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Israeli military says missile intercepted as Tel Aviv sirens sound

Warning sirens sounded in Israel's economic capital Tel Aviv on Wednesday as a single surface-to-surface missile was intercepted by air defence systems after it was detected crossing from Lebanon, the…

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Israeli minister says time running out for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday that the window was closing for a diplomatic solution to the standoff with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement…

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Netanyahu vows ‘heavy price’ for Houthis after missile hits central Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Yemen's Houthi rebels will pay a “heavy price” after a missile fired by the group landed in central Israel early Sunday. The Israeli…

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New Israeli poll shows Netanyahu’s party advancing

An opinion poll on Friday showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party would form the largest single party in parliament if an election were held now, underlining a…

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Israeli special forces ‘raid missile site in Syria’

Details are emerging of an apparent raid by Israeli special forces on a "Hezbollah missile production facility" in Syria. Israel's government has said nothing about the operation which, according to…

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Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal

President Joe Biden said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas…

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Israel’s recovery of six hostage bodies in Gaza puts pressure on Netanyahu

Israel announced it had recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza, where they were apparently killed shortly before Israeli forces reached them. This has sparked protests…

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Bullets found in bodies of Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza

Bullets were found in the bodies of the six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza this week, the Israeli military and the Hostage Families Forum campaign group said. The military told…

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Hamas casts doubt on participation in ceasefire talks

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has requested that mediators present a plan based on previous discussions rather than initiating new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire, raising doubts about its participation…

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Israel’s Plans for Limited Retaliation Against Hezbollah

Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said, as Lebanon braced for retaliation after a rocket strike that killed 12…

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Netanyahu sketches vague outline for post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a "deradicalized" post-war Gaza in a speech to Congress on Wednesday and touted a potential future alliance…

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Israel’s Netanyahu says deal could be nearing for hostages in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told families of hostages held in Gaza that a deal that would secure their loved ones' release could be nearing, his office said on Tuesday.…

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Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead

Israel declared dead on Monday two more of its hostages being held in Gaza, as talks to secure a ceasefire deal that would include the release of some 120 captives…

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UPDATED: Tel Aviv hit by drone attack claimed by Iranian-backed Houthis

A long-range Iranian-made drone hit the centre of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday, in an attack claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi militia that killed one man and…

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Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood

Israel’s parliament has passed a resolution that overwhelmingly rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state, Israeli media reported. The resolution passed in the Knesset with 68 votes in favour and…

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Israel’s contentious military exemption for ultra-Orthodox community

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the military, a move that ends a longstanding exemption on their conscription and risks destabilising…

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Israel supreme court rules religious seminary students must be drafted to military

Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the conscript military, a decree likely to send shockwaves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…

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Netanyahu disbands his inner war cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on Monday, in a widely expected move that came after the departure from government of…

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Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones

Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's southern border for the second…

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Israeli Minister Benny Gantz Resigns from War Cabinet Over Gaza War Conflict

Israeli minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet on Sunday. He accused Netanyahu of mishandling the war effort against Hamas. Gantz's departure marks the…

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UN Includes Israel in Global Child Rights Violations List

The United Nations has included Israel in the global list of states and armed groups that have violated the rights of children, as stated by the country's UN representative, Gilad…

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Netanyahu says Israel prepared for strong action in the north

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the country's northern border with Lebanon on Wednesday and said Israel was prepared for strong action in the north.Israeli towns near the border, many…

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Reports Israel sent messages to Tehran to avoid Iranian response to embassy attack

Israel sent messages to Tehran via Egypt that it would "compromise" in Gaza to avert an Iranian response to an attack on Iran's embassy in Syria, the Tasnim news agency…

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Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Strip Defy ICJ Ruling | Latest Updates

Israel intensified attacks on Rafah on Saturday in defiance of an International Court of Justice ruling ordering an end to the assault on the city in the south of the…

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Protests in Tel Aviv and Haifa for Hostage Release

Reports of scuffles between protesters and Israeli police in Tel Aviv as thousands demand the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Additionally, a small US military vessel and…

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Hamas’ Capture of Five Female Israeli Soldiers: New Video Footage Revealed

A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage showing Hamas’ capture of five female Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7.…

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Israeli War Cabinet Tensions: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Benny Gantz’s Demands

Divisions and disagreements within the Israeli cabinet regarding the conduct and priorities of the war against Hamas have been ongoing since the crisis began. However, tensions have escalated, revealing a…

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Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza attackFive

Five Israeli soldiers have lost their lives in Gaza, as reported by the military, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the conflict began in October. Israeli…

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Israeli forces step up attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia camp, Rafah

Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, residents and Hamas media said, while airstrikes hammered…

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Hezbollah says its drone hits northern Israeli town, casualties reported

Hezbollah said on Monday it carried out a drone attack on an Israeli military position near the northern Israeli town of Metula that left several dead and injured. Israel's military…

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Israel shuts Al Jazeera’s transmissions

Netanyahu announced that the government had "unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel". The announcement came through X. The order is initially valid for 45…

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Israel confirms death of hostage held in Gaza

An Israeli man held hostage in Gaza since the 7 October Hamas attack has been confirmed dead, the government said Friday. Dror Or, 49, was killed and his body was…

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Israel military intelligence chief quits over 7 October

Israel’s top military intelligence official announced his resignation on Monday over his role in the failures that led to the Hamas terror group’s October 7 onslaught. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva,…

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Israel summons Maltese envoy, countries that voted for full Palestinian UN status

Israel will summon ambassadors of six of the 12 countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership “for a protest talk”, eve after the United States vetoed the membership bid…

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Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, after media reports said Washington was planning such…

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Updated: Israel carries attack inside Iran – US Officials

Al Jazeera, CNN, APIsrael has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official tells CNN, in a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict. Israel had…

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Israeli military vows response to Iran attack

Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of the conflict…

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NATO expert says Israel will see Iran attack as an ‘act of war’

Former NATO analyst Dr. Patrick Bury spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live regarding Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel over the weekend. According to Bury, Israel typically responds to…

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Iran warns of bigger attack if Israel retaliates, Israel’s war cabinet convened

CNN reports that Israel's war cabinet will meet today at 2:00 p.m. local time (7 a.m. ET) to discuss its response to Iran's unprecedented attack on Saturday night, an Israeli official has…

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UPDATED: UN Security Council to Convene on Israel’s request

The United Nations Security Council will be meeting on Sunday after Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, requested the council to condemn Iran's attack on Israel. Israel is…

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What are Israel’s military capabilities?

Israel’s military has long been supported by the United States, with $3.3 billion in annual funding, plus $500 million toward missile defense technology. Israel is one of the best-armed nations…

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Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system

Israel’s short-range Iron Dome air defence system has had a 96 per cent success rate in intercepting rockets fired from Gaza during the latest round of fighting between Israel and…

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UPDATED: Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Whoever harms us, we will harm them’

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released the following statement on Saturday evening amid Iran’s launch of drones towards Israel: "In recent years, and especially in recent weeks, Israel has…

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UPDATED: Iran launches attack against Israel; Israeli official predicts ‘significant response’ to attack

Iran has launched a salvo of drones at Israel, the Israeli military has said late Saturday night. Iran has also launched missiles at Israel, its Revolutionary Guards has said. In…

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US restricts travel for employees in Israel amid fears of Iran attack

The United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside…

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Netanyahu warns Israel ready for attacks from other fronts

Visiting an F-15 base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues an apparent threat to Iran that Israel will strike if attacked. “We are in challenging times. We are in the midst…

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Israel threatens to strike Iran

Israel’s foreign minister threatened on Wednesday that its country’s forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel, as tensions between the…

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Israel says prepared to handle any Iran scenario

Israel is ready to handle any scenario that may arise with Iran, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said, after Tehran threatened to retaliate for the killing of Iranian generals on April…

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Israel boosts defences after Iran revenge threat

The Israeli military halted leave for all combat units on Thursday amid concerns of a possible escalation in violence after the killing of Iranian generals in Damascus this week drew…

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Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital after two-week sweep

Israeli forces have withdrawn from Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital after a two-week operation during which they killed Palestinian gunmen in clashes and seized weaponry and intelligence documents, the military said…

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Biden, Netanyahu on collision course after Gaza UN vote

Relations between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sank to a wartime low on Monday with the U.S. allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United…

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EU’s Borrell says Israel is provoking famine in Gaza

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that Israel is provoking famine in Gaza and using starvation as a weapon of war, an accusation Israel's foreign minister rejected.…

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Israeli jets hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for a second day

Israeli warplanes struck deep into Lebanon for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, hitting a facility belonging to Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley and killing at least one member of…

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Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years

Israeli forces raided the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest such operation into the city…

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Biden says Israel is ready to pause Gaza fighting; Hamas says deal not done yet

Israel is ready to halt its Gaza attacks for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a ceasefire that could be signed as soon as next week, Joe Biden said,…

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UPDATED: Palestinian gunmen kill one person on West Bank highway- police

JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Three Palestinians opened fire at motorists near an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem on Thursday, killing one person and wounding five…

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Israel sounds sirens in Eilat, intercepts aerial target

JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Israel's military said it intercepted a target in the area of the Red Sea on Thursday after sirens warning of incoming rockets and missiles sounded…

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