Since Israel's independence in 1948, Israelis and people of Israeli descent have had a considerable diaspora, which largely overlaps with the Jewish diaspora but also with that of other ethnic and religious groups; it is estimated that almost 10 percent of the general Israeli population lives abroad, particularly in Russia (with Moscow housing ...

In the first six days, Israel destroyed the military forces of the PLO in Lebanon and decisively defeated the Syrians. An Israeli government inquiry (the Kahan Commission) held Begin and several Israeli generals indirectly responsible for the Sabra and Shatila massacre and held defence minister Ariel Sharon as bearing "personal responsibility ...

5 days ago · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump holding a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 4.

2 days ago · The released Israeli hostages from left: Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Liri Albag and Daniella Gilboa during a musical performance in their honor in a hospital in central Israel this month.

3 days ago · Hamas-led militants have released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fifth exchange of a ceasefire agreement that has paused the war in Gaza. The three hostages — Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami, and Or Levy — appeared very gaunt and pale as armed Hamas fighters led them from a white van ...

Israeli military withdraws from Netzarim corridor in Gaza (The Guardian) 2 hours ago Jordan and Egypt warn Gaza displacement will solidify Hamas presence along Israel's borders (Haaretz)

Feb 1, 2025 · Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages from captivity in two orderly handover ceremonies that stood in marked contrast to chaotic scenes earlier this week. After 484 days in Gaza, Keith ...

Jan 29, 2025 · They are commonly called Israeli Arabs or Arab Israelis, following the legal designation according to ethnicity, and many of Israel’s Palestinian citizens embrace this more legally defined term.

Jan 20, 2025 · Israeli troops and settlers have killed 851 Palestinians, including 173 children, in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7, 2023, according to the Ministry of Health in...

Feb 2, 2025 · The mountains of Galilee are separated from the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the south by the fertile Plain of Esdraelon (Hebrew: ʿEmeq Yizreʿel), which, running approximately northwest to southeast, connects the coastal plain with the Great Rift Valley.