Israel

The US President-elect has called the UN a "club for people to get together, talk and have a good time" following the UN Security Council's resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.

A row is continuing to grow after the US eased the passage of a resolution against Israel at the UN.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will re-assess its ties with the United Nations.

New Zealand's role in promoting a UN Security Council resolution against Israel may have some economic payoff, a foreign policy analyst says.

Opinion - A UN Security Council resolution, calling for a ban on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, has passed, with NZ taking a major role. Phil Smith outlines the background…

A UN resolution to ban Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories is a "victory for terror", says Israel, which has recalled its ambassador to NZ.

Egypt has suddenly delayed a vote on its UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Donald Trump made his opposition clear.

Palestinian militant group Hamas is blaming Israel for the death of a Tunisian man it describes as one of its drone experts.

Israel has taken issue with the president of the United Nations General Assembly wearing the Palestinian flag during last week's International Solidarity Day.

About 80,000 people were evacuated as wildfires raged through parts of Israel's third largest city.

Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as wildfires rage through parts of Israel's third largest city of Haifa.

Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama has met his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel.

New Zealand Green Party MP Marama Davidson will fly back to New Zealand today after being detained in Israel.

Green Party MP Marama Davidson is among a group on a boat detained by the Israeli navy as it headed to Gaza, the party says.

Former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres, who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994, has died.