Tel Aviv, May 13 (IANS/DPA) As Israel marks Memorial Day on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war in Gaza is a battle for Israel's continuing existence."The war is about: it's either us, Israel

Gaza, May 2 (IANS) Israel released on Thursday 64 Palestinians who were arrested during the military operations in the Gaza Strip, said the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza.The Authority said

Washington, April 30 (IANS/DPA) The White House said it opposes the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip.The White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on M

Tel Aviv, April 16 (IANS/DPA) Israel's foreign minister Israel Katz has launched what he called a "diplomatic offensive" against Iran following the major Iranian attack on Israel."This morning I sent letters to

Jerusalem, April 15 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early Monday that all restrictions it put in place shortly before Iran's overnight attack on Saturday have been lifted.The restrictions, including

Tel Aviv, March 30 (IANS) The indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are set to resume from Saturday in the Qatar's capital of Doha and the Egyptian capital of Cairo.Sources in the Israeli Prime Mini

Jerusalem, March 22 (IANS) Israel is set to send a delegation to Qatar for negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.The delegation, led by he

Tel Aviv, March 2 (IANS) The mediatory talks for a temporary ceasefire into the ongoing Israel and Hamas war have come to a halt after Israel demanded a list of kidnapped hostages who are alive.Israeli Prime Mi

Jerusalem, February 17 (IANS) Israel's Wartime Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz has warned that fighting in the Gaza Strip will continue during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, if Israeli hostages are no

Tel Aviv, February 3 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that its troops have destroyed a rocket-making unit of Hamas in central Gaza.The IDF in a statement on Friday night said that its 646th Briga

Tel Aviv, February 2( IANS) Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said that the Israel forces would soon reach Rafah border and eliminate Hamas units in the border areas.In a statement late Thursday night, G

United Nations, January 27 (IANS) The UN Chief Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that he hopes Israel will "duly comply" with the ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ordering it to take action

Tel Aviv, January 20 (IANS) The Hostages and Missing Families Forum of Israel have staged a demonstration outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea, demanding the return of their lo

Jerusalem, January 12 (IANS) The Israeli government's expenses for the conflict with Hamas amounted to 24.7 billion shekels ($6.59 billion) in 2023, the Finance Ministry said.The expenses were incurred between

Tel Aviv, January 3 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday condemned the death of Saleh al-Arouri, the Hamas deputy chief who was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, and terme

New Delhi, December 28 (IANS) Israel has proposed a new prisoner exchange deal to mediator Qatar, media reports said on Thursday.“The deal was offered to Qatar via the U.S,” media reports from Israel said.R

Tel Aviv, December 25 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said that it carried out strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after rockets -- allegedly fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon -- targete

Tel Aviv, December 23 (IANS) A mass exodus of Palestinians has begun in central Gaza after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Palestinians to move to south Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area.“My wife was in

Cairo, December 21 (IANS) The US has said that "serious negotiations" are on in Cairo for a new Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages, the media reported.However, during talks in Cairo on Wednesday, Ha

Washington, December 17 (IANS) A seven-year-old Palestinian-American boy was killed while his mother was injured by their landlord in Illinois state of the U.S. ten days after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7