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

Israel targets Gaza ministry

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 12:32

Israel strikes the Palestinian foreign ministry in Gaza City, blaming Hamas for the capture of a missing soldier.
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Deaths mount in attacks on Gaza

Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 21:34

Two adults and seven children die in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, in a day of violence which leaves 23 dead.
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Israel in fresh Lebanon strikes

Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 21:04
related countries: Lebanon

Israel launches air strikes on Lebanese bridges and roads, as the search for two captured soldiers goes on.
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Hezbollah seizes Israel soldiers

Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 11:53

Hezbollah militants capture two Israeli soldiers as heavy clashes break out over the Israel-Lebanon border.
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Israel probe finds border failure

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 13:30

An Israeli army inquiry into the incident that triggered the current crisis in Gaza finds serious shortcomings.
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Israelis to escalate Gaza raids

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 9:07
related countries: Gaza Strip

Fresh Israeli air strikes hit the Gaza Strip after leaders agreed to push on with a two-week offensive.
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Israel denies 'excessive force'

Monday, July 10th 2006, 21:46
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel rejects criticism that its military offensive in the Gaza Strip is a disproportionate use of force.
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Fresh Israeli strikes target Gaza

Monday, July 10th 2006, 2:39

Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza after its prime minister vows the military offensive will continue.
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Gaza assault 'will go on'

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 20:37

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says the military offensive in Gaza could continue indefinitely.
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Annan warning on Gaza 'disaster'

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 7:11

The UN demands urgent Israeli action to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza as military strikes continue.
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Israel rejects call for ceasefire

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 20:17

Israel rejects Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya's call for a ceasefire, saying a captured Israeli soldier must go free.
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Israeli launches new raid in Gaza

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 8:05

Israeli troops clash with gunmen in a new area of the Gaza Strip, but forces withdraw from the far north.
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Israeli soldier alive, says Hamas

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 1:10

Palestinian group Hamas confirms for the first time a captured Israeli soldier is alive and being treated well.
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EU warns Israel on Gaza attacks

Friday, July 7th 2006, 16:16

The EU accuses Israel of using "disproportionate" force, as Israel tightens its hold on northern Gaza.
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Israel tightens its grip on Gaza

Friday, July 7th 2006, 14:49
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israeli consolidates its hold on northern Gaza, with air strikes killing at least three Palestinian militants.
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Gaza sees bloodiest day of raids

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 20:28

Twenty-two Palestinians and an Israeli soldier are reportedly killed as troops push deeper into north Gaza.
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UN urges Israel halt 'violations'

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 20:13
related countries: Gaza Strip

The UN Human Rights Council demands a halt to Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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British Jews criticise Gaza raids

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 14:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Some 300 British Jews sign a full page newspaper advert condemning Israel's military actions in the Gaza crisis.
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Israel tanks enter northern Gaza

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 6:30

A force of Israeli tanks enters northern Gaza after a second rocket hits the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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UN envoy attacks Israel over Gaza

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 17:26
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel's military action in Gaza violates basic human rights laws, a UN envoy tells a special meeting in Geneva.
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Israel 'to step up' Gaza action

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 15:48
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel's PM authorises wider military action in Gaza, after a Palestinian rocket attack on a major Israeli city.
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Israel PM warns of 'escalation'

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 5:42

Israel says a Palestinian rocket strike on an Israeli city is a "major escalation" in Hamas's warfare.
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Israel vows to keep up Gaza raids

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 19:12

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert orders attacks on Gaza to continue as the army seeks to free a captured Israeli soldier.
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Switzerland decries Gaza raids

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 13:34

Switzerland accuses Israel of inflicting collective punishment as a military campaign continues in Gaza.
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Israeli soldier 'is still alive'

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 12:32

A captured Israeli soldier remains alive, an Israeli spokesman says, as militants declare they will not kill him.
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Israel rejects soldier deadline

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 22:44

Israel dismisses a deadline set by militants believed to hold an Israeli soldier for Israel to free Palestinian prisoners.
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Gaza groups set Israel deadline

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 10:24

Militant groups believed to be holding an Israeli soldier give Israel until 0300 GMT Tuesday to free Palestinian prisoners.
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'Small Israeli force' enters Gaza

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 5:09
related countries: Gaza Strip

A small Israeli force enters the Gaza Strip to search for tunnels and mines, military sources say.
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Hamas threatens attacks in Israel

Sunday, July 2nd 2006, 22:21

Palestinian militants say they will strike targets inside Israel if Israel does not end its offensive in Gaza.
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Israel to 'intensify' Gaza action

Sunday, July 2nd 2006, 16:01

Israel's PM orders increased action to free a soldier held in Gaza, as Hamas warns it will hit Israeli targets.
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Air strike on Palestinian PM's HQ

Sunday, July 2nd 2006, 9:59

Israel attacks the Palestinian prime minister's Gaza City office, upping the pressure over its captured soldier.
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Clashes break out in Gaza Strip

Saturday, July 1st 2006, 16:33
related countries: Gaza Strip

Hamas gunmen fight Israeli troops near Khan Younis in one of the worst clashes since the Gaza incursion.
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Israel soldier medic claim denied

Saturday, July 1st 2006, 12:03

There are conflicting reports about whether an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants has seen a doctor.
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Bitter Gazans await their fate

Saturday, July 1st 2006, 11:06

Alan Johnston watches the drama unfold in Gaza, as Israel puts pressure on Hamas to release a soldier abducted by Palestinians.
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Militants' new demands for Israel

Saturday, July 1st 2006, 7:10

Three Palestinian militant groups thought to be holding an Israeli soldier issue new demands.
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Palestinian PM condemns Gaza raid

Friday, June 30th 2006, 22:06

Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya denounces Israel's offensive in Gaza, in his first appearance since the campaign began.
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Israel strikes new Gaza targets

Friday, June 30th 2006, 7:13

The Palestinian interior ministry is seriously damaged as Israel's Gaza action over a captured soldier goes on.
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Israel justifies Hamas detentions

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 15:11

Israel denies planning to use dozens of detained Hamas MPs as bargaining chips to get a captured soldier freed.
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In quotes: Reactions to Israel tension

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 13:31

World figures react to the growing tension between Israel and the Palestinians since the capture of an Israeli soldier.
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Israel seizes Hamas legislators

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 12:06
related countries: United States
related places: Gaza

Israel detains dozens of Hamas MPs and ministers, as its bid to free an abducted soldier in Gaza continues.
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Militants 'kill' Israeli settler

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 1:39

Palestinian sources say the body of an Israeli settler abducted by militants has been found in Ramallah.
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Israel warns of 'extreme' action

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 21:13

Israel's PM warns of "extreme action" to free a captured soldier as troops enter Gaza and air strikes are launched.
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Israeli soldiers push into Gaza

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 10:48

Israeli troops stop near the Gaza town of Rafah after an overnight incursion aimed at freeing a captured soldier.
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Israel army launches Gaza assault

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 3:50

The Israeli army begins a ground offensive in Gaza following the capture of an Israeli soldier.
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Hamas resists Israel recognition

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 20:45

Hamas negotiators say that their deal with Palestinian rivals Fatah does not mean recognition of Israel.
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Hamas 'implicitly recognises Israel'

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 17:24

Palestinian militants Hamas agree to a plan for a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, officials say.
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US urges calm over soldier

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 11:37
related countries: United States

The US calls on Israel to "give diplomacy a chance" in the standoff over an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants.
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Israel rules out prisoner release

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 4:43

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says no Palestinian prisoners will be freed to get news of an abducted Israeli soldier.
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Demands set for captured Israeli

Monday, June 26th 2006, 17:43

Palestinian militants tell Israel to free jailed women and children in return for news on an abducted soldier.
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Israeli threat of military action

Monday, June 26th 2006, 12:02

Israel's PM promises extensive military action to free a soldier presumed to be kidnapped in Gaza.
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Israel vows to free Gaza soldier

Monday, June 26th 2006, 7:28

Israel authorises "all necessary measures" to ensure the return of a soldier believed seized in Gaza.
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Israeli soldier 'seized' in raid

Sunday, June 25th 2006, 15:48
related countries: Gaza Strip

Palestinian militants kidnap an Israeli soldier during a raid on an army post near the Gaza Strip, the military says.
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Gun battle near Gaza border post

Sunday, June 25th 2006, 12:04
related countries: Gaza Strip

At least five people are killed as Palestinian militants attack an Israeli army post near the Gaza Strip.
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Israel captures pair in Gaza raid

Saturday, June 24th 2006, 11:29
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers seize two Palestinian men in an overnight incursion into the south of the Gaza Strip.
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Study reveals 'oldest jewellery'

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 20:24
related countries: Algeria

The earliest known pieces of jewellery made by modern humans are identified by scientists in Israel and Algeria.
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Olmert and Abbas hold talks

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 10:06
related countries: Jordan

Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet for the first time in a year, at an informal meeting in Jordan.
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Red Cross votes to admit Israel

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 9:46

The Red Cross movement votes overwhelmingly to admit Israel, ending decades of isolation.
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Israel beach probe 'not credible'

Wednesday, June 21st 2006, 20:08

Human rights monitors question an Israeli report exonerating troops of killing civilians on a Gaza beach.
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Israel missile kills two in Gaza

Wednesday, June 21st 2006, 17:29
related countries: Gaza Strip

A Palestinian woman and man are killed in the Gaza Strip in a blast witnesses say was an Israeli air strike.
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