The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight despite weeks of brutal war.

Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the October 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.

Issam Al Mughrabi, his wife and children killed along with more than 70 of his family members, the UN says.

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists who gather each…

In some of the farm communities hardest hit during the Oct. 7 attack, volunteers from Israel and around the world are arriving to fill the gap left by workers who are no longer there.

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem called off due to the Israel-Hamas war

Backlash to Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message is part of alarming rise in anti-Jewish hate since Hamas attacks on Israel

Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza and the US claims to have shot down Houthi drones – here are other major updates.

Israeli forces are going deeper into the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on Sunday, adding that they will fight on until achieving "total victory" over Hamas. A US warship downed four drones over the Red Sea, the Pentagon said earlier in the day. Read…

Spokesperson says attack on the Maghazi camp in central Gaza is a ‘massacre’ and warns that death toll is likely to rise further

The Israeli military says more than a dozen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend