Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, prompts UN Security Council to schedule ‘urgent’ meet
The U.N. Security Council will meet Monday to discuss the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, diplomats said. Continue reading
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian who stabbed soldier
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed and wounded a soldier in the West Bank on Saturday, the military said. Continue reading
World Vision calls for fair trial for Gaza employee accused of funnelling nearly $50M to Hamas
Israel accuses Mohamed el-Halabi, a manager of the aid group’s Gaza office, of diverting millions of dollars from World Vision’s budget to the Islamic militant group Hamas. Continue reading
Gaza militant rocket hits Israel, Israel responds with at least 30 air strikes
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched a rocket that landed in the Israeli border town of Sderot on Sunday and Israeli aircraft and tanks responded by shelling the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun. Continue reading
Turkey and Israel move to end 6-year-long rift
Turkey’s parliament approved a reconciliation agreement signed with Israel in June which has brought to an end a six-year rift between the two regional powers, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday. Continue reading
World Vision says Israeli charges based on impossible numbers
The international charity World Vision said on Monday that Israel has accused the charity’s Gaza Strip director of funnelling what appears to be an impossible sum of money to Hamas. Continue reading
Israel accuses World Vision manager in Gaza of funnelling nearly $50M to Hamas
Mohamed el-Halabi established a “systematic and sophisticated mechanism” to divert up to $50 million over the years to the group, which rules Gaza, creating fictitious humanitarian projects and doctoring inflated receipts in order to get the funds to Hamas. Continue reading
Israeli airstrikes target Hamas in Gaza Strip
The Israeli military launched airstrikes early Thursday on four Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to mortar rounds fired at Israel, the military said. Continue reading
Israeli court charges IDF soldier over killing of wounded Palestinian
An Israeli military court charged a soldier on Monday with manslaughter for last month’s fatal shooting of wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank, an incident caught on tape that has deeply divided the nation. Continue reading
Israel: Palestinian shot, killed 2 Israelis in the West Bank
A Palestinian man shot and killed two Israelis and wounded a teenager as they were driving in the West Bank on Friday, Israeli officials said, the latest in a nearly two-month rash of violence and almost daily Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers. Continue reading
