Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest mandatory military service, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile coalition. The debate over mandatory military service, and those who are exempt from it, has long caused tensions wi»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting Palestinian prisoners detained under a law targeting “unlawful combatants,” the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday. “The opinions presented to me leave no doubt that Red Cross visits to terroris»»»

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir greets followers after praying on the Temple Mount, the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, on the Jewish day of fasting, Tisha B'Av, in Jerusalem's Old City, on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Hamas has now called for Muslims to flood the mosque in prayer. File Phot»»»