Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel. But his silence since Saturday’s assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries.

Concerns grow Israel is planning ground invasion in Gaza, with more than 187,000 people already displaced

Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza as Hamas fires more rockets

Around 260 bodies have been recovered from an Israeli music festival stormed by Hamas

In 1917, the British government signaled its support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Israel with the Balfour Declaration.

The violence erupted suddenly but comes after a year of rising tensions between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

• Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer said that the “massive attacks by Hamas leadership into Israel … is no less than Israel’s 9/11.”
• The violence has also “poured cold water on the possibility of a fast-tracked Israeli-Saudi normalization process,” said Chatham House’s Sanam Vakil.
• “The Israeli-Hamas War is a logical result of 50 years of failed military policies,” Difference Group’s Dan Steinbock said in an e-mail to CNBC.

• Israel, Hezbollah exchange artillery, rocket fire
• Israel's security forces face questions after Hamas attack
• Israelis desperately seek word on missing kin from Hamas attack

Israel’s Prime Minister has declared the country is “at war” with Palestinian militant group Hamas after a “murderous surprise attack”.

A senior leader of the militant group has told Al Jazeera that high-ranking officers are among its detainees

Hamas will pay a price like it never knew before, the country's prime minister has warned

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a "historic failure" for Israeli intelligence services, according to Middle East expert David Khalfa. 

Dmitry Medvedev said Washington should have worked to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of supporting Ukraine

Musk deflected when the Israeli prime minister asked him to “find the balance” between free speech and hate on the site formerly known as Twitter.

Officials are negotiating details of agreement they hope to cement within nine-to-12 months, though obstacles remain

Four other Syrian soldiers were also wounded in the attack.

Downplaying or covering up ill health is nothing new. Those in positions of power, such as political leaders, business leaders, and heads of industry, have been doing it since time immemorial.

Mr. Netanyahu could use the upcoming Knesset recess for talks

Air Force pilots and Israel’s biggest trade union threatened strikes over the legislation.

The Israeli PM said he will be fitted with a pacemaker