Asia Israel Representatives of Israel will attend the European Political Community meeting, an informal summit of European leaders in October, organised by the Czech EU Presidency to discuss French President Emmanuel Macron's pan-European initiative
Asia Israel 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
Asia Israel Netanyahu declared Israel “on the eve of a forceful entry to Gaza" as security cabinet voted to approve a plan for tens of thousands of additional soldiers to seize and hold Gaza territory, relocating Palestinians south, raising international bewilderment
Asia Israel 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
Asia Israel 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