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'We all failed you.' Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem

Sep. 02, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli-American family that became an international symbol in the struggle to free hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza laid their son to rest on Monday after the discovery of his body and those of five others brought a fresh outpouring of grief. Tens of...

Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Aug. 31, 2024 23:06 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declares a 'special situation on the home front'

Aug. 24, 2024 23:34 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declares a 'special situation on the home front.'

A crocodile attacks and wounds a zookeeper in Jerusalem

Aug. 18, 2024 05:32 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A crocodile attacked a zookeeper in Jerusalem on Sunday, leaving him hospitalized with severe injuries on his upper body, officials said. Israeli police said a security guard at the zoo likely saved the man's life by firing stun bullets at the crocodile. It was not...

The U.N. says it fired nine UNRWA staffers after internal probe found they may have been involved in the Oct. 7 attack

Aug. 05, 2024 13:55 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. says it fired nine UNRWA staffers after internal probe found they may have been involved in the Oct. 7 attack.

Mobileye: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 01, 2024 06:56 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — JERUSALEM (AP) — Mobileye Global Inc. (MBLY) on Thursday reported a loss of $86 million in its second quarter. The Jerusalem-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 9 cents per share. ...

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Jul. 18, 2024 20:46 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he had gone up...

Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site

Jul. 18, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, saying it was essential that Israel keep control of a strip of territory along the territory's border with Egypt, just days before he was set to give a speech to the U.S....

Far right Israeli minister visits Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, threatening to disrupt Gaza cease fire talks

Jul. 18, 2024 02:33 AM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Far right Israeli minister visits Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, threatening to disrupt Gaza cease fire talks.

Israel's Holocaust memorial opens a conservation facility to store artifacts, photos and more

Jul. 08, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national Holocaust museum opened a new conservation facility in Jerusalem on Monday that will preserve, restore and store its more than 45,000 artifacts and works of art in a vast new building, including five floors of underground storage. Yad Vashem,...