Violence erupts in Israel, Gaza after killing of Islamic Jihad leader

Barrages of rockets were fired towards southern Israel from Gaza, shortly after the Islamic Jihad group confirmed the death of Bahaa Abu el-Atta. Air-raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv. Germany condemned the rocket fire.

Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Israel to protest the weekslong detention of two citizens without charges. The issue has soured the tense relationship between the countries, which signed a peace deal 25 years ago.

Exit polls show Netanyahu's Likud and the centrist Blue and White in a close tie. Neither party has enough seats with their allies to form a majority, raising the prospect of tough negotiations for a unity government.

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A German diplomat will no longer head the Iran trade vehicle INSTEX after it emerged he had made critical comments about Israel. The development deals a further blow to European efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal.

Israel votes... again: Netanyahu and Lieberman spar over religious right

Leaders in Israel's governing coalition have decided to dissolve parliament and hold elections seven months early. Coalition disagreements over a military conscription bill appear to have caused the move.

After reversing decades of Middle East policy, Australia will now wait to move its embassy to Jerusalem. Last year, the US unilaterally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, triggering violent unrest in the region.

Israel has ordered the people in the West Bank Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar to leave their homes. Because they didn't have building permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain, they have been told to tear the structures down themselves.

Israel and Gaza militants reached a decision to stop shooting rockets at one another following the most serious escalation of violence since the 2014 Israel-Gaza war.