Category: Latest News – Israel

Key developments: Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White party exited the Oct. 27 election race, removing a potential coalition partner for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the same time, Israeli police announced the arrest of ten suspects tied to…

Continue reading Israeli election race reshapes as Gantz quits, police arrest settlers, and IDF deploys new border unit

Key developments: Settlers in the occupied West Bank violently attacked a convoy of European diplomatic vehicles and beat Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine while Palestinians were harvesting olives. Israeli police opened an investigation but say diplomatic missions have not cooperated…

Continue reading Israeli settlers assault European diplomats and journalists during West Bank olive harvest

Key developments: Settlers in the occupied West Bank assaulted European diplomatic personnel during an olive‑harvest protest, injuring several, including a U.S. journalist. Prime Minister Netanyahu denied “compelling evidence” that settlers were responsible, while the IDF publicly condemned the…

Continue reading Israeli settlers’ attack on European diplomats sparks political outcry and security crackdown

Key developments: Masked Israeli settlers violently intervened in an olive‑harvest in the occupied West Bank, beating Palestinians and injuring a Washington Post photojournalist. The incident prompted condemnation from U.S. lawmakers and prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to state…

Continue reading Settlers Attack West Bank Olive Harvest, Wounding Washington Post Photographer

The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the killing of Maher Walid Omar al‑Husseini, a senior commander of Hamas’s Nukhba unit who helped orchestrate the Oct. 7 attack, in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 14, 2026. The operation underscores Israel’s continued focus…

Continue reading Israeli forces eliminate a senior Hamas Nukhba commander as Gaza trade is halted

The Israeli Defense Forces announced the killing of two senior Hamas Nukhba operatives who participated in the October 7 assault. One, Maher Walid Omar al‑Husseini, was eliminated in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 14, 2026, while another, Maher Walid Amr al‑Hasini, was struck in southern Gaza two…

Continue reading Israel’s IDF Eliminates Two Hamas Nukhba Commanders Linked to the Oct. 7 Attack

A Delta airliner arriving from the United States was temporarily isolated at Ben Gurion Airport when an anonymous bomb threat triggered a security response. Police and airport officials conducted a thorough sweep of the aircraft and surrounding area, ultimately…

Continue reading Delta flight cleared after anonymous bomb threat at Ben Gurion Airport

A mysterious object set off sirens across northern Israel early Saturday, prompting immediate alerts from the Israel Defense Forces. Subsequent analysis by the IDF concluded that the object was most probably a balloon rather than a hostile drone,…

Continue reading IDF Says Unidentified Aerial Object Over Northern Israel Was Likely a Balloon