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Israeli army says Palestinian gunmen kills Israeli civilian in West Bank shooting

May. 30, 2023 11:03 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli man on Tuesday near the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said. The Israeli military said the man was shot near the settlement of Hermesh, in the northern West Bank. Local...

Mass protests against Israeli government's plans to change legal system enter 21st week

May. 27, 2023 15:48 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday for the relentless weekly protests against their government’s plans to overhaul the legal system. The mass protests entered their 21st week. This week’s rallies come days after Prime Minister Benjamin...

Israel's Netanyahu and allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox

May. 24, 2023 01:45 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda. While the budget could buy...

Israeli budget vote could give Netanyahu stability after rocky start to term

May. 23, 2023 15:09 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Tuesday prepared to pass a new budget — a step that could bring some stability to his coalition after a rocky start and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda. While the...

Emirati leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu, Herzog, to join COP28 climate conference in Dubai

May. 23, 2023 03:46 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Emirati leaders extended a long-sought invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the U.N climate conference, known as COP28, in November. The United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Sheikh...

Extremist Israeli Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site

May. 21, 2023 11:16 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A far-right Israeli Cabinet minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, declaring that “we are in charge,” while the Israeli Cabinet held a rare meeting in Jerusalem’s Old City to celebrate its control of the area. The visit by Itamar...

Israelis protest government's plans to weaken Supreme Court amid talks for compromise

May. 20, 2023 15:03 PM EDT

TEL AVIV (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against contentious plans by their hard-line government to overhaul the judiciary, as the protest campaign showed no signs of abating nearly five months on. The main protest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel’s economic hub...

Abbas urges UN to suspend Israel during first commemoration of 1948 flight of the Palestinians

May. 15, 2023 16:44 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United Nations on Monday to suspend Israel’s membership unless it implements resolutions establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and allows the return of Palestinian refugees. Abbas spoke during the first...

Sudan migrants in Israel worry over future, fighting at home

May. 15, 2023 02:31 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Omer Easa is watching the violence roiling his native Sudan with deep trepidation. The further Sudan sinks into chaos and violence, he fears, the longer he is likely to remain an unrecognized asylum-seeker in Israel, where he has few protections. Backers of...

Israel and Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting

May. 13, 2023 18:14 PM EDT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting that killed 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians. Two people in Israel were killed by...