Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Fake videos, misinformation on social media inflame Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A video shared by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson purportedly of Palestinian militants firing rockets at Israelis from civilian areas in Gaza Strip was taken down by Twitter, as it was a 2018 clip from Syria or Libya

Benjamin Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank's Jordan Valley if re-elected; announcement comes days before Israel polls

The Jordan Valley accounts for around one-third of the West Bank and Israeli right-wing politicians have long viewed the strategic area as a part of the territory they would never retreat from.

Israeli author Amos Oz dies of cancer: 79-year-old was vocal supporter of two-state solution for Palestine conflict

Amos Oz, Israel’s best-known author and an outspoken supporter of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.

Saudi Arabia slams Israel for adopting law defining itself as nation-state of Jewish people, says it perpetuates 'racial discrimination'

Saudi Arabia expressed its disapproval regarding Israel adopting a law that defined it as the nation-state of Jews. Saudi said that the move could perpetuate "racial discrimination"

US opens Jerusalem embassy: Israeli forces kill 28 protesters as thousands of Palestinians agitate on Gaza border

Israeli forces killed at least 28 Palestinians along the Gaza border, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu in US: Israeli PM to meet 'true friend' Donald Trump amid rising pressure over corruption charges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have a brief respite next week from the deluge of legal woes he faces when he heads to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump

As Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu battles bribery charges, here is what the future may hold in store for him

Israeli police on 13 February recommended that the 68-year-old, four-term prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted for bribery in two cases. On Friday, he was questioned in connection with a third investigation

Israeli analysts say Narendra Modi's visit to Ramallah 'comfort prize' for Palestine amid growing New Delhi-Tel Aviv ties

Israeli analysts generally accept India's strategic need to demonstrate its traditional support for Palestine with some seeing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Ramallah as a "comfort prize" for Palestinians amid growing Indo-Israel ties

Palestinian intel chief, head of West Bank bar association sue govt over CIA-backed wiretapping

A former Palestinian intelligence chief and the head of the West Bank bar association are suing the Palestinian self-rule government after a purported whistleblower alleged the two were targeted, along with many other allies and rivals of President Mahmoud Abbas, in a large-scale CIA-backed wiretapping operation

Islamic State threatens attacks on US soil over 'dog' Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel capital

Islamic State threatened attacks on US soil in retaliation for the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel