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Poll: Most Israelis believe Netanyahu cares more about holding power than releasing hostages

Most Israelis think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is more interested in remaining in power than winning the Gaza war or freeing captives, according to an Israeli television poll aired Friday.

PM condemns wave of Israeli air attacks on Lebanon

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has denounced a wave of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon, calling on the international community to pressure Tel Aviv to respect a ceasefire reached in November with Lebanese group Hezbollah.

Two Israeli embassy staff in US shot dead

Two staff members of Israel’s embassy in the United States have been killed in an attack outside a Jewish museum in Washington, DC.

Israel Supreme Court rules decision to sack Shin Bet chief was illegal

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that a government decision to sack the head of the domestic intelligence service Shin Bet was "illegal and contrary to law", Israeli media has reported.

EU, Arab diplomats come under Israeli fire in West Bank

A diplomatic delegation from the European Union, Arab and Asian nations has come under Israeli fire while visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority and numerous countries have announced.

Syrian leadership approves return of dead spy archive to Israel: Reuters

Syria's leadership approved the handover of the belongings of long-dead spy Eli Cohen to Israel in a bid to ease Israeli hostility and show goodwill to U.S. President Donald Trump, three sources told Reuters.

EU announces review of trade privileges to Israel amid Gaza war

The European Union will launch a review of its granting trade privileges to Israel amid mounting concern over the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, the bloc's foreign policy chief announced Tuesday.

Britain summons Israeli envoy,  suspends free trade agreement talks with Tel Aviv

The United Kingdom has announced it is summoning the Israeli ambassador in London and suspending its free trade deal with Israel in a landmark move that tears up friendly relations between the two sides.

Yemen’s Houthis announce naval blockade on Israeli Haifa port

The Yemeni Houthi group has announced a naval blockade on the Israeli port of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast, in response to Israel’s ongoing offensive and blockade of Gaza.

Co-operative Group members vote to ban Israeli products from British supermarkets

Members of the Co-operative Group, one of the UK's biggest supermarket chains, have voted to remove Israeli products from its shelves over the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli army says started ‘broad ground operation’ in Gaza

The Israeli army began a “broad ground operation” in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Sunday.

Top scholars say Israel committing genocide in Gaza: Dutch investigation

A growing number of the world’s leading genocide scholars believe that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip constitute genocide, according to an investigation by Dutch newspaper NRC.

Syrian official appears to hint at normalisation of ties with Israel

A Syrian official has appeared to hint at possible normalisation with Israel after being questioned on the issue by an Israeli outlet.

Rights groups urge UK to end all arms sales to Israel as court case begins

Rights groups and charities gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice to support a legal challenge against the UK government's continuing export of F-35 jet parts for use by Tel Aviv.

Israel asks ICC judges to withdraw PM arrest warrant 

Tel Aviv has asked judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to withdraw arrest warrants against Israel's Prime Minister and Defence Minister while the ICC reviews Israeli challenges to its jurisdiction over the conduct of the Gaza war.

Hamas confirms it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander will soon be freed in the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas official has told Reuters, a move key Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt described as an encouraging step towards a return to ceasefire negotiations in the war-torn enclave.

Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen

Air raid sirens were heard in Israel as a missile was launched towards the occupied territory by Yemen’s Houthis, who say they are retaliating against Tel Aviv in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Syria’s new president confirms indirect talks with Israel amid soaring tensions

Syrian’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has stated that his government has engaged in indirect talks with Israel in an attempt to ease escalating tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv.

Yemen’s Houthis say attacks on Israel not in US ceasefire accord in ‘any way’

A ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States does not include any military operations against Israel, the group’s chief negotiator has announced.

UK continuing to dispatch arms to Israel despite ban: Report

A wide range of UK-made military goods and arms, including F-35 fighter jet parts, have continued to be sent to Israel even after the British government suspended 30 arms export licences in September, Israeli import data revealed in a report suggested.

Yemen’s Houthis vow retaliation after Israeli air attacks on Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi fighters have pledged to respond to the latest Israeli strikes that targeted parts of the capital Sanaa and the main international airport, saying the raids “will not go unanswered”.

Israel turned 70 percent of Gaza into no-go zones: UN

Israel has restricted Palestinians’ access to 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, either by declaring large areas as no-go zones or issuing forced displacement orders, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Israeli army bombs Yemen’s Hodeidah port after attack near Tel Aviv’s airport

The Israeli military announced it has carried out air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port and a cement factory, claiming the sites were used to support Houthi operations against Tel Aviv.

Gaza population to be moved in intensive Israeli military operation: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that a new offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip will be an intensive military operation aimed at defeating Hamas, but stopped short of detailing just how much of the besieged enclave’s territory would be seized.

Iran refutes allegations of role in Yemen’s military operations against Israel

Iran has firmly denounced recent accusations by United States and Israeli officials about its involvement in Yemeni military operations, calling them “baseless” and “misleading.”

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