Israeli Officials Embrace

Israeli Officials Embrace Trump Victory, Despite His Unpredictability

There is a belief in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Israeli government that a Trump administration will allow it to end its wars on favorable terms.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes

It was unclear how or when Iran plans to respond, or whether the rhetoric could be bluster. Iranian officials had downplayed the damage of Israel’s last attack.

World - The New York Times - October 31

We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans

Willem-Alexander says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands after Israeli football supporters come under attack.

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill 22

World - ABC News - October 27

Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills dozens, officials there say

An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people, Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry said.

Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say

The barrage of Israeli airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley on Monday night killed at least 60 people, officials said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in the area since the war escalated last month.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid

Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Israeli Strikes Damage a Major Hospital in Northern Gaza, Officials Say

Patients and medical staff were wounded at Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few in northern Gaza still providing limited medical care, the health ministry and the hospital’s chief said.

World - The New York Times - November 5

An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks

Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children

World - ABC News - November 5

WATCH: Israeli soccer fans suffer 'anti-Semitic attacks' in Amsterdam incident: Officials

At least five people have been hospitalized and 62 others detained after a night of violence targeting Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam Thursday night, authorities said.

Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has officially stepped down in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired ...

World - ABC News - November 8

Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam by antisemitic rioters, officials say

There were multiple violent attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam after a soccer match Thursday night between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Police detained more than 60 people, and five people who were ...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

New Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people including children in Lebanon and northern Gaza

World - ABC News - November 11

Israeli strikes on north Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens, officials and rescuers say

At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and medics say.

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, officials say

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people on Sunday in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month that aid groups say has further ...

Dozens killed as Israeli strikes destroy home, Gaza officials say

Gaza’s civil defence agency says 25 people killed, including 13 children, as Israel continues attacks in north of territory. Israeli warplanes carried out more strikes in northern Gaza on Sunday, ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 children in Gaza and Lebanon: Health officials

Israeli airstrikes Sunday killed dozens of people, including at least 20 children, in northern Gaza and Lebanon, health authorities said. The Israeli airstrike in Lebanon killed at least 23, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Middle East latest: US won't halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Eight international aid groups say Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip

World - ABC News - November 12

CIA Official Arrested for Intelligence Leak on Israeli Plans to Strike Iran

Asif William Rahman was arrested in Cambodia on Tuesday and expected to appear in federal court in Guam.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 13

US charges CIA official with leaking document on Israeli attack preparations

The U.S. has charged a man who worked for the CIA overseas with leaking a classified document last month that assessed Israeli preparations for a counterattack on Iran. The man, Asif William ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut has killed the chief spokesman for the Hezbollah militant group

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Hezbollah spokesman killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut, official says

The Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence in central Beirut, known as the Dahiyeh, and the strikes came as Lebanese officials are considering a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal.

Latest in Israeli Officials Embrace