Middle East

An Israeli tank has shelled a post of the Islamist Hamas movement in Gaza after Palestinians attempted to fire a rocket into Israel, its army said. The rocket, initially believed to have hit southern Israel late Sunday, fell inside the Gaza Strip but had been intended for the Jewish state, it said in a statement.

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has filed a complaint with the Knesset Ethics Committee against an Arab Knesset member for visiting Jerusalem’s Temple Mount complex despite a prohibition on lawmakers visiting the holy site. Joint (Arab) List MK Ahmad Tibi’s July visit to the Temple Mount came during a period of mounting tensions surrounding the

Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan visited Hevron’s Jewish community Monday, receiving a survey of the security deployment in the area and speaking at the mass celebration of the Sukkot holiday before thousands. At the beginning of the visit, Deputy Minister Ben-Dahan heard a briefing by Hevron Brigade Commander Col. Itzik Cohen and then inaugurated

Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women arrived in Jerusalem Sunday at the end of a two-week march through Israel and the West Bank to demand a peace deal. The Women Wage Peace movement organised the march, which began on September 24 and included participants who have themselves been affected by violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

More than 3,800 housing units in Israeli towns across Judea and Samaria will be given final approval next week, a report by Channel 2 claimed Sunday night. According to the report, 3,829 housing units in Judea and Samaria will be given building permits next week, as the Civil Administration Higher Planning Committee meets for the