Israel and its closest ally the United States appear to be drifting apart in a “tectonic rift,” the Jewish state’s envoy to Washington Michael Oren has said, painting a grim picture on the future of bilateral ties.

Israel’s long-time super spy Meir Dagan, who heads the country’s ultra secretive Mossad, is likely to step down in three months time apparently because of an international furore over the Dubai killin

Israel will allow all “civilian” goods into the Gaza Strip while still preventing weapons from entering the Hamas-run territory, a senior Israeli official said on Sunday.

Israel said on Thursday it was easing a land blockade of the Gaza Strip that drew heightened international criticism after its deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Hamas-run territory.

Israel’s Cabinet on Monday backed the creation of an internal committee to probe its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, in a move swiftly dismissed by both Turkey and the Palestinians.

Israel has allowed some previously banned food items into the Gaza Strip, officials said Wednesday, taking a small step toward easing its three-year-old blockade of the territory after worldwide criti

Israel is seeking arms and ammunitions in bulk from its close ally America, triggering speculation of a possible outbreak of a military confrontation in the region.

Archaeologists have unearthed a cache of rare, 35-century-old religious artefacts once used in pagan rituals, Israeli officials said.

Israel moved swiftly on Sunday to expel the latest group of activists trying to break its naval blockade on Gaza, as pressure grew for an international inquiry into a raid that killed nine Turks. Israel’s powerful inner forum of seven mi-nisters was to meet behind closed doors to seek ways to calm the international outcry over its deadly storming of a first Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31.

Israel is unlikely to heed calls to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip but its bloody seizure of a Turkish aid ship has caused international anger and American dismay that is forcing it to seek conci