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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

02:03
Man reportedly shot by police during chase in Petah Tikvah in critical condition (Army Radio)
22:38
Suspected rebels kill 16, wound 25 in east India (AP)
22:27
Former Finance Minister Steinitz: The social protest is behind the deficit (Israel Radio)
21:54
A toddler nearly drowns in a pool in Ashdod, rushed to the hospital in critical condition (Haaretz)
20:12
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah: If Syria falls into U.S. hands, Israel will invade Lebanon (Haaretz)
19:24
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in southern Russia (AP)
18:57
Palestinians: Settlers poisoned 103 olive trees in Burin (Ch. 10)
18:53
Egypt court rejects election law, further poll delays expected (Reuters)
18:19
Firefighters fighting a massive forest fire in the Galilee (Ch. 10)
17:02
A Bat Yam man stabbed his wife and was shot by police officers, both hospitalized (Army Radio)
16:33
Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program (AP)
15:41
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair (AP)
13:44
Syria tried to mount a cyberattack on Haifa's water infrastructure, Israeli official says (Haaretz)
12:52
Myanmar authorities introduce a two-child limit for Muslims in parts of the country (AP)
12:05
At least four exposed to radiation after Japan laboratory leak (Reuters)

More Breaking News

Middle East

Hezbollah, Syrian government launch artillery campaign on rebel stronghold

Rebels report unprecedented shelling Qusair, a Syrian town close to the Lebanese border that has become a strategic battleground between the warring sides.

By Reuters | May 25, 2013 | 07:01 PM

Syria forces

Syrian opposition talks face collapse as Assad's foes fail to cut a unity deal
By Reuters | 1
Syria opposition leader tells Assad on Facebook: Step down and go into exile
By Reuters | 5
If Syria falls, so will Palestine, Hezbollah's Nasrallah warns in speech
By Jack Khoury | 5

Syria conflict

U.S. willing to keep Assad in the picture to avoid threat of all-out Mideast war

Due to the lack of U.S. policy on Syria, encouraging a negotiated solution between Assad and the rebels now appears to be the West's least dangerous course of action.

By Zvi Bar'el | May 22, 2013 | 05:05 PM | 16

Syrian fighters praying near the town of Yayladagi, at the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after bombings that killed 51

Yayladagi gate is last crossing controlled by Assad; bomb-detecting equipment to be stationed at gate; 12 people facing charges over bombings that killed 51; U.K.'s Hague: Iran, Hezbollah 'propping up' Assad.

By Reuters | May 22, 2013 | 03:15 PM | 2

Ahmadinejad visits Natanz facility - AP - 2008

Iran has installed 700 nuclear centrifuges this year, diplomats say

Tehran quickly expanding its uranium enrichment, already has 100 more centrifuges than it did in mid-April, diplomats say; new centrifuges are believed to be able to enrich uranium two to five times faster than the old machines.

By The Associated Press | May 22, 2013 | 01:39 PM | 5

Egyptian soldiers are deployed in the area of the Rafah Crossing.

Islamist militants release seven members of Egyptian security forces kidnapped in Sinai

Six Egyptian policemen and a soldier were freed following talks with kidnappers, who demanded the release of convicted militants, sources say.

By Reuters | May 22, 2013 | 09:32 AM

A Free Syrian Army fighter holding his weapon in Raqqa

U.S. Senate panel backs arming Syrian rebels fighting Assad

As Washington struggles with Syria policy, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes 15-3 for legislation to arm moderate opposition groups.

By Reuters | May 22, 2013 | 02:23 AM | 7

UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi (C) before a meeting on January 11, 2013 at the UN.

Syrian government, rebels planning to attend peace conference, says UN envoy

A senior member of the Syrian opposition who is taking part in preparations for the conference told Haaretz that the date the parties are trying to reach agreement on for the opening of the conference is June 10.

By Jack Khoury | May 21, 2013 | 09:48 PM

Ahmadinejad and Rafsanjani

Report: Iran bars ex-President Rafsanjani from participating in election

The exclusion of Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a former chief of staff to Ahmadinejad detested by the clerical establishment, would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives close to Supreme Leader Khamenei.

By Reuters | May 21, 2013 | 07:13 PM | 5

Lebanese Sunni gunmen ride on motorcycles during the funeral of one of their colleagues

Three killed during Syria-related clashes in Lebanese city

Security sources say 60 people, including civilians, had been wounded over the past four days of violence in Tripoli, where an Alawite minority lives on a hill overlooking the mainly Sunni Muslim port city.

By Reuters | May 21, 2013 | 06:59 PM

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia welcomes the Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh, May 14, 2012.

Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis and displays corpses

The Yemeni nationals were indicted according to Islamic sharia law for forming a criminal gang, robbing shops in different parts of the country and killing a Saudi national, SPA reported.

By Reuters | May 21, 2013 | 06:13 PM | 2

The suspected uranium-enrichment facility of Fordow

IAEA report: Iran taking steps to expand sensitive nuclear capacity

Next quarterly report on Iran's nuclear program by the IAEA is likely to show continued installation of the centrifuges used for enriching uranium, diplomats say.

By Reuters | May 21, 2013 | 05:20 PM

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Diplomacy & Defense

Haifa coast.

Ex-General denies statements regarding Syrian cyber attack

By Yanir Yagna | 03:26 AM

Palestinian protesters throwing stones at an Israeli bulldozer.

Settlers sling accusations at IDF as stone-throwing increases in West Bank

By Amos Harel, Chaim Levinson | 03:01 AM | 5

The separation fence east of the West Bank settlement of Alfei Menashe.

Development agencies slam EU's inaction over Israel's Area C policies

By Amira Hass | 02:12 AM

National

The Ofek school in Herzliya.

Parents protest transfer of children with intellectual disability from Herzliya school

By Yarden Skop | 04:26 AM

Habayit Hayehudi MK Uri Ariel, center, meeting with representatives of ultra-Orthodox factions

IDF Draft reform needs to include Arabs, not just ultra-Orthodox, Habayit Hayehudi demands

By Jonathan Lis | 01:41 AM

The Ariel University Center campus.

Israeli Finance Minister Lapid approves NIS 50m aid plan for Ariel University

By Moti Bassok | 01:41 AM

The Iran Debate

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - AP.

Netanyahu: Iranian nuclear program unaffected by world pressure

By The Associated Press | 09:07 PM | 5

No agreement reached in Iran nuclear talks, says UN official

By Reuters | 08:34 PM | 7

Iran nuclear talks

UN watchdog, Ashton to press Iran on nuclear program

By Reuters | 12:41 PM | 9

World

A boy holding an Israeli flag in Jerusalem.

BBC poll: Israel among world's least popular nations

By Haaretz | 05:24 PM | 45

WATCH: Video shows Woolwich attack suspects being shot by police

By Haaretz | 03:33 PM

British police arrest two more over London attack

By Reuters | 09:31 PM

Features

A Tel Aviv beach.

While EU study praises Israel for taking care of its beaches, environmental activists less than satisfied

By Zafrir Rinat | 08:58 PM

The Millennials

Facebook, instagram and the IDF: Israel's version of the millennials

By Naomi Darom | 05:50 PM

Oranges

Word of the Day / Tapuz

By Ronen Shnidman | 08:32 AM

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