Netanyahu’s Likud party leading in election with 28.32pc: Central Election Committee
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:44 am
Tel Aviv, Apr 10 (Sputnik/UNI) The right-wing Likud party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is winning the Israeli parliamentary election with 28.32 per cent of votes, while the opposition centrist alliance Kahol Lavan comes second with 25.34 per cent, the Central Election Committee said on Wednesday.
Israel's Gantz hails "historic day," vows forming next gov't
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:32 am
Jerusalem, Apr 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, Benny Gantz, declared victory in parliamentary elections on Tuesday night, vowing to unite Israel and be "everyone's prime minister."
Erdogan slams Netanyahu over remarks on annexing West Bank settlements
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Istanbul, Apr 8 (Xinhua) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his latest remarks about annexing the West Bank settlements if he wins another term.
Over 80 Palestinians injured in Gaza border fighting with Israeli forces: Health Ministry
Apr 06, 2019, at 07:36 am
Ramallah, Apr 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Eighty-three Palestinians have sustained injuries in the recent clashes with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the Gaza Strip border, the Palestinian Healthcare Ministry said in a statement, shared with Sputnik.
PA protests inaugurating diplomatic office for Brazil in Jerusalem
Apr 01, 2019, at 09:57 am
Ramallah, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Sunday recalled its ambassador in Brazil in protest against inaugurating a diplomatic office for Brazil in Jerusalem, the PA Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement.
Israeli military says 5 rockets launched from Gaza toward Israel
Mar 31, 2019, at 10:02 am
Tel Aviv, Mar 31 (Sputnik/UNI) The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that five rockers had been launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel.
Israeli army tanks strike Hamas military posts in eastern Gaza: report
Mar 30, 2019, at 09:57 am
Gaza, Mar 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli army tanks stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel struck on Friday night two military posts of the Islamic Hamas movement in southern and northern Gaza Strip, causing no injuries, according to local media reports.
UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ as Israel-Hamas tensions rise over rocket attack
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General said he was “gravely concerned” by the firing of a rocket from Gaza deep into Israel on Monday which reportedly injured seven people, including three children, north of the capital Tel Aviv.
Israel's army boosts forces following Gaza rocket attack
Mar 25, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Jerusalem, Mar 25 (Xinhua) Israel's army mobilized forces on Monday morning, reinforcing troops along the Gaza border and at Iron Dome anti-rocket system batteries after a Gaza rocket hit an Israeli home.
Golan Heights: Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit US and meet President Trump today
Mar 25, 2019, at 11:14 am
Jerusalem, Mar 25 (UNI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to start his two-day visit to Washington on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House just a few days after Trump's controversial remarks about the disputed Golan Heights, local media reported.
Final decision on Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption case to be made after elections: justice ministry
Mar 12, 2019, at 09:35 am
Jerusalem, Mar 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel's Justice Ministry said on Monday that the decision on whether to charge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with corruption won't be made until after the general elections in April.
Israeli police kills Palestinian man in West Bank
Mar 10, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Ramallah, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI) A Palestinian youth was shot dead by the Israeli policemen on Sunday at a military checkpoint in Jericho in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Israeli live fire at Gaza border hurts 16 Palestinians: Health Ministry
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:32 am
Gaza, Mar 8 (Sputnik/UNI): At least 16 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli live fire on Friday as they marched to the eastern border of the Gaza exclave, the Palestinian Health Ministry spokeswoman said.
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): Since the beginning of the year, Israeli security forces have responded to protests along Gaza’s border fence with tear gas, rubber coated bullets and live ammunition that have caused death, injury and fear, which the UN’s independent human rights expert on the region described on Tuesday as “a recipe for more bloodshed”.
Israeli air force attacked base of Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:08 am
Gaza, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI): Israeli Air Force attacked the base of the militarized formations of the ruling Palestinian movement Hamas, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
Gaza probe finds 'reasonable grounds' Israeli forces committed international human rights violations
Mar 01, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, Mar 1 (IBNS): An independent UN report into last year’s protests along Gaza’s border fence involving Israeli security forces, that resulted in the shooting deaths of more than 180 Palestinians, concluded on Thursday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel violated international humanitarian law.
Feb 16, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): A “peaceful and just solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict can “only be achieved” through two States “living side-by-side in peace and security”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated on Friday
UN chief hopes for new agreement after Israel concludes international observation mission
Feb 03, 2019, at 05:07 pm
New York, Feb 3 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his gratitude to the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), West Bank, after Israel decided not to renew its mandate.
Israeli museum to remove sculpture depicting Ronald McDonald as Jesus following violence
Jan 21, 2019, at 12:00 am
Jerusalem, Jan 20 (IBNS): An Israeli museum triggered a controversy over an artwork which showcased a sculpture depicting the McDonald’s mascot as the crucified Jesus, forcing officials to remove it following violent protest by Christian minorities of the nation.
Australia: Police arrest one person over Israeli student's killing
Jan 18, 2019, at 10:13 am
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IBNS): The police have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old Israeli student in Melbourne city of Australia.
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:58 am
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): Recent violence and rising tensions in the West Bank are fuelling a climate of hatred and fear, “driving both Israelis and Palestinians further away” from a resolution to the conflict, the United Nations envoy for the Middle East Peace Process has said.
Australia recognises West Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Dec 15, 2018, at 06:58 pm
Sydney, Dec 15 (IBNS): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday confirmed that his government is going to recognize West Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:34 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): As the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate reached its halfway mark on Thursday, one of the world’s longest-running and most intractable crises, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, almost as old as the UN itself, came into stark relief under the same roof with the two sides laying out diametrically opposed positions that have bedeviled peace efforts for over 70 years.
At UN Assembly, Israel’s Netanyahu claims Iran harboring secret nuclear site
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Displaying photographs from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Iran of maintaining a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran, proving its intent to develop nuclear weapons despite the accord it reached with major powers in 2015.
Gaza border: Retaliatory fire from Israel kills pregnant woman, baby
Aug 09, 2018, at 10:44 am
Jerusalem, Aug 9 (IBNS): A pregnant woman and her 18-month-old daughter were among the three people killed in a retaliatory fire by Israeli soldiers on the Gaza border.
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, July 25 (IBNS): Intense diplomatic efforts by the United Nations and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes away” over the past weekend, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.
Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered its airspace
Jul 24, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Jerusalem, July 24 (IBNS): The Israel defence forces said a Syrian warplane flying over its airspace was shot down in the country's Golan area on Tuesday.
Jul 22, 2018, at 04:23 pm
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Voicing deep concern over the latest flare-up of violence around Gaza, the United Nations chief on Saturday urged all sides to “step back from the brink of another devastating conflict”.
Israel's Parliament passes 'Jewish Nation State' bill; Netanyahu says defining moment
Jul 19, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Jerusalem, July 19 (IBNS): Amid another controversy, the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) has passed the 'Jewish Nation Bill', thus, officially making it an exclusively Jewish state.
Jul 01, 2018, at 04:51 pm
New York,July 1 (IBNS): Adopting separate resolutions, the United Nations Security Council has extended the mandates of the Organization’s Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).