, and incidents occur regularly when Jews try to ignore the rule and Muslims intervene to stop them.
May 13, 2016, 03:26 AM 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
Israel uncovers Hamas tunnel from Gaza, says new war unlikely
Israel said on Monday it had unearthed a new cross-border tunnel dug by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip, the first such discovery since the 2014 war, but played down the prospect of renewed conflict.
Apr 18, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
Muslim body to focus on Palestinians, terror at Turkey summit
The world's Islamic countries began their annual meeting on in Istanbul, where they are set to focus on the Palestinian cause, conflicts in member states and combating terrorism.
Apr 10, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu says he is waiting for a visit from Palestinian leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he was waiting for a visit from Mahmud Abbas, after the Palestinian president said he had already proposed such a meeting.
Apr 04, 2016, 23:00 PM IST
Two Palestinians stab woman in West Bank, shot dead: Army
Two Palestinians stabbed an Israeli woman near a group of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank on Thursday before being shot dead, the army said, the latest in a months-long wave of violence.
Mar 17, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Palestinians trapped in collapsed Gaza tunnel
Six Palestinians were trapped and another was missing Thursday after a Gaza smuggling tunnel collapsed, a local civil defence official said.
Mar 10, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
Israel arrests 38 Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Israeli army arrested 27 Palestinians in raids in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and Jenin, Xinhua reported.
Feb 29, 2016, 20:22 PM IST
Israel ex-PM Olmert enters prison to begin sentence for corruption
Ehud Olmert, once known for his work to relaunch peace efforts with the Palestinians, became Israel`s first ex-prime minister to serve jail time Monday as he began a 19-month term for bribery and obstruction of justice.
Feb 15, 2016, 14:22 PM IST
Palestinians fire at Jerusalem police, attackers shot dead
Two Palestinians opened fire on Israeli police just outside Jerusalem`s old city walls before being shot dead by officers, police told AFP.
Feb 15, 2016, 03:56 AM IST
Three Palestinians shot dead after carrying out attack in Jerusalem
Three Palestinian assailants were shot dead on Wednesday while carrying out a shooting and stabbing attack that wounded two Israeli paramilitary policewomen at an entrance to Jerusalem`s walled Old City, Israeli police said.
Feb 03, 2016, 20:31 PM IST
US ambassador to Israel says US 'perplexed' over settlements
The US ambassador to Israel says Washington is "concerned and perplexed" over Israel's strategy of building West Bank settlements.
Jan 19, 2016, 00:31 AM IST
Sweden wants inquiry into Palestinians killed by Israel
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom today called for "thorough" investigations into the killing of Palestinians by the Israeli army in recent months.
Jan 13, 2016, 02:03 AM IST
Two Israeli soldiers wounded in West Bank shootings
Some 500 Jewish settlers live under tight guard among around 200,000 Palestinians in the southern West Bank city, where several anti-Israel attacks have been carried out in the past weeks.
Jan 04, 2016, 01:00 AM IST
Hamas bans Gaza New Year's eve parties
Islamist group Hamas has banned public New Year`s Eve parties in the Gaza Strip because they offend the territory's values and religious traditions, police said on Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2015, 20:52 PM IST
Two Palestinians killed in car-ramming attempts on soldiers
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed the deaths of the would-be attackers, naming them as Ahmad Jahajha and Hekmat Hamdan.
Dec 16, 2015, 12:45 PM IST
