Tag: Israeli

2 Dead, Over 150 Injured in Israeli Synagogue Bleacher Collapse

JERUSALEM—Israeli medics said at least two people were killed and more than 150 injured after a bleacher collapsed at an uncompleted West Bank synagogue on Sunday, the eve of a major Jewish holiday. The bleacher was packed with Orthodox worshippers and collapsed during prayers at the beginning of Shavuot. A spokesman for Magen David Adom…


Merkel Condemns Synagogue Attacks: Spokesman

BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned attacks on synagogues and other Jewish cultural institutions in Germany, her spokesman said on Friday. German police on Wednesday detained more than a dozen men in three cities suspected of damaging a synagogue, burning Israeli flags, and starting a fire at a Jewish memorial site, with authorities warning there could be…


Israeli Troops Mass at Gaza Border Amid Rocket Fire, Air Strikes, Clashes in Israel

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israeli troops massed at Gaza’s border on May 13 and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hostilities that have caused international concern and touched off clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel. Days of violence between Jewish Israelis and the country’s Arab minority worsened overnight, with synagogues attacked and fighting breaking out on…


Gaza Fishermen Killed by Israeli Drone Caught in Nets, Hamas Says

GAZA—Three Palestinian fishermen who died in an offshore blast on Sunday had encountered an explosive-laden Israeli drone that had fallen into the sea and blew up in their nets, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza said on Thursday. An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment. At the time of the blast, the Israeli military…


Israeli-Owned Ship Docked in Dubai After Mysterious Blast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities…


Netanyahu Corruption Trial to Resume After Election

JERUSALEM—The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will resume only after voters head to the polls to pass judgment on his leadership next month, according to a court decision on Monday. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in long-running cases involving gifts from millionaire friends and for allegedly seeking regulatory favours for media tycoons…


Missile Fired at Israeli Drone Over South Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM—Anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Israeli drone flying over south Lebanon on Wednesday but did not hit the target, the Israeli military spokesman said. Two Lebanese security sources said Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed movement fired at the drone. One of the sources said the missile did not hit the aircraft, which then returned across the…


Small Bomb Explodes Near Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, Nobody Hurt

NEW DELHI/JERUSALEM—A small bomb went off near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, causing no injuries, in an incident that an Israeli official said was being treated as terrorism. Delhi police said the explosion was caused by a “very low intensity improvised device” and damaged the window panes of three nearby parked cars. “Initial impressions…