Israel has carried out its biggest attack against Hamas militant targets in Gaza since the war in 2014, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Four fighter jets and two helicopters tracked it, the military said.

Israel has shut the main cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip in retaliation for arson attacks by Palestinians and attempts to infiltrate its territory.

Monday marked the deadliest day in Gaza since a 2014 war there, and was part of a high-stakes campaign by Gaza's Hamas rulers to break a decade-long border blockade.

In the deadliest day of violence in Gaza since the 2014 war, Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed 55 people and wounded 2,700.

US and Israeli officials are at the highly-guarded Jerusalem compound during an opening ceremony for the new US Embassy, following Donald Trump’s decision to move the diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv last December.

Israel fired dozens of rockets into Syria early on Thursday, hitting a radar installation and an ammunitions dump, Syrian state media reported after Israel's military said Iranian forces in Syria had shelled one of its outposts near the border.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed what he says are "secret nuclear files" proving Iran once covertly pursued nuclear weapons.

Two Israeli F-15 fighters targeted Syria’s T-4 airbase in Homs province, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. The jets fired eight guided missiles, but five of them were shot down before they hit the airfield.

The United States said Friday it will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, bringing forward the contested move to coincide with the Jewish state's 70th birthday -- and enraging Palestinians, who called it a "blatant provocation."

The recommendations now go to Attorney General Avihai Mendelblit, who will review the material before deciding whether to file charges. 

srael says it has inflicted huge damage on Syrian air defences after one of its fighter jets was brought down during a raid over Syria.

MORE than 100 celebrities have backed Lorde after she was branded a ‘bigot’ in a full-page ad for deciding to not perform in Israel.

The Israeli government has issued a notice for thousands of African migrants to leave the country or face imprisonment.

Lebanese Hezbollah will work with its allies to create a strategy “in the field” to confront Israel, the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, said, calling again for a third Palestinian intifada (uprising), during a rally in Beirut on Monday.

UN security council to meet to discuss US decision amid widespread international condemnation and violence in occupied territories

President Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, upending nearly seven decades of American policy.

The IDF is on high alert after Hamas called for a “day of rage” ahead of the White House’s expected announcement to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The planned demonstrations come as nations around the world condemn Trump’s decision.

On Monday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said during a televised conference that US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital would be a "major catastrophe."

Putin supports the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which is also strongly backed by Iran.