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Israel indicts reservist, civilian over betting on military operations

An Israeli military tank patrols close to a concrete wall along the border fence separating northern Israel from southern Lebanon.
An Israeli military tank patrols close to a concrete wall along the border fence separating northern Israel from southern Lebanon.

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‘Nothing definitive’ from Trump-Netanyahu meeting, but are Iran strikes inevitable?

US President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, in Oct 2025.
US President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, in Oct 2025.

Protests expected on Israeli President Herzog’s last day in Australia

A demonstrator holds a sign with a picture depicting Israeli President Isaac Herzog during the 'Rally Against Police Brutality' following yesterday's clashes with police during a protest against Herzog's state visit to Australia, in Sydney, Australia, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
A demonstrator holds a sign with a picture depicting Israeli President Isaac Herzog during the 'Rally Against Police Brutality' following yesterday's clashes with police during a protest against Herzog's state visit to Australia, in Sydney, Australia, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Israel president says anti-Semitism in Australia ‘frightening’

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said a “wave” of anti-Jewish hatred in Australia had culminated in the Dec 14 Bondi killings.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said a “wave” of anti-Jewish hatred in Australia had culminated in the Dec 14 Bondi killings.

Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, Prime Minister Netanyahu says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump (right) welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb 11, in a photo released by Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s visit was lower-key than usual.
US President Donald Trump (right) welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb 11, in a photo released by Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s visit was lower-key than usual.

Trump tells Israel’s Netanyahu he will continue talks with Iran to see if deal possible

US President Donald Trump (right) welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb 11, in a photo released by Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s visit was lower-key than usual.
US President Donald Trump (right) welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb 11, in a photo released by Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s visit was lower-key than usual.

France calls on UN rights rapporteur on Palestinian territories to resign

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese listens to a journalist during an interview ahead of the conference on "A Cartography of Genocide: Israel's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023", an investigative project on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese listens to a journalist during an interview ahead of the conference on "A Cartography of Genocide: Israel's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023", an investigative project on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Israeli court ordered prisons to give Palestinian detainees more food. They are still hungry

Samer Khaweireh, 45, shows a photo of how he appeared the day he was released from prison four weeks ago after he said he lost 22 kilos of weight in nine months, as he sits in his home in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 11, 2026.REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Samer Khaweireh, 45, shows a photo of how he appeared the day he was released from prison four weeks ago after he said he lost 22 kilos of weight in nine months, as he sits in his home in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 11, 2026.REUTERS/Ammar Awad

UN agency begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump as health risks mount

Palestinians walk near a landfill, in Gaza City, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Palestinians walk near a landfill, in Gaza City, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.