An Israeli court convicted on Wednesday a Jewish man of leading an attempted murder of an Arab-Israeli man during the nationwide ethnic riots in May 2021. The Tel Aviv District Court convicted Netanel Binyamin, 27, [Read More]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voiced optimism that a “historic” deal to establish diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia could be “within reach.” Netanyahu’s comments came after he met U.S. President Joe Biden [Read More]
The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on Wednesday said in a statement that it would invest a total of 30 million shekels (7.88 million U.S. dollars) in 17 projects that are selected to improve the capacity [Read More]
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported on Monday a significant rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in recent months. In April, there were 94 new pertussis cases in Israel, including a [Read More]
The Israeli authorities closed the only pedestrian crossing to the Gaza Strip, the Erez Crossing, on Monday, preventing Gazan workers from reaching their workplaces in Israeli cities. Ghassan Alyan, coordinator of Israeli government activities in [Read More]
Israel edged out Japan 3-2 in the World Group I matches of the Davis Cup tennis tournament on Sunday. The indoor hardcourt best-of-five series took place at the Shlomo Group Arena in the coastal city [Read More]
Israel’s year-on-year 12-month inflation rose to 4.1 percent in August, showed data issued by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics confirmed. It registered an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to 3.3 percent recorded in [Read More]
Despite Israel’s strong will and increasing U.S. mediation efforts, the establishment of Israeli-Saudi diplomatic relations still faces serious obstacles, analysts have said. Washington has recently increased its contacts with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian [Read More]
Israeli archaeologists found that ancient clay artifacts, previously discovered in the south of the country, were used for popular magic rituals about 400 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement. The artifacts [Read More]
The Israeli and Greek air forces completed on Wednesday a joint exercise, simulating long-range attack flights, the Israeli military said in a statement on Thursday. The exercise featured “dozens of fighter jets from various squadrons, [Read More]
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