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Isaac Herzog

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22 Sep 1960

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Security personnel work to hide graffiti at the Paris Air Show on Monday, with some stands run by Israel firms blocked off for showing ‘offensive weapons’. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

France blocks access to Israel arms stands at Paris Air Show

A black wall blocked off stands run by Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics for showing ‘offensive weapons’, including some used in Gaza.

16 Jun 2025 - 7:01PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel unveils revised Eurovision song after lyrics controversy

11 Mar 2024 - 8:56AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli president causes concern as Netherlands opens Holocaust museum

10 Mar 2024 - 10:08PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel threatens Eurovision pull-out if entry vetoed

Israel warned that it may withdraw from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest if organisers reject the lyrics from its entry as too political.

26 Feb 2024 - 10:39AM

Eden Golan, Israel’s representative for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Neve Ilan, Israel on February 6. Photo: Koko Israel / Reuters

Germany

Europe must strengthen its ability to defend itself, says Germany

The continent’s defence capabilities must improve regardless of who wins the US elections or how the war in Ukraine turns out, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells a global security conference in Munich.

17 Feb 2024 - 8:58PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel president hit with criminal complaint in Switzerland over war in Gaza

The authorities said they received a complaint against Isaac Herzog, who was in Davos on Thursday. Several people are said to have filed charges.

19 Jan 2024 - 10:28PM

Israel-Gaza war

Hundreds gather to mark infant Israeli hostage’s first birthday

Kfir Bibas and his family were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. In Tel Aviv and as far away as Rome and Berlin, protesters wore orange, inspired by Kfir’s hair, to mark his first year.

19 Jan 2024 - 6:37AM

People hold a birthday cake to mark the first birthday of Israeli toddler Kfir Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, outside the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war

In Davos, Israel’s president says ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending Gaza war

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East.

18 Jan 2024 - 8:48PMvideocam

Li Qiang

China’s Li Qiang to attend World Economic Forum in Davos

Chinese premier will address opening ceremony at annual meeting of political and business leaders, then pay official visits to Switzerland and Ireland as Beijing kicks off ‘high-level exchange’ with Europe.

11 Jan 2024 - 8:51PM

Israel-Gaza war

Explainer | What is the genocide case against Israel at top UN court?

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings this week on a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war.

10 Jan 2024 - 11:37AM

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel. File photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

UN says more than 1 in 4 in Gaza starving because of war

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has deteriorated rapidly since Israel began a major military operation on October 7.

22 Dec 2023 - 4:45PM

Palestinians converge for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip. International aid agencies say Gaza is suffering from shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Herzog says Israel ready to pause Gaza fight in exchange for more hostages

Hamas says it is ‘categorically rejecting’ negotiations over prisoner exchange while Israel’s attack on is ongoing.

20 Dec 2023 - 3:09AM

Saudi Arabia

‘Fragile’ Saudi peace efforts hamper US response to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

As Saudi Arabia draws closer to a peace deal with Yemen’s Houthi fighters, ‘escalatory actions’ could trigger another conflict in the Middle East that does not serve Saudi or US interests, analysts say.

17 Dec 2023 - 2:54PM

Israel-Gaza war

Blinken urges Israel to create safe zones in Gaza when fighting resumes

The US Secretary of State also called for a further extension of the truce deal, which has seen hostage and prisoner swaps, as well as aid deliveries.

1 Dec 2023 - 6:41AM

Palestinians shop on Thursday in an open-air market near the ruins of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas hands over 2 female hostages, but shooting that kills 3 threatens truce

The threat of a renewed escalation in attacks came as Washington’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, met officials in Israel to seek a longer pause in the devastating conflict.

30 Nov 2023 - 11:38PM

Officials work at the scene of a shooting attack involving two Palestinian attackers who opened fire on people waiting at a bus stop in Jerusalem, killing three people and injuring at least 16 others. Photo: dpa

Israel-Gaza war

Elon Musk visits Israel after criticism for endorsing antisemitic post

Elon Musk toured the site of the Hamas assault on Israel and declared his commitment to do whatever was necessary to stop the spread of hatred.

28 Nov 2023 - 10:24AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Opinion | 4 reasons Biden’s support for Israel’s Gaza war is hurting America’s reputation

The impact of Biden’s stance on his presidential contest remains unknown but, outside the US, it has dealt a serious blow to America’s global leadership. Biden must adopt a more balanced approach between Israel’s security needs and the Palestinians’ desire for statehood.

27 Nov 2023 - 8:28PMvideocam

Millionaires and billionaires

Elon Musk to meet Israeli president as antisemitism furore brews

Critics have accused Musk, the world’s richest person, of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on X.

27 Nov 2023 - 10:04AM

Israel-Gaza war

Spanish PM visits Gaza border, decries ‘indiscriminate’ killing of Palestinians

During a trip to the Rafah border crossing with his Belgian counterpart De Croo, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez also called for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.

25 Nov 2023 - 9:23AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Opinion | Why the UN, not Israel, should oversee peacekeeping and security in Gaza

Israel can’t occupy Gaza forever. The most practical post-ceasefire solution is temporary UN governance of the strip, pending a final political solution.

11 Nov 2023 - 6:00AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Blinken urges Israel to allow humanitarian pauses as Gaza death toll soars

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on the idea, however, saying the country’s military was continuing ‘full force’.

4 Nov 2023 - 1:00AM

A Palestinian checks the destruction after Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis on Friday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

German-Israeli woman captured by Hamas confirmed dead

Shani Louk, 23, had been missing since militants stormed a music festival near the Gaza border during their attack on Israel on October 7.

30 Oct 2023 - 11:42PMvideocam

Ricarda Louk shows a photo of her daughter Shani, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and has now been confirmed dead. File photo: via TNS

Israel-Gaza war

Biden holds calls with key Western allies about Israel-Gaza war

The US president held calls with the leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy, after speaking to Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. He also spoke to Pope Francis.

23 Oct 2023 - 8:23AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

UK ‘wants Israel to win’ in ‘darkest hour’ but important to help Gaza: Sunak

The British Prime Minister tells Tel Aviv’s leaders ‘we stand with you in solidarity’, while also saying Palestinians ‘are victims of Hamas’ and need aid.

19 Oct 2023 - 11:10PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

US reports deal to restart aid to Gaza as protests rock Middle East

The announcement to allow water, food and other supplies happened as rage over Tuesday night’s blast at a Gaza hospital spread across the Middle East.

19 Oct 2023 - 2:40PMvideocam

Egyptian protesters shout anti-Israeli slogans during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

US fears Israel has no plan for how to contain Gaza invasion fallout

The Biden administration is pressing its ally to think beyond the immediate goal of eradicating Hamas.

14 Oct 2023 - 9:30AMvideocam

Israel

Israel’s Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul after mass protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary triggered a general strike, political division and mass protests in the country’s most severe domestic crisis in years.

28 Mar 2023 - 8:28PM

Israel

Israel government in chaos as judicial reform plans draw mass protests

Mass overnight protests over the sacking of Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.

27 Mar 2023 - 8:04PM

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