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'I'm sure it's going to heat up over the next few months. We don't want to be put into a position,' Ireland's midfielder Jamie McGrath told the BBC as the expected soccer match against Israel is set to be held in Dublin

Solomon was probably not involved, but later kings of Israel likely had a hand in the monumental fortresses built 2,800 years ago in the Arava Valley, new studies show

Israeli and Russian security forces have been added to a United Nations blacklist on sexual violence in conflict, according to a report reviewed on Thursday by AFP. Published annually by the UN, the list includes dozens of state and non-state groups credibly suspected of having engaged “systematically” in sexual violence in countries such as Sudan, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Syria and Mali. Last August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia of their possible inclusion on the list. Despite the warning, the report says that “incidents and patterns of sexual violence continued to be documented by the United Nations” in the war in Ukraine and in the occupied Palestinian territories. UN investigators faced “continued denial of access” from authorities in both countries, according to the report, seen by AFP before its circulation among Security Council members. Regarding Israel, “in 2025, patterns of sexual violence against Palestinians detained in Israel and the Occu...

Tehran's regime remains intact, Hezbollah is still bleeding Israel and a U.S.-Iran deal could hand the Islamic Republic a path back to power

Given the fact that Israel and the U.S. can only dream of returning to the status quo of 2018, before Netanyahu managed to push Trump to withdraw from the nuclear deal, a move that only pushed Iran to develop its nuclear program even faster, leading to two pointless wars, it's time for Netanyahu and Israel to set the record straight with the former president

According to Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, Israel is now on the blacklist alongside Hamas and ISIS. Danon also said Israel had transferred evidence to the UN in an attempt to refute its claims, describing the addition as a 'blood libel'

Reports in Trump-friendly U.S. media highlighted the extent of Washington's role defending Israel during the war while exposing growing concern over depleted missile stockpiles and America's ability to sustain another confrontation with Iran

The two countries have not yet formally responded to Trump's request that they join normalize relations with Israel, but sources who spoke to Haaretz said they will not establish relations with Israel without a pathway toward the establishment of a Palestinian state

Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack this month. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed the “commander of the armed wing of the Hamas terrorist organisation in Gaza was eliminated yesterday”. Hamas has not yet commented. “In the Prime Minister’s name and in my own, congratulations to the IDF and the Shin Bet on the brilliant execution,” Katz claimed in a post on X. “We committed ourselves to eliminating everyone who led the October 7 massacre, and that is what we will do: they are all marked for death, wherever they may be.” After announcing the strike on Tuesday, Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a joint statement that Odeh had “served as head of Hamas intelligence during the October 7 massacre and was appointed approximately one week ago as successor to Ezzedine al-Haddad”. Haddad was killed by an Israeli strike on May 15. “Odeh was responsible for...

The U.S. has slightly loosened the reins on Israel in Lebanon in return for Israel's compliance with a U.S.-Iran cease-fire, while still banning attacks on Beirut. Now, Hezbollah leadership is threatening to topple the Lebanese government by force and restart the country's civil war

The police commissioner accused the Shin Bet of failing to assist the police in tackling rising violent crime: 'The government thinks the Shin Bet is some kind of magician and the police are not, but we do everything' in Israel

Tax Authority wants that in return for the prestigious training that the state provides to these employees, they will undertake to keep their economic activity and tax base in Israel for a decade.

From Tuesday morning, communities on the conflict zone between Israel and Lebanon will face restrictions on public gatherings; Israeli officials said expanded strikes on Hezbollah targets are awaiting cabinet approval, as Netanyahu vowed to 'increase the intensity' of attacks following drone fire from Lebanon

The Bank of Israel lowered its benchmark rate to 3.75%, citing falling inflation, a stronger shekel and reduced geopolitical risks, while warning renewed regional instability could drive prices back up

Activists detained after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla alleged beatings, sexual assault and other mistreatment; Israel's prison service denied the claims

The U.S. president said countries involved in Iran cease-fire talks should 'immediately sign the Abraham Accords' and normalize ties with Israel, while Iranian officials stressed Tehran remains focused on ending the war rather than finalizing a nuclear deal

Lebanon's rescue services said one of their facilities in the city of Nabatieh was destroyed in one of the strikes. The Israeli military said it identified a drone launched toward northern Israel, but later lost contact with it

Israel's Foreign Ministry also criticized Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez and his ministers for not condemning the conduct of Spanish police nearly 24 hours after officers were allegedly seen using force against flotilla participants, while 'rushing to condemn Israel at every opportunity'

Whom are you saluting? How can you continue parading as if nothing happened, as if Israel has not committed crimes, as if it hasn't turned into a pariah state across the world and only in New York you march, waving its flag? Are you not ashamed?

At least four explosive drones from Lebanon struck northern Israel, including Rosh Hanikra where no sirens were activated before impact. Israel struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon's Bekaa and Tyre, while Lebanese reports airstrikes caused civilian and medic casualties in the south