Mobilised by calls on Facebook, thousands of Arab protesters marched on Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations, sparking clashes that left at least 15 people dead in an annual Palestinian mourning ritual marking the anniversary of Israel's birth.
Israel's attorney-general has announced that he plans to indict the foreign minister on corruption charges but will allow him a standard final hearing before a charge sheet is issued.
Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired a new wave of rockets that landed deep inside Israel, defying Israeli retaliatory attacks and threats.
Israel's prime minister says his country will react "aggressively, responsibly and wisely" to a recent wave of Palestinian violence.
Israeli tank fire wounded 11 people, including at least six militants, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday following an attack on an Israeli patrol, the military and Palestinian officials said. One of the wounded later died in a hospital.
The death toll from Israel's worst fire ever reached 41 on Friday as firefighting crews and equipment from around the world began arriving to help the nation battle the devastating blaze.
Israeli troops in the West Bank killed two senior Hamas militants, and a settler leader struck a rock-wielding Palestinian youth with his car in disputed east Jerusalem as tensions rose over stalled peace talks.
The headlines in the Western media all said more or less the same thing when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled the plug on the latest round of the "Middle East peace process" last Sunday.
A report by three UN-appointed human rights experts today said that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla killing nine activists earlier this year.
United States President Barack Obama labelled it a "moment of opportunity"; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, "Both sides and both leaders recognise there may not ever be another chance."
A New Zealander was on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla stormed by Israeli troops, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.
Mourners hoisted coffins above their heads to cheers of "God is great!" as they honoured activists slain during an Israeli commando raid, and the father of the lone American killed praised his teenage son as being a martyr for a just cause.
In an attempt to limit the diplomatic damage from its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Israel has dropped plans to prosecute dozens of pro-Palestinian activists, opting instead to deport them all immediately.
Why does Israel's assault on the ships attempting to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip appal and outrage us?
Israel and Egypt signalled a temporary easing of the Gaza Strip blockade today following harsh international condemnation of the deadly Israeli raid on an aid flotilla en route to the sealed-off Palestinian territory.
The use of deadly force by Israeli troops on passengers of a Turkish aid flotilla heading to Gaza was disproportionate and likely to have been a "bungled" operation, says Labour leader Phil Goff.
International condemnation has been swift and harsh as Israel scrambled to explain how what was meant to be a simple takeover of a civilian vessel went so badly awry.
A couple who won Israel's biggest lottery prize came forward today wearing masks to hide their identities and claimed the $NZ29 million payout, saying they had no idea they had been holding the lucky ticket for nearly four months.
Challenging Israel anew, the Obama administration has demanded more information about a new plan to expand Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim as a future capital.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused Israel of undermining US credibility as a Mideast peacemaker on the eve of critical talks between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.