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U.S. government employees at the embassy in Jerusalem and their families are being restricted from travelling outside the greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva areas amid threats from Iran to retaliate for an airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus.

Speaking on Tuesday from Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the possibility that it could introduce arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other top officials for alleged violations of international law. “This is an outrage of historic proportions,” Netanyahu said.

Reaction has been muted in Israel, Iran and the U.S., following reports of an Israeli strike on Iran. There are tentative hopes the strike was limited enough to avoid Iran and Israel spilling into uncontrolled violence. Crystal Goomansingh reports from Jerusalem.

Reaction has been muted in Israel, Iran and the U.S., following reports of an Israeli strike on Iran. There are tentative hopes the strike was limited enough to avoid Iran and Israel spiralling into uncontrolled violence. Crystal Goomansingh begins our coverage in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Jackson Proskow looks at the U.S. response to the strike. More...

Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip that a long-threatened ground assault could be coming. In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cancellation of a planned visit...

Israeli police forcefully dispersed Ultra Orthodox Jews protests trying to block roads in Jerusalem on Monday, shortly after the top Israeli court heard challenges to exemptions granted to Ultra Orthodox Jews from military conscription.

The three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, were born in Jerusalem. There are temples and shrines to all three within a short walk of each other. And thousands of years later — as Daniele Hamamdijian reports — the struggle between them is still going on.

During a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared and formalized his cabinet’s rejection of the international community’s “attempt to unilaterally impose on Israel a Palestinian state.”

Some much-needed humanitarian aid is making its way into Gaza. Daniele Hamamdjian joins Antony Robart from Jerusalem with the latest.

In tonight’s top story: Twenty per cent of Canada’s land mass will soon be in the hands of the government of Nunavut. In Quebec, Premier Francois Legault says an influx of asylum seekers has nearly pushed the province to its breaking point. In the United States, a new investigation into one of the worst school...

As the deal between Israel and Hamas nears its conclusion, questions linger about how and when the violent conflict could end. Dawna Friesen speaks with Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy about whether Israel can save all the hostages and also eliminate Hamas, and why he believes Jerusalem has “no endgame right now” towards peace.

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was extended just moments before it was set to expire on Thursday. The deal came not long before two Hamas-linked gunmen opened fire at a bus stop during the morning rush hour on Thursday at the entrance to Jerusalem, killing at least three people and wounding eight others,...

The families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza for the past 68 days formed a human chain outside Israel’s Parliament in Jerusalem on Wednesday to demand the government secure their release. The families say “time is running out” for those who were kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 and are being held in Gaza.

Thousands of people marched to Jerusalem to demand the Israeli government do more to secure the release of more than 200 people captured and held hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack.

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes after being suspended for nearly two months, he’s facing growing calls to quit. Daniele Hamamdjian speaks with some people in Jerusalem to hear why they want Netanyahu to resign.

Israel has intensified its assault on Gaza and is urging Palestinians to move into newly declared safe zones. Israel has recalled its team of negotiators in Qatar after reaching a dead-end in talks aimed at securing another humanitarian pause. Daniele Hemamdjian reports from Jerusalem.

With Israel’s ground offensive in southern Gaza growing, Palestinians there say they’re running out of places to stay safe from the bombardment. How this new phase of the violent conflict is unfolding while the U.S. urges Israel to show restraint. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes after being suspended for nearly two...

More than 200 people have been held hostage by Hamas for nearly a month now, and families in Israel are fearful for the safety of their taken loved ones as the assault on Gaza intensifies. Mike Armstrong looks at a unique tribute in Jerusalem for those who remain in captivity, as Israel’s government faces growing...

An agent of the Indian government directed one of its citizens to hire a hitman to assassinate a Sikh activist living in New York, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. That activist is believed to be Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has both Canadian and American citizenship. How investigators say the suspected murder-for-hire plot was...

A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began Friday, allowing sorely needed aid to start flowing into Gaza and setting the state for the release of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. Global News’ Mike Armstrong has the latest from Jerusalem on the temporary truce and what is...