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Palestinian journalist describes losing prosthetic eye in Israeli prison

Palestinian journalist Muath Amarne said his prosthetic eye fell out after an infection while in Israeli detention.

Netanyahu: ‘No ceasefire in Lebanon’, Israel open to peace talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasised that a ceasefire is not in effect in Lebanon

Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon, Netanyahu says

The announcement came after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday which killed 303 people, according to health officials.

Netanyahu authorises Israeli talks with Lebanon after Trump intervention

Israel’s military campaign against Hizbollah has threatened to undermine fragile truce agreed by US and Iran

Israel’s Netanyahu calls for talks with Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

Israeli PM says his gov't ready to enter negotiations on 'disarming Hezbollah' and 'establishing peaceful relations'.

Netanyahu approves direct talks with Lebanon amid strained ceasefire

Israeli strikes on country have threatened to derail planned peace talks

Israeli attacks on Lebanon aimed to undermine ceasefire, critics say

More than 250 people have been killed in a barrage of air strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire was declared.

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after reopening

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after reopening

Hizbollah attacks Israel after wave of strikes on Lebanon

Donald Trump says US military to ‘remain in place’ around Iran until full deal reached

What to know about Israel’s strikes on Lebanon amid US-Iran ceasefire

Israel unleashed a massive bombardment on Israel a day after the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement.

Middle East ceasefire under pressure over Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Bombardment prompted Iran to halt passage of oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Israel launches 100 air strikes in 10 minutes across Lebanon

Israel carried out an unprecedented wave of attacks across Lebanon, saying it launched 100 air strikes in 10 minutes.

Israel strikes central Beirut without warning

Israeli attacks pound central Beirut after Iran ceasefire, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, officials say.

Defeat from the jaws of victory: Israel reacts to Trump’s Iran ceasefire

Israel's confrontation with its regional nemesis leaves Iran both standing and strategically stronger, analysts say.

Israel launches massive strikes on central Beirut after Iran ceasefire

Israeli military fires barrage of missiles on Lebanese capital as it vows to continue war on Hizbollah

Netanyahu says US-Iran ceasefire ‘does not include Lebanon’

Israeli prime minister welcomes US decision to suspend attacks on Iran, but says the truce does not apply to Lebanon.

Middle East ceasefire under pressure as strikes continue

Iran threatens to withdraw from agreement over Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Protesters swarm US embassy in Tel Aviv, demanding end of wars

Protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, calling for an end to the war with Iran and Lebanon.

Israeli air strike kills at least 10 Palestinians near Gaza school

Drones are reported to have fired missiles into an area near Maghazi refugee camp.

Renewed Israeli strikes pound Lebanon as ground offensive deepens

Israeli forces launched renewed strikes across Lebanon, hitting the south and Beirut’s outskirts, killing civilians.

Israeli army fire on WHO vehicle in southern Gaza kills one, medics report

WHO driver Majdi Aslan was killed and a WHO doctor wounded, along with several other Palestinians.

Israeli strikes shut down crucial Iranian petrochemical plants

Vital industry sites and export revenue sources hit as Tehran threatens to respond ‘crushingly’ to Trump ultimatum

Israeli air strike hits crowd in Gaza City

Several Palestinians were rushed to hospital with severe injuries after an Israeli air strike hit a crowd in Gaza City.

Hamas armed wing rejects disarmament while Israel continues attacks

Hamas’s armed wing says it will not discuss disarmament before Israel fully implements the first phase of ceasefire.

Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza while striking Iran, Lebanon

Israel has kept up its attacks on Gaza while striking Iran and Lebanon, killing at least four Palestinians on Sunday.

Video captures Iranian missile striking residential building in Haifa

Video captured the moment of a direct hit by an Iranian missile on a residential building in Israel’s Haifa.

Israel’s attack on UNRWA is central to its genocide of the Palestinians

UNRWA's mandate to provide for Palestinian refugees makes it a direct threat to the Israeli genocidal project.

Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque

Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque sees intensified control, with Israeli measures resembling policies applied at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli police arrest antiwar protesters in Tel Aviv

Israeli police clashed with protesters and made arrests in Tel Aviv as demonstrators rallied against the war on Iran.

Vehicles burn in Israel after being hit with Iranian projectile debris

Video shows vehicles on fire in central Israel after debris from an intercepted Iranian projectile struck Ramat Gan.

Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill two girls, damage hospital

Dozens of people wounded as Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon, including in and around Tyre.

Israel threatens to destroy more Lebanon bridges as crisis mounts

Threat comes as Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon expands, spurring more fear, displacement and deadly attacks.

Tzruya ‘Suki’ Lahav, Original Bruce Springsteen Violinist Who Played on ‘Jungleland’ and Toured With E Street Band, Dies at 74

Tzruya “Suki” Lahav, an Israeli songwriter and poet who is best remembered by American music fans as a violinist who recorded and toured with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street…

What might end Israel’s war on Iran?

Attacks by Israel and the United States continue relentlessly while Iran hits back.

Videos capture projectile falling in central Israel after Iran strike

Videos show the moment a projectile strikes central Israel, with a loud explosion heard on impact.

How Israel’s record budget will finance expanding illegal settlements

Budget of $271bn comes against a backdrop of surging violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank.

What are the consequences of Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians?

Israel has become the first country to vote in favour of capital punishment in the 21st century.

Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control

Attacks have continued as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of south Lebanon.

Israel kills 7 people in Beirut, Hezbollah fights invasion in south Lebanon

The Israeli military says it aimed to kill a senior Hezbollah commander as it launched its latest attacks on Beirut.

Israeli police inspect damage on the road after missile impact

Police inspect a strike site in Tel Aviv after a missile hit the city.

One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine

The prime minister is preparing Israel for a future of open-ended war against perceived threats

Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.

Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law

The new law, passed on Monday, was pushed hard by the far-right and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Israel says four soldiers killed as army pushes deeper into south Lebanon

Hezbollah attempts to make Lebanon ground invasion 'costly' for Israeli army as it continues its advance.

Outrage and condemnation over Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians

Outrage and widespread condemnation has followed Israel legalising the death penalty for Palestinians.

Iran war live: Four Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon, blasts in Isfahan

Saudi, Qatari, Jordanian leaders meet as Iran continues to retaliate for US-Israeli raids with attacks on Gulf nations.

Israel’s parliament passes death penalty bill targeting Palestinians

Palestinian Authority calls the bill a 'war crime' against Palestinians, says it breaches the Fourth Geneva Convention.

What we know about attack on key Israeli oil refinery

Israeli authorities said they were containing a large fire at an oil refinery in Haifa after it was hit by debris.

Israel passes controversial death penalty law

Israel has passed a law which will make the death penalty by hanging the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis.

Fire contained after missile attack on oil refinery in Israel’s Haifa

Attack marks second time Oil Refineries facility in northern Israel targeted during US-Israeli war on Iran.

Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli invasion into Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to expand its invasion in southern Lebanon.

European nations criticise Israel’s death penalty plans

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom raise concern over 'de facto discriminatory character of the bill.'

Israeli police bar priest from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Christians in Jerusalem marked Holy Week under wartime restrictions as Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch.

Israel blocks Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

France and Italy condemn Israeli police for cutting off access to site a week before Easter

Netanyahu expands Israel’s invasion of Lebanon

Forced evacuation orders have displaced more than 1mn people in Lebanon

Iran hits industrial zone in southern Israel

An Iranian missile barrage has caused a fire a chemical plant near Beersheba in southern Israel.

Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, Israel has closed holy sites in Jerusalem, citing safety concerns.

Dozens detained in Tel Aviv as anti-war protest turns violent

Police in Tel Aviv dispersed protesters opposing the US-Israeli war on Iran on Saturday. Up to 18 people were arrested.

Missiles hit southern Israeli city of Eilat

Israeli social media posts show a strike in the Israeli city of Eilat.

Israeli forces intensify attacks on Beirut

Israeli forces launched renewed attacks in southern Beirut, as the UN warns of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe.

How mothers raise newborn babies during Israel’s offensive in Lebanon

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon forced 29-year-old Hawraa Houmani to flee her village when she was nine months pregnant.

Israel launches strikes on nuclear sites as Iran warns of retaliation

Uranium facility, steel plants and heavy water complex among targets hit as IRGC warns of escalation.

Israel attacks major industrial and nuclear sites in Iran

Smoke was seen rising from Iran’s Arak heavy-water plant following Israeli air strikes on key infrastructure.

Israelis question Lebanon war as opposition grows

Growing opposition within Israel is raising questions about the government’s military strategy in southern Lebanon.

‘Raising 10 red flags’: Is Israel’s army exhausted?

After years of regional forever wars, Israel's chief of staff warns the army is on the brink of collapse.

Israel’s opposition says military forces are ‘in collapse’

Yair Lapid has criticises the government and says military forces are ‘in collapse.'

Israeli military doubts war will topple Iranian regime

Prevailing view within IDF intelligence is that aerial campaign has yet to erode Islamic republic’s hold on power

Israeli push for more force ‘not working out very well’

“The Israeli public opinion is to use more force”

Israel strikes Iran while Gulf countries intercept drones

‘Glimmer of hope’ over US-Iran talks, China says, as Trump insists negotiations ongoing

Palestinian teenager was starved in prison before death, judge rules

A Palestinian teenager was starved in an Israeli prison before his death, a judge ruled before closing the case.

Missiles overhead, silence below: Israel’s home front holds firm

Censorship and unity in the face of the Iranian threat combine to stifle dissent as Israel's war with Iran drags on.

Arms manufacturer thrives amid US-Israel war on Iran

Elbit Systems has seen rapid growth as wars intensify across Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon.

Iranian missiles cause injuries and major damage across Israel

Iran released a video showing the launch of missiles as a new wave targeted areas across Israel.

What impact is the war on Iran having on Israel?

Iranian missiles hit the country as global economic damage deepens.

Israeli defences questioned as Iran continues to cause damage

Iranian missiles have caused damage in Israel, raising questions about the country’s air defence systems.

Drone footage shows aftermath of Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv

Drone footage shows extensive damage to a multi-storey residential building in Tel Aviv after a wave of Iranian attacks.

Israeli settlers vandalise school, raise Israeli flag in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers have been filmed vandalising a boys’ school in Huwara.

UN expert says world has given Israel ‘licence to torture Palestinians’

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says torture 'has effectively become state policy' in Israel.

Moment missile strikes shortly after Israeli president’s visit

Shortly after a news conference, Israel's president was forced to take cover as a missile struck nearby.

Netanyahu is gambling with Israel’s future

Perpetual war and fading American popular support is a formula for disaster

Israel’s displacement of civilians in Lebanon is a possible war crime

The Israeli tactics of mass expulsion of Lebanese civilians risk directly violating international law.

Rescue teams brave fire in suspected attack on Gaza City residential area

Rescue teams headed to the site of a suspected Israeli attack in Gaza City to control the blaze.

Israel to expand ground and air attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon

There are fears in Lebanon that Israel is preparing for a large-scale ground invasion.

Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill four Palestinians

Strikes intensify across Gaza as health officials say 680 Palestinians have been killed since October's 'ceasefire'.

Israeli settlers violently storm through occupied West Bank

Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village near Nablus during Eid al-Fitr, torching homes and vehicles.

Israel vows to escalate campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel says it will escalate operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, targeting bridges over the Litani River.

Israeli settlers target Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank, attacking people and properties

The violence began after 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman was killed after reportedly being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian while on his quad bike.

Iranian missiles injure 180 in towns near Israeli nuclear site

Israel is investigating how ballistic missiles got through the country's sophisticated air defences.

Did Israel miscalculate Iranian military capabilities?

Iranian attacks on Arad and Dimona near Israeli nuclear site raise serious questions about Israel's defence strategy.

Iranian missiles injure 160 in towns near Israeli nuclear site

Israel is investigating how ballistic missiles got through the country's sophisticated air defences.

Is Greater Israel already happening on the ground?

From a verse in the Bible, to a map, to strategy, to action, Greater Israel has stopped being just a concept.

Hezbollah attack kills one in north Israel as assault on Lebanon continues

Hezbollah has been launching attacks in response to US-Israel war on Iran as more Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon.

Moment Iranian strike hits central Tel Aviv

Watch the moment an Iranian strike hits what appears to be a bridge in central Tel Aviv, startling pedestrians nearby.

Moment Israeli strike hits bridge in southern Lebanon

Video shows the moment Israeli jets strike the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon.

'A direct hit' - BBC visits Israeli town after Iranian strike

The BBC's Sebastian Usher reports from Dimona in southern Israel, which was hit by an Iranian missile.

Aftermath of Iranian missile strikes near Israel’s nuclear facility

It was the first time Iranian missiles had penetrated Israeli air defence systems in the area around a key nuclear site.

Israeli firefighters battle vehicles blaze after missile attack from Lebano

Footage shows Israeli firefighters attempting to put out a fire caused by a missile attack from Lebanon.

Why the world should worry about Israel’s nuclear doctrine

The threshold the Israeli authorities have set for the use of a nuclear weapon is dangerously low.

Casualties as Israeli settlers set fire to homes and cars in West Bank

Settlers set fire to homes and cars near Jenin amid reports of widespread violence across the occupied territory.

State of emergency declared as Iranian missile hits Arad in southern Israel

A state of emergency has been declared in Arad, southern Israel after an Iranian missile strike.

Arab states should beware of Israel’s hegemonic energy expansion

The Iran war revealed how dependent Israel’s Arab neighbours are on its gas exports.

Israel systematically torturing Palestinians in custody, says UN expert

Report by Francesca Albanese says 'torture in detention used on unprecedented scale as punitive collective vengeance'.

Palestinian citizens of Israel demand better protection against missiles

At least 15 people have been killed by attacks in Israel since the war on Iran started late last month.

Nadav Lapid Made a Film About Israel That Almost No One Wanted to Release

The Israeli auteur on why 'Yes' is his most confrontational film yet, the soldier who gave him 10 more minutes and why he thinks America needs to see it.

Israeli strike next to British journalist is not AI-generated

The video of the strike, hitting just metres from RT's Steve Sweeney and his crew, was recorded on Thursday in southern Lebanon.

Explosion hits Jerusalem’s Old City after Iran missile alert

An explosion struck Jerusalem’s Old City seconds after sirens warned of an incoming Iranian missile.