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Palestinian sniper wounds Israel civilian: Army

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 18:58

A Palestinian sniper shot and wounded an Israeli civilian on Tuesday as he repaired the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, the Army said.

Palestinian, Israeli policeman wounded in separate incidents

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 13:03

Israeli troops shot and seriously wounded a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip Monday, while a Palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded Israeli policeman in the West Bank, sources on each side said.

Israeli minister denies fear of Palestinian uprising

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 07:54

Israeli Science and Technology Minister Ya`akov Peri said Monday that the recent spike in violence in the West Bank does not equate a third Palestinian uprising.

Blast on Israel bus `terrorist attack`: Police

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 23:25

An explosion aboard an empty Israeli bus near Tel Aviv on Sunday that did not kill or wound anyone was a "terrorist attack," police said.

New calls for Jewish prayer at Jerusalem holy site

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 01:44

For decades, the religious Jews who bucked a rabbinic ban and visited a contested holy site in Jerusalem where the ancient Jewish temple once stood were seen by many as a fanatic fringe.

New calls for Jewish prayer at Jerusalem holy site

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 00:52

For decades, religious Jews who bucked a rabbinic ban and visited a contested holy site in Jerusalem where the ancient Jewish temple once stood were seen by many as a fanatic fringe.

Holy Land hit by heaviest snowfall in decades

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 23:44

The heaviest snowfall in decades blocked roads across Israel and the Palestinian territories on Saturday, prompting Israeli authorities exceptionally to interrupt the Jewish sabbath to lay on relief trains.

Thousands evacuated from flooded Gaza homes

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 22:14

Rescue workers evacuated more than 4,000 Gaza Strip residents from homes flooded by four days of heavy rain, using boats and construction equipment to pluck some of those trapped from upper floors.

Kerry shows optimism on Israel-Palestinian peace talks

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 12:53

US Secretary of State John Kerry exhibited Friday optimism on the Mideast peace talks at the end of his trip to Israel, saying "Israel and the Palestinians are closer to a peace agreement than they have been in years".

Israel police kill Palestinian in raid on illegal migrants

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:19

Israeli border police killed a Palestinian during a raid aimed at netting illegal immigrants in a suburb of commercial capital Tel Aviv early Saturday, a police spokeswoman said.

10,000-year-old house discovered outside Jerusalem

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 18:01

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Judean Shephelah provides a "fascinating glimpse into thousands of years of human development."

Sanctions stay unless Iran renounces nuclear arms: Hollande

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 11:33

President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that sanctions on Iran will remain in place as long as France is not convinced that Tehran has "definitively renounced" its alleged nuclear weapons programme.