Tag: Israel
How AFCON final distracted AU leaders from taking position on Israel
AU chair Macky Sall called, more than once, for the debate to end quickly because he wanted to watch football!…
Israel may halt flights to Dubai over security concerns
Israel said on Sunday that it could halt Israeli airlines’ flights to Dubai in the next few days due to…
Israel downgrades efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Israel said the efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has dropped to just 64 percent, from 94 percent in May.
Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) said it struck targets in Gaza overnight on Wednesday. But reports in Palestine said the…
Netanyahu out, Bennett to step in as new Israeli Prime Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year hold on power will give way to new government, to be headed by Naftali…
Netanyahu paints coalition against him left-wing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights back against political opponents who have cobbled a coalition to unseat him.
Bennett, Yair Lapid cobble coalition to end Netanyahu’s era
Israeli opposition parties have succeeded in cobbling together a coalition government to end the 12 year reign of Prime Minister…
Israel lifts coronavirus restrictions
Israel has almost completely lifted all government-imposed Coronavirus restrictions following a sharp drop in cases.
Netanyahu era coming to an end in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record run as Israel’s leader, may be coming to an end this week, amid an unfolding…
Breaking: Israeli cabinet approves ceasefire in Gaza conflict
The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved a ceasefire to end the 11-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media…
54 Israeli fighter jets bomb Gaza, death toll mounts
Fifty four Israeli fighter jets hammered the Gaza Strip overnight Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state…
Merciless Israel loses 10, kills 197 in Gaza
The death toll mounted in Gaza on Monday as Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip, in continuation of the…
Israel bombs 23 to death in Gaza in single air strike
Israeli air strikes in the heart of Gaza City on Sunday killed at least 23 people and wounded 50, Gaza…
140 dead as Israel, Hamas step up bombing attacks
At least 132 people have been killed in Gaza since Monday, including 32 children and 21 women, and 950 others…
Israel calls in ground troops as Gaza death toll tops 109
At least 109 people, including 29 children have been killed in Gaza by Israeli bombs over the previous four days…
Hamas hammers Jerusalem, Tel Aviv with 1,500 rockets
Hamas launched rockets at Tel Aviv and toward Jerusalem early on Thursday as the Israeli-Hamas crisis escalated.
Updated: Israel kills 16 Hamas leaders, Gaza death toll hits 56
Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza, including the brigade commander of Gaza, in…
Israel bombs two Hamas leaders to death
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said that they had killed two senior Hamas intelligence chiefs, Hassan Kaogi, head of the…
31 dead as Israel, Hamas fight again
Hostilities between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian group that runs Gaza escalated on Tuesday as each side attacked the other…
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Over 28 crushed to death in Israel at religious festival
No fewer than 28 people have been crushed to death in Israel, as over 100,000 gathered at Mount Meron to…
Israel fires missiles into Syria
The Israeli army early on Thursday said it struck targets in Syria after a missile was allegedly fired from there.
Corruption trial for Netanyahu begins
The corruption trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed in Jerusalem on Monday, after being postponed last month.
Israel to start vaccinating children against COVID-19
A top health official said on Tuesday that Israel may include children over the age of 12 in groups receiving…
COVID-19: Israel bans all foreigners
Israel on Monday said it would ban entry to foreigners from all countries in a bid to prevent the spread…
Trump does quid pro quo with Sudan
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has lifted the designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, in exchange for…
Iran accuses Israel, United States of killing nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh
Iran President Hassan Rouhani has accused Israel and the United States governments for the murder of nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Israel announces higher fines for coronavirus law-breakers
Israeli government on Monday said that people caught breaking new rules to stem the spread of the coronavirus will face…
Israel discovers 1,700-year-old stone with Greek inscription
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday that its archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old boundary stone with Greek inscriptions.
Sudan normalises ties with Israel, Palestinians call it ‘stab in the back’
Sudan on Friday became the third Arab country to normalise relations with Israel, in a deal brokered by the United…
UAE to send first official delegation to Israel
An official delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will head to Israel on Tuesday, in the first visit since…