THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 3, 2023 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Feb 03 11:41 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Dead Sea Marathon commences Gil Cohen-Magen, AFPPosted at Feb 03 09:27 PM An aerial picture shows competitors running on salty soil during the Dead Sea Marathon, in the Israeli resort of Ein Bokek, on Friday. Read more »
Pope condemns increasing 'death spiral' in Middle East Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 30 09:03 AM Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a resurgence of violence in the Middle East, calling on both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to engage in a "sincere search for peace." Read more »
Israel, Gaza militants trade missiles after deadly West Bank raid Mai Yaghi and Gareth Browne, Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 27 07:36 PM Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip traded missile fire Friday, raising fears of a further escalation in violence. Read more »
In a first, German parliament spotlights Nazis' LGBTQ victims Deborah Cole, Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Jan 27 03:21 PM The German parliament will for the first time on Friday focus its annual Holocaust memorial commemorations on people persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity. Read more »
UAE plans to teach the Holocaust in schools Hashem Osseiran, Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 24 11:51 AM The United Arab Emirates plans to teach school students about the Holocaust, signaling warming ties with Israel, a country that is widely condemned in the Arab world. Read more »
Netanyahu fires Israel top minister after court ruling Deutsche WellePosted at Jan 23 07:29 AM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed on Sunday Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri, a key political ally, following a ruling by the country's top court against the appointment. Read more »
40 nations urge Israel to lift 'punitive' sanctions on Palestinians Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 17 08:27 AM Some 40 countries on Monday called on Israel to lift sanctions it imposed on the Palestinian Authority earlier this month over its push to get the UN's top court to issue an advisory opinion on the Israeli occupation. Read more »
Ancient ostrich eggs found in southern Israeli desert Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 13 05:01 AM The eight crushed eggs were discovered in fragments in the Negev desert's Nitzana sand dunes near the Egyptian border. Read more »
Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in West Bank: ministry Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 05 05:23 PM The Israeli army killed a Palestinian child Thursday in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said, where armed clashes broke. Read more »
Israel's Netanyahu returns to power with extreme-right govt Guillaume LavallĂ©e, Agence France-PressePosted at Dec 30 08:39 AM Israel's Netanyahu was sworn in as prime minister after a stint in opposition, heading what analysts call the most right-wing government in the country's history. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 29, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 29 11:55 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Sharks gather near power plant Abir Sultan, EPA-EFEPosted at Dec 29 10:03 PM A kayaker is seen above a group of sharks near the hot water stream of the Orot Rabin power plant in the Mediterranean Sea near Hadera, Israel Read more »
Looking for the Dead Sea Scrolls Abir Sultan, EPA-EFEPosted at Dec 29 10:51 AM Israel is in the midst of searching caves in the Judean Desert with the expectation to find pieces of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Read more »
Israel unveils finds from Tomb of Salome Agence France-PressePosted at Dec 21 06:37 AM 'It is interesting that some of the inscriptions were inscribed in Arabic, whilst the Christian believers continued to pray at the site,' the team said. Read more »
Scientists create egg-laying hens that only produce females Delphine Matthieussent, Agence France-PressePosted at Dec 16 04:59 AM Israeli scientists used gene editing to create egg-laying hens that only produce females. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 6, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 06 11:54 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Santa in Jerusalem Ahmad Gharabli, AFPPosted at Dec 06 11:42 PM A man dressed as Santa Claus poses for a picture as he rides a camel at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a few weeks before Christmas. Read more »
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fired from enclave Agence France-PressePosted at Dec 04 09:58 AM The Israeli air force said it had carried out air strikes against Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired towards Israeli territory. Read more »
Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel amid West Bank unrest Agence France-PressePosted at Dec 04 08:42 AM Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza into Israel without causing any casualties as a surge in violence grips the occupied West Bank. Read more »