In an apparent attempt to embarrass Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, far-right politicians took the symbolic step of giving preliminary approval to a bill granting Israel authority to annex the West Bank. The Palestinians claim the West Bank - occupied by Israel since 1967 - as part of a hoped-for independent state.

BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released seven hostages on Monday, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire that paused two

A far-left Israeli politician was forcibly thrown out of President Trump’s address to the country’s parliament after loudly disrupting his speech.