The Israeli parliament advanced two controversial bills on Monday, including one that would expand the use of the death penalty for convicted “terrorists” and individuals found guilty of nationalistically motivated murder.

As the first stage of the agreement nears its end, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close confidant Ron Dermer in Jerusalem.

Experts have confirmed the process should not significantly disturb the lake’s ecosystem, though they continue to monitor long-term effects from the lower salinity.

A political scandal has erupted in Israel over a leaked video at the center of an investigation into allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians at a notorious military prison.

Perhaps this is why they are shooting the messenger right now, because it holds a mirror to Israeli society,” said the head of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel.

Several European federations, led by Ireland, are calling for Israel’s suspension from FIFA and UEFA competitions, including the national team and clubs competing in continental tournaments.

Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year ...

Israel on Sunday confirmed it had received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in the Gaza Strip in 2014, closing a painful chapter for the country.

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released after being kidnapped and tortured by an Iraqi militia for more than two years.

Gabriele Nunziati, a Brussels-based reporter for Italy’s Nova news agency, was dismissed after asking the European Commission whether Israel should also pay for Gaza’s reconstruction — just as the EU demands Russia rebuild Ukraine.