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Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
Middle East
June 16, 2021
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday,…
Israel braces for unrest from right-wing Jerusalem march
Middle East
June 15, 2021
Israel braces for unrest from right-wing Jerusalem march
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists gathered Tuesday near Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of a contentious march that threatened…
New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians
Middle East
June 15, 2021
New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians
BEITA, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s fragile new government has shown little interest in addressing the decades-old conflict with the…
EXPLAINER: Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new leader?
Middle East
June 14, 2021
EXPLAINER: Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new leader?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Naftali Bennett, who was sworn in Sunday as Israel’s new prime minister, embodies many of the contradictions…
Israeli police say woman with knife shot dead in West Bank
Middle East
June 13, 2021
Israeli police say woman with knife shot dead in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said a Palestinian woman carrying a knife ran toward an Israeli military checkpoint on Saturday…
Israel to swear in government, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
Middle East
June 13, 2021
Israel to swear in government, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is set to swear in a new government on Sunday that will send Prime Minister Benjamin…
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
Middle East
June 12, 2021
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash
Middle East
June 12, 2021
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian…
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
Features/Interviews
June 11, 2021
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime…
Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks
Middle East
June 11, 2021
Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The outgoing chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet…