By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Israel considers Lebanon an enemy state, but today, Tel Aviv stood in solidarity with its northern neighbor.The city’s municipality building was lit up with an image of the Lebanese flag on Wednesday evening as a show of support for Beirut, which was heavily damaged by Tuesday’s blast.“Humanity comes before any conflict, and our hearts are with the Lebanese people following this terrible disaster,” Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai said in a statement.It has become a tradition in Tel Aviv to use the large frontage of the building to demonstrate...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Israel considers Lebanon an enemy state, but today, Tel Aviv stood in solidarity with its northern neighbor.The city’s municipality building was lit up with an image of the Lebanese flag on Wednesday evening as a show of support for Beirut, which was heavily damaged by Tuesday’s blast.“Humanity comes before any conflict, and our hearts are with the Lebanese people following this terrible disaster,” Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai said in a statement.It has become a tradition in Tel Aviv to use the large frontage of the building to demonstrate...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has told the army to step up preparations in parts of the West Bank, heightening the sense the government stands ready to make a possible dramatic announcement on annexation in the next few weeks.In a statement Monday afternoon, Gantz said he had instructed the head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “to accelerate [its] preparations ahead of political steps on the agenda in the Palestinian arena.”That language is widely understood as an instruction to the IDF to prepare for possible widespread violence...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has told the army to step up preparations in parts of the West Bank, heightening the sense the government stands ready to make a possible dramatic announcement on annexation in the next few weeks.In a statement Monday afternoon, Gantz said he had instructed the head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “to accelerate [its] preparations ahead of political steps on the agenda in the Palestinian arena.”That language is widely understood as an instruction to the IDF to prepare for possible widespread violence...WW…

By Andrew Carey, Oren Liebermann and , CNN 3:38 p.m. ET, March 3, 202019 PostsOur live coverage of Israel's repeat general election has concluded for now, but you can read all about the next developments in our main story .Two of the big three Israeli TV channels have updated their election projections to show Netanyahu’s preferred bloc slipping by one seat from 60 to 59.Here are the updated projections:Channel 12 News Likud 37Blue & White 32Joint List 15Yisrael Beiteinu 7 Shas 9UTJ 7Yamina 6 Labor-Gesher-Meretz 7Channel 13 News Likud 37Blue & White 34 Joint...…By Andrew Carey, Oren Liebermann and , CNN 3:38 p.m. ET, March 3, 202019 PostsOur live coverage of Israel's repeat general election has concluded for now, but you can read all about the next developments in our main story .Two of the big three Israeli TV channels have updated their election projections to show Netanyahu’s preferred bloc slipping by one seat from 60 to 59.Here are the updated projections:Channel 12 News Likud 37Blue & White 32Joint List 15Yisrael Beiteinu 7 Shas 9UTJ 7Yamina 6 Labor-Gesher-Meretz 7Channel 13 News Likud 37Blue & White 34 Joint...WW…

Jerusalem (CNN)Clashes between from east and Israeli police around the Damascus gate entrance to the Old City erupted in a night of unrest that earlier saw Jewish extremists marching through another city street shouting "Death to Arabs." The violence marks a high point so far in a new phase of complex heightened tensions in the city which began a week and half ago around the start of Ramadan, and prompted an unusual statement Friday morning from the US embassy in Jerusalem in which it called on "all responsible voices [to] promote an end to incitement."Hundreds of gathered in the area...…Jerusalem (CNN)Clashes between from east and Israeli police around the Damascus gate entrance to the Old City erupted in a night of unrest that earlier saw Jewish extremists marching through another city street shouting "Death to Arabs." The violence marks a high point so far in a new phase of complex heightened tensions in the city which began a week and half ago around the start of Ramadan, and prompted an unusual statement Friday morning from the US embassy in Jerusalem in which it called on "all responsible voices [to] promote an end to incitement."Hundreds of gathered in the area...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced plans for a formal investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in the Palestinian territories, prompting an angry response from .Alleged war crimes by Palestinian militant groups like Hamas will also be investigated.The investigation will look at events in the territories from June 13, 2014 onwards, and is expected to focus on the Gaza war fought between Israel and Hamas in the summer of 2014, actions by the Israeli army during hostilities along the Gaza fence in...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced plans for a formal investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in the Palestinian territories, prompting an angry response from .Alleged war crimes by Palestinian militant groups like Hamas will also be investigated.The investigation will look at events in the territories from June 13, 2014 onwards, and is expected to focus on the Gaza war fought between Israel and Hamas in the summer of 2014, actions by the Israeli army during hostilities along the Gaza fence in...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister has told a Jerusalem court he is not guilty of one charge of bribery and three charges of fraud and breach of trust.Monday’s appearance was Netanyahu’s second in court since his corruption trial formally began in May.Netanyahu, wearing a black mask, entered the court shortly after 9 a.m. and stood to confirm that the pleas of not guilty, submitted earlier in written form by his lawyers, represented his reply to the charges.“I confirm the written answer submitted in my name,” the Prime Minister told the judges.Netanyahu, who is the...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister has told a Jerusalem court he is not guilty of one charge of bribery and three charges of fraud and breach of trust.Monday’s appearance was Netanyahu’s second in court since his corruption trial formally began in May.Netanyahu, wearing a black mask, entered the court shortly after 9 a.m. and stood to confirm that the pleas of not guilty, submitted earlier in written form by his lawyers, represented his reply to the charges.“I confirm the written answer submitted in my name,” the Prime Minister told the judges.Netanyahu, who is the...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A small blast went off close to the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday afternoon, damaging the windows of parked vehicles.police said a “very low intensity improvised device” went off around 5 p.m. local (6.30 a.m. ET) in the center of the city. No injuries were reported.Israel is currently treating the explosion as a terror event, an official at the country’s foreign ministry told CNN. The official said it is too early to say for sure whether the embassy was the target but “this is one of the investigation...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A small blast went off close to the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday afternoon, damaging the windows of parked vehicles.police said a “very low intensity improvised device” went off around 5 p.m. local (6.30 a.m. ET) in the center of the city. No injuries were reported.Israel is currently treating the explosion as a terror event, an official at the country’s foreign ministry told CNN. The official said it is too early to say for sure whether the embassy was the target but “this is one of the investigation...WW…

Jerusalem (CNN)An unarmed Palestinian man has been shot and killed by police at one of the entrances to Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday. Israeli police said officers believed the man had a gun and opened fire on him when he refused to stop for them.Relatives named the deceased as 32-year-old Eyad Rawhi Al-Halaq from the Wadi Al-Joz area of Jerusalem.They told CNN he had autism, and the mental age of a six-year-old child, and that he was on his way to his special educational needs school when the fatal incident took place.An Israeli police statement Saturday morning said: "In Jerusalem's...…Jerusalem (CNN)An unarmed Palestinian man has been shot and killed by police at one of the entrances to Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday. Israeli police said officers believed the man had a gun and opened fire on him when he refused to stop for them.Relatives named the deceased as 32-year-old Eyad Rawhi Al-Halaq from the Wadi Al-Joz area of Jerusalem.They told CNN he had autism, and the mental age of a six-year-old child, and that he was on his way to his special educational needs school when the fatal incident took place.An Israeli police statement Saturday morning said: "In Jerusalem's...WW…