Asia Israel The Sheba Medical Centre Gala at the Hotel Hermitage raised more than half a million euros for the Middle East's largest hospital treating sick children and refugees, the Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel
Asia Israel Two female sea turtles have returned to the Mediterranean Sea after six months recovering from injuries in the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, run by the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority
Asia Israel The Supreme Court stated that, for the first time, all 15 judges will participate in a hearing on the arguments against a law passed by PM Netanyahu's coalition as part of an overhaul of the judicial system
Asia Israel The Israeli government will protect archaeological sites in the West Bank, where there are over 3.000 ancient sites, about 80% of which are in Area C, a region under Israeli military and civilian control
Asia Israel Israeli protesters blocked highways and gathered in front of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and army headquarters in the latest demonstration across the country against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned overhaul of the judicial system
Asia Israel Israel’s government approved plans to build over 5.000 new homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank; though it is not clear when construction will begin, the decision raised international bewilderment and more tensions with Palestine
Asia Israel The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee called on the EU to help the International Criminal Court prosecute Israel for war crimes
Asia Israel Crucial voting will occur today at Knesset's judicial selection committee plenary which will choose its representatives on 4 judicial appointments committees, a vote that is likely to determine talks on government's controversial judicial reforms
Asia Israel Tens of thousands of demonstrators crowded Tel Aviv and other cities for 22nd consecutive week to protest controversial plan to reform judicial system, that would reduce Supreme Court's authority and give politicians more power for selecting judges
Asia Israel 80 animals of protected species - many of them endangered pythons - worth thousands of Euros, were seized by Israeli Border Police and inspectors from the Nature and Parks Authority in the village of Tur'an, near Golani Junction
Asia Israel The coalition-led Knesset committees continued to discuss and vote on the numerous clauses of the national budget for 2023 and 2024, which is on track to be approved by the 29 May deadline
Asia Israel The Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the bill to unify the emergency telephone numbers and dispatch centres of the Magen David Adom and the United Hatzalah, which have been battling over the issue for decades
Asia Israel Around 200.000 people gathered outside the Knesset on Thursday evening in support of the judicial review, with several government ministers and coalition deputies in attendance, among them Justice Minister Yariv Levin