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Some 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior Ministry said, as the country's new prime minister took office...
Trends indicate many Hamas officials survived IDF’s Qatar strike, results still in the air
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday notably left out any mention of whether the Hamas leaders were killed.As of Wednesday night, Israeli...
Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure will still pass.The Knesset passed the...
‘His presence is a security breach’: Police again seek to bar Urich from Netanyahu’s office
Israel Police sought to prolong restrictions on PMO aide Yonatan Urich, a key Qatargate suspect, saying more steps are needed to complete the probe.Israel Police requested on Wednesday to...
Two senior Hamas officials wounded in Doha strike, one in critical condition
The terror organization confirmed on Tuesday that five of its members were killed in the Doha operation, including Humam al-Hayya, son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya.Two Hamas officials were...
‘Netanyahu, we’re not leaving’: Defiance in Gaza City as Israel shows aid sites planned for evacuees
Israel has ordered the entire population of Gaza City to leave, as its forces prepare to capture the north of the Gaza Strip.Israeli airstrikes have continued to destroy tower...
Herzog to meet UK’s Starmer, warns Britain against Palestinian statehood recognition
Herzog's office warned that recognizing a Palestinian state at this time would "constitute a reward for terror" and undermine efforts to release the hostages and end the war in...
Lapid calls UN’s treatment of Israel a ‘diplomatic equivalent of a psychotic episode’
Lapid discussed the need to create a new organization of "democratic nations", while he pointed out the bias that exists towards Israel currently in the UN.Opposition leader Yair Lapid...
Israeli airstrikes in Yemen kill at least nine people, Houthis say
At least nine people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen on Wednesday, the Houthi movement said.The Houthi-run health authority described the toll as...
What to know about the downed Russian drones that entered NATO airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The downing of Russian drones over Poland, the first direct encounter between NATO and Moscow since the war in Ukraine began, jolted leaders across Europe...
