Netanyahu challenger fails to form coalition
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival announced Wednesday that he had failed to form a new government, dashing his hopes of toppling the long-t...
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials announced Wednesday that dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on comb...
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket attack
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it has carried out a “wide-scale” strike on Iranian targets in Syria following a rocket attack on the Israeli-co...
US angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday softened the U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, reversing four decades of...
Israel strikes Hamas targets after 2 rockets fired from Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said its aircraft hit military sites for Gaza’s Hamas rulers early Saturday after two rockets were fired from the Pales...
Israel says it has completed Gaza strikes after rocket fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza...
The Latest: Israel resumes strikes on Gaza after rocket fire
JERUSALEM — The Latest on the escalation between Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group and Israel (all times local):
Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza reached a cease-fire on Thursday to end the heaviest Gaza fighting in mont...
The Latest: Islamic Jihad leader signals truce terms
JERUSALEM — The Latest on the new escalation between Israel and Gaza (all times local):
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of...
Google, Israel’s National Library team up to digitize books
JERUSALEM — The National Library of Israel is working with Google to digitize 120,000 books from its extensive collection of Jewish texts and upload t...
AP Explains: A look at the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza
JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip has killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta, a senior official with the Islamic Jihad militant group, setting off ...
Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
BRUSSELS — The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that EU countries must oblige retailers to identify products made in Israeli settlements with ...
France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem's most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, despite a...
AP Explains: Iran’s nuclear facility deep inside a mountain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's Fordo nuclear facility sits deep inside a mountain, with just one structure visible from space.
1 dead as Israel hits Gaza after rockets fired across border
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed a Palestinian man Saturday as aircraft pounded militant sites in response to barrages of roc...
Jordan recalls ambassador to Israel to protest detentions
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan on Tuesday announced it was recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations to protest Israel's detention of a pair of Jor...
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
NAHARAYIM PARK, Israel — The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. Now, a...
Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In an unmarked villa, nestled amid homes in an upscale Dubai neighborhood, a congregation prays in the first fully funct...