Israel

• Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity - The legislation was the latest blow to the agency, known as UNRWA. Israel has accused it of being extensively infiltrated by Hamas.
• Police wrap up investigation on border guards who allowed illegal immigrants 'free passage' - According to the police, hundreds of illegal immigrants were allowed into the State of Israel by five security guards working for an independent security company at a road barrier in Givat Ze'ev. Israel Police have completed their investiga
• With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming.
• Hezbollah chief Qassem denounces Beirut's inaction following alleged kidnapping of Ahmad Shukr - Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem accused Lebanon of inaction over the reported kidnapping of former officer Ahmad Shukr and reiterated Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm. Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem denounced the Lebanese gove
• Freezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions - Rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding makeshift encampments with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by the two-year war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use. Muddy water soaked blankets and mattr
• Zero Hour for the Middle East - After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
• Iran president says US, Israel, Europe waging ‘full-fledged war’ on country - If Israel and the US were to attack Iran again, they would ‘face a more decisive response’, Pezeshkian warns.
• Iran’s president says his country is in a full-scale war with the West - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump. Pezeshkian said in
• Two Israelis killed in Palestinian car-ramming and stabbing attack, police say - Two people were killed when a Palestinian man launched a car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police said Friday.
• 2 Killed in Car Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Authorities Say - The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.