GAZA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - As Israel moved the blocks marking its armistice line with Hamas deeper into one Gaza neighbourhood ...

"You don't have a house here anymore. You need to leave." An Israeli soldier spoke those words to Leila E., a 54-year-old ...

There is something deeply sad, almost tragic, about what Rivers State has become in this moment of its political history .

The Kingdom of Judah, an ancient state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age, has long been a focal point for historians, archaeologists, and theologians alike. This small but ...

This week's Torah portion (Vayechi) tells the story of Jacob's final conversation with his children. In astonishing candidness, moving prose, and profound vision, Jacob speaks to each of his sons, ...

New archaeological finds in the hills south of Jerusalem may offer the first material evidence from one of Judah Maccabee’s battles, The Press Service of Israel has learned, as the Hanukkah holiday ...

Israeli actress and “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot attends the opening ceremony of the Jerusalem Film Festival on June 17. (Photo credit: Hazem Bader/AFP) Shira Li Bartov Actor Gal Gadot has won the ...

A group of excavators recently uncovered the first-ever Assyrian inscription found in Jerusalem — shedding light on ancient power struggles described in the Bible. The inscription, which was carved on ...

It’s so often said that it’s become a cliché in modern politics: Israel has been the Jewish homeland for 3,000 years or more. Modern Israel, they say, is heir to the ancient kingdom of David and ...

Research on ancient writings in Israel may have solved a long-standing Bible-era mystery. Researchers have shown that literacy was much more common than previously assumed among the ancient Hebrews.

Archaeologists have discovered three shipwrecks dating back more than 3,000 years off Israel’s Carmel Coast, marking the first Iron Age vessels ever found in the country’s waters. The remains, along ...