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Fraud trial of Israel PM's wife postponed: court

The trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara, charged with fraud and breach of trust, has been postponed for three months, the court administration said Monday. Sara Netanyahu's trial, which was set to open at the Jerusalem magistrates court on July 19, will...

Israel arrests 10 Palestinians in West Bank raids

Israeli forces rounded up 10 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said on Monday. The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities”, the army claimed in a statement without...

Israel bans Palestinian TV channel

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday banned Palestinian Al-Quds channel. In a decree signed on July 3, Lieberman said the ban was based on Israel’s anti-terrorism law. Under the decree, the channel will not be broadcast inside Israel The decree did not...

3 Knesset members storm Al-Aqsa compound

On Sunday, Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel stormed the flashpoint compound, for the first such tour by an Israeli official since 2015.  Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lifted a three-year ban on government officials and Knesset members visiting the...