A second ultra-Orthodox party has quit earlier this week over the same issue. The political turmoil in Isarel comes as Israel and Hamas are negotiating on a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

Palau's government is considering a draft agreement that would make it a destination for people seeking protection in the US ...

Mr Zelensky faced unprecedented pushback after signing a law that handed control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition faces significant instability after a key ultra-Orthodox party ...

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's government collapses as Shas quits over military draft exemptions, leaving a minority coalition amid Gaza ceasefire talks and rising war fatigue.

The draft defense authorization bill would require counter-drone defenses at military-related facilities inside the United ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that would allow those over the age of 60 to enlist in the military ...

Ostracised by the public and facing military prison, Israeli teen ‘refusers’ are burning their IDF draft letters in protest at its actions in Gaza. Alex Croft speaks to them about life on the fringes ...

United Torah Judaism Party chairman says the haredi community would leave Israel entirely if they are faced with a mandatory ...

An Israeli ultra-Orthodox party that has been a key governing partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Tuesday it was leaving the coalition government, threatening to destabilise the ...

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza passed 60,000 on Tuesday. The world’s leading authority on food crises said the “ worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in the territory ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition lost its parliamentary majority after two ultra-Orthodox parties quit over a controversial military draft bill., Middle East, Times Now ...