Israel blocks Tutu fact-finding mission
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Israel has blocked a U.N. fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip that was to be led by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, officials said Monday.
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The United States blocked an Arab-backed resolution Thursday that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years.
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Â· PM Ehud Olmert enforces news blackout on air raid Â· Target believed to have been nuclear project
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Israel on Saturday denied entry to Egypt to a first batch of 85 Palestinian security personnel due to receive training in readiness for a planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, Egyptian border police told the French AFP news agency.
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Western nations foiled a bid by Arab and   Islamic states on Friday to declare Israel's reputed nuclear   arsenal a threat that must be removed in a politically charged   vote at a U.N. atomic watchdog meeting.
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Israel cancels plans to send a large rescue team to tsunami-hit Sri Lanka after Colombo objects to its military make-up.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, a move meant to bolster U.S.-backed peace talks, documents show.
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New York - The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab- backed resolution that would have demanded Israel immediately halt its week-old military operations in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Israeli security forces on Tuesday thwarted a Palestinian bombing attack set for Tel Aviv, police and Israeli media reported.
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JERUSALEM - Israel on Wednesday backed away from an accusation that the United Nations allowed a vehicle to be used to transport a rocket for Palestinian militants.
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Jerusalem, Aug 28. (PTI):Israel has rejected any links with a Pentagon employee who was allegedly passing sensitive documents to the country, saying it had not conducted intelligence gathering activities on US soil for years.
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Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says his country will not take part in an expected Middle East conference.
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An attempt by Israel to launch a sophisticated spy satellite into space failed Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry announced. According to a statement, the rocket, known as a Shavit I, failed in its third stage.
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Israel blocked Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, from returning to Gaza on Thursday after a visit abroad, in an effort to prevent him bringing in money donated by Iran.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 7  - The United States has asked Israel for further clarification of comments made by a top aide to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who said that the premier wants to sabotage the &quot;roadmap&quot; for peace, US officials said Thursday.
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The United Nations has called off an internal inquiry into the discovery of a secret listening device at its European headquarters in Geneva without finding out who planted the bug or when.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that Israel would not free the number of Palestinian militants demanded by the captors of an Israeli soldier abducted a year ago.