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Yinon Levi, a sanctioned settler who allegedly shot dead prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen near Umm al Kheir, West Bank, was given 4 days of house arrest by Jerusalem Court; he was driving 'recklessly' a heavy construction vehicle through Umm

Israel reportedly recited the call for immediate peace in the Gaza Strip, jointly advanced by 28 countries, by stating it is 'disconnected from reality and passing the wrong message to Hamas'

Airstrikes were launched on a Defense Ministry compound and near the presidential palace in Damascus; the action followed clashes with over 500 casualties in the region of Sweida, the heartland of Syria's Druse minority, whom Israel pledged to protect

One of the panoramic windows of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem was shattered during a right-wing protest held outside the facilities, with resonance on all local press

Israel’s plans to fully escalate the war in Gaza and block humanitarian aid to the population, already on the brink of famine, have drawn the sharpest opposition yet since the conflict began; UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement of condemnation

Ronen Bar, chief of Shin Bet, whom cabinet voted last month to fire, will step down from his role on 15 June; opposition lawmakers urge Netanyahu to follow an Bar himself said ‘all’ who failed on October 7 must go

Hundreds of Israeli writers, poets, and literary figures signed a petition on Sunday calling for the immediate end of the war in Gaza, the return of the 59 hostages, and the formulation of a clear plan for the future of Gaza and its residents

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had received an invitation to meet the US president at the White House on 4 February; he would be the first international leader to visit Trump in his second term

Israel's military chief Lt Gen Herzi Halevi has resigned, admitting in a letter that the Israel Defense Forces had "failed in its mission to protect the citizens of Israel" on 7 October 2023, when Hamas carried out the attack that triggered the Gaza war

Israeli historian Ilan Pappe said he believes there are many factors, from the Trump presidency to international isolation, that show that Zionism is entering its 'last phase' before its collapse

Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant resigned from the Knesset, the country's parliament, over his opposition to the law on exemption from military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews, which has existed since the founding of the state of Israel

Israel has announced the closing its embassy in Dublin, Ireland, in protest against Ireland’s decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood and to accuse the Israelis of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip