Israel has the highest temperature in 70 years, almost 50 degrees Celsius - the Israeli meteorological office said in a communiqué. The daily 'Haarec' wrote: 'Hot as hell'. The fires accompanying the heat forced the evacuation of several hundred people.more
An early morning rocket, allegedly fired from the Gaza Strip, struck a home in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people and prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a trip to Washington.more
The Duke of Cambridge has arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a historic five-day Middle East tour, on which he will become the first British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.more
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, has been granted Israeli citizenship and will move to Tel Aviv, an Israeli government spokesperson has said.more
The leader of the Israeli Labor party has said he will cut ties with Jeremy Corbyn and his office over the handling of antisemitism, but would preserve the link with the party as a whole.more
Theresa May has criticised Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, describing it as unhelpful for the peace process in the region.more
