Tag: Palestinian territories
Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to...
New leaders, new era: US-Israel relations reach crossroads
WASHINGTON — Their countries at crossroads, the new leaders of the United States and Israel have inherited a relationship that is at once imperiled...
Palestinians clash with Israel police at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM — Palestinians protested after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem and briefly clashed with Israeli police, leaving three demonstrators wounded.
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Israeli officer charged in killing of autistic Palestinian
JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors on Thursday charged a border police officer with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian attack suspect in West Bank
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian woman who it said tried to ram her car into a group...
New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians
BEITA, West Bank — Israel's fragile new government has shown little interest in addressing the decades-old conflict with the Palestinians, but it may not...
Israel braces for unrest ahead of right-wing Jerusalem march
JERUSALEM — Israelis prepared for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through east Jerusalem on Tuesday that could ignite Palestinian...
Poll finds dramatic rise in Palestinian support for Hamas
JERUSALEM — A new poll released Tuesday finds a dramatic surge in Palestinian support for Hamas following last month's Gaza war, with around three...
Israeli police say woman with knife shot dead in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a private security guard at a checkpoint near Jerusalem shot and killed a woman on Saturday who allegedly planned...
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year...