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Former Israel PM Netanyahu warned in probe of deadly 2021 stampede

The independent commission investigating a deadly stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel last year said Tuesday that then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials might be found partly responsible for the disaster. The announcement could harm Netanyahu who is already on trial for corruption ahead of Nov. 1 elections in which he hopes to become prime minister again. Netanyahu testified last month that he was not responsible for the absence or failure of safety measures at the site. Forty-five people died in a deadly stampede at the religious festival at Mount Meron in April 2021, which was attended by some 100,000 mostly ultra-Orthodox Jews. It was the worst civilian disaster in Israel's history, and came amid longstanding warnings about safety and overcrowding at the site. The independent commission set up to probe the disaster said that Netanyahu, who had been prime minister for the past 12 years, knew, or should have known that the site had been ...

Palestinian death toll reaches 85 as Israel steps up West Bank raids

At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. The military says the vast majority were militants or stone-throwers who endangered the soldiers. The tally, from the Palestinian Health Ministry, includes Palestinians who carried out deadly attacks inside Israel. But it also includes several civilians, including a veteran journalist and a lawyer who apparently drove unwittingly into a battle zone, as well as local youths who took to the streets in response to the invasion of their neighbourhoods. The length and frequency of the raids has pulled into focus Israel's tactics in the West Bank, where nearly 3 million Palestinians live under a decades-long occupation and Palestinians view the military's presence as a humiliation and a threat. Israeli troops have regularly operated across the West Bank since Israel captured the .

Israel to sell 2 spy planes, logistics services to Italy for $550 mn

Israel Aerospace Industries announced signing a contract worth over USD 200 million to provide special mission aircraft to a European member of NATO but did not disclose which country is the client

US inks agreement on Cyber Security Cooperation with Israel: US Treasury

The Treasury noted that during his Israel visit last year, Adeyemo launched a bilateral Cyber Task Force with Israel aimed at combating the global threat of ransomware

India advocates resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine

India on Thursday advocated immediate resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine, saying absence of a dialogue would only increase the risk of an escalation of violence between the two sides. During a Security Council meeting on Palestine, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj reaffirmed New Delhi's unwavering commitment to establishing a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine living within secure and recognised borders, side by side at peace with Israel. India has consistently called for direct peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine towards a two-State solution, taking into account the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for Statehood and Israel's legitimate security concerns. The UN and the international community must prioritise the resumption of these negotiations, Kamboj said. She asserted that there is no other alternative to a negotiated two-State solution. It is the international community's collective ...

Israeli PM Lapid blasts 'bad' proposal to restore US-Iran nuclear deal

This deal will result in Tehran having $100 billion more a year at its disposal due to lifting of sanctions

Israel, US sign cyber-financial agreement, strengthen economic cooperation

Israel and the US signed the first agreement for cyber-financial cooperation, the Israeli Ministry of Finance has said in a statement

Israel won't be bound by Iran nuclear deal, PM Lapid tells Macron

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron that his country objects to a return to the Iran nuclear deal and would not be bound by it

Israel reports 11 new Monkeypox cases in four days, tally surpasses 200

Monkeypox cases in Israel have totaled 208, with 11 new cases detected in the past four days, the country's Health Ministry said

Israeli researchers develop innovative way to grow nutrient-rich seaweeds

Israeli researchers have developed an innovative way to grow seaweeds rich in nutrients, proteins, dietary fibre and minerals for human and animal needs, Tel Aviv University in central Israel said

Israel postpones plan to allow flights from Ramon airport for Palestinians

Israel has announced that a recent plan to allow flights for Palestinians from the southern Ramon airport was postponed to an unknown date

Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio steps down

Chief Operating Officer Yaron Shohat has been appointed to oversee a reorganisation of the company before a successor is named

Israel seals several Palestinian rights groups, labels them terrorists

Israel has closed several Palestinian advocacy groups after classifying them as terrorist organisations last year, the groups said

Israel, Turkey agree to reinstate diplomatic relations in a historic step

Israel and Turkey want to fully resume diplomatic relations, leaders from both countries said on in a historic step that followed a visit by the Israeli Prime Minister to Turkey

Palestinian President Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack in 1972

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed no regret for the deadly attack by Palestinian militants against Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics half a century ago

Israel's inflation rate hits 5.2% as fruits prices hike; highest since 2008

Israel's monthly inflation rate in July was 1.1 per cent, following a 0.4% in June, mainly due to an increase of 8.5% in fresh fruit prices and 3.3% in transport prices

Syria reports Israeli missile attack on coast, no immediate casualties

Israel launched a missile attack on western Syria Sunday night and explosions were heard in the coastal region of the war-torn country, Syrian state media reported

Hamas issues, then rescinds, sweeping rules on journalists covering Gaza

Palestinians who work with foreign journalists were ordered not to report on Gazans killed by misfired Palestinian rockets and were told to blame Israel for the recent escalation

Israel, militants trade fire as Gaza death toll climbs to 24, 203 injured

Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict

Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire hours after deadly strikes

Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 10 people