Israel
Israel apartment plan threatens fresh row with US
Clinton accuses Israel of hurting US credibility
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 B
Israeli harem leader charged with rape, incest
Charismatic 'healer' accused of enslaving 17 women
Hezbollah will respond if Israel behind Beirut blast: Nasrallah
Smoke rises following the explosion in Beirut, in this picture obtained from a social media video. Talal Traboulsi/via REUTERS
Israel faces second election after failure to form govt
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters
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.
Man fired over photos in bodybuilder outfit in Israel
Ibrahim al-Masri, trains at a gym, on his last day as the chief muezzin of the Al-Jazzar Mosque, in Acre. Photo: Reuters
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.
Gaza 'a place of death'
Palestinian demonstrators run for cover from Israeli fire and tear gas during a protest against US embassy move to Jerusalem and ahead of the 70th anniversary of Nakba. Photo: Reuters
When Reuters photographer Ibraheem Abu Mustafa set off to cover the protests in Gaza on Monday (local time) morning he came across a wheelchair-bound acquaintance.
Israeli-Iranian tensions rise after planes shot down
The remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane can be seen near the Israeli village of Harduf. Photo: Reuters