The Benjamin Netanyahu-coalition government in Israel on Sunday tabled plans to approve 4,650 housing units in the occupied West Bank. The plans were included on the agenda of Israel's Supreme Planning Council that meets next week.

Israel to approve over 1,300 housing units in West Bank, much to the chagrin of Palestinians

Thousands of Israeli nationalists paraded through Jerusalem’s Old City chanting racist slogans on an annual celebratory day for Israelis. The crowd, which consisted of mostly men celebrating Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem in 1967, waved blue and white Israeli flags and chanted racist slogans such as “Death to Arabs,” “Mohammed is Dead” and “May Your Village Burn” Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem is not internationally recognised and Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state for them.

Jerusalem Day celebrations: Israelis wave flags, chant racist slogans

The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad said on Thursday (May 11) that one of its military leaders was killed in a pre-dawn strike launched by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.

Islamic Jihad says military leader killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Israel launched air strikes early Tuesday (May 9) against the militant group Islamic Jihad in Gaza, killing 12 people. According to a report by the news agency AFP, the Israeli army said it targeted three leaders of Islamic Jihad and hit "weapon manufacturing sites" belonging to the group.

Twelve people, including top militants killed after Israeli jets hit targets in Gaza

The Israeli military on Friday informed that two women were killed while a third was seriously injured in a shooting attack after a gunman opened fire on a vehicle in West Bank.

Two Israeli women killed, one seriously injured in West Bank shooting: Report

Conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to simmer. A barrage of explosions have rocked the Gaza Strip. Israel's military says that it carried out these strikes in retaliation to a rocket which it says was launched from Gaza on Saturday.

Israel: Explosions rock Gaza strip

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck in Gaza Strip early Thursday (February 2), hours after it had intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza towards Israel. Taking to Twitter, the IDF said its fighter jets struck a production site for raw chemical material production, along with a weapon manufacturing site belonging to Hamas.

Israel jets strike Hamas facility in Gaza Strip hours after intercepting fired rocket

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed the most far-right government in the country, there has been a rising number of attacks on the Gaza Strip.

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After a bomb scare, Israel has revoked 200 of the roughly 15,500 work permits it had granted to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, according to the Shin Bet security service on Thursday.

Israel cancels 200 work permits issued to Palestinians from Gaza Strip after bomb scare

As we report, Honey bees are extremely crucial for the environment and ecosystem, as are other pollinating insects that many plants rely on to reproduce. A decline in their population should worry us and this is now a reality in Gaza. The Gaza strip is witnessing a major decline in bees.

WION Climate Tracker: Declining bee population in Gaza pose threat to ecosystem

A Palestinian farmer and his son over the course of three months excavated an ornate Byzantine-era mosaic. The discovery of the mosaic has reportedly sent a wave of excitement among archaeologists as it is one of the greatest archaeological treasures ever found in Gaza.

Palestinian farmer unearths a Byzantine-era mosaic in Gaza  while planting olive tree

The Israel Defense Forces say it has blocked a tunnel built by Hamas in the Gaza strip. Israel has accused Hamas of intending to use the tunnel to infiltrate across its borders.

Israel accuses Hamas of using tunnel to cross into Israel

United Nations Security Council held an emergency closed-door meeting to discuss the latest escalation between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip.

UNSC held emergency meet over escalation across Gaza Strip, expresses concern over 'truce deal'

Triggering warning sirens in communities, the Israeli air defence system intercepted rockets fired from Gaza following the country's raid that targeted an "immediate threat".

Israeli air defence system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza

A mobile phone app has come to the rescue of women in Palestinian Gaza Strip. It will allow women to report domestic abuse anonymously, media reports said. The "Masahatuna" or "Our Spaces" app is a brainchild of local computer engineer Alaa Huthut.

Now, women in Gaza Strip can report domestic abuse anonymously, courtesy new mobile app

A local computer engineer Alaa Huthut in Palestinian Gaza strip has developed a phone app "Masahatuna" or "Our Spaces". This app allows women to report domestic abuse anonymously.

New phone app allows women in Gaza to report domestic abuse anonymously

A farmer in Gaza Strip has found a Bronze Age stone statue dating back 4,500 years, depicting the face of an ancient goddess of beauty, love and war, local media reports.

Gaza farmer stumbles upon rare Bronze Age statue of goddess of love and war

In a first since January, Israel on Tuesday carried out airstrikes on the Gaza strip. The move came as a response to a rocket fired by the Palestinian enclave. AFP reports that the strike as per witness accounts and Gaza security sources didn’t cause any casualties.

Israel-Palestine conflict: After rocket fire, Israel conducts airstrikes on Gaza

Tensions are on the rise again between Israel and the Palestinian territory. In the latest, Israel has carried out its first air strikes on the Gaza strip in months, the strikes are said to be in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave.

Israel carries out strikes in Gaza strip in response to rocket attack

Israeli police on Sunday (April 17) arrested nine Palestinians over violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. At least 20 people have been wounded in several incidents in Jerusalem amid rising tension during the holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover festival.

Israeli police arrest nine Palestinians over violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Israeli military has launched missile strikes against targets in the Gaza strip. A video coming in from the region shows three huge explosions as Israeli fighter jets were heard flying over the area.

The Israeli military has launched missile strikes against targets in the Gaza strip

On New Year, Israel and Gaza Strip seem to be celebrating the moment with a pinch of rocket fire. After Gaza Strip fired rockets a day earlier, Israel's military launched strikes against militant targets in the Hamas-ruled territory early on Sunday.

Israeli military, Gaza militants 'celebrate' New Year with exchange of rocket fire

Israeli aircraft have launched attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza strip on Saturday. In the latest escalation in hostilities between the two forces the strike came in response to the clashes between the Israeli troops and the Palestinian protesters that left dozens injured including an Israeli police officer.

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza after border clashes

Israel and Hamas brought to an end a violent 11 days of back-and-forth aerial warfare after the two sides agreed upon a mutual ceasefire brokered by Egypt. With no alerts sounding in Israel to warn of incoming Hamas rockets, calm reigned across much of the Jewish state.

Gaza conflict: Israel removes almost all emergency restrictions; Hamas claims victory

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