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Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least 3 Leaders of Palestinian Militant Group in Gaza

The military wing of Islamic Jihad — which Israel, the United States and many other Western countries classify as a terrorist organization — confirmed the...

In Israel, a Memorial Day Marked by Political Divisions

While some politicians did not speak as planned at cemeteries, an appearance by the ultranationalist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir resulted in loud shouting matches between his...

Political Chaos Unsettles Israel as It Looks to Honor the Fallen and Its Independence

Israelis are bracing for a tense Memorial Day and the 75th anniversary of their country’s founding as a political crisis tears it apart.

U.S.-Israel Tensions Over Judicial Overhaul Burst Into Open

In response to sharp criticism by President Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would make its own decisions.

In Israel, Another Divisive Law on Another Day of Mass Protest

Amid a national crisis over a planned judicial overhaul, Parliament approved a bill protecting the prime minister from being declared unfit to govern.

Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Protests Often Begin on Apps

A movement against the government’s judicial overhaul plan is a grass-roots affair spread by word of mouth and WhatsApp messaging groups.

Israeli Government Rejects President’s Judicial Compromise

President Isaac Herzog presented an outline he had hoped would calm the country and avert a constitutional crisis, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately rejected...

6 Palestinians Killed After Israeli Raid in West Bank Clashes

The Israeli military said one of those killed was suspected in the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers in the West Bank village of Huwara,...

Israeli Police Use Stun Grenades on Protesters in Tel Aviv

The confrontations escalated tensions between the political leadership and protesters opposed to the far-right government’s plan to curb the powers of the judiciary.

Ahmed Qurei, Former Palestinian Premier and Peace Envoy, Dies at 86

A member of the old guard of Palestinian leaders, Mr. Qurei was a principal architect of the Oslo Accords, the first peace agreement with Israel.
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