The song contest prides itself on being nonpolitical, but Israel’s inclusion threatens to overshadow the music this year. For some, it is the Oscars. For others, it is Rio’s Carnival. For many, there is no
Israeli lawmakers were set to give their final approval on Wednesday to an amended 2024 state budget that adds tens of billions of shekels to fund Israel's war against the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas in
A centrist bloc in Israel's unity government formed around former defence minister Benny Gantz has broken up, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five months into the Gaza war. After months in which
At least one civilian has been killed and several others injured after Israel launched four strikes on eastern Lebanon's city of Baalbek on Monday, two security sources and the Baalbek governor, Bashir Khader, told Reuters.
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday demanded the United Nations Security Council "put as much pressure as possible" on Palestinian militants Hamas to release the people it took hostage during the Oct. 7 attack
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undermining Israel with his approach to the war in Gaza and urged the country to change course or lose even more
Mizrahi-Tefahot's (MZTF.TA), opens new tab fourth-quarter profit edged lower, the Israeli lender said on Tuesday, on higher provisions to guard against loan defaults due to Israel's war with Hamas militants, while it raised its dividend.
First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) (FIBI.TA), opens new tab reported a 7% decline in quarterly net profit, hurt by a more than tripling of its provision to protect against future loan defaults due to
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would press forward with its military campaign into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid rising international pressure. A growing chorus of voices have joined
Israeli warplanes struck deep into Lebanon for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, hitting a facility belonging to Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley, sources in Lebanon said. Two Hezbollah members from the Bekaa Valley were
