Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 12 European countries, Canada and Japan

Twelve European countries as well as Canada and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the Occupied West Bank saying the move harmed the ...
CBS News

Israel strikes Beirut for the first attack in months, says it targeted Hezbollah militant

Israel's military said it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff in the first airstrike in Beirut since June. The military did not offer further details. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an ...

Despite Vatican-Israel tensions, Catholics and Jews work to build trust in Haifa

Religious leaders started getting together after Oct. 7, 2023, in the hope of preventing a repeat of Arab-Jewish violence that erupted after a previous conflict in Gaza two years earlier.

Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel. Advocates blame Netanyahu’s far-right government

The decline in women’s rights is measurable. In the 2025–26 Women, Peace and Security Index, Israel ranks 84 of 181 countries – behind Albania, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
The New York Times

What Drove the Israel-Gaza Conflict? Here’s What You Need to Know.

After 11 days of intense fighting, Hamas and Israel began a cease-fire. Here is the arc of the conflict. By Dan Bilefsky A fragile cease-fire went into effect between Hamas and Israel early Friday ...

In Israel, some Jews and Christians seek to build trust between their communities

Despite tensions between the Vatican and Israel's government over the Gaza war, some Jews and Christians living in Israel are trying to build trust between their communities.
Al Jazeera English

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire, raising regional tensions

Israel has exchanged fire with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflict on Sunday, a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by ...

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF reports 2 new strikes in Lebanon

Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes -- continue despite the ...