News: Israel

We have started to collect the most important news related to Israel in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Israel: news

VIDEO: Israelis' nerves over Mid-East unrest

Tuesday, April 5th 2011, 10:40

The Israeli government is having to face the challenges of being neighbour to Mid-East countries currently experiencing political upheaval.
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Israel approves new settler homes

Tuesday, April 5th 2011, 9:42

Israel approves the construction of 942 homes in the Jewish settlement of Gilo on the eve of President Shimon Peres's White House visit.
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Israeli Arab actor is shot dead

Monday, April 4th 2011, 18:33

A well-known Israeli Arab actor, Juliano Mer Khamis, dies after being shot in an attack in Jenin's refugee camp.
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'Abducted' Gazan on Hamas charges

Monday, April 4th 2011, 14:53
related countries: Ukraine

An Israeli court charges a Gaza engineer, allegedly abducted by Israeli agents in Ukraine, with running a training academy for Hamas.
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Press slam Goldstone about-face

Monday, April 4th 2011, 14:18

Opinion in Israeli newspapers is sharply divided by an article written by UN investigator Richard Goldstone in which he said he has now reached a different conclusion about Israeli culpability in the deaths of Palestinian civilians during Operation C
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UN Gaza report 'should be buried'

Saturday, April 2nd 2011, 22:14

Israel calls on the UN to cancel a report that said it possibly committed war crimes during its 2008-2009 military offensive in Gaza.
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Gaza air strike kills militants

Saturday, April 2nd 2011, 3:29

The Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, warns Israel of "consequences" after an air strike in Gaza killed three members of its military wing.
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Bomb plotter scores court victory

Friday, April 1st 2011, 11:13

A Jordanian jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner, wins a court challenge against government refusals to allow his early release.
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'Abducted' Gazan in Israel court

Thursday, March 31st 2011, 16:11
related countries: Ukraine

A Gaza engineer, who was allegedly abducted by Israeli agents in Ukraine, has appeared in court in Israel.
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Israel 'given Argentina pledge'

Thursday, March 31st 2011, 2:10
related countries: Argentina
related places: Buenos Aires

Israel says Argentina pledged "deep commitment" to investigating two 1990s bombings of Jewish targets in Buenos Aires, after media reports to the contrary.
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VIDEO: Fears of escalating Mid East conflict

Wednesday, March 30th 2011, 6:59

The past 10 days have seen the most serious escalation of violence in and around Gaza since Israel's major operation against Hamas over two years ago.
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Facebook removes 'intifada' page

Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 21:28

Facebook removes a page calling for a new Palestinian uprising against Israel, after more than 350,000 people sign up to it.
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Israeli law to revoke citizenship

Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 16:39

Israel's parliament passes a law that allows courts to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of spying, treason, or aiding its enemies.
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Dozens held in Israel Fogel case

Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 15:16
related countries: West Bank

Israeli troops detained 60 people in an overnight raid on a West Bank village as the search continues for the killers of a settler family, Palestinians say.
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Israel fury over Argentina report

Monday, March 28th 2011, 0:01
related countries: Argentina, Iran

Israel demands an explanation from Argentina over reports it proposed to Iran that it would stop investigating two 1990s bombings of Jewish targets in exchange for improved trade ties.
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Israeli strike kills two in Gaza

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 20:48
related countries: Gaza Strip

An Israeli air strike kills two militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after Palestinian militants said they would agree a truce if Israel reciprocated.
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Gaza militants 'agree ceasefire'

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 6:52

Militant groups in Gaza say that they will agree to a ceasefire with Israel if Israel stops attacks on the Palestinian territory.
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Gaza rocket attacks strike Israel

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 16:06
related countries: Gaza Strip

Two more rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as cross-border tensions continue to escalate.
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Israeli PM's pledge after bombing

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 21:42

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will act "vigorously and responsibly" to restore security after a bomb explodes in central Jerusalem.
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Deadly bombing targets Jerusalem

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 19:13

One person is killed and more than 30 others are wounded, some seriously, as a bomb explodes at a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem.
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Israel passes 'Jewish state' law

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 16:30

Israel's parliament passes a law allowing the state to deny funding to institutions that question the country's existence as a Jewish state.
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VIDEO: Bomb blast in central Jerusalem

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 16:28

Israeli officials say that one person has died and more than 20 others are injured after a bomb blast in central Jerusalem
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Fresh attacks in Israel and Gaza

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 10:19

Israeli warplanes have launched air strikes east of Gaza City, after Palestinian militants fired two rockets into southern Israel.
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Strikes on Gaza 'kill children'

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 22:27

Two Israeli military strikes on Gaza have killed eight Palestinians, including two children and four militants, officials say.
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VIDEO: Former Israeli leader Katsav jailed

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 21:39

The former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of rape and sexual harassment.
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VIDEO: Katsav jailed for seven years

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 17:16

Israel's former President Moshe Katsav has been jailed for seven years for rape and other sex offences.
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Israel sentences Katsav for rape

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 15:23

Israeli ex-President Moshe Katsav is sentenced to seven years for rape - the first former head of state to be jailed.
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Israel launches Gaza air strikes

Monday, March 21st 2011, 23:35
related countries: Gaza Strip

At least 17 people have been injured by a series of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say.
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Gaza mortar barrage hits Israel

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 16:11

Several people are hurt as Palestinian militants fire about 50 mortars at Israel, thought to be the heaviest such barrage in two years, and Israel shells Gaza.
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Israel intercepts weapons ship

Tuesday, March 15th 2011, 14:13
related countries: Egypt, Gaza Strip

The Israeli navy has intercepted an Egypt-bound ship carrying arms intended for militant groups in the Gaza Strip, military officials say.
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Israel call to cancel UN premiere

Monday, March 14th 2011, 14:16
related countries: United States
related places: New York

Israel urges the United Nations to cancel the US premiere, at its New York headquarters, of a film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Israel approves new settler homes

Sunday, March 13th 2011, 10:11
related countries: West Bank

Israel approves the construction of hundreds of homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank, after the murder of five members of a settler family.
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Israel hunts 'Palestinian killer'

Saturday, March 12th 2011, 15:04
related countries: West Bank

A Palestinian has killed five Israelis, including three children, in an attack on a settlement in the West Bank, the Israeli military says.
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VIDEO: Israeli Arabs and Jews form band

Wednesday, March 9th 2011, 10:08

Newsbeat meets System Ali in Israel, a rap group made up of Arab and Jewish Israelis who try to unite others with their music.
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VIDEO: Life and death on the Gaza border

Monday, March 7th 2011, 6:33

Newsbeat is in Gaza to see what life is like for people on both sides of the Israeli border.
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US and Israel blamed for Stuxnet

Friday, March 4th 2011, 16:55
related countries: Iran, United States

Israel and the US created the Stuxnet worm to sabotage Iran's nuclear programme, a leading security expert has claimed.
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Thousands back on Yemen streets

Tuesday, March 1st 2011, 16:55
related countries: United States, Yemen
related places: Sanaa

Tens of thousands return to the streets of Sanaa, as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh blames the US and Israel for ongoing unrest.
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VIDEO: Israel's concerns over Egyptian border

Monday, February 28th 2011, 22:22
related countries: Egypt

Israel shares a long border with Egypt, which before the fall of Hosni Mubarak, was considered a safe one
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Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza

Thursday, February 24th 2011, 10:30

Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza, a day after Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel and one man was killed by Israeli tank fire.
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Gaza rocket fired at Israeli city

Wednesday, February 23rd 2011, 23:04
related countries: Gaza Strip
related places: Beersheba

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hits a house in the Israeli city of Beersheba, the first such attack since Israel's 2009 offensive in Gaza.
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VIDEO: Mark Thomas walks the West Bank

Wednesday, February 23rd 2011, 10:33
related countries: West Bank

Comedian Mark Thomas talks to BBC Breakfast about his extreme ramble along the entire length of the Israeli separation barrier
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US vetoes UN resolution on Israel

Saturday, February 19th 2011, 4:44
related countries: United States
related places: Arab

The US vetoes an Arab resolution at the UN Security Council condemning Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories.
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Iran warships 'to use Suez Canal'

Friday, February 18th 2011, 17:52
related countries: Egypt, Iran
related places: Suez

The Egyptian authorities have agreed to allow two Iranian warships to transit through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea, state media report.
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Wozniacki regains number one spot

Friday, February 18th 2011, 11:44

Caroline Wozniacki regains the world number one spot after beating Israel's Shahar Peer in the last eight of the Dubai Championships.
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Israeli troops kill Gaza suspects

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 10:08
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers kill three Palestinians they suspected of planting explosives in a buffer zone in the Gaza Strip - a claim denied by Palestinians.
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Israel anger at Iran warship move

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 18:58
related countries: Iran

Israel condemns a move by Iran's navy to sail two of its ships through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Egypt moves to reassure allies

Saturday, February 12th 2011, 21:08
related countries: Egypt

Egypt's military vows to respect all international treaties a day after replacing Hosni Mubarak in power, in a move welcomed by Israel.
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VIDEO: Egypt military vows to respect treaties

Saturday, February 12th 2011, 17:03
related countries: Egypt

The Egyptian military has vowed to respect all international agreements, including its peace treaty with Israel.
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Palestinian figure Erekat resigns

Saturday, February 12th 2011, 16:02

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, who led several rounds of peace talks with Israel, has told the BBC he has handed in his resignation.
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VIDEO: Gaza photo exhibition in London

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 21:43
related countries: Germany, United Kingdom
related places: London

An award-winning German photographer has been documenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for more than two decades. The new images form part of an exhibition which is on in London.
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Ex-Israeli soldier admits leaks

Sunday, February 6th 2011, 14:19

A former Israeli soldier admits leaking secret military information to a newspaper, but more serious spying charges are dropped.
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Egypt's shockwaves across Mid East

Friday, February 4th 2011, 23:18
related countries: Egypt

The upheaval in Egypt has had repercussions across the entire Middle East, and created concern in Israel about the stability of the region.
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Settlers 'shoot Palestinian teen'

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 15:38
related countries: West Bank

An 18-year-old shepherd has died after being shot by Israeli settlers near the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials say.
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Two held over US tourist's murder

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 20:47
related countries: United States

Israeli police arrest two Palestinian men who they say have confessed to killing US woman Kristine Luken late last year.
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Erekat fears for life after leaks

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 13:39

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat accuses al-Jazeera TV of putting his life in danger by leaking secret papers on the peace talks with Israel.
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US concern over Palestinian leaks

Tuesday, January 25th 2011, 0:13
related countries: United States

The US says leaked documents apparently showing Israel rejected Palestinian concessions will make a peace deal "more difficult" but will not affect efforts to achieve it.
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Palestinians attack 'talks leaks'

Monday, January 24th 2011, 22:15

The Palestinian Authority has accused al-Jazeera TV of distortion, after it leaked documents purporting to show offers of major concessions to Israel.
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'Negotiation leaks intended to confuse'

Monday, January 24th 2011, 16:09

President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has dismissed leaked documents apparently showing how Palestinian negotiators were willing to give up large parts of illegally occupied East Jerusalem to Israel.
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Palestinians attack 'talks leaks'

Monday, January 24th 2011, 16:06

Palestinian officials accuse the al-Jazeera media network of distortion after it leaked documents purporting to show major concessions to Israel.
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