All news on the topic: Israel

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Attorney General intervenes in Foreign Office review of weapons sales to Israel
Richard Hermer tells officials he can’t approve the decision to ban arms without knowing if their use would breach international law.
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Benjamin Netanyahu warns that the attack on Lebanon is "not the end of the story" after clashes between Israel and Hezbollah
Benjamin Netanyahu says attack on Lebanon is ’not the end of the story’
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Israel launches massive airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, sparking fears of World War 3
US President Joe Biden is said to be “closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon" after a huge increase in military strikes on Sunday sparked fears a wider conflict could soon break out in the region
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SNP minister apologizes following outcry over secret meeting with Israeli diplomat
Angus Robertson says he should have only met Israel’s deputy UK ambassador in order to discuss Gaza ceasefire
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Seven appear in court over protest at Israeli-based firm’s UK site
Police say employees and officers were assaulted at Elbit Systems UK building in South Gloucestershire
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UK drafting Israel evacuation plan for British nationals in case of Iranian attack
The Government says staff are ’working round the clock to plan for all scenarios to keep British nationals safe’ as tensions grow between Iran and Israel amid fears of an attack
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Hezbollah fires 30 rockets into Israel in overnight blitz as fears of Iran revenge attack mount
Hezbollah launched a barrage of missiles towards northern Israel overnight as tensions across the border continue to rise.
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Israeli airstrike hits Gaza school killing at least 60 Palestinians sheltering inside
At least 60 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Tabeen school in central Gaza City on Saturday morning – the facility was being used as a shelter
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Israeli airstrikes reportedly kill at least 25 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health workers
Israeli airstrikes hit a cluster of houses in central Gaza’s Al-Bureij camp and nearby Al-Nuseirat camp
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UK reportedly suspends arms export license applications for Israel ’pending review’
Government department denies policy change, saying applications will be considered on ‘case by case basis’
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Israeli strikes hit Gaza schools, hospital compound after talks fail
An Israeli airstrike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, the Palestinian official news agency said, while the Israeli military said it struck a Hamas military compound embedded in the schools.
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Jordan makes last-ditch effort to prevent Iran from retaliating for Haniyeh killing
Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response
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Palestinian kills two people in stabbing attack in Israel
A Palestinian attacker killed two people and wounded two others in a stabbing spree in central Israel on Sunday before being shot dead by police, Israeli authorities said.
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US-Israeli soldier posts videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque
IDF soldiers have shared scores of videos of their conduct in Gaza. The American-Israeli soldier says his videos were ‘taken out of context’
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Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Two Al Jazeera correspondents were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, sparking condemnation from advocacy groups and highlighting the dangers for local reporters covering the horrors of Israel’s offensive.
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Hezbollah chief says conflict with Israel is in ‘new phase’ after assassinations
Hassan Nasrallah calls for revenge at funeral of Fuad Shukr as does Iranian president at funeral of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh
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What is Hezbollah, the militant group poised for war with Israel?
Israeli leaders have said they did not want to escalate the conflict with the Lebanese group. They also said they were ready for any scenario.
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Ismail Haniyeh’s death brings prospect of regional war closer
While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran
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New blood: How the Kremlin’s aggressive ambitions are bringing Ukraine more allies worldwide
At the outset of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv found it difficult to seek military assistance from third countries.
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Israel announces strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon following a rocket attack that killed 12 in the Golan Heights
Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed revenge for strike on football pitch that left children among the dead
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’At least 30 killed’ in strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people
An Israeli airstrike has hit a school in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people, Palestinian health officials have said.
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Israeli private eye appears in London court over alleged hacking offences
An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States for allegedly carrying out a "hacking for hire" campaign appeared in a London court on Friday, ahead of his fight against extradition to the U.S. next year.
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Bland Samaritans: The modern-day descendants of the people that sparked the Arab-Israeli conflict
The ongoing war in Gaza has become yet another episode in the never-ending sequence of battles for the Holy Land.
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Israel strikes Yemen port after Houthi rebels attack Tel Aviv
Oil depot and electrical installations reportedly targeted in powerful attack on Red Sea port city
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UK to resume funding to UN Palestine relief agency Unrwa
David Lammy’s decision marks a rare split between the UK and the US on policy towards Gaza