Summary: Protests rock Israel over changes to the justice system, creating deep divisions in the nation. Controversial bill equates religious study with National Military Service, sparking fears about the country's direction. Protesters and the Bar Association challenge the reforms in court, uncertain of the consequences. Israeli military faces internal divisions as reservists vow to protest by not showing up for duty. Israelis wake up to a deeply divided nation, with prot...

Israel Palestine: days of violence in Gaza It's a decades old conflict, but no amount of time can numb the shock when a missile lands in your neighbourhood. Israel says the destroyed houses in the Gaza Strip were being used by the militant group Islamic Jihad to shoot rockets at them across the border. But the residents of these shattered homes beg to differ. This is a false narrative. We have no rocket launching pads at all and this is a residential area. There are no launching pads among houses. This is nonsense and we have no rockets here. Israeli forces launched the airstrike campaign against the Islamic Jihad leadership in the early hours on Tuesday, accusing them of planning attacks on Israel. The second largest armed group in Gaza after Hamas has since fired almost a thousand rockets. Israel's national security adviser said they aren't currently engaged in ceasefi...

Israel: Thousands protest against court system overhaul For the ninth weekend in a row, Israelis have taken to the streets in all major cities to protest against the Netanyahu government. This was outside the President's House in Jerusalem. They're trying to prevent radical judicial reforms which would allow the Parliament to overrule the Supreme Court with a simple majority of one. I want a free speech, I want a free country, I want the same right for every person, every religion, every nationality, like you have it in a democracy. We can't stay home, we have to go and fight, because we are in the last moment. We're saving the Israelis, there was a radical system and we are really, really, really worried. The protests have been growing every week and becoming more frequent. In Tel Aviv, more than 160,000 took to the streets. What is very obvious when you're at t...

Israeli minister calls for Palestinian town to be 'wiped out' Driving into Hawara now feels like you're approaching the front line of a war. Every time I've been here, the high street has been busy with people. But now the metal shutters are down and almost every shop is closed. The town is teeming with Israeli soldiers. The IDF has deployed more units to the West Bank in an effort to calm the tensions. But they're not welcome here. Look at these flashbangs and smoke grenades, Sultan Farouk tells me. He points out the Hebrew writing on them. They were fired towards our house by the soldiers. Why? We had children inside and we were the ones being attacked. The car yard he owns is next door. I count 79 burnt wrecks. The riot started after two young Israelis were shot dead by a Palestinian whilst driving through the town on Sunday. This CCTV shows masked settlers pi...