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Gaza City/Jerusalem/Damascus - A delegation of top Hamas leaders from the Gaza Strip was in Syria Wednesday to consult with the Palestinian Islamist movement's exiled leadership over whether to accept Israel's latest offer for a prisoners swap. The d...
The Israeli prime minister on Tuesday sought to dampen speculation about a prisoner swap with Hamas in exchange for the missing Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Gaza/Damascus - Negotiations over a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas have entered a critical stage, well- informed officials close to the Islamist organization said Wednesday. The deal, if successful, will see an Israeli soldier, Gilad...
The ball is back in the court of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the effort to win the release of the Israeli soldier kidnapped almost 3 and a half years ago.
Israel’s Air Force bombed a Hamas weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels in Gaza in response to the firing of two Qassam rockets at Israel. The retaliatory strikes early Tuesday morning were successful, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
JERUSALEM - With cutting-edge anti-missile systems and two new submarines that can carry nuclear weapons, Israel is readying a new generation of armaments designed to defend...
Nearly six months after contested presidential elections sparked widespread violent anti-government demonstrations, Iran's security forces are warning citizens that political protesters are in danger of being kidnapped - by Israel
A Palestinian delegation involved in the negotiations in Cairo to free abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit arrived in Damascus to discuss finalizing the deal with Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshal, Arabic news station Al Arabiya reported Tuesday.
Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday.
GazaCity - Israeli warplanes bombed three targets in the Gaza Strip before dawn Tuesday, responding to two rockets fired into southern Israel the previous evening, the Israeli military and Palestinian health officials said. Two smuggling tunnels in R...
Gaza/Cairo - Senior officials from Hamas headed for Cairo Monday for talks on a prisoner swap deal involving an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza strip for over three years. Media reports have indicated that deal is near which would see the soldier, G...
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is on a list of prisoners that the Hamas group has demanded be freed in exchange for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit , his lawyer Khader Shkirat said.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is on a list of prisoners that the Hamas group has demanded be freed in exchange for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit , his lawyer Khader Shkirat said today.
November 24, 2009: Israel is increasing the production of its Arrow anti-missile missiles. Costing over three million dollars each, and partly constructed in the United States (by Boeing), the Arrow missiles are Israel's principal defense against Syrian and Iranian ballistic missiles.
Israel's trade minister Monday began a visit to Turkey to mend strained relations, saying Ankara could help resolve the conflict between Israel and Syria.
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants for more than three years was...
Gaza/Jerusalem/Cairo/Damascus - Israel and the Palestinian Islamist party Hamas were cautious Tuesday over efforts by a German mediator to conclude indirect negotiations on a prisoner swap. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday tha...
While the United States and Europe have been struggling to find a path forward in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Afghanistan, and Iran, the strategic ground upon which their assumptions about the region rest has begun to shift dramatically.
An apprentice spy for Israel's once vaunted Mossad overseas intelligence service was arrested by rank and file police during an abortive training exercise in the country's metropolis of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli film “Eyes Wide Open” won the main Eros and Psyche Prize at the 15th annual MedFilm Festival in Rome, which ended Nov. 15.
The strikes targeted two weapons factories in central and northern Gaza and a smuggling tunnel under the border with Egypt, an Israeli army spokesman said. Israeli planes carried out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip today, injuring seven people, Palestinian medical workers said.
