Bibi axes Bennett and Shaked after coalition demise

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has axed Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked from the government following the demise of his coalition. New elections are set to...

IDF seals last Hezbollah attack tunnel

Israel Defence Forces have sealed the last Hezbollah cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon into northern Israel. News of the operation comes six months after the IDF discovered six tunnels when...

Israelis mark Jerusalem Day

President Reuven Rivlin paid tribute to Six-Day War victims at a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday. Addressing families of IDF that died during the historic event more than 50 years ago,...

New elections as Bibi coalition talks collapse

A new election will take place in Israel after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition talks collapsed last night. The new poll is scheduled for September...

Annual Jerusalem Day march will take place

Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by left-wing Ir Amin to prevent the annual Jerusalem Day march passing though the Muslim Quarter of the Old City this week. Thousands of Zionist...

Ukraine may follow US Embassy move

Ukraine might move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Dozens of Ukrainian politicians have called on new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to back a bill to recognise Israel’s capital and follow the United States’ historical lead. Almost...

Heatwave warning in Israel for Lag B’Omer

Israel has experienced an unseasonal heatwave that will continue over the coming weekend into Lag B’Omer. This Fire and Rescue Services are limiting bonfires for celebrations. “With the weather being so dry and temperatures so high, lighting bonfires...

Shin Bet arrest Fatah terrorists

Israeli security forces have arrested two dangerous Fatah terrorists. Shin Bet have charged Zakaria Zubeidi and Tarek Bargut with terror attacks in Jerusalem in 2016 and near West Bank settlement Beit El in 2018...

Rivlin commutes over 100 sentences to mark 70th anniversary

President Reuven Rivlin and Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked announced results of a special ‘period of pardons’ to mark Israel’s 70th anniversary this week. There was a total of 551 requests for...

Bibi coalition talks stall with faction “excessive” demands

The clock is ticking down to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forming a coalition deal. Israel’s leader has officially received a 14-day extension from President Reuven Rivlin and has until May 28 to form...

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