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Quinnipiac survey finds only 47% of Americans see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023. Half of voters believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, while just 31% approve of Trump's handling of the war ahead of Netanyahu's UN and White House meetings

Calls to suspend Israel from international soccer over Gaza are intensifying, with UEFA under pressure after refugee children attended matches and pro-Palestinian protests flared in Greece. The Trump administration is intervening to prevent any World Cup ban

A Spanish law banning Israeli arms deals came into effect on Wednesday, six days after the country terminated a €207 million contract that would have supplied it with advanced aerial technology for its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. Spain's Prime Minister Sánchez has escalated sanctions against Israel over Gaza

A measles epidemic has hit ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities across Israel: Two unvaccinated babies in Jerusalem died this past week, and two toddlers died in August. A source in the Health Ministry described 'entire buildings where all the children are sick with measles'

While visiting Israel under Iranian orders, U.S.-Israeli citizen Yaakov Perl, 49, allegedly spied on Israeli officials including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the former IDF chief of staff, authorities said. An Iranian official contacted Perl after he published a post on Hezbollah

Anti-Semites are exploiting Kirk’s death to advance a hateful agenda, asserting without evidence that the State of Israel was responsible for Kirk’s murder

The border crossing just resumed full operations last week, after it was closed following a terrorist attack that killed two IDF soldiers. 'Israel is sending a clear message: we'll continue to decide the people's fate', one official said

International recognition of Palestine changes little. But if it provokes annexation, it will expose the failure of the two-state vision – leaving Israel isolated

U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said the agreement would serve as the first step towards a security deal with Israel. Talks between Syrian and Israeli officials are taking place amid IDF strikes and reported ground operations in southern Syrian territory

Israel previously said that the activists' refusal to unload the aid in the southern port city of Ashkelon 'once again highlights the insincerity of the flotilla members and their mission to serve Hamas, rather than the people in Gaza,' referring to it as 'the Hamas flotilla'

Statele Unite iau în considerare impunerea de sancțiuni chiar săptămâna aceasta împotriva întregii Curți Penale Internaționale, punând în pericol operațiunile zilnice ale Curții, ca represalii pentru anchetarea crimelor de război comise de Israel.

The U.S. president said those who want peace must call for the release of hostages ■ Turkey's Erdoğan showed images of hunger in Gaza, calling it a 'low point for humanity' ■ Jordan's king warned that Israel seeks to establish a 'Greater Israel' ■ Qatar's emir said Israel's strike in Doha blocked a hostage release ■ Lebanese PM: Israel must withdraw from our territory

The owner of Pati De Llibres found on Tuesday morning that the bookstore's facade and windows had been spray-painted with a Palestinian flag and slogans.

From the monks who planted the first avocado trees to a global craze driven by avocado toast, Israel now grows avocados year-round, yet consumers still face the frustration of fruit that refuses to ripen

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military kept up its assault on Gaza City and the wider Gaza Strip on Saturday, dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures in attacks that left 87 Palestinians dead, 70 of them in Gaza City. The civil defence agency said 11 were killed when warplanes struck the Dughmush family in the city’s Al-Sabra neighbourhood. The assault came as 10 countries including Australia, Belgium, Britain and Canada are scheduled to formally recognise an independent Palestinian state on Monday, ahead of the annual gathering at the UN General Assembly. Israel’s intensified military demolition campaign targeting high-rise buildings in Gaza City began this week alongside a ground assault. Its forces, which control Gaza City’s eastern suburbs, have in recent days been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al Hawa areas from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western parts of the city, where most of the population is sheltering. Hamas warns lives of Israeli prisoners are in danger...

The world is embracing the two-state solution not out of anti-Israel sentiment, but because it is the only feasible framework to end the conflict

Andrew Feinstein was recorded claiming that “powerful Israel lobbyists” were influencing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour government.

Following a week-long encampment of hostage families outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israelis protested across Israel, against the IDF's incursion into Gaza City, as fears for the lives of the hostages intensify

Amid calls to bar Israel from international sporting events over the war in Gaza, the president of the International Olympic Committee stressed that Israel's participation in the Olympics is not in question, noting that the country has not violated the Olympic charter – unlike Russia, which was suspended

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval to sell Israel $6.4 billion in support equipment and weapons, including attack helicopters and troop carriers. The Wall Street Journal reported the potential helicopter and vehicle sales on Friday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The news of the proposed sale came days before world leaders were set to gather in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly next week, while the UN Security Council is also due to hold a high-level meeting on Gaza. The planned package includes a deal worth $3.8bn for 30 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and $1.9bn for 3,250 infantry assault vehicles for the Israeli army. Another $750 million worth of support parts for armoured personnel carriers and power supplies are also working its way through the sale process. The Republican president’s full-throated support for Israel’s military contrasts with growing wariness about Israel’s assault on Gaza among Democrats. O...