JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel has "activated" some clans of Palestinians in Gaza that are opposed to Hamas, though it was not immediately clear what role they would play. His comments on social media were the first public acknowledgment of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 74-year-old Israeli national drowned in the sea of Barangay Matanggo, Almeria, Biliran, on Tuesday, May 20. Police said the victim was staying at Soyin Beach Resort in Barangay Talahid, Almeria. The victim was a regular customer of Soyin’s Resort since 2016. He would...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to hospitals and health officials, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was "no way" he would...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is "no way" Israel will halt its war in Gaza — where airstrikes on two hospitals Tuesday killed at least eight and wounded dozens — even if a deal is reached to release more hostages. Netanyahu 's comments are...
Israel said it stands in solidarity with the Philippines following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine" to the country. The Israeli Embassy in Manila on Monday, Oct. 28, in a statement offered its deepest sympathies to the families who have lost their loved ones as the...
People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to...
The Israeli Embassy in Manila stands in “solidarity” with the Philippines and condemned the attack by the Yemeni militant group Houthi on a ship carrying 15 Filipino crew members, two of which have died because of the attack. Government officials and lawmakers welcome the arrival of 11 Filipino...
Israel has presented a theater performance in Manila dedicated to the late Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) secretary Susan "Toots" Ople and to the many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) across the globe. The Israeli Embassy in Manila coordinated with Israeli improvisation or improv group Duda...
ISRAELI IMPROV IN MANILA Ambassador Ilan Fluss with Duda after their first show in Manila, held for friends of the Israeli embassy It had been some years since I’d attended an improv show, but the memory of leaving with a sense of creativity and aching sides from laughter was still pretty...
The Israel Embassy in the Philippines took part in the Department of Education’s annual “Brigada Eskwela” and established a mini-library. The embassy joined in the “Brigada Eskwela” at Bagong Tanyag Elementary School-Annex A in Taguig on Aug. 18 and transformed a vacant space into...
HARES,  Palestinian Territories - Israeli troops carried out demolitions Wednesday of the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis in the occupied West Bank last year. The army said the demolitions targeted the homes of Mohammed Souf, 18, accused of a...
The Israeli army announced before dawn Friday that it was carrying out strikes "in Lebanon", from where more than 30 rockets were fired at Israel the previous day. The army said in a short statement issued at 4:07 am (0107 GMT) that it "is currently striking in Lebanon," without providing further...
