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World
August 14
Hezbollah will respond if Israel behind Beirut blast: Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says that his group will wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion, but if it turns out to be an act of sabotage by Israel then it would "pay an equal price".
World
May 30
Israel faces second election after failure to form govt
Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline.
World
February 4
Man fired over photos in bodybuilder outfit in Israel
A prayer caller at a mosque in the Israeli city of Acre is appealing for his job back after being fired over photos posted online of him in a revealing outfit at a bodybuilding contest.
World
May 14
Gaza 'a place of death'
Monday was to be the single deadliest day in Gaza for years, after Israeli gunfire killed more than 50 Palestinians on the penultimate day of a six-week border protest by Gazans
World
February 10
Israeli-Iranian tensions rise after planes shot down
Syrian anti-aircraft fire shot down an Israeli jet on Saturday, the military said, after Israel intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria and struck an Iranian target there.
World
February 6
Wave of criticism after Polish Holocaust bill signed
Poland's president signed into law a bill that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, prompting sharp criticism from Israel and the United States.
World
February 3
Pressure mounts on Poland to veto Holocaust bill
Poland is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust, local minority groups warned.
National
December 27
Lorde invited to meet Israel’s ambassador
Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand has invited Lorde to meet him after the Kiwi singer cancelled her concert in Tel Aviv.
National
December 21
NZ likely to defy Trump in UN vote
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signalled that New Zealand will criticise US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in a United Nations vote tomorrow.
World
December 10
Arab states urge US to abandon Jerusalem move
Arab foreign ministers urged the United States to abandon its decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region.
World
August 6
Israel plans move against Al Jazeera
Israel plans to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists, close its Jerusalem bureau and pull the station's broadcasts from local providers.
National
June 13
Israel returns ambassador to NZ ending rift
Israel said on Tuesday its ambassador to New Zealand will return to his post, ending a six-month rift in relations over a United Nations resolution against Israeli settlements on occupied territory which Palestinians seek for a state.
World
June 1
Lebanon bans 'Wonder Woman' film over Israeli lead
Lebanon's Interior Ministry banned the new "Wonder Woman" film from cinemas because an Israeli actress plays the lead role, a ministry source and a security official said.
World
April 19
Assad forces have more chemical weapons: Israel
Israel's military said it believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces still possess several tonnes of chemical weapons, issuing the assessment two weeks after a chemical attack that killed nearly 90 people in Syria.
World
December 25
Israel, angered by UN vote, summons back ambassadors
Israel summoned the ambassadors of 10 nations, including NZ, to Jerusalem to reprimand them over a UN Security Council resolution on settlement-building.
World
December 23
NZ, others press for vote on settlements
New Zealand, Venezuela, Malaysia and Senegal have issued an ultimatum to Egypt over a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
World
October 2
Israel moves ahead with settler homes plan
Israel has moved forward with plans to build nearly 1200 homes for Jewish settlers, holding fast to a defiant settlement policy as cabinet ministers met to approve a release of Palestinian prisoners ahead of a new round of peace talks.
World
May 20
Israel 'targeting Hezbollah arms' in Syria strikes
Israeli jets have devastated Syrian targets near Damascus in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Opinion
May 9
Of course Israel is taking sides
After making two major air strikes in and near Damascus in three days, Israel informed the Assad regime on Tuesday it was not taking sides in the Syrian civil war. But of course it is.
World
April 12
Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops shot at
The Israeli military says it fired artillery into Syria after its troops were shot at on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in the latest of a series of shooting incidents on the once-quiet front.
World
April 3
Hostilities flare along Israeli-Gaza border
Israel has pressed Hamas to rein in rocket-firing militants in the Gaza Strip after the most serious outbreak of cross-border hostilities since the ceasefire that ended an eight-day war in November.
World
February 25
Fears prisoner death may spark uprising
Masked Palestinian gunmen fired in the air as thousands marched at the West Bank funeral of a prisoner whose death in an Israeli jail has raised fears in Israel of a new uprising.
World
January 22
Netanyahu wins Israel election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged the bruised winner of Israel's election, with his hawkish bloc unexpectedly losing ground to resurgent centre-left challengers, exit polls show.
Opinion
January 21
Israel polls: right wing now means ultra right
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was once seen as a right-wing figure. Now he's widely considered a moderate. But it's not Mr Netanyahu who has changed; Israel has.
World
December 12
Israel fires 'warning shot' into Syria
Israel has fired a guided missile into Syria in a potent "warning shot" after mortar fire from fighting between Syrian troops and rebels hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the second time in four days.
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