Sadness overshadowed the observance of Good Friday in East Jerusalem, where Christian communities adhering to the Eastern calendar celebrated amid Israeli restrictions. Unlike previous years, when tens of thousands participated in celebrating the occasion, this year’s celebration was very...

The Israeli Cabinet postponed voting on a decision to ban Al Jazeera television in the country until next Sunday, local media reported on Friday. The Israeli Walla website said that the Cabinet did not vote at its meeting on Thursday evening on a decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel....

Cairo has intensified communications with Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas on several “contentious points” as it pushes for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage swap deal, Egyptian media reported Thursday evening. Al-Qahera, a private news channel, quoted an unnamed high-level...

Nearly 1,000 Palestinian workers remain forcibly disappeared in Israel, a Palestinian nongovernmental organization said on Wednesday.  In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said around 10,300 workers had entered Israel before Oct. 7, 2023. “Some 3,200 workers were...