Israel hits 160 targets in Gaza overnight: armyThe Israeli air force bombed 160 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight as it pressed a widescale campaign to stop volleys of Palestinian rocket fire, an army official said.
Abbas demands Israel halt Gaza raids 'immediately'Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demanded Israel immediately halt its latest offensive against Gaza following a night of air strikes and militant rocket fire on the Israeli south.
08 July 2014
Hackers take over Israel army Twitter accountInternet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.
04 July 2014
Airbus, Boeing and Israel firm bid for S. Korea military dealSouth Korea said Tuesday it is considering offers from plane giants Airbus and Boeing as well as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide air refuelling tankers in a deal estimated to be worth $1.38 billion.
01 July 2014
14 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel: armyAt least 14 rockets and mortar rounds fired by militants in Gaza struck southern Israel on Monday morning, causing no injuries but damaging a home, the army said.
30 June 2014
Israeli air raid kills two Gaza Palestinians: medicsAn Israeli air strike on a car in the Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians Friday, medics said, hours after a bomb exploded near troops manning Israel's security fence.
Three Israeli teens missing in West Bank: armyThree Israeli teenagers went missing in the West Bank, the army said, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he held the Palestinian leadership responsible for their safety.
14 June 2014
Palestinian dies in Israeli air raid on GazaAn Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian man in Gaza on Wednesday after rocket fire from the territory prompted Israel's premier to warn he holds Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responsible.
12 June 2014
Israel elects hawk Rivlin as 10th presidentIsrael's parliament on Tuesday elected Reuven Rivlin, a far-right member of the ruling Likud party, to be the nation's 10th president when Shimon Peres steps down next month.
11 June 2014
Don't 'hurry' to back Palestinian govt: Israel PMWorld governments should not rush to approve the new Palestinian cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, after the Palestinians accused the Jewish state of punishing them over a unity deal.
03 June 2014
Briton, Israeli, German among student Oscar winnersYoung filmmakers from Briton, Germany and Israel were announced Friday as winners of student Academy Awards, along with 12 laureates from American universities, who will get their prizes next month.
18 May 2014
Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 6 years jail for briberyA Tel Aviv court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for accepting bribes linked to a major property development in Jerusalem, media reports said.
13 May 2014
Wounded Kharkiv mayor flown to Israel for treatmentThe mayor of Kharkiv, who was left in critical condition after being shot in the back by an unknown assailant, has been flown to Israel for treatment, local officials said.
29 April 2014
Israel okayed nearly 14,000 settler homes during talks: NGOIsrael approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli settlement watchdog said Tuesday as the negotiation period formally ended.
Israeli crime boss found shot deadProminent Israeli crime boss Charlie Abutbul was found dead on Thursday at his home near Tel Aviv, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, public radio said.