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Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, says there's between 100 to 150 people being held captive in Gaza, having been kidnapped from Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military says it has spoken to the families of 50 of…

Israeli opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure as prime minister. Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, announced an eight-faction coalition…

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip, came into force early Friday after 11 days of deadly fighting that pounded the Palestinian enclave and forced countless Israelis to seek shelter from…

Youmna al-Sayed had less than an hour to get to safety. But with just one elevator working in al-Jalaa tower, an 11-storey building in Gaza City housing some 60 residential apartments and a number of offices, including those of Al…

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has concluded his one-day official visit to Uganda at the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni. Prime Minister Netanyahu, who arrived in the country Monday in the afternoon, was…

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has made a call to Christian government leaders to devise ways of tackling the continued supply of war arms to war-ravaged countries, especially in Africa. He warned that unless countries…

Uganda and Israel have committed themselves to step-up defense co-operation in order to safeguard peace and security. The two parties discussed possible areas of mutual cooperation such as collaboration in the fight against terrorism and…