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Israeli Parliament okays bill setting term limit of 8 years for PM

The Israeli parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would limit the service of a Prime Minister to a maximum of eight years

Palestinians demand release of 90 corpses withheld by Israel for years

Dozens of Palestinians rallied in the West Bank city of Jenin, demanding the return of 90 Palestinian corpses withheld by Israel for years.

Israel, Jordan, UAE agree on regional cooperation to tackle climate crisis

Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have signed a 'historic' agreement for regional cooperation in the fight against the climate crisis, the Israeli Ministry of Energy said in a statement

Israel Ambassador meets Khattar, discusses investment possibilities

The Ambassador said Israel will set up many such projects in future in India and most projects will be in Haryana

Israel: Former Netanyahu aide testifies in ex-PM's corruption trial

A one-time confidante to Benjamin Netanyahu began testifying against him Monday in the former Israeli prime minister's corruption trial in Jerusalem.

China to continue promoting relationship with Israel, says Xi Jinping

Xi said China highly values its relations with Israel, and is ready to work with the Israeli side to bring more benefits to their people

Israel approves coronavirus vaccines for children of ages 5 to 11 years

Israel on Sunday approved giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. The Health Ministry decision follows approval by U.S. health authorities earlier this month to OK the vaccine for the same age group. Israel was one of the first countries in the world to carry out a broad vaccination campaign in its adult and adolescent population early this year, and it became the first country to carry out a widespread booster campaign over the summer. Experts say Israel's aggressive vaccination efforts have helped curb the spread of the coronavirus and bring a recent wave of the delta variant under control. But it has seen the coronavirus continue to spread among unvaccinated populations, including children. In a statement, the Health Ministry said its director general, Dr. Nachman Ash, accepted a recommendation from expert advisers to inoculate children with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. It said a majority of advisers believed the benefits of the vaccine outweighed t

Israel holds 'war games' to prepare for more lethal Covid-19 strain

Number of seriously ill Israelis suffering from Covid dropped from around 700 at the end of August to 149 on Nov. 10, while number of daily new infections fell from around 10,000 a day to under 500

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, says report

Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists

13-yr-old Palestinian boy dies by Israeli fire in West Bank during clashes

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli fire during clashes in the occupied West Bank

Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes for a comeback dim as Israel passes budget

The former Israeli PM watched from the sidelines Thursday as the government passed a national budget

Israel spared fifth snap election as lawmakers pass national budget

The Knesset passed a national budget avoiding a November deadline that would have triggered another election

US blacklists NSO Group, three others for selling spyware: Report

The US also targeted Israeli company Candiru, Singapore-based Computer Security Initiative Consultancy PTE and Russian firm Positive Technologies

US blacklists Israel's NSO Group, the maker of Pegasus spyware

Positive Technologies of Russia, and Computer Security Initiative Consultancy PTE. LTD, from Singapore, were also listed

'You are the most popular person in Israel': PM Bennett to PM Modi

Modi met Bennett on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit

People of India deeply value friendship with Israel: PM Modi to PM Bennett

The people of India deeply value the friendship with Israel, PM Narendra Modi said, as he recalled his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on the sidelines of the COP26

Israel opens to solo tourists for first time since Covid pandemic

Travelers must show proof of vaccination, a booster shot, or recovery from coronavirus within the last six months

Firms like Pegasus-maker NSO can't sell to non-govt actors: Israel envoy

The Israeli envoy said what is happening in India over Pegasus is an internal matter of the country

India, Israel agree to resume negotiations on FTA from next month

In order to ease travel between the two countries amidst the COVID pandemic, India and Israel have also agreed to mutually recognise vaccination certificates.

India, Israel agree on mutual recognition of Covid vaccination certificates

This development was announced during Jaishankar's three-day visit to Israel.