Israel announced Thursday it was halting the “import of fuel into the Gaza Strip”, the latest punitive measure over a wave of airborne firebombs from the Palestinian territory. The defence ministry announcement came hours after Israeli jets and tanks hit targets affiliated with Hamas, the enclave’s Islamist rulers. No casualties were reported. The latest round […]

Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that sought to block candidates under indictment from forming a future government. In a vote that highlighted the fragility of the premier’s coalition, Wednesday’s bill, proposed by opposition leader Yair Lapid, was defeated 53-37. Members of the Blue and White party, who are […]

The Israeli defence ministry said on Wednesday that it had foiled an attempted cyber attack by a foreign group targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. It said the attempt was made by “an international cyber group called ‘Lazarus,’ an organisation that is backed by a foreign country.” The United States has linked Lazarus to North Korea’s […]

The Gaza Strip’s rulers Hamas fired rockets into the sea on Monday after repeated exchanges of fire with Israel in recent days, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said. At least eight rockets were seen in the sky, heading toward the Mediterranean Sea, said AFP journalists in the coastal strip, which has been under Israeli blockade […]

The State of Israel says registration for participation in the 3rd National Bible Contest in Nigeria has commenced. Chikadibia Kene-meenu, Mashav Coordinator of Israel Mission in Nigeria announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “`Another chance to enter registration is open until Aug.12 on the website services.education.gov.il “The online test will be held […]

Israeli police early, on Sunday, arrested 12 protesters, who refused to end a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a spokesman said.

Israeli police arrested two prominent Palestinian cultural leaders on Wednesday at their home in east Jerusalem on a suspicion of “funding terrorism”, police and a defence lawyer said. Rania Elias, who heads the Yabous Cultural Centre and her husband Suhail Khoury, Director General of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, were detained at their […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume in earnest in January, with thrice-weekly evidentiary hearings set to begin then, a Jerusalem court decided Sunday. It was not immediately clear if Netanyahu would be required to be present at each hearing, although some Israeli media reported he would. Regardless, the grueling judicial schedule will […]

Israel has extended its entry ban for tourists and foreigners for another four weeks, until Aug. 1, the country’s airport authority told airlines on Thursday. Exceptions will be made only when the appropriate permits from immigration authorities are shown. Airlines were told that they would be responsible for taking passengers who are denied entry back […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke Nigeria and Israel have agreed to sign a bilateral agreement in the area of Methanol Fuel Production Technology that would be of mutual benefit to both countries. The agreement was sealed on Monday when the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Shimon Ben Shoshan paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Science […]