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Pope warns of 'spiral of death' in Middle East clashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 07:33 AM

VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was "terrible and unacceptable", warning that the latest conflict could get even worse.  Read more »

Ilang Pinay sa Israel, nangangamba dahil sa gulo roon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 03:05 AM

Samantala, wala naman raw silang balak na umuwi ng Pilipinas, kahit ganito ang sitwasyon.  Read more »

Israel-Palestinian conflict escalates as rockets fly, street violence flares

Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 01:40 PM

TEL AVIV - Israel faced an escalating conflict on two fronts Thursday, scrambling to quell riots between Arabs and Jews on its own streets after days of exchanging deadly fire with Palestinian militants in Gaza.   Read more »

Israel declares state of emergency in Lod

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 12 08:04 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod as police accused Arab residents of waging "wide-scale riots".  Read more »

PAL, Israel eye direct flights between Philippines and Holy Land by October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:41 PM

Philippine Airlines and Israel's delegation discussed the possibility of offering direct flights from Manila to Tel Aviv with the flag carrier revealing plans to start in October 2021, the Embassy of Israel in Manila said Tuesday. Read more »

Face masks no longer mandatory in Israel

Jacj Guez, AFP
Posted at Apr 19 05:23 PM

People exercise on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on Sunday, after authorities announced that face masks for COVID-19 prevention were no longer needed outside.  Read more »

A quick swab and a boarding pass: Israel's El Al launches check-in COVID-19 test

Steven Scheer, Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 09:04 AM

BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel - Israel's El Al airlines launched a pilot program at its Tel Aviv airport check-in counters on Monday to test unvaccinated passengers for COVID-19 before allowing them to board a non-stop flight to New York. Read more »

Israeli court limits use of spy agency to track virus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 08:35 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel's top court ruled Monday that the government must curb its use of the domestic spy agency to track coronavirus infections, saying "draconian" surveillance constituted a blow to democracy. Read more »

Israeli study shows Pfizer vaccine 94 percent effective

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 15 11:48 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel's largest healthcare provider said Sunday a study of more than half a million fully vaccinated Israelis indicated the Pfizer/BioNTech jab gave 94 percent protection against Covid-19. Read more »

Israel to ease lockdown as COVID numbers slow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 08:28 PM

JERUSALEM - Israel announced Friday that it will ease lockdown measures but keep its international airport and land borders closed following a slight fall in the spread of coronavirus cases. Read more »

Israel and Bahrain formalize diplomatic ties

AFP correspondent with Ben Simon in Jerusalem, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 11:32 AM

MANAMA, Bahrain - Israel and Bahrain cemented a deal officially establishing relations and signed seven memorandums of understanding Sunday, further opening up the wealthy Gulf region to the Jewish state. Read more »

Israelis protest against second virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 07:17 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel - Hundreds of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv late Thursday against a second nationwide lockdown, the first such move in the world to tackle a renewed spike in coronavirus cases. Read more »

Israelis rejoice in weed from heaven

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 12:35 PM

TEL AVIV - Cannabis rained from on high in Israel's liberal hub of Tel Aviv this week as legalization campaigners used a drone to airdrop bags of the drug, sparking delight on the ground. Read more »

Hamas, Israel strike deal to end Gaza escalation

Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 08:05 AM

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas announced Monday they have reached a Qatari-mediated deal to end more than three weeks of cross-border exchanges of fire with Israel.   Read more »

Israel keeps up Gaza strikes after Qatar joins mediation bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 09:52 AM

GAZA CITY - Israeli warplanes struck a Hamas target in Gaza overnight, the military said Wednesday, even as a Qatari envoy joined efforts to broker an end to the almost three-week flare-up. Read more »

LOOK: Israel to open first 'sail-in' floating cinema

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 11:40 AM

Israel is set to launch its first "sail-in" cinema that will allow moviegoers to watch a movie on a floating screen while riding boats distanced two meters apart. Read more »

Mask in a restaurant? This one can gobble like Pac-Man

Reuters
Updated as of May 19 09:23 AM

OR YEHUDA, Israel - Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say could make a visit to a restaurant less risky.   Read more »

China's ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home -police

Reuters
Posted at May 17 05:23 PM

China's ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said. Read more »

Even in pandemic, Jews flown to Jerusalem for burial

Michael Blum, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 10:45 AM

Serge Bokobza's family did not want him to be buried anywhere but Jerusalem so when he died of coronavirus they transferred the body from France, despite the difficulties during a pandemic.   Read more »

Virus soars among ultra-orthodox Jews as many flout Israel's rules

David M. Halbfinger, The New York Times
Updated as of Mar 31 08:50 AM

BNEI BRAK, Israel — Ultra-Orthodox Jews failing to comply with government instructions to contain the coronavirus are causing it to spread so quickly that Israeli officials are considering blockading entire communities to protect the wider population. Read more »