Middle East

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took part on Sunday in the “Sheva Brachot” celebration following the wedding of Health Minister Yaakov Litzman”s (United Torah Judaism) grandson, which was held at the minister”s home in Jerusalem. The “Sheva Brachot” [“seven blessings”] celebration marks the first seven days of a newly-wed couple”s marriage, and is traditionally accompanied by […]

Incarcerated former PM set to come before parole board, as state seeks to investigate his handling of sensitive info By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL) Jailed former prime minister Ehud Olmert was attended his first parole board hearing Sunday, while

Netanyahu announces decision amid backlash from right-wing ministers over scheme to add 14,000 housing units to Qalqilya By Times of Israel staff A view of Qalqilya from the Israeli side of the security barrier (Yossi Zamir/Flash90) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that the cabinet would hold another debate on whether to allow the Palestinian

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed a deadly attack in Israel for the first time Friday, after three Palestinian men stabbed and killed an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem. The attack took place in two adjacent areas near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. At one, a Palestinian fatally stabbed policewoman 23-year-old Hadas Malka.

Cairo (dpa) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 31 people to death for murdering the country’s former chief prosecutor almost two years ago. The death sentences are a preliminary judgement and will be referred to the chief Islamic legal authority, the Grand Mufti, for a non-binding opinion, as required by Egyptian law. The ruling

Border Police officer, 23, killed Friday in Jerusalem terror attack, to be laid to rest in Ashdod at midnight; friends remember her courage and dedication By Times of Israel staff Border Police officer Hadas Malka, who was killed on June 16, 2017 in a stabbing attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. (Courtesy) Hadas Malka, 23,

Troops arrest one suspect, confiscate documents and prepare houses for demolition following killing of Border Police officer Hadas Malka By Times of Israel staff Israeli security forces were out in force Saturday in the West Bank village of Deir Abu-Mashal, near Ramallah, home of the three terrorists who carried out the stabbing and shooting attacks