Israel

Hackers destroy $90 million in Iran crypto exchange: report

An anti-Iranian hacking group known as Gonjeshke Darande, or 'Predatory Sparrow', claims to have destroyed nearly $90 million worth of cryptocurrency in an attack on Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, on Wednesday, according to a recent report by Reuters. This marks the second high-profile cyberattack in two days by the group, which has suspected links to Israel.

Israel security chief fired by Netanyahu says will stand down on June 15

On Sunday, Netanyahu filed an affidavit of his own to the court calling Bar a 'liar'

Google owner Alphabet wants to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm for over $30 bln

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for more than $30 billion, marking its largest potential purchase to date.

Israel seen as likely to attack Iran by midyear: reports

Such an attack would escalate tension in the region and risking a wider conflict

Israeli military says it is expanding West Bank operation

The military, police and intelligence services launched a counter-terrorism operation in Jenin

Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed

Israel had been preventing vast crowds of Palestinians from using a coastal road to return to northern Gaza

Trump suggests US releasing 2,000-pound bombs to Israel

Biden's administration last year halted shipments of 2,000-pound bombs when it appeared Israel was poised to launch a major ground operation in heavily populated areas of Gaza

Israel army chief resigns over October 7 'failure'

Finkelman headed Israel's southern military command, which is responsible for Gaza

Indian workers replace Palestinians in Israel's building sector

Indians have been employed in Israel for decades, thousands as caregivers looking after elderly Israelis, while others work as diamond traders and IT professionals.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

Biden’s backing of Israel will come home to roost

The infrastructure of Gaza lies in ruins, leaving civilians to scramble for safety among the debris of their previous lives.

November 5, 2023
November 5, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: Latest developments

Gazans must not be 'forcibly displaced', Blinken tells Abbas

November 5, 2023
November 5, 2023

Arab world, US split on Gaza ceasefire as Israeli offensive presses on

Israel last month ordered all civilians to leave the northern part of Gaza, including Gaza City, and head to the southern part of the enclave.

November 4, 2023
November 4, 2023

Has the West lost the Rest?

The images and news coming out of Gaza are so horrific that I cannot think of anything hopeful or constructive that can come of this cataclysm.

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill opposed in Senate, by Biden

In the first major legislative action under new Speaker Mike Johnson, House of Representatives Republicans unveiled a standalone supplemental spending bill only for Israel on Monday.

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

Blinken to visit Israel as US seeks 'urgent' steps to ease regional tensions

Biden and King Abdullah II "discussed urgent mechanisms to stem violence, calm rhetoric, and reduce regional tensions," a White House statement said.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

Israel rejects Gaza ceasefire, as ground troops free one hostage

Israel declared war on Palestinian militant group Hamas after it launched an unprecedented wave of attacks inside Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 230 people hostage.

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Latest developments in the Hamas-Israel war

Since the October 7 attack, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip says more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's relentless retaliatory bombardments, half of them children.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: West’s moral standing and the slaughter of Palestinians

Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?

October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023

Israel agrees to US request to delay Gaza invasion

The latest coverage on the Israel-Hamas war as the stories unfold