Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Monday formally opened the restored Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem’s City of David, the ancient thoroughfare once used by Jewish worshipers ascending to the Temple Mount during the Second Temple era.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched the second phase of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, pushing deeper into Gaza City in an effort to dismantle Hamas’ remaining strongholds.
Israel is supplying weapons and paying salaries to thousands of Druze fighters in southern Syria while Damascus, under U.S. pressure, accelerates talks with Jerusalem over a possible security pact, according to multiple reports citing regional and intelligence sources.
The long-anticipated Israeli ground invasion of Gaza City erupted late Monday night, with IDF tanks rolling into the heart of the city in what Palestinian sources described as the most intense fighting in northern Gaza in two years.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted “full responsibility” for an airstrike in Qatar that killed Hamas operatives, while the United States reaffirmed support for his campaign to dismantle the designated terror group, despite Washington’s reservations over the recent attack.
Israel’s surprise strike on Hamas political leaders in Qatar showcased its growing arsenal of advanced ballistic missiles and its ability to deploy them at long range with precision, according to an exclusive report by the Wall Street Journal.
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly endorsed a French and Saudi-led declaration urging Palestinian statehood and advancing the two-state solution, despite strong objections from Israel and the United States.
More than 200,000 residents of Gaza City have fled southward in recent days, according to Israeli military estimates, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensify airstrikes ahead of a major operation to seize control of the city.
Qatar will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on Sunday and Monday in response to Israel’s unprecedented airstrike on its capital city that targeted Hamas leaders, Qatari state media confirmed Thursday.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Wednesday that the EU’s executive branch will push for sanctions on far-right Israeli ministers and “violent settlers,” alongside a partial suspension of the bloc’s trade partnership with Israel.
Israel has opened the vaults of its past to the world, unveiling a sweeping online archive of archaeological treasures that spans millennia of history.
Israel’s military on Tuesday ordered the full evacuation of Gaza City, home to nearly half of the Gaza Strip’s population, as it prepared to launch what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called “major action” against Hamas in the enclave.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet announced Tuesday that the Israeli Air Force had struck Hamas’s senior leadership in Qatar under the banner of Operation Summit of Fire, in one of the most daring operations of the war since October 7.
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza intensified Monday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had already demolished 50 high-rise “terror towers” and warned that the bombardment was only the prelude to a full-scale ground assault on Gaza City.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale brigade operation across Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, on Monday following a deadly terrorist shooting at Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction that killed six people and wounded 21 others.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel is confronting a “war on multiple fronts” after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in northern Jerusalem, killing six people and injuring more than 20 others.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believes a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement in Gaza could be reached “very soon,” while issuing what he called a final ultimatum to Hamas.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensified operations in Gaza City over the weekend, targeting Hamas command infrastructure, demolishing underground tunnels, and striking multiple high-rise buildings the military said were being used for terrorist activity.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put on hold a controversial plan to apply Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, after receiving sharp warnings from both regional allies and Western nations. The issue was slated for a ministerial discussion on Thursday but has been replaced by a session focused on the mounting security challenges in the area.
Israel is expanding and upgrading its secretive Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona, raising new questions about the country’s widely believed status as the Middle East’s only nuclear-armed state, according to an in-depth Associated Press report released Wednesday.