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Image accompanying Ynet’s October 23 report on the Hebron shooting and military cordon

Netanyahu Orders Hebron Cordon, Prepares Wider West Bank Closure

Netanyahu ordered security forces to cordon off Hebron and prepare a wider West Bank closure after an attack killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three. Israeli forces killed two men the military

October 23, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Concrete separation wall with Palestinian and Israeli housing blocks behind it east of Jerusalem, near the planned E1 settlement site

Miliband Tells Firms Bidding on E1 Settlement Homes They Risk Sanctions

Britain's Foreign Secretary used the E1 bid deadline to warn firms they risk sanctions, but the law behind the threat never mentions settlements. Israel's tender committee will not review the bids before November 19, so the threat lands before anyone

October 19, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Attendees applaud and film on phones at an election campaign meeting in Tel Aviv ahead of Israel's October 27 vote

Nine Days Before Israel Votes, Netanyahu’s Security Doctrine Draws Scorn

Netanyahu published a three-page security doctrine on Sunday backing preemptive strikes and buffer zones, and opposition

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump stand side by side in the Oval Office

Trump Backs Netanyahu and Warns Israelis the US Would ‘Do This Work’

Nine days before Israel votes, Trump posted a "complete and total endorsement" of Benjamin Netanyahu and said any other leader would force America to do "this work" itself. Polls show a dead

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Two men in a small vegetable shop in Gaza with crates of onions, potatoes and tomatoes

Gaza Egg and Flour Prices Jump as Commercial Goods Halt Enters Day Five

Israel's COGAT agency stopped commercial goods entering Gaza on Wednesday, and by Sunday eggs and flour had jumped in price. COGAT blames a Hamas fee, Gaza's authorities blame Israel, and none of

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A man pours a sack of freshly picked green and black olives into an olive press in Qusra, West Bank

Hardline Rabbi Dov Lior Rules Jews May Pick Palestinian Olives

Rabbi Dov Lior, whom Al Jazeera describes as the spiritual guide of Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party, ruled on Friday that Jews may pick olives from Palestinian-owned groves. Tzohar, Gush Etzion rabbis

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Religion

An aerial view from orbit of the River Thames winding through east London past Canary Wharf and London City Airport

HSBC’s Islamic Fund Holds $131m in Five Firms Linked to Israel’s Military

Middle East Eye says HSBC's Islamic Global Equity Index Fund holds about $131 million in RTX, Palantir, Analog Devices, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, which it links to Israel's military. The fund tracks an

October 14, 2026

Business·News

A Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter hovering in front of a desert mesa

Israel Signs for 12 Apache Helicopters Due in the 2030s, Funding Unclear

Israel signed for 12 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters that are not due until the early 2030s, Arab News reported. The US notice for a larger 30-helicopter, $3.8 billion case lists Foreign Military

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

The city lights of Jerusalem and surrounding areas photographed at night from the International Space Station

Colombia Opens Jerusalem Embassy, 46 Years After UN Said Withdraw Them

Colombia opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the tenth country to do so, 46 years after UN Security Council Resolution 478 called on states to withdraw their missions. The Palestinian foreign

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Abbas Araghchi shakes hands with Oman's foreign minister in front of Iranian and Omani flags

Al-Hadath Says Washington Warned Israel Off Iran. Neither Government Has Said So.

A Saudi broadcaster, citing unnamed sources, says the United States has warned Israel against striking Iran and urged it to hold the line with Syria. No official on either side has confirmed

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Burning mosque in Qusra village West Bank after Israeli settler attack July 2026

Israeli Settlers Torch Mosques and Assault Palestinian Villages After Deadly West Bank Clash

Israeli settlers burned two mosques and attacked at least five Palestinian villages overnight, spraying Hebrew revenge slogans hours after a deadly confrontation in Tal village killed four Palestinians and two Israelis and

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli soldiers conduct operations near Nablus amid West Bank arrests and settler attacks

Israel Arrests Dozens in West Bank as Settlers Burn Homes, UN Warns of Pogroms

Israeli forces arrested nearly 50 Palestinians in Tal village southwest of Nablus and raided 70 homes as settler mobs burned homes across the West Bank. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called it

July 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with police escort on Tisha B'Av

Eight Nations Condemn Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa March as 4,200 Settlers Storm Mosque Compound

Ben-Gvir led 4,200 settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday as eight Arab and Muslim nations issued a joint condemnation of the storming as an unlawful attempt to alter Jerusalem's historical and legal

July 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Israel

Netanyahu Orders Hebron Cordon, Prepares Wider West Bank Closure

Miliband Tells Firms Bidding on E1 Settlement Homes They Risk Sanctions

Nine Days Before Israel Votes, Netanyahu’s Security Doctrine Draws Scorn

Gaza Egg and Flour Prices Jump as Commercial Goods Halt Enters Day Five

Hardline Rabbi Dov Lior Rules Jews May Pick Palestinian Olives

HSBC’s Islamic Fund Holds $131m in Five Firms Linked to Israel’s Military

Israel Signs for 12 Apache Helicopters Due in the 2030s, Funding Unclear

Colombia Opens Jerusalem Embassy, 46 Years After UN Said Withdraw Them

Al-Hadath Says Washington Warned Israel Off Iran. Neither Government Has Said So.

Israeli Settlers Torch Mosques and Assault Palestinian Villages After Deadly West Bank Clash

Israel Arrests Dozens in West Bank as Settlers Burn Homes, UN Warns of Pogroms

Eight Nations Condemn Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa March as 4,200 Settlers Storm Mosque Compound

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